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You can also try the tiny standing sushi place tucked behind the old bento shop on the small street leading away from the shrine. No sign, just a blue noren curtain and a counter that seats maybe four people. The owner is a retired fisherman who sources his fish from Tsukiji directly, and he'll serve you whatever came in that morning for around 1,000 yen a plate. If you sit at the end of the counter he'll usually pour you a free sake while he tells you which catch is best that night.
imo the trick is finding the places that dont look like anything from the street. there's a building right by the naitomachi post office, looks like an old apartment block with a rusty bike chained to the railing. second floor has a bar called Mugishu that only does craft sake and shochu from small breweries, no food just drinks and peanuts. the owner is this quiet guy in his 60s who'll quiz you on what you like then pull out bottles youve never seen. also if u walk toward the cemetery around 10pm you'll sometimes see a guy selling grilled mochi from a cart near the temple gate, that's actually a sign theres a pop-up bar in the temple's storage shed behind it, they do natural wine and it's only open like 3 nights a week
You're on the right track with the side streets. One thing that works well in Naitomachi is following the sound of jazz or vinyl. A lot of the smaller bars don't bother with a sign but leave their door cracked open, and you'll hear the music spilling out. There's a spot called Bar Kage on the second floor of a building just off the main intersection near the post office, no sign at all, just a wooden door with a small cat sticker on it. The owner pours a mean highball and keeps the playlist to 60s soul and funk. If you want something more traditional, head toward the cemetery path behind the shrine, there's a tiny soba place that turns into an izakaya after 9pm, the soba is just okay but the owner's homemade umeshu is worth the trip.
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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.