We have been visiting Tokyo for the past month, and are staying in Ogikubo. We discovered the Suginami City Central Library as well as this wonderful cafe. We have thoroughly enjoyed our time in the cafe. The food and coffee are excellent, especially the iced latte (all the more so on these hot, humid August/September days). Of all the things that we shall miss when we leave Japan, this cafe is one that we will miss perhaps the most. It has served as a wonderful refuge to work and read and experience a quiet, focused, and most pleasant study/leisure space. The outside sitting area is extremely pleasant as well. Overall, a terrific library and a terrific cafe in a lovely architectural atmosphere. When we return to Japan, we will surely be...
Read moreAnother difficult place to review. Around 35 seats inside, but mostly individual seats intended for reading. Outside there's a kind of plaza with probably as many seats, but mostly at larger tables. There's also a stairway, but it just connects to a library study room, not cafe seats. Quiet background music and on the fourth attempt I got an ID to some artist named Lany. Wi-Fi was a bit troublesome, though I got it to work, but I don't see any charging. It's a cafe inside the library, and I don't like the basic idea of converting parts of public facilities to making money.
Coffee was brewed in advance, but tastes okay. Calling it a low four...
Read more日曜の朝、喧騒を避け図書館へ。併設されている喫茶店でモーニング。 モーニングセットは、トースト・ベーコン・スクランブルエッグ・ サラダで600円にセット価格300円のホットコーヒーをプラス。 待つこと10分で料理が完成。
プレートには、綺麗に盛り付けられた食べ物達。理路整然の並べられております。血糖値の上昇を和らげる為に先ず野菜から。 しゃきしゃきと毛虫になったように食べ尽くす。ニンジンは細く切られていて食べやすい。
そしてスクランブルエッグにチャレンジ。硬めに見えたが結構トロトロー。シンプルな味わいが良い。
厚切りベーコンは私の大好物ナイフをスッと入れ食べやすい大きさにして口の中へ。塩分も丁度良い一品だ。
パンには疎いのでよくわからないが、これって全粒粉のパンなのかな?独特な風味と味わいを感じたような(笑) 後半はパンとベーコンのデュオを楽しんだ。もっと食べたい!
ホットコーヒーはその都度豆を挽いてからのコーヒーメーカーで抽出。程よい酸味と苦味が心を和ませる。
店内には一部に本も並べられてるし図書館から借りてくることも可能。皆さん読書やスマホに耽っているので店内は静か。 椅子もソファータイプなど数種あるので自分のニーズに合った席で寛げますね。
まったり過ごす日曜の午前...
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