Cafe Pearl — Restaurant in Shingu

Surprisingly Shingu has many good coffee shop and this was one. I had Ice coffee and it was great, and also ordered the Hand Made Purin, which was also good and had plenty of sides not usual for Purin (In Tokyo Purin usually Just has Purin, but here they added banana and also cream and cherry, maybe that’s the old way?).

Another good point is also the architecture, the view outside was beautiful, and I loved that old Ojiisan (Grandpa’s) were coming here to have lunch or breakfast to read newspaper. It made me feel like I am being transported to the past.

Service also...

Everything at Pearl is on point. We were quite hungry so we ordered an array of sandwiches - cabbage + egg, which was toasted and had a nice kick to it, fruit sandos which were delightfully presented and so so delicious, and also a ham one. We also enjoyed the banana smoothie and fresh orange juice. Also liked the salad with the sesame dressing.

As we were leaving to catch our bus to go onwards with our kumano kodo pilgrimage, the lady came running out coz we had forgotten a ¥100...

Passed by in a typhoon day. It was opened. Had a lunch there. Very local western style. Food and coffee are in good standard. Comfortable environment. The host and guests seems know each other very much. Like...