Nigawa, Hyogo. Famous for the Hanshin horse racing course and Kabuto Mountain, Nigawa is a small town in the outskirts of Takarazuka. Right next to Hankyu Imazu Line's Nigawa station and near the Ni river is SÖT Coffee Roaster’s second and newly opened branch called 'SÖT Coffee Roaster NIGAWA'.

Exiting Nigawa station taking the West Exit, walk straight for about 40 meters and on your right you will find the café. The café sits on the second floor above bakery/patisserie in a lovey standalone building with a white and dark blue façade and red/orange roof tiles, so you can’t miss it. The entrance is on the right of the bakery with a stylish entrance corridor.

Going up the lovely wooden L shaped stairs you will enter the spacious café and roaster area. The interior of the Nigawa branch is Scandinavian style but completely different from it’s Tenmabashi branch with a bright interior with light colored materials. The interior design was done by Kyoto based everedge with construction done by KOUEI and they did a great job.

The kitchen and order counter is in the middle of the café with the seating area in the front near the windows.  There are seven 2-person tables that have a long connected sofa seat, there is a larger table for  up to six persons as well as four counter seats. The kitchen counter is a stylish brass counter with its wall consisting of vertical slats all around the kitchen. The interior comes together with the edges of the tables, the ceiling of the kitchen and the window sills all with a light blue element finish.  All the table's corners and kitchen ceiling have curved edges adding softness to the space and creating an easier flow.

The ordering is also different from the Tenmabashi branch where you will first take a seat and the menu is brought to you. The menu consists of a set menu and drink menu with a set menu you can choose from a Basque cheesecake, bikini sandwich (a Barcelona style hot sandwich) or canele. For drinks SOT offers handdrip (various blends) and espresso based coffee