Nagi Ueno — Restaurant in Tokyo

The Tokyo that everyone knows is, of course, fast and furious — life is always in high gear.

But there are still some pockets of contradiction, unconcerned with society’s pace — like this small French toast & coffee breakfast spot. It’s compact, has limited seating, simple and unpretentious, and is entirely run by a petite woman, just one person, who does everything from taking orders, being the cashier, chef, and barista.

If your world runs at 5G speed, then this place might not be for you. But if you’re someone who wants to savor the taste of well-toasted French toast, enjoy decent coffee, and try out a simple, slow, easy-going morning lifestyle in Tokyo — this place is worth a visit.

Just when it was finally our turn and I was ready to enjoy my meal slowly and peacefully, my daughter’s friend called and urged us to hurry to the Ghibli Museum. In the end, we still had to rush our meal.

Tokyo still never lets me live life...

It was very empty and very calm because of that. The interior is nice and the café is really trying to do something with the small room by using smaller tables which look very nice and practical. The young lady that was serving and preparing the dishes was very nice and comforting and prepared the dishes nicely. For the drink the iced black tea was very strong in his flavour and I would stretch myself out of the window and say it was to strong I could barely enjoy the tea because of that. I ordered the strawberry rare cheese and it was really nice but maybe just a bit too small for the price. (While eating it I thought that the strawberry on the rare cheese is not enough strawberry in this dish. Maybe you can cube strawberries and put them in the...

Usually I don’t like queuing for famous restaurants or insisting to go to certain coffee shops when travelling. However, Nagi Ueno is one of the very few that I just wanted to come here no matter how the location and opening hours are inconvenient to me. It’s really worth all the efforts.

Their French toast is heavenly yummy. The thick cut toast slides soak up milk thoroughly and pan-fried until slightly crispy outside. The lightly drizzled syrup adds a bit of sweetness as the whipped cream also does, but not overpowering. All tastes balanced elegantly, great to pair with some coffee.

I’ll definitely come back next time when I’m in Tokyo no matter how much effort I...