Sakaimachi, Otaru. Siphon coffee and pudding we bake here.
Pudding,
baked here
Milk, eggs and sugar, baked in the morning. The top is set smooth; the caramel underneath is left a little bitter. It rests overnight in the fridge, and we only put out that day’s tray. When it runs out, that is the end of it for the day.
Most people order it with a coffee. It is the one thing we always have.
Pudding
One cup
at a time
A siphon uses steam pressure: water boils in the lower flask, is pushed up into the funnel, and falls back once the flame is taken away. It varies less than pouring by hand, and the aroma comes through. We grind a medium-dark blend after you order.
From the counter you can watch the water go up and come back down.
Coffee
What we serve,
and what it costs
There is also milk coffee at ¥700, cream soda at ¥700 and thick-cut toast at ¥450. Coffee and pudding together come to ¥1,050. Prices include tax; we take cash, cards, transit IC and QR.
Call and ask
Napolitan
The pasta is boiled long the night before, coated in oil and left to rest. Once you order, it goes back into an iron pan with onion, green pepper and ham. The moisture has gone, so the ketchup clings to it. This is how coffee houses here have cooked it for a long time.
Grated cheese and pepper sauce are on the table. It sells most between half past eleven and about two.
What we serve
The wooden counter
Six seats at the counter, fourteen at the tables. Most people come alone and have one coffee. A lot of them read, so we keep the music low. By the window there are three tables for two and two tables for four.
Seats and hours
On the floor
of a warehouse
We opened in 2017 on the ground floor of a stone building, one street back from Sakaimachi. The room was a warehouse: the ceiling is high and the walls are still laid stone. There are two of us, so we cannot do very much. We decided on coffee, pudding and napolitan, and to serve those three the same way every day.
Common questionsCommon questions
These are the things people ask us on the phone.
- Can I book a table?
- We do not take bookings. If the shop is full you can wait on the chairs outside, or come back at a quieter hour. For a party of ten or more, please call us the day before.
- Is there parking?
- There is no car park of our own. Please use one of the coin car parks nearby.
- Can I take the pudding away?
- Yes, in a jar. We make a limited number, so it is sometimes gone by late afternoon.
- Can I come with children?
- We will seat you at a table. Prams go beside the entrance. We have two children’s chairs.
- Is there a menu in English?
- Yes. It has photographs, so you can point to what you would like.
- How can I pay?
- Cash, credit cards, transit IC cards and QR payments.