Konbini Japanese Store
Anyway, for those who aren’t familiar with Japanese, “konbini” actually stands for “convenient store”. It’s written in katakana (コンビニ), which means that it is a foreign word that the Japanese localized. It’s also pronounced as “kombini”.
Konbini is such a pleasant place to be in, as the interiors look so very zen. When you want to dine in, you can order at the cashier and then wait for your orders at the table. Unfortunately, I think the cashier wasn’t paying attention since we had to go back and re-order (TWICE) what she forgot. I took photos of the three receipts just in case anyone would like to verify this statement, hehe.
Anyhoo…we ordered our standard Japanese favorites: tempura and ramen. BUT I forgot to take photos of the 5-piece tempura set (PhP360.00) while it was still pretty and not yet eaten up.
This is what the interiors look like. Cozy, isn’t it? I could stay in here for hours on end.
Ooh, look what I got from the grocery store! It’s green tea flavored KitKat (PhP170). For non-Filipinos, you can actually order this online at JList. I love this! It’s probably one of the reasons I’d go back.
Shoyu Ramen (PhP180), an all-time favorite. This is like my healthy comfort food (since most of my comfort foods involve lots of potatoes).
Hee. A photo of the KitKat bar and the cute little paper place mat. For posterity’s sake. =^.^=
Konbini Store is located at:
57 Connecticut St., Northeast Greenhills
San Juan, Metro Manila
Philippines
+632-722-4263
13 Comments
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nagmamanman
May 24, 2011 at 2:13 amMy son's class at the Osaka School of Culinary Arts was adviced by their sensei, “never put up your food shop beside a kombini, you could never win.”
skysenshi
May 24, 2011 at 7:45 amIt's prolly why they combined the resto with the kombini. No lost sales. Haha!
John Ray Cabrera
May 24, 2011 at 8:00 pmis this cheaper than the ChitoStop at the Little Tokyo?
skysenshi
May 24, 2011 at 9:34 pmChotoStop? It's prolly the same. It's been a while since I last stepped foot on Little Tokyo. Last year pa ata.
Issa
May 25, 2011 at 3:05 amthe resto has really nice interiors! this is far from me though….
nagmamanman
May 25, 2011 at 4:27 amApparently, the Japanese are really kombini folks. There seems to be one at every corner, and they all appear to make money. According to one Japanese friend, the only other type of shop more ubiquitous than the kombini are dentists' clinics. 🙂
Mom-Friday
May 25, 2011 at 9:08 amI live near here BUT still have not eaten there! hahaha….only bought a few Japanese ingredients and KitKat Wasabi!!! 🙂
skysenshi
May 25, 2011 at 9:36 amOh, we have the same culture in the gaming industry. We eat at convenience stores. Haha! It's quicker and cheaper eh.
skysenshi
May 25, 2011 at 9:36 amIt's far from me, too. 🙁 That's why I can only go whenever I have a class in UP.
skysenshi
May 25, 2011 at 9:37 amAlamo, I'm super curious about that Wasabi flavored KitKat. Haha!
MrsMartinez
May 27, 2011 at 3:35 amFinally na discover mo na din ang Konbini hehe
xoxo
MrsM
skysenshi
May 27, 2011 at 7:27 amAng layo kasi sakin eh. Wah!
Dionisio Santos
May 31, 2011 at 11:58 amI always pass by that cute store, minsan nga masugod hahaha lagi ako kasi na GH, Glast Heim hahahaha 😀