Kohi-kan Nezu Station Front — Restaurant in Tokyo

Stumbled upon this café/restaurant while looking for somewhere that served vegetarian-friendly meals, which can be had to find in Japan. The staff were friendly and very patient with our questions (group of four) and our limited Japanese, provided the menu in English and willingly modified some dishes according to vegetarian and other dietary requirements. This is also something that we couldn't find at any other Japanese restaurants. Also, the dishes are served with small side salads, which is not very common in Japan. The food was delicious (carbonara seemed more authentic than would be expected so far from Italy; matcha au lait, melon float and lemonade with honey also really good), and we very much enjoyed out visit. Highly...

Amazing coffee, lovingly made at a siphon bar. I started with the honjitsu kohi—coffee of the day—so I could try out their various offerings. I settled on Mandeling and now start the day with a decanter, served in delicate china cups, for ¥610. The food is inexpensive and made to order, though the menu is slightly old-fashioned. This branch is totally nonsmoking—a separate branch a few hundred meters away on the other side of the main street is all-smoking. The music is very soothing to eat...

What a lovely quiet breakfast spot! I’ve walked past a couple of times on my way into Nezu Station but this was my first time going in! I was greeted by a lovely older gentleman who quickly sorted me out with an English menu and happily answered my question about what the siphon coffee set up was. The food was then simple and delicious, with a cute little heart cut out of my pancake! Gentle classical music in the background, and comfy seats as well, basically just a...