Café Edomons — Restaurant in Futtsu

A nice surprise cafe in a characteristic Japanese fishermen's town. The building itself is over 200 years old built in the style of Nagano where it snows heavily. The owner, Mr. Aoyama, a huge coffee aficionado, has created a very nice place where you can enjoy exquisitely brewed exotic coffee. The large collection of coffee machines and paraphernalia makes it easy for people to connect and chit chat over a coffee cup and soon becoming friends as conversations over how to "properly" prepare and enjoy coffee crosses boundaries of countries and cultures. The building was heavily damaged in 2019 by typhoon #15 but it was just reopened after 1.5 years as the owners worked on the repairs on their own. Don't leave without trying the cheesecake :) My coffee suggestion - ice brewed...

I poked my head in asking if I could sit down for coffee and cake. I was told that it’s a members-only cafe , 1000 yen one-time fee. That is totally fine but the tone and reception of the old man who told me this was quite cold - I would have been willing to pay that for the experience but I definitely got a sense that I wasn’t welcome there, so I left. The shop has a cool vibe but beware of this fact going in as...

At first from the outside I wasn't sure what to think about this coffee place, just saw the flags that said "Coffee". I was pleasantly surprised as to how cool this place is. They have a unique cold brew and great coffee and cake. The owner or manager is super nice and speaks English too. This place was a very good start to our...