JAPAN's BEST Convenience Store, FIND Out WHO is BEST Famimart, Lawson or 7/11 ?
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- Опубликовано: 2 фев 2024
- The battle of the convenience stores! Lawson, Seven-Eleven, or Family Mart? We picked up different foods from each of the konbinis to taste test and figure out which is the best konbini in Japan!
Leave a comment with your predictions down below!
You can check out my blog on this episode here!
www.funliday.com/junkfoodjapa...
Thank you to Jackie for coming along with me on this adventure!
You can check out here channel here!
/ @nerdecrafter 
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After years of Japanese vloggers we finally have someone tackling the really important issues. Great job tomodachi
We all know its family mart because they make famichicki, just ask Mr Affable :D
Thank you TOMODACHI and really happy that you loved it
I really think the conbinis need to colloborate more with the youtubers. I think Chris deserves a FamilyMart sponsorship at the very least.
All the Jtubers (or whatever people are these days) really do drive the urge for non-Japanese people to go visit them. And I think that deserves some recognition.
Personally though, FamilyMart is my fave. Their spaghetti, though oddly brown, is delicious, and I love their egg onigiri for breakfast.
It might be something to look into, I remember when they would do anything to promote during the coffee wars…
This is the content we need. Also hoping to see a collab with you on Jackie's channel soon! I loved the crafting you two have done together.
That was so much fun !!!
what happened to the picture quality?
was kinda curious myself
Me and my friends visited Japan for the first time last summer. We specifically went to Sapporo in Hokkaido. We tried all konbinis, even Hokkaidos own Seicomart. But at the end we all agreed that Lawson was our favourite. In my experience, they just seemed to have the largest selection of products and they saved us many times throughout the trip!
Here's my wild take after a month in Japan... I did like local supermarket bentos better than combini food overall... in some smaller cities you also don't get to choose the Combini close to you, so the best Combini food is the one you have close to your hotel, hostel or air BnB :) That have been said... yeah, I fully agree with the video! I was here watching with my wife and your final conclusion totally matched my prediction :D Also, another thing you did not test, but I felt... Family Mart staff was always SO helpful, regardless of where, with Lawson coming at a second.
This was filmed outside Tokyo in Chiba so each place was super friendly
@@JunkFoodJapanOh, I didn't mean to imply the workers at 7Eleven were not helpful... but in every Family Mart my baka gaijin ass always felt people would spend that extra minute helping me out. But maybe it is just my impression and now bias, but the brand left a favoring vibe :D
My 2 favorite stores were Lawson and 7/11. The both had good Zaru Soba and Onigiris 😋🙏itadakimasu. The crustless sandwiches are always good too.
The ultimate Konbini-off
Cool, now I know which one to try when I need a quick snack during my visit to Japan later in the year!
7-11 is my favourite simply due to the fact that they have the instant ramen version of Nakiryu tantanmen.
Ahhh! It's Jackah❤ being a grain of salt is how I found this channel. For me it's like full circle. 😊
im crying my man xD the expression of the flop of the bun lol.
glad you liked it TOMODACHI
Love the content Nico. Keep up the good work.
I've always been a 7/11 fan just due to 1 drink: the 7/11 branded Yuzu and Lemon Cider. It's like a better version of CC Lemon in my opinion. I've always been relatively balanced with the food options as it always depended which one was closer to the place I was staying, but it's funny to see Famima sweep through this challenge and 7/11 struggle. One more thing is, it would have been cool to see an onigiri comparison as that's usually my go to for konbini food.
Next challenge is onigiri and coffee for sure 👍
Thank you very much for your posting!
Convenience store in Japan sold new items every Tuesday or Wednesday!
When I go to convenience store, I buy rice ball (salmon or tuna-mayo onigiri 🍙)
Those onigiri are so yummy 🤤
Hey Nick & NerdEcrafter, Great video guys. Any chance you could do one but based on other convenience store chains like the smaller ones like Mini Stop, Daily Yamazaki e.t.c. that is if they're still going & haven't been bought out by one of the big guys, anyway keep enjoying the food guys & thanks for another great video
Junk Food Japan will investigate at some point
Family mart!!!!!!! Chris def be saying truth all the time
A pleasant surprise to see NerdECrafter on your videos again! She's really good with giving feedback. Hehe
We always have fun together
Famima is definitely my fave. I lived off their salads and pastas when travelling in japan.
Love this video !! What a treat ! ❤
XD 😂😂😂 I legit laughed outloud at the pun @22:52 thank you!!!
Edit: I am LOVING the puns!
Thank you TOMODACHI feel free to share the channel with friends and family
That's helpful!
Nerdy is awesome!❤️
You got that right
Love the vid per usual. I think there was a mishap with the description though
I think they are on it
Great collab here. Interesting to see people enjoying food, but with different palates.
I've always liked Lawson best, then Sunkus and 3rd FamilyMart, but just love all the konbinis in general. :)
I have to agree. My first time in Japan, my hotel was just next to a Family Mart. Blew my mind. Dessert, sandwich, chicken, everything was great. I did like the Lawson chicken too, but it was fresh and hot, and was not dry at all.
I think it’s timing for how long the chicken has been sitting there too
Whoo Hoo Kahuna! Another great post. Now I need to go buy Japanese sandwich bread. (Which you can find now in Los Angeles!)❤👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻
Nice one ☝️
Hi Nick, I really like conbinis in Japan, as they are always open and as the name suggests, so convenient. I usually go to 7/11 or Family Mart, but not really for a specific reason, just because they are the most common ones. I dont have a favorite, as they seem quite similar for myself. In 7/11 what I really like, is the curry pan. In the family mart, my favorite is the regular fried chicken. And I guess in Lawson, its the fried chicken nuggets (regular taste, not with cheese or any other flavours).
Nick is so frustrated about Family Mart crushing it lol
I wanted to debunk the myth but they totally delivered
The hero we deserve.
Osu ! TOMODACHI
Sunkus was great, Seicomart is still the best, and 7-11 has the best "American Dog"
Part 2 for sure
Family Mart food simly delivers, while the others are a mixed bag. Always been like that :P
What a nice surprise to see Jackie there! 🤗
I just couldn't focus on the video, I kept looking at that marvellous hair.
LOL 😂
I feel so validated as a familymart fan 💖
I mostly went to 7-11 on my trip because that's what I saw around me the most, the onigiri were delicious. Will take note to fami it up for all these items.
Did NerdECrafter channel her inner Sonny (Best Ever Food Review Show) at the end? 😂
She sure did TOMODACHI and wouldn’t that be the awesome collaboration we all need Junk Food Japan X Sonny
You might wanna check the links in the description.
I always go there first; tffn 😂
I got my guy on it…
Oh man, I’m getting FOMO 😂 I’m back in Japan in a few weeks (my 8th time back) and Fami-Mart is my go-to. Next to 7/11 and Lawson! I do love Daily Yamazaki for their baked goods.
You should do a quick short on comparing all the egg sandos and see what’s your fave, I’m curious now haha
Push n pull was great. Love to see her back in the future.
Great thing about taste, it's personal. And it almost got personal 😂
As a snack...the 7-Eleven Premium baumkuchen is still up there as it's so close to a chiffon.
Hmmm 🧐 I need to investigate this cake
Chicken withdrawals all over again watching this. Got to get back there. Great Vid ❤
Arigatou
"Strawberry marmalade" is just called jam, mate!
I’m Danish… Marmalade all the way
hair on fleek 💅
JACKIEEEEEEEEEEEEE! YESSSSSSSSSSS you two are awesome!
Thank you TOMODACHI
those box bentos man, the portion and nutrition is good
Hopefully you can include Seico Mart in the next one.
Wow a clear sweep for family mart! That Famichiki burger looks great, will definitely be trying that next time Im over. I don't know what happened with that lawson chicken. Karaage kun is always great. I have a bit of a soft spot for Lawson. This is science though. Family Mart is the champ.
I think honestly that it really depends on the timing too, but the Karaage from Famimart was simply flavored better
The family mart guy recommended the Famichiki BURGER???
Tanaka-san is legit
Yeah he was very proud to work there. He was really nice 👍
Oh I love this video because I love Jackie as well as you Tomodachi
Thank you ! We had so much fun once again !
You need to go to Miyazaki where they originally made Chicken Namban!
I go to Japan yearly and I think the combini are in a race where first place keeps changing.
Yeah I need that in my life for sure
Nic, you quoting George Motz made my day. Love watching his Burger Scholar sessions! Pipedream, Junk Food Japan and George Motz collaborate in the far-off yet near future...
Now that would be fun!!! Did you see he opened a burger shop in New York?
@@JunkFoodJapan Yes, it's on my visit list! Amazing that the First We Feast/Hot Ones community made that possible for him 😊
Family Mart then 7/11 then lawson then daily yamazaki always in this order for me
DUDE FAMICHIKI IS LOVE!!
They did a super sentai episode about a cup of noodles and it was Jetman. The episode was crazy
something feels off... the audio doesn't sound right and the video isn't 1080p what happened?
Famima is a long fave of mine during my many trips to Japan although I gotta give 7-11 props for upping their game in recent years. Sad to see how Lawson has gone down in quality despite the wide variety of stores like Lawson 100. Hope you do a video with the smaller chains too and please don't forget to include the onigiri as that is the quintessential combini food along with the coffee.
Don’t worry round two is going to be about exactly that TOMODACHI
All I'm gonna say is, in Osaka, in one of those konbinis, can't remember which. There is a teriyaki creme cheese filled steamed bun and it was the best food I've eaten both times I was in Japan from a konbini.
Another wrestling reference on Junk food Japan haha. Mate you coat.... I want 1, looks great
Oh man, I'm gonna enjoy this video I think, because I have some OPINIONS on this subject. I've paused it at 10 seconds in to start this comment, but I'll watch it before I finish, and share a few thoughts. Keep in mind of course, I'm basing it on my limited scope of experience - Iwate and Miyagi, from Morioka to Sendai, with heavy focus on Ichinoseki and Higashiyama. Having had no car for the first 18 months, I've spent considerable time at convenience stores. Looking forward to the rest of the video.
I'm not sure the chicken comparison was fair, because you're comparing nuggets to karaage. The nuggets are all not very good. I recently did a karaage comparison, head to head, and Lawson won, with 7-11 closely behind. Family Mart lost by a lot. Problem here is that Lawson in my town stops making karaage early, so sometimes they don't have it. All 4 Lawsons. 7-11 is most likely to have it after 6pm.
Now, the regular fried chicken is something else. Again, for me 7-11 and Lawson were close, with Family Mart coming in last. UNLESS Family Mart has the crispy ume fried chicken, which is seasonal, and by far ichiban. Lawson has more variety in their fried foods, including ika furai, and they put their sauces out here, while the others don't, so that's a plus. BUT, you have to include another player if we're talking about fried chicken. New Days. The train station konbini. The New Days in Iwate DON'T have fried chicken. Even in Morioka. I can't think of one. But in Sendai, they do, and I think it might be the best of the FOUR.
New Days ALWAYS has my favorite drink, which is an Asahi lime chuhi, and it's always 199 yen. I like that about them. I don't really care for Japanese style beer, and I don't drink liquor and sake on a regular basis, so that being said I don't really like Family Mart's drink selection (yes, we're talking about alcohol). 7-11 is passable, but Lawson takes #3 on the drinks. New Days gets #1 on drinks, not just my favorite one. Daily Yamazaki gets #2 on drinks, and Daily Yamazaki has the best baked goods.
I usually go to the grocery store for bentos, because they're like 200 yen cheaper. But, I occasionally get the salad chicken if I need a quick fix of protein (the smoked one, all the others are awful), but that's pretty much the same at all of them. Melon pan - Lawson. Sandwiches, yeah, maybe Family Mart if it's the 3, but definitely New Days if you include that one. Sorry, my non-driving life was heavily tied to the train stations, but they really do have a higher class of sandwiches.
7-11 has some nice useful items and the hair gel I use. I needed a screwdriver, and didn't want to walk 1 hour to the nearest hardware store. 7-11 had a nice set for around 200 yen. Yakuodo is a much farther walk too. Sometimes they also have fresh vegetables here, at good quality and prices.
Lawson recently stepped up their game with school type products, so I buy their notebooks now. It's surprisingly difficult to find spiral bound notebooks here, even in stores that sell school supplies. I'm not paying $6 for an A4 sized one either, so I get the slightly smaller ones at Lawson that they now have, and they're higher quality than Daiso and Seria notebooks.
Family Mart had the best instant ramen selection in Higashiyama, but here, they don't. 7-11 has the most sauces, and the best self-branded instant coffee.
I used to get onigiri to eat at the local train stations a lot. Lawson here often doesn't have onigiri that aren't wrapped in seaweed. Now, the seaweed, no matter how good you are at eating them, always gets everywhere. So, I avoided these. New Days has my favorite onigiri, the gomoku pork one. 7-11 has a version, but it's not as good. 7-11 usually has the most variety in onigiri. Family Mart, it's hit or miss with onigiri.
Lawson still provides free wi-fi, and they're the only one that does.
What is the best konbini? I'd say, "It depends what you're going there for." For me, a New Days with chicken wins, but in Iwate for most days, Lawson wins. 7-11 is a good resource for the occasional personal items/tools needs. But now I have a car, so 7-11 is good if Lawson doesn't have any karaage left. Candy selection varies, but I'm gonna have to give that one to New Days, followed closely by 7-11 because I found German gummies at 7-11 today. That said, New Days is solid, they just don't seem to have any of my personal favorites.
Oh, and 7-11 has the best bathrooms.
Anyway, thanks for the video! Looking forward to seeing more.
Wow TOMODACHI that was a serious review. I like that you ranked New Days so high. That is something I will have to check out at some point. And glad you like the channel, feel free to share with your friends and family
I can't comprehend putting tartar sauce on top of chicken. But then again, I've never been to Japan to try it myself 😭 I was supposed to visit this Christmas through New Years, a gift from my Son, but 3 days before Christmas he was fired (unjustly, his Manager said Supervisor have backed up his wonderful work ethic and knowledge of the job in writing) and as I'm on a disability pension, I'll never be able to afford it myself unless I win the lottery 😔
Mr. Affable was onto something; I can't even count the times I've seen him eat Famichiki over the years 😂
Sorry to hear you didn’t make it over and I hope your Son has found a new job.
I didn't know you were in back street boys😅 like the new hair😉
You had me at Back Street Boys TOMODACHI
Why is this video only in 720p?
FamiMart - Pettas tested, Terunofuji Haruo approved. I can feel Abroad In Japan's smugness all the way over here in Canada. :p
Mmm mmm mmm
Rocky Balboa reviewing convenience stores?!
you had me at Rocky TOMODACHI
What happened to the indoors camera? It's white, weird and washed out.....
Family Mart Rooolz 👍🤣
It was filmed on a iPhone
Nic! buy me some Sake ... i mean high alcohol products and more alcoholic treats please ...
It’s in the plans
I love Lawson
It's convenience!
The fruit sandos scared me the first time I saw it. I am a convert though, didn't think fruit, cream and bread could go so well together
Yeah they are silly but actually delicious!
Lawson is my favorite conveni when I'm I Japan
We all have our favorites
The Lawson karaage-kun chicken is absolutely the best, but it is a bit of a lottery, you need to get it pretty soon after they fried it.
DEPENDS. Famimart for the chicken, 7/11 for frozen stuff, and Lawson for snacks
Lawson is kinda dry. BUT! YOu get a mayo with it
7-11 harumaki is the best!!!!! Fami chicken burger get it with spicy chicken sooooo good
Now that sounds yummy 😋
I wonder if that machine can reconize 1 yen banknotes from 1946 as those are still valid currency, though actually way more valuable as collectables.
I doubt it…
@@JunkFoodJapan Japan does blend of legacy and new technology in such unique way. Kinda incredible though that basically all banknotes released after WWII are sticc accepted at face value too. Fox example Sweden makes banknotes invalid in just few years.
that might be so you can't hide all your money and have to use the banks...
Denmark mentioned WOOOOOOO
Dansk Viking hele vejen!!!
if chris stop eating family mart fried chicken then family mart will go out of business 🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣
LOL 😂
I only went to Family Mart & 7/11 on my last trip. 7/11 was slightly better to me, but all of the konbinis beat out the ones in America.
America's convenience stores are dreadful for actual food. Boiled hot dogs and taquitos/pizza under heat lamps is all we get. Buc-ees is the closest we have to having real food and it's still pretty mediocre compared to Japanese options.
@@zeroThreeSixHD I feel Buc-ees isn't even in the convenience store category. They're a rest stop trying to outperform Wawa and Racetrac. But yeah, I don't understand why 7/11 can't run Better options here in the States like they do in Japan. I want the VTuber bread with custard filling dang it!
I feel nostalgia, they still have p**n magazines in convenience stores, that disappeared completely long time ago with feminism and internet in my country.
Right ! But this is really part of the culture here
This comment section is not complete without a comment from Mr. Affable himself.
Yeah this is true… I don’t think he has seen it
I've just eaten and I'm hungry again. Umai :)
No 1080p60 or is youtube bugging again
Hmmm 🤔
@JunkFoodJapan watched it on my tablet & now on my phone the highest quality setting is still 720p60
this was filmed on a iphone... so potentially not the best quality
@@JunkFoodJapan ah...that explains it, thank you
Don’t touch my money 😳😳😳
Still, 7/11 in Japan is better than in the States, I believe. You walk into 7/11 and get a heart attack 🙃.
We need Family Mart in the States.
Yeah that sounds about right !
"Who doesn't like cheese?!"
(shyly raises hand)
Heheh. To be fair, I like cheese in some contexts -- like, on pizza, if and only if the pizza place in question uses good-quality cheese (if not, I prefer even my pizza cheeseless!) -- but in general, I find cheese overrated, and will usually order menu items at restaurants without it, or pass on buying pre-made conbini items if they include cheese.
Same goes for mayonnaise and tartar sauce, but even more strongly -- I absolutely despise both, to the extent that they kind of trigger my gag reflex, so I absolutely CANNOT bring myself to eat almost anything with either on it. Which is a real problem here, since Japan looooooves putting mayo on absolutely EVERYTHING.
If I had to pick one or the other, I'd say mayo over tartar sauce, as I actually find it tolerable enough in certain dishes (okonomiyaki, for instance), whereas I generally think of tartar sauce as just... flat-out ruining anything it touches, for me. I've never enjoyed a single bite of anything with tartar sauce on it in my life.
I'm a bit weirdly picky, though, as I also hate all salad dressings (anything vinegar-based, essentially), as well as ketchup and mustard. When it comes to condiments, the king for me is katsu sauce, with okonomi sauce a close second, demiglace a close third, and shoyu, ponzu, and other similar sauces perfectly fine and rather enjoyable as well.
Kind of makes you wonder how I can watch Junk Food Japan and enjoy it, but the fact is, most of what you eat DOES look good to me -- I'd just probably order it without mayo, or without cheese, etc. were I to try the same dish in the same restaurant myself. Nuts to those who say it's rude to customize orders in Japan -- nobody here has ever minded it yet! ;)
As for the conbini results, I'm actually surprised Famima took the clean sweep like that, as I've definitely found their bentos lacking compared to 7-11's in my own personal experience (and their chicken never tasted measurably different from 7-11's to me, either, TBH). Then again, my basis of comparison is more curry-centric bento and soborodon, both of which I think 7-11 does far better than Famima. (And both 7-11 and Famima do all of these things far better than Lawson, which consistently has always been third place for me; though to be fair, I find Lawson's desserts are usually at least on par with the other two!)
I'm a bit sad that the comparison ended with these three chains, however, as I still remember when Ministop was the fourth big chain, very much standing toe-to-toe with the other three. And while there are fewer Ministops now than there used to be, I think Ministop still does very much hold its own -- Ministop may even have the best chicken of the four! And its bentos usually try for unique meals that the other three don't offer, and are typically quite good. I feel like if Ministop were included in this showdown, it... still wouldn't have placed first, but it may very well have come second!
Pity Sunkus is no more, as I'd be really curious how they held up, too. But if you REALLY wanted to cover all the bases, you could always add Yamazaki Shop and My Basket into the mix! ;)
Might be a fun idea for a rematch episode somewhere down the line, no? Heheh.
I'm with you on the tartar sauce and use miracle whip or Kewpie mayo when needed. I dislike bland cheese and prefer my cheese to be at least aged for 4 years or a really strong blue cheese or limburger; I'll typically buy a French cheese over anything else. I abhor supermarket cheddar cheese that claims to be old yet tastes like an eraser.
Yeah I heard you TOMODACHI definitely worth going back and hitting some of the other chains in the future. I mean the comparison video never gets old.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
Yokozuna❤
KING 👑
Kombini Kombat!
The Champions League
where is ministop and daily yamazaki?
Just around the corner…
hi . there is no link in your description
I got my guy on it
EXSPLORING.. MANY (>New Place And Stores It Is A Adventure And It Take Many Hours.
Chris Broad famichiki religion
Yeah he’s on to something
Never go against the family
LoL 😂
i feel like you have lost weight. you look great
Thank you TOMODACHI
Family Mart definitely has the JUCIEST fried chicken.
lawson gang where you at?
Wait is it Famimart not Family Mart?
Also I haven’t reached the Duolingo module where Tanaka San asks you if you want a bun in the Combi yet.
田中さんはいいですね
It’s like they call American football amefutto so it becomes Famimart=ファミマート
@@JunkFoodJapan it’s funny actually that I asked for Famichicki a few times and just got a blank stare and I had to point? Is there a different word for it?
but everyone in Japan knows what FAMICHIKI is... just speak slowly I guess? I get away with just speaking english most of the time
@@JunkFoodJapan it may have been the thick northern Irish accent!
Hair Condiments 😂
Ups
Seicomart.
Why is she dressed up as its winter, no heater??
It was a cold day
You should thank your staff for handling your money, along with everything else they do, so you can tool around for internet likes.
I love them all for sure ! Without them I would not have come this far
Haven't seen the full video but my opinion is 7/11 chiki is the best, famimart's chiki are too mushy.
Famichiki is greasy. It has an all right crunch, but the greasiness can soften it up too much.
Try reheating in a toaster and it goes to another level