As other reviews say, a charming retro cafe with a lovely and welcoming lady who runs the cafe.
We got the coffee, salad and toast set for 550 yen as seen in the photo. The cafe focuses primarily on coffee and has several origin and blend varieties on offer. The coffee is brewed via drip method and was excellent. Food is in the variety of cakes, toast or salad. The toast was done to perfection and was delicious with butter. I wish I had more time in Nagano to come back and try the cakes.
We spoke with a Japanese customer who was just as welcoming as the lady who ran the store. He provided some recommendations on exploring the surrounding Matsumoto area.
Information for foreigners to help: google translate is your friend and if you can speak a little Japanese it will go along way to help with ordering. Menus are in Japanese. The owner is very patient so if you are a patient and polite tourist I suggest you...
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