15/ 2/'23
Finally, I went to a vegan cafe; Slow Ecolab in Minami Otsuka, Tokyo. Only 10 mins walk from my parents house. Now I know where it is, easy to get there! 😆
Also, I want to mention, there's a posh noodle bar ( my brother told me it was noodle bar) next to it, and had a queue outside today too. It is very popular, and I bet it is small inside. No wonder my brother knew about the shop.... specialised ramen noodle bar and my brother loves ramen...Orientals love noodles🤣 ! Link below, I haven't had ramens there and not going to eat it, ( I am a veggie) but I would assume it's tasty. Apparently it was awarded as Michelin star restaurant in 2017. Michelin noodle bar....I wonder how many stars they got....🧐
Anyway, back to the vegan cafe. No queue outside ( phew!), when I stepped in, it was very calm and peaceful. Felt very familier. A guy in the open kitchen took my order, I ordered oat latte and a cake ( today's cake was pumpkin muffin and costed me 1000yen for both). Muffins were still in the oven, and smelt yummy ( nothing beats smell of home baked cake in oven), told me ready in 15 mins. The smell of muffin was exploding inside the cafe..😍 Made my mouth watery 🤣. When it was served which was worth waiting for, it was lovely. Not too sweet, just right, crispy on the top, moist inside😊 tasted very natural and looked very rustic too. Initially I wanted decaf latte, but they don't do decaf. So I went for regular ( sugar and caffeine woke me up a bit from jetlag😆 ) . Oat mylk was one I sometimes buy from Co-op in U.K, Minor Figures organic barista Oat mylk. They also sell them at the shop.
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| I sat on sofa with a round table, it was comfy! Felt like I was at home |
I bought another muffin to take away for my brother, he ate very quickly, I think he enjoyed his first ever vegan pumpkin muffin. I just remembered, next time, I would take a container with me, just in case (for this reason...take away...). He put it in a paper brown bag for me today. 🙏
Quiet environment is perfect for reading, writing, or remote work. I am looking forward to another visit to the cafe soon. Definitely on Sunday! ( I booked a yoga workshop to attend, it includes meditation & lunch at the cafe, really looking forward to it.)
This cafe is also English language friendly. ( staffs speak fluent English, I would imagine they get lots of visitors from overseas or those who live here in Tokyo)
I also hear there's a vegan/ vegetarian friendly cafe in Sugamo high street ( Syoten-gai), I am meeting up with my cousin on Saturday, might go there...or might find somewhere else.... I am not planning to go outside of neighbourhood, so, all my activities are around Otsuka....
Photo below is sweets my friend Mari gave us yesterday, haven't tried yet, looking forward to them too😊. They are local products from Kawagoe, Saitama. Pink and white ones are made from very sticky rice, yellow packaged one is I would assume sponge based baked cheese cake ( contains wheat). Often Japanese sweets are individually packaged, and very neat. ( personally I don't like too many packaging, creates so much rubbish..especially plastics)
Link below!
Nakiryu noodle bar: http://www12.plala.or.jp/nakiryu/
Slow ECOLAB: https://slowecolab.owst.jp/ TEL 03-5810-1807
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