My Basket Nishiazabu 3-chome Shop — Supermarket in Roppongi, Tokyo

My Basket Nishiazabu 3-chome Shop is a branch of the My Basket chain, set in Roppongi where full supermarkets are thin on the ground. That scarcity is the whole point of the place: it is the shop you walk to for a few packs of pork, a bento, or something for the fridge on the way home.

What you buy here is everyday food. Bento boxes and prepared foods are the centre of the offer, priced the same as at other branches of the chain rather than marked up for the address. The display that stays in the mind is the one by the entrance: several potted plants and cut flowers, fresh, which makes a quick stop double as a place to pick up a small gift or something to put on a table at home.

Inside, it works like a compact supermarket, aisles tight enough that you move through quickly. Bags are packed at the register.

Spend is modest. A basket of everyday groceries lands somewhere between ¥1,000 and ¥3,000, and prepared food is the same price as at any other branch, so nothing here is priced for the neighbourhood's reputation. It is a place to buy what you need for a night in, not to stock a holiday kitchen.

For a visitor staying in Roppongi, the appeal is proximity and hours: open from 7 AM to 11 PM daily, it covers an early breakfast run and a late dinner pickup alike.