Kurashiki and especially the Bikan area are a major tourist magnet and I love to play tourist in my own town. I discovered Kura Beer Tei by reading a tourist guide about Kurashiki while sipping a cafe latte at Cafe Mugi. I think this little beer shop will make a lot of us happy.
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Boulangerie & Cafe Mugi
I’ve been buying bread at boulangerie Mugi pretty much since they opened, but I had never ventured on the second floor of this beautifully renovated building in the heart of the Bikan area in Kurashiki City.
Akari Nagahama Ramen
Chances are you won’t stumble upon Akari Nagahama ramen shop on your Sunday stroll unless your idea of fun is walking around Tamashima. Akari is one of these places frequented by locals where the food is cheap, plentiful and delicious.
Café Un deux comme chez vous
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Café Un deux comme chez vous opens only 12 days a month and I still don’t understand why after going there twice in the same weekend. If you don’t speak French, Un deux comme chez vous means “One Two Like your Home” and the place is indeed very homey. The name might be as weird as the opening hours but after eating their cake, I could not care less.
Cafe Gewa, a second impression
I ended up going back to Cafe Gewa twice in the last few weeks since I wanted to try their coffee made with the shinny Synesso espresso machine.
Hinata
Hinata is far away from the tourist area of central Kurashiki, but the trip to the service road of route 2 is worth the effort.
Café Gewa: First Impressions
By Luc Gougeon
Café Gewa which is located in the Hayashi Genjuro building is so new, it looks like an ad for Architectural Digest despite having an hand written sign which looks like a cheap white board…
Cono Foresta Pizzeria
Cono Foresta pizzeria has recently opened inside the Hayashi Genjuro Shouten complex in the heart of the Bikan area in Kurashiki and it’s a welcome addition in the Okayama dinning scene.
Kappa Tonkatsu
Tonkatsu (Japanese pork cutlet) might not be the healthiest food around, but the tonkatsu at Kappa in Kurashiki is simply to die for if you will forgive me the cliché.
Chang Thai Restaurant
Chang Thai is a small restaurant located a stone throw away from the North side of Kurashiki station and the consumerism mess of the Ario shopping center.
Kurashiki Krispy Kreme
WARNING: This post has nothing to do with Japanese food. But if you like to indulge in sugary guilty pleasures, please keep reading.
It’s official!! Krispy Kreme has opened his first donuts shop in the new Ario Kurashiki shopping center in front of Kurashiki Station.
Cafe Nico
UPDATE JANUARY 2013 : Café Nico is no longer in business.
Cafe Nico is my Sunday afternoon cafe, the perfect place to relax and enjoy a good cafe latte away from the busy tourist area of Bikan.
