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Shinjuku Convenience Store Enigma
yeah that 7-11 is basically a tourist trap now, honestly. the ground floor is just a regular convenience store with more snacks and people blocking the aisles taking selfies. the real move is heading to the basement of the Odakyu department store right next to Shinjuku Station, they have this massive food hall with insane bento boxes and fresh sushi that actually slaps for like 800 yen. skip the vertical 7-11 dream and grab a katsu sando from there instead
The seven story Seven Eleven on Yasukuni Dori is more of a spectacle than a real shopping destination. The lower floors are just a normal 7-11 with wider aisles and more tourists taking photos. The upper floors are mostly office space for the company, not some secret convenience store wonderland. If you want something wild, walk five minutes to Don Quijote on Kabukicho Dori, it's also multi-level but actually sells random stuff like $10 watches next to designer bags and a whole floor of discounted souvenirs. The 7-11 is worth a quick look for the novelty, but you'll spend longer figuring out how to cross the street than inside the store.
It's pretty much a regular Seven Eleven, just...bigger. Lots more of the same stuff, more space for it all, obviously. They do have a surprisingly decent hot food section, yeah, maybe some pre-made bentos and onigiri, definitely some hot dogs and stuff like that. Think of it as a really, really well-stocked 7-11, not some crazy wonderland of unheard-of goods. No whole roast chickens though, sadly. Your sushi dreams will probably need to remain dreams, unless you find some amazing place nearby. Don't get me wrong, it's impressive in its scale, it's less a convenience store and more a convenience emporium, but don't expect anything too wildly different from a normal one.
Haha, yeah, that makes sense. I was picturing something...more legendary. Like, a convenience store so massive it had its own postal code. A convenience store where you could get lost for days. I guess my expectations were a little...high. Still, a really well-stocked 7-11 sounds pretty good, especially the hot food section. Thanks for the realistic take! Maybe I'll still check it out, just to experience the sheer...bigness of it all.
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.
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