UPINN Cafe — Restaurant in Tamano

For non-staying guests, it’s easily a 20-30min wait…even just for a granular cup…

Still in shock how long it took them to prepare the cup and how they just bluntly prioritized a big foreign family (probably they were staying guests / or maybe us being Asian + speaking Japanese is a reason why they feel we don’t need to be served fast)

What’s frustrating is that we checked in with the host once, and they told us ready in 2-3 min, and then it’s another solid 10-min wait. We asked for take-out cups (in case we can’t finish), but it was initially served in dine-in cups…we told them it was a frustrating experience, and they explained that “granola bar is very time consuming to make so sorry about it”…

The location is really convenient for people plan to take the ferry to Naoshima, but unfortunately, I won’t recommend it to anyone who’s not staying, unless you are ok with...

We LOVED this place. Super, super cafe!! The best coffee I’ve had in Japan so far (1 week, countless cafes sampled). Thanks to the staff for being so welcoming and cheerful! We just stopped in for coffee and breakfast, they couldn’t have been nicer.

In addition to the coffee we had an egg n cheese sandwich and a bacon bagel - both delicious!! Seems like you can stay here too, the staff were chatting to the guests having learned their names. Wonderful feel to this cafe.

Couldn’t recommend it more!!...

We stayed in Tamano for 4 days and 4 nights and we ate here everyday. The food was great and the staff were so friendly. The staff gave great advice and information about the area. They serve amazing breakfast sandwiches and great bagels. One thing I really miss about back home is good breakfast food. It was really nice to find a place to sit down and eat breakfast. The chopped salad was the best salad I have had in Japan. There was a great variety of greens and grains. It's the perfect size for...