Blue Jam — Restaurant in Fukuoka

Splendid view: Ikimatsudai on the right, Muromi-gaoka on the left, river straight ahead, with a little beaver dam built across it. Hmm, I wonder if that would be a good place to go fishing? It was a feeble typhoon day, so a bit cloudy, a bit rainy. A million and one dragonflies (“tombo” in Japanese) hovered outside the windows, proof that the air quality was good. We sat at the long table in the center of the main room...sixteen seats for 4.5 customers. Other customers included a geeky girl and her dorky chimp, three fat ladies, a young family (the mother told nay-san to sit looking straight ahead instead of craning her neck), a single guy using his laptop, and a single woman reading a book. There was another room with comfy sofas and a low table, but they hadn’t bused the dishes, so we didn’t sit in there. How about the food? Typical Japanese bakery fare, a lot of pseudo-breadlike creations with all sorts of fillings, not one single loaf of pure bread. I had some iced coffee, which was nice but pricey. On the way home we noticed a giant stone frog in the bushes, and an overflow (spillway?) parking lot down below the main lot, in case they were getting...

In the oft chance that you stumble across this gem - Blue Jam is both a bakery and a Cafe with a beautifully designed interior and exterior with external seating and patio to sit with dogs (or ar least that's what the locals were doing). I didn't take any photos but they had an incredible range of sweet and savoury baked goods all made on location. Worth going out of your...

The only cafe I've been to where staff do not wear masks. Great to see their smiles! Very courageous of them. Customers don't seem to mind. Hope to see more of the excellent Japanese hospitality through smiles. Excellent bread and view. The only negative is that they only take cash. I hate small changes. Still a five-star for...