Cobato Parlour
Wakayama · JR Wakayama Station · 10 min walk
A retro café in central Wakayama with a storybook front, a mosaic-tiled counter and antique armchairs.
- Retro
- Vintage
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Kansai cafés worth discovering.
Interesting places, beautiful spaces and cafés with character.
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Kameoka Himeki Farm To Table & Pizza
Kyoto
A rustic farm-to-table restaurant in the Kameoka countryside near Izumo Daijingu, with stone-oven pizza.
- Rustic
Taco.scratch
Kyoto · Kiyomizu-Gojo
A standing taco stand near Kiyomizu-Gojo, a short walk from the Kamo River.
- Urban
Weekenders Coffee Shinmachi
Kyoto · Karasuma Line
Weekenders' newest café in Shinmachi, a short walk from Karasuma Station.
- Contemporary
- Japanese
Grayge Coffee Roaster
Kōchi
A minimal coffee roaster café along the Enokuchi River near Kochi Castle.
- Contemporary
- Minimal
Tosamizuki Roastery
Kōchi
A roastery café in a renovated kominka in a quiet part of Kochi city.
- Japanese
- Retro
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Worth the journey
Atto Sasami: slow afternoons in the Hyōgo countryside
Timber corridors, garden light and a menu built around local produce. It is a drive from the city, and every minute of it pays off.
Kobe & Hyōgo
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Giuliano · Osaka
A personal guide to places worth discovering.
I’m Giuliano, born in Alkmaar to an Italian father and Dutch mother, living in Osaka since 2008 and working in the creative industry related to interior and exterior design. I started this guide in 2017 to document the cafés where the space matters as much as the coffee. Every listing is visited, photographed and written up in person.
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