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fwiw the okubo 7-eleven is worth it for the drink wall alone, they stock these canned highballs from a small distillery in hokkaido that you won't see anywhere else in tokyo. the yuzu and shiso one is my go-to, it's way less syrupy than the standard suntory stuff
if you're there past midnight grab a couple of the cheese curry manju from the hot case too, they're only made in limited batches and sell out by noon most days. just be careful walking back to shinjuku station with an open can, cops patrol that stretch near okubo-guchi around 1am and they'll stop you for open container even if it's just a soda
Yeah the Okubo one is fine but honestly the real hidden gem is the 7-Eleven inside the Shinjuku station underground mall, the one near the Odakyu line exit. They stock these limited run black sesame lattes in cans that I've never seen anywhere else, plus they have the best hot snack selection since they're constantly rotating stock from the commuter rush. Just wander down there around midnight when the crowds die down.
oh man the okubo 7-eleven is def worth a visit but not for the reason ppl hype. their frozen dessert section is where it's at, grab the hokkaido milk pudding in the little glass jar and the matcha roll cake that comes in a plastic tube. both are hard to find at normal 7-elevens cuz they're from a regional distributor that only stocks that location
also check the drink aisle for the asahi cola in the retro glass bottle, it's a old-school japanese soda with a lighter fizz and real sugar. most konbini stopped carrying it but they still have cases of it near the back by the alcohol section
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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.