sh:rock coffee

sh:rock pronounced shirock is a small stylish cafe located in Central Osaka between Temmabashi and Kitahama Stations. The cafe opened on 16 June 2023 and sits on the first floor of a small office building that can be accessed by the concrete stairs in front of the building. The name stands for 6 which is roku (pronounced rock) in Japanese. The S and H are the first letter of two employees of the cafe. The cafe is S Cafe+bar (located in the Ikuno ward in Osaka)’s second branch.

The cafe has a completely cream white interior with a large mortar table in the center of the cafe in the shape of the number six. The interior has a minimal interior design blended with a Korean style interior design and dry flower decoration. The seating space consists of 2 counter chairs near the front window, a long bench with small tables along the wall in the back, large table in the middle with 4 wooden stools and a two seats in the corner using a Carl Hansen Cuba Chair .

The menu has plenty of drink options with a various coffees (espresso, americano, cafe latte, cappuccino, cafe mocha, vanilla latte, caramel latte, nuts cream latte and even a brulee latte). For non-coffee drinkers there is also, grapefruit juice, apple juice, orange juice, earl gray tea, lemonade and matcha latte. The food menu consists mainly of sweets (banana pudding, tiramisu, gateau chocolat, basque cake and canele cheesecake but the cafe also offers lunch plates like croque monsieur or french toast. No lack of choices!

Sh:rock is a stylish cafe with a large menu great for a quick coffee stop with sweets or for a more savory lunch time.