Recompense (G7 Ise Summit Yokkaichi: Part 3)

April 25 Colorful, chic, and relatively cheap Recompense (レコンパンス) is third on our Yokkaichi cafe list. Though Recompense follows Cafe Moi and Raji Cafe Apartment, I usually think of it first when considering lunch in Yokkaichi. There are three types of lunches, but the items on the menu change biweekly. Here  is the menu from my first…

Cafe Moi (G7 Ise Summit Yokkaichi: Part 1)

April 7 After much deliberation and Sakura viewing, our next destination on the countdown to Ise Summit is Yokkaichi City (四日市市), a small pocket of urbanity between Nagoya City (名古屋市) and Ise City (伊勢市). Allow me to introduce Cafe Moi (カフェモイ), one of my frequent haunts. This two-storey, Moomin-themed cafe first attracted me when I…

1010 Banchi (G7 Ise Summit Matsusaka: Part 5)

April 1 This is my fifth and final Matsusaka post for now. After eating at Mond Cafe, I walked to 1010 Banchi (1010番地, sin juu ban chi) for second dessert: it’s like second breakfast. Most Matsusakans know of 1010 Banchi. For example, when I was talking to a local, I began to say “Juu Juu…

Mond Cafe (G7 Ise Summit Matsusaka: Part 4)

March 31 I considered taking a break from Matsusaka, but I like finishing things, like TV series and bags of cookies. There is one Double Coated Tim Tam left and I opened it only yesterday. Eating issues aside, let’s begin. Mond Cafe (it is pronounced “Mondo,” モンドカフェ) is just a little over 1000 meters away…

Copain, No Gain (G7 Ise Summit Matsusaka: Part 3)

March 25 Our third stop in Matsusaka is Copain (コパン), a bakery cafe a little off the beaten track. As I walked from Bluemint to Copain, I did not get lost; however, I did worry about tumbling into the stream. I chose Copain on a whim, and because I felt like I needed to visit one more…

Nagomi Kitchen Hoshi (G7 Ise Summit Matsusaka: Part 1)

March 17 This is my first official post about places to eat if you are visiting Japan for the Ise Summit, or if you are simply in the Kansai (関西) area. Everyone has heard of Kobe beef (神戸牛), but Matsusaka beef (松阪牛) is just as legendary in Japan. Japanese beef is called wagyuu (和牛). Let’s assume…