FamilyMart chain · any branch
FamilyMart — Konbini in Shinjuku, Tokyo
FamilyMart on Okubo 1 Chome in Shinjuku stays open 24 hours, and it hides a second-floor eat-in room with the air conditioning going full blast.
What this FamilyMart is
This FamilyMart branch in Shinjuku, on Okubo 1 Chome, never closes: every day of the week it is open 24 hours. Walk in and you pass gachapon and crane game machines before you reach the shelves. Upstairs there is an eat-in area with strong air conditioning. A snack or a bento runs ¥200–1,000.
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About this store
This is a branch of FamilyMart on Okubo 1 Chome in Shinjuku, and the first thing you notice inside is not the food. A gachapon machine and a crane game stand near the entrance, so the shop doubles as a place to kill a few minutes while you wait.
For food, the item to seek out is the spicy chicken with the maple syrup pancakes that come with it. Stack the chicken between the pancakes and eat it like a sandwich; the sweet syrup against the heat is the point. The other thing worth hunting is the premium financiers, small almond cakes that are hard to find at other branches.
The shop works on two levels. Downstairs is the usual konbini counter and shelves, with staff who are patient with English speakers. Upstairs is an eat-in area where the air conditioning runs cold, a good place to sit with a coffee.
Spending stays modest: ¥200–1,000 covers a snack or a bento, and the financiers and pancakes sit in that range. Nothing here requires a decision about budget beyond how many snacks you carry out.
The shop suits anyone who wants a 24-hour stop in Shinjuku with a seat upstairs and a game machine by the door.
What to look for
Spicy chicken with maple syrup pancakes
Buy both and stack them into a sandwich; the sweet syrup against the spicy chicken is the combination to try.
Premium financiers
Small almond cakes that are oddly hard to find at other branches, and the reason to look beyond the usual shelves.
Second-floor eat-in seating
Tables upstairs with the air conditioning blasting, a cold seat for a coffee on a hot day.
The pick list
What to bring home
Spicy chicken with maple syrup pancakes
Stack the chicken and pancakes together like a sandwich.
Premium financiers
These are worth picking up when you spot them.
Who is this for
This shop suits a traveler arriving late or leaving early, since it stays open 24 hours and a bento or snack costs ¥200–1,000. It also suits anyone who wants to sit down for a few minutes: the second floor has eat-in seating with the air conditioning running. And if you like a small distraction with your shopping, the gachapon and crane game machines by the entrance give you something to do.
If you want to cook Thai food or stock up on Asian snacks rather than grab a single bento, Asia Superstore in Okubo is a minute away and carries a much wider range of ingredients.
The verdict
This is a konbini with a games corner and an upstairs seat rather than a food destination, so it suits you when you need a 24-hour stop in Shinjuku rather than a planned meal.
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