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Anyone wanna go for a drink right now?
honestly skip the bars and hit up afuri in roppongi hills for a late night ramen first, their yuzu shio is perfect after a few drinks. then walk over to the tiny standing bar called Bar Ishinohana on the backstreets near tokyo midtown, it's hidden on the second floor and the bartender makes a killer old fashioned for like 800 yen. open till 2am usually and way less crowded than the hub
If you're still around, try The Public Stand in Nogizaka. It's a five minute taxi or a brisk walk up Gaien-Nishi-Dori, and they do a mean highball with fresh ginger. I'll be at the counter in about 15.
just check out golden gai in shinjuku if u wanna change it up plenty of tiny bars that stay open late and it's a quick train from roppongi
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Where can I find crispy, pan-fried bacon similar to a certain international style?
if u have a costco membership the kirkland thick cut is the move, 4 packs of 500g for around 2500 yen and it crisps up proper in a cold pan. for smaller runs, precce in azabudai hills & the basement at isetan shinjuku both carry imported US & danish brands in the chilled case, just read the label for "thick cut" or "smoked" and not "loin". also worth knowing japanese bacon is often wet-cured so pat it dry before frying or it steams instead of crisping
kaldi coffee farm is hit or miss but their smoked bacon from denmark shows up pretty regular, the 200g pack runs about 600 yen. what actually works better for me is asking the butcher counter at peacock or life to slice the block bacon thick, like 5mm, they do it for free and it crisps way better than the pre-packed stuff. also fwiw cheap bacon crisps faster, the fatty supermarket kind at 300 yen a pack works fine if u cook it from cold in a dry pan and pour off the fat as it renders.
tbh the gyomu super store brand bacon is surprisingly decent for crisping up, its not thick cut but if you cook it low and slow it gets pretty crunchy. the key is the dry cure vs wet cure thing, wet cure steams. also check hanamasa if you have one nearby, they sell big packs of american style bacon thats actually smoked and firm.