Kayaba Coffee

This is a quaint little coffee place that begs to be visited because of how cosy it is as well as the history of the building it is steeped in.

Let’s begin with why I rated with 1 less star. I think it is inhumane forcing patrons to wait outside the shop in a particularly weird manner. Because the shop is so popular, there are seats right outside but if you are not fortunate enough to get them (which is very likely), that means you have to stand at the traffic light next to the fluffy leafy shrubs and wait for your turn which makes for awkward queueing.

But once you are instead, things start to get a little better. I was sent upstairs as the lower floor was fully occupied.

And was greeted by tatami mats and a calm cosy environment.

The menu looks very arty with a short list of drinks and food offerings. Most of the food options are some sort of toast with the biggest meal being the curry rice. This time round I ordered the egg toast whose serving size was great although the toast itself was ok.

The highlight was the coffee. I had it straight up and loved how drinkable it was. I dun want to sound passé using the same words coffee connoisseurs use but suffice to say, feel that it is more impressive than the usual Coffeeshop offerings.

Service was polite and ample and you will feel welcome as a tourist since the menu also have English as well.

If you are in the vicinity, this should be on your to-do list if you can bear with the awful way the queue to get in is done.