Cafe Echizenya — Restaurant in Nakatsugawa

The place looks nice enough but we got a weird vibe from the owner when we got in. We ordered 2 overpriced coffee that didn't come with anything except for a piece of biscuit and didn't see the waitress again. When we inquired about the daily specials, the waitress said they ran out eventhough we see the Japanese diners ordering shrimp tempura which wasn't on the normal menu which I assume was the daily special that they serve only to Japanese diners. It was 12:05pm so I'm not sure how they ran out of the daily lunch special. It worked out well because we had a wonderful lunch less than half mile down at 御食事処 たつ家with wonderful friendly service...

Amazing folks here. I was walking to start the Nakasendo. A few construction workers saw me toiling up a hill in the sun and told me to keep going to the cafe. Then I saw a sign offering travelers to stop and take a rest by a shrine. And there was the cafe! I didn’t eat much at the time but hope the day comes I can come back. Great weekend morning local restaurant kind of scene, everyone knew everyone and was excited...

Super friendly cafe owners who were very welcoming despite the fact that our large group of nine only ordered three desserts to try. They have a speciality dessert that's advertised outside on a sign. it's the same kind of desserts that was served during the Edo period when travelers would pass by. It's a great place to stop and rest your feet if you are hiking...