Kamee Coffee Takatsuji

On a 5 minute walk to the South of Kawaramachi Station is the casual café ‘Kamee Coffee Takatsuji’. Its the second branch of the Kamee Coffee chain, (with the other one near Nijo Castle) that opened it’s doors in June of 2022. Kamee comes from the word 亀 (Kame – Turtle) and is an Okinawa word that means ‘to eat and to drink a lot’.

It’s a two story café situated in a old storage building located in a quiet neighborhood surrounded by many other old buildings. It sits across the street from a wide single-floor garage-like storage place, Eiyou-ji temple and a policebox.

The exterior of Kamee Coffee is wide with large windows, peach color stucco pillars, a cedar paneled entrance and ‘KAMEE COFFEE’ in big orange/peach neon lettering on top of a weathered wood paneled section that runs over the entire width of the building.

Entering the café through the automatic sliding glass doors you will find the order kitchen on your left, however if you decide to eat-in you’ll first have to pick a seat before you order. You can take a seat on the ground floor or on the first floor with a choice over a variety of seats.

The interior is spacious with an industrial interior design that shows the raw materials (metal staircase, concrete floor, bare ceiling and corrugated plates) of the building. The furniture is a combination of retro and industrial pieces that include ( vintage lewis counter chairs , windsor fan back chairs , vintage school chairs and more). There are seats for up to 40 people.

The menu has a wide range of choices with drinks (drip coffee, cafe latte, americano, tea, soda, juice, smoothie and even beer) and food (cookie, muffin, cake, toast, hotdog, sandwich, curry and even French fries). They also have seasonal sweets e.g. Sweet potato pie which go extremely well with a nice cafe latte.

Kamee Coffee Takatsuji is a spacious café with a relaxed atmosphere and a big menu which makes for a good coffee break or a quick lunch.