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Do Japan’s new single-minded convenience store bento show depressing poverty or satisfying focus?
- Casey Baseel
Sep 25, 2026 - Tweet
The line between simplicity and inadequacy can be a fine one. Which side do Lawson’s new Ittentoppasugi fall on?
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- (bento • boxed lunches • cheap eats • cheap food • convenience stores • crazy • food • Japanese convenience stores • Lawson • sausage • SNJO • taste test • weird)
Solo travel in Japan: $3 all-you-can-drink deal at this conveyor belt restaurant is a fun time for one
- Oona McGee
Sep 3, 2026
No need to feel self-conscious when you can use this automatic ordering and delivery system.
- Japan
- (all you can drink • all-you-can-eat • cheap eats • food • meat • restaurants • SNJO • solo dining • solo grill • solo travel • Tokyo • yakiniku)
Solo travel in Japan: Hidden beer garden in Tokyo is a haven for single visitors
- Oona McGee
Aug 30, 2026
This rooftop in Kabukicho is a hidden oasis where all diners will feel welcome.
- Japan
- (beer gardens • cheap eats • food • izakaya • Japanese restaurants • Kabukicho • Restaurant • restaurants • shinjuku • SNJO • solo dining • solo travel • Tokyo)
“We want to be Japan’s best cheap restaurant” says new (but also not new) Akihabara noodle joint
- Casey Baseel
Jul 24, 2026
Akihabara Ramen Center is dead. Long live Akihabara Seimen Center.
Cheap Japanese sandwich hack: Popular cafe’s 21-cent white bread offcuts will really up your game
- Oona McGee
Jun 23, 2026
A smart way to beat rising prices and eat on the cheap like a local in Japan.
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- (cafes • Caffe Veloce • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • food • food hack • food hacks • hack • hacks • hidden gems • Japanese food • Japanese sandwiches • sandwich • sandwiches • SNJO • toast sandwiches • Tokyo • weird)
Japanese bento shop touches hearts by selling super cheap boxed lunches for around a dollar
- Oona McGee
Jun 17, 2026
A humble store so generous it makes us want to cry.
- Japan
- (bento • boxed lunch • boxed lunches • cheap eats • food • foodies • Gottsuan Bento • heartwarming • Japanese food • Kanagawa • noriben • obento • SNJO • super cheap eats)
The 3 best secret places to eat a cheap One Coin lunch in Shinjuku
- Oona McGee
May 11, 2026
Cheap eats are getting harder to find in Tokyo, but these tips from a local will guide you to some hidden gems.
- Japan
- (cheap eats • cheap food • famiy restaurants • food • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • one coin lunch • restaurants • SNJO • soba • Tokyo)
Eating cheap sushi in a narrow building in Tokyo is an adventure for bold diners
- SoraNews24
May 4, 2026
We play culinary roulette at a cheap restaurant in Kabukicho.
- Japan
- (cheap eats • food • izakaya • Japanese restaurants • Kabukicho • Restaurant • restaurants • shinjuku • SNJO • sushi • Tokyo)
Japanese convenience store brings rice balls back to 100 yen – Is this deal worth it?[Taste test]
- Casey Baseel
Apr 27, 2026
As onigiri prices continue to rise everywhere else, Lawson Store 100 stays true to its name.
- Japan
- (cheap eats • cheap food • COK • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Lawson • Lawson Store 100 • onigiri • rice balls • SNJO • taste test)
Move aside, convenience store egg sando – there’s a better version of the iconic sandwich in Japan
- Oona McGee
Apr 18, 2026
At just around a buck, the egg sandwich at this chain is enough to make convenience stores weep.
- Japan
- (cheap eats • convenience stores • crazy • egg sando • egg sandwich • egg sandwiches • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese egg sandwiches • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • Japanese supermarkets • sandwich • sandwiches • seiyu • SNJO • super cheap eats • supermarkets • taste test • trial)
Japanese bento shop sells croquettes for 13 cents, but are they any good?
- Oona McGee
Apr 14, 2026
You won’t find food in Japan much cheaper than this.
- Japan
- (bento • boxed lunch • boxed lunches • cheap eats • croquettes • food • foodies • Japanese food • Kanagawa • obento • super cheap eats)
Ramen restaurant in top Tokyo tourist neighborhood skips price gouging, but how does it taste?
- Casey Baseel
Mar 25, 2026
One-coin lunches still exist in Asakusa, but now to find out if it’s money well spent.
- Japan
- (Asakusa • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • food • Japan travel • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • tourism • travel)
Japan’s budget chain restaurant Saizeriya might just be the perfect first date location
- Elliot Hale
Mar 16, 2026
Why not feast like royalty while keeping your wallet, and your date, happy?
- Japan
- (cheap eats • cheap food • COK • date ideas • date spots • dating • family restaurant • family restaurants • first dates • food and drinks • Italian food • Saizeriya • SNJO)
Komachi Shokudo: Japanese mum’s-style cooking for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Mar 14, 2026
Shhh…don’t let anyone know we told you about this secret cheap eat destination loved by locals.
- Japan
- (breakfast • cheap eats • COK • food • home cooking • homecooked meals • Japan travel • Japanese food • kamome shokudou • Komachi Shokudo • restaurants • SNJO • Tokyo • tourism • travel)
Crazy-cheap Tokyo lunch: All-you-can-eat curry rice for 220 yen (US$1.40)!
- Casey Baseel
Feb 18, 2026
We go looking for faults in this sounds-too-good-to-be-true Ikebukuro offer.
- Japan
- (awesome • cafes • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • crazy • curry • curry rice • food • Internet cafes • manga cafes • net cafes • restaurants • SNJO)
Can you eat lunch in Tokyo for less than 500 yen?
- Oona McGee
Feb 13, 2026
We go in search of the elusive cheap meal to find out what you can eat for US$3.20 in Tokyo.
- Japan
- (cheap eats • cheap food • famiy restaurants • food • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • one coin lunch • restaurants • Saizeriya • SNJO • soba • Tokyo)
Our reporter is willing to die on the pseudo-Italian restaurant Olive Hill
- Master Blaster
Feb 11, 2026
Saizeriwhatnow?
- Japan
- (cheap eats • dining • food • Italian food • Olive Hill • Olive No Oka • restaurants • Saizeriya)
What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Denny’s in Japan?
- Oona McGee
Oct 19, 2025
Find out what you should order from the menu at this super popular family restaurant chain.
- Japan
- (cheap eats • cheap finds • COK • cool • Denny's • Denny's Japan • drinks • family restaurants • food • Japanese food • japanese snacks • Japanese sweets • restaurants • snacks • SNJO • sweets)
Japan Super Budget Dining – What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Saizeriya?
- Elliot Hale
Jul 7, 2025
Eleven locals showcase their idea of the most satisfying meal at one of Japan’s cheapest restaurants.
- Japan
- (cheap eats • cheap food • COK • drinks • family restaurant • family restaurants • food • Italian food • Japan super budget dining • restaurants • Saizeriya • SNJO • sweets)
What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Daiso Japan?
- Oona McGee
May 9, 2025
10 top ideas from locals who’ve been shopping at this 100-yen store all their lives.
- Japan
- (100 yen shop • 100 yen shops • 100 yen store • cheap eats • COK • Daiso • drinks • food • Japan super budget dining • SNJO • sweets)
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