We’d just polished off lunch at Japanese Steak Bowl & Beef Curry (Center Beef), and dessert was non-negotiable. My hubby loves anything matcha, so I’d already pinned Kyoto Saryo Suisen at Shibuya Parco on the map. Short walk, big payoff. What is Kyoto Saryo Suisen? It’s a premium matcha café built around proper Uji matcha. […]
We stumbled onto Luna Cafe and Laundry the night before, while walking to Tsukemen Yasubee in Takadanobaba for dinner. A 24-hour laundromat with an organic cafe attached? That got my attention. The cafe had already shut for the night, but a poster in the window showed these ridiculously cute sleeping bear cakes. Decision made. We […]
Sensoji Temple wore us out. The crowds, the heat, the endless snapping of photos. We needed a sit-down, so we ducked into Carib Coffee Shop, a short stroll from the temple. No research, no shortlist. It just looked busy, and mostly with locals, which is usually a decent sign. Inside, it’s proper old-school Japanese kissaten energy. Dark wood, […]
