Southside Cafe — Restaurant in Shirakawa

What a lovely cafe! The owner is so nice and speaks great English. We ordered dirty chai lattes and shared a tiramisu. The dirty chai lattes were really delicious. The tiramisu was shaped like the gassho style houses, which I thought was super cute. It also tasted really good! I also grabbed a chocolate chip cookie with nuts to eat on my train ride home and that was really good too. We also tried the spinach latte and it was yummy!! I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it kind of tasted like matcha. Such a great option if you don’t want any caffeine, but you want a latte. Highly recommend stopping by here if you are visiting Shirakawago and she is open. I’m so happy we were able to grab a drink and a sweet here. There are some seats inside and she had a small table with two chairs...

Genuinely the nicest cafe in all of Shirakawa. We stopped here on a whim, not realizing the place closed in 5 minutes. The owner was super friendly and she spoke perfect English. She made both of our drinks super fast and chatted to us at the same time. I wish we could've stayed for longer

Both the sweet potato cheesecake and the tiaramisu were incredible (the cheesecake was probably the best I've ever had!)

A nice spot of warmth on a...

Little cozy café by the side of the main road. The staff speaks great English and is very friendly. The Gassho tiramisu is the highlight of their menu and it's so yummy! Would definitely recommend to stop by and try it yourself. Bonus points if you come while it's not too crowded so there's still space inside or outside to...