7-Eleven — Konbini in Shibuya, Tokyo

This is a branch of 7-Eleven on Dogenzaka in Shibuya, a short walk from Shibuya station, and the first thing you notice is how little floor there is. The shelves run close together and the chilled cases take up most of the wall space, so you move through in a single line rather than browsing.

The breakfast case is where to start. Egg sandwiches come packaged and ready, and the strawberry or mixed fruit sandwiches are the sweet counterpart, both chosen repeatedly for breakfast on a family trip. For something cold, the watermelon milkshake cup is blended on site and handed over as a chilled drink, a good match for a warm Shibuya morning.

A tea machine sits in the shop, a less common find in a branch this size, and the freshly blended drinks are made in front of you rather than pulled from a fridge. The counter handles heated food orders, and the queue can be long.

Spending stays low: ¥200–1,000 covers a snack or a bento, and the sandwiches and milkshake sit at the lower end of that. Nothing here is a destination shop, but for a cheap, well-made breakfast or a late snack before the last train, the 24-hour counter does the job.

The cramped interior and the crowd around the store are the trade-off. It suits anyone who needs food at an odd hour, and families who want a quick breakfast without sitting down.