holidaypark roastworks — Restaurant in Nakatsugawa

A super stylish cafe with nicely roasted coffee!

The cafe is located in an area with old-traditional looking building. Inside the cafe has been renovated and looks very modern and stylish with cozy atmosphere.

The filter coffee that I had was cleanly roasted and the Ethiopian esp. was super juicy, well balanced and delicious! It reminded me of single origin espressos that I used to have in Melbourne when I lived there. I reckon it was one of the best esp. that I had in Japan so far!

The house made muffin was so delicious that I highly recommend that you have it with your coffee when...

Doesn't deserve the high review score. The cappuccino tasted like cardboard. Seems like the espresso blend was just burnt and the guy didn't use good oat milk, nor did he know how to foam the milk properly. Not that the service really matters as much as the quality of the drink but I have to say this is the only place I've been in Japan where the barista was unfriendly and kinda rude. Maybe it's just a language barrier thing and I'm reading too much into the body language but something was just off about the whole interaction. It was like he didn't really want us...

My favorite coffee shop in central Nakatsugawa. This one has the best atmosphere, the best matcha and chai lattes, and delicious desserts. The straws are metal. There’s a workspace upstairs that you can use (either you pay something like ¥500 to use it or spend over… ¥800 or ¥900, I don’t remember). There are some outlets available downstairs and upstairs. The staff is friendly. There’s public parking about two minutes away (by walking). The only downside is that this shop closes earlier than other nearby coffee shops, so I can’t spend as much time as I’d...