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Lawson's Midnight Snack?
honestly the okubo-dori lawson is a good pick but if you really want weird onigiri at 2am hit up the ampm in takadanobaba instead, it's a 10 minute walk and they keep the weird stuff stocked later because the crowd there is mostly students who buy it fast. that lawson is fine for basics but the fun stuff like mentaiko mayo or spicy cod roe usually clears out by midnight. the ampm had a yuzu pepper onigiri last time i was there that was actually good
I'd actually check the FamilyMart on the same street instead, it's about two blocks south of the Three-F. They get a different delivery schedule and I've regularly seen things like tara miso and konbu mentaiko there around 1 or 2 AM. The Lawson tends to get picked over by the bar crowd earlier in the night. If you're willing to walk a bit further, the Daily Yamazaki near Shin-Okubo station has a hot food case that's still decent at that hour, their karaage buns are solid.
ngl the real move is hitting the 7-Eleven near Okubo station instead, it's like a 3 minute walk from Three-F and they restock their onigiri at 2 AM on the dot. i've snagged things like grilled mackerel and pickled plum there at 2:30 AM when the Lawson was picked clean. that specific 7-Eleven gets less foot traffic from the club crowd so the weird flavors actually survive longer
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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.