Here's another little kissaten, or Japanese cafe, in the middle of a residential zone. This one might be a little easier to come across since it is near a main road and across from a post office.
Today I came for the “morning service”. This is when you order a drink, and a small breakfast comes included in the price of that drink.
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| Banana juice and "morning" |
Since banana juice is still so popular and I’m still liking it, I ordered that as my beverage of choice. Here they use real banana blended with milk. The drink came refreshingly cold but smooth with no chunks of ice. It was very sweet. I suppose they used really ripe bananas because it didn’t feel like added sugar to me. The yogurt was plain with no added sweetener, and on the thicker side of Japanese yogurts which is what I like (often cafe’s serve a sweetened yogurt). Here the only sweetener was a dollop of strawberry jam. The white bread toast is great on its own. Milky and with a light buttering bringing out the perfectly toasted flavour, almost like a shortbread cookie. It wasn't sweet like many Japanese bread can be. I also like the denseness of the bread, being not too light and fluffy. This bread went nicely with the
ogura (red bean paste), which looked and tasted homemade to me, chunky and less sweet compared to store-bought.
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| Homemade cookies and cake options to go with your coffee or tea |
There are a also a variety of homemade pastries that I would like to try next time. These are to be eaten in the cafe, not for take away.
There was no music playing, but a big screen tv showed the news for all the customers to watch. Most of the patrons seemed to come solo in the morning with coffee tickets, a sign of being a regular (usually 11 coffee tickets for the price of 10 coffees). There is no smoking allowed in this kissaten.
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| Interior |
Area: about an 8-minute walk southwest of Kamejima Station (Higashiyama Line) 亀島駅（東山線）
Shop: Cafe Grace カフェグレース
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