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Finding decent coffee in Nishishinjuku?
The best bet in Nishishinjuku is actually a short walk from the Takano Family Mart. Head towards the Sumitomo Fudosan building, there's a branch of Tully's on the ground floor that opens early and stays open late. It's a chain, but the drip coffee is consistently solid and they don't burn the beans like some other places. If you have a bit more time, walk to the Shinjuku i-Land Tower and find the tiny counter called About Life Coffee Brewers, they do a proper pour-over and it's run by people who actually care about the roast. It's a 10 minute walk from where you were, but it's the closest thing to a specialty spot in that part of the ward.
Lots of solid suggestions already but nobody mentioned the Shinjuku First West Building, which is about 8 minutes from that Family Mart. There's a counter on the ground floor called Coffee no Mise that's been there since the 80s and they still use a siphon bar for their house blend. It's 400 yen for a cup and the owner is this older guy who'll chat your ear off about bean origins if you let him. The place closes at 7pm though so it's more of a daytime find than a late night option.
There's a spot in the Shinjuku Sumitomo Building that people forget about, the second floor has a small cafeteria style area that's mostly empty after lunch. The machine there uses beans from a roaster in Asagaya and the latte comes out at 300 yen, which is cheaper than anything at the convenience store and actually tastes like coffee. If you're out past 10pm though, your best bet is the vending machine outside the Tokyo Medical and Dental University hospital entrance, the hot latte cans there are surprisingly good and they stay warm for about 20 minutes.
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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.