Cafe Wakakusa — Restaurant in Nara

I wouldn’t rank this place in the top 20 best breakfast in Japan so I am not sure where the folks who say this place is the best are eating, McDonald’s? The food is nice. I can’t deny that, but it’s not amazing.We both got hot chocolate and the complete crepe which comes with ham eggs and cheese and a salad. It’s the #1 dish, according to the menu. The first hot chocolate came in and then 15 minutes later the second one arrived. We were the only customers in the store. Around 1100. Two new customers arrived while we were waiting for their food and they were not attended to for at least 10 minutes. The crepes themselves also arrived extremely staggered so one of us enjoyed a lukewarm meal. I am attaching a picture of presentation.

Last comment the “chef” was sick and coughing all over the restaurant along with sniffles without wearing a mask. We would have left but had...

Ate here for lunch on 6/21/25 after visiting Nara Park. We were greeted by the owner, Hiro, and he was truly a nice guy who spoke very good english. Our family ordered the pizza crepe, ham and egg crepe, cinnamon banana crepe w/matcha ice cream, iced matcha lattes, and the Japanese matcha parfait. All of the items were very delicious and reasonably priced. Covid took a toll on Hiro's cafe and he's still trying to recover. Please come and support this wonderful...

Wonderful place for a light lunch after exploring Nara Park! They serve sweet and savory crepes. The savory crepes are topped with delicious salads. I had avocado and shrimp, my wife had egg and ham. They offered a Set meal so the crepe/salads came with a free iced Americano coffee. The owner was incredibly friendly. He spoke some English and wanted to know all about us, where we are from, and where else we visited in Japan. Great cafe, lovely owner,...