Bread, Espresso and Sakaisuji Club

‘Bread, Espresso and Sakaisuji Club’ is one of nineteen ‘Bread, Espresso’ branches (e.g. ‘ Bread, Espresso and Arashiyama Garden ‘, ‘ Bread, Espresso and Utsubo ‘) located on a 5 minute walk to the South of Sakaisuji Honmachi line’s Sakaisuji Honmachi Station or North of Nagahori Station. The Sakaisuji Club branch is one of the more majestic branches situated in a large retro building that used to be a former bank and French restaurant.

The building was constructed in 1931 and has a Taisho era exterior that consists mostly of concrete with ornamentation. Entering the building you’ll first enter a small foyer. Through the door on the left you will enter the main hall with a spacious retro interior with a large atrium. On the left is the register with the kitchen in the back. In the middle is a raised platform with round tables and a counter with bread for sale on display. The counter and the wall of the register are both covered in green tiles. The floor that runs from the entrance all the way around the raised platform to the toilets in the back has a lovely small tiles pattern and the square tables on the right of the cafe have yet another lovely tile pattern top. The atrium has a coffered ceiling located 10 meters above the floor. In the back of the café is a massive door that leads to the vault which sometimes features a small exhibition inside.

This bread, espresso branch opens early in the morning at 08 AM and closes at 10 PM which means you can either have breakfast, lunch or even dinner with a menu that has a wide variety of choices including ‘toasts, sandwiches, hamburger, gratin’ as well as sweets like pudding, tiramisu and even a afternoon tea set that comes delivered with a lovely wooden box. Last but not least, take out with a choice of their freshly baked bread and pastries is also possible.

It’s a lovely retro cafe with a large menu making it an easy choice for a bite or a drink that opens early in the morning.