Ramen Shop Simulator konbini is the convenience store in the neighbourhood, fronted with a green and white "CHIBI STOP" sign and open 24 hours. It is the shop you start in, everything bought there arrives immediately, and it is where most of your ingredients, drinks, plants and decorations come from.
Ramen Shop Simulator konbini: the 24-hour shop
Three things define the konbini and they all affect how you shop:
- It never closes. Twenty-four hours a day, so there is no time of day where you cannot restock.
- Stock arrives instantly. Everything you buy is handed over on the spot — ingredients, drinks, plants and decorations — with no waiting for a delivery.
- It is one of five stores. There are five stores in the neighbourhood in total, each with its own clerk, and the konbini is the one you start in.
There is no delivery queue to manage and no fee to pay, which makes the konbini the right place for anything you will need mid-service. The catch is on the other side of the coin: anything you order by post comes at the door instead, and that is a different shop entirely.
The first thing the tutorial sends you there for is the beer that shows up on the order slips — the Horizon drink guide has the buying steps and what to do when the drinks are missing from the shelves.
What the konbini sells
The store categories were reorganised into subcategories and the convenience store itself was tidied up, so the layout reads better than the first demo did. The tabs you will actually use are:
- Drinks, where the Horizon drinks live — the same beer that appears on your order slips as HORIZON DRAFT BEER. The Horizon drink guide has the buying steps.
- Supplies, where Small Gas Canisters are sold, which is what keeps your stove running.
- Ingredients, plants and decorations, all of which you can pick up and carry home on the spot.
If the konbini only lists ramen and every other category comes up empty, that is a broken save from an older demo version rather than an empty shop. The fix is in the Horizon drink guide, and it applies to every category, not just the drinks.
Konbini or fax machine?
The two shopping routes are not interchangeable, and choosing the right one saves you waiting:
| Konbini | Fax machine store | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A convenience store you walk to | A mail-order catalogue you use in the shop |
| What it sells | Ingredients, drinks, plants, decorations | Food, decorations and more |
| Delivery | Immediate, on the spot | Delivered to the door of your restaurant |
| Delivery fee | None | Waived in the demo |
| Planned change | Everything still arrives immediately | Next-day delivery is planned for the full game |
The practical rule is simple: if you need it in the next ten minutes, use the konbini. If it can wait a day, the fax machine is fine and the delivery lands at your door. The fax machine store guide covers how the ordering works, and the ingredient storage guide covers where the stock goes once it is in the shop.