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The cafe is located right next to Mejiro Station, on the way down the stairs at the side of the police box. Seasonal afternoon tea with different contents depending on the time of year, 4500 yen ~, in addition to baked goods, jelly, fruit, macaron, mini-tart sandwich scones, etc., you can choose one-cut favorite cake from the showcase. Shop where you can also choose dishes.

A cafe and bake shop in Shiina-cho, Tokyo that offers sweets and drinks using apples and tea. Although it cannot be sold in stores, it is noted that baked goods that use plenty of high-quality “good apples” and specialty tea that combines the flavor of apples are delicious. It is a natural space with pale gray and wood grain, and the glass-fronted entrance is filled with sun light, bright and open. The central counter is lined with hand-made baked goods.

A bar where you can drink while watching cute penguins swimming in a large aquarium. Inside the shop, which has table and counter seats, there is a strange atmosphere with a blue water tank at the back. Four penguins swim in the tank, and it depends on the physical condition of the penguins, but you can also shoot up close at 19 o'clock and 21:30. There are also delicious food menus such as original cocktails related to penguins, teppanyaki, pizza and pasta. The strawberry menu is "Penguin BAR Original Frozen Cocktail" 1100 yen in the image of a penguin.

Cafe and bar with the whole staff called a real detective. In the BAR time, you can experience activities such as searching for eavesdroppers and collecting fingerprints, and you can see the "cheating investigation report" that you would not normally see and the video that was the source of it. The actual request is reproduced, and the contents of the survey, the thickness of the booklet, and the quality of the photos and videos are equivalent to the real thing. Talks such as backstory that can be told only because they are real detectives are also popular. There are plenty of types of sake and food, and the food is especially Italian, Western-style, rice bowl, ramen, dishes using unusual ingredients such as crocodile meat and cactus, and cocktails inspired by sweets.

Dining & Bar on the top floor of the "Hotel Metropolitan" in Ikebukuro. Lunch is a good-value course where you can enjoy casual Italian, and dinner offers a variety of à la carte to suit courses and alcohol. On the 25th floor of the hotel, it boasts a view from 100m above the ground, and the window seat overlooking the night view is particularly popular. A table with a sofa allows you to spend a relaxing time.

If you want to enjoy sake in Ikebukuro, you can't remove "Za Yuiko". The "Tosa-ryū-kōno-taki", a home made by Mr. Takeuchi, the owner and general chef of the restaurant, is a signboard menu of the shop. In addition, there are many elaborate original dishes that make you feel particular about, and they show exquisite compatibility with the unfiltered raw liquor that is available in the store. With its coziness, there are countless repeat customers.

Yakiton, sashimi, etc., which is made from fresh meat strangled in the morning of the day it is served, is very popular. There are 16 types of yakiton hata, soy sauce, sauce, and salt to taste.

The second store of a popular pancake shop in Harajuku. The pancake menu includes 1350 yen for macadamia nut pancakes with a classic milky sauce and 1450 yen for BLRT (bacon, lettuce, arugula, tomato). The fruit sandwich, whose content changes depending on the season, is limited to the Seibu Ikebukuro store menu.

"RULE COFFEE & ROASTERS [Ruhr Coffee and Roasters]", which opened in Higashi-Ikebukuro in October of 2022, is a hot-talking cafe where you can enjoy the pairing of sweets made with self-roasted coffee and directly shipped fruits from farmers. In addition to specialty coffee, we introduce menu such as sweets and homemade bread according to the season.

A churros specialty store located a 3-minute walk from Exit 32 of Ikebukuro Station. In a space based on blue that makes you feel like you are looking at the sea in a resort area, you can enjoy raw churros with a crisp texture that is different from a general churros. Dip sauce for churros attached as a set also has various flavors such as chocolate and cream cheese. Not only eat-in, but also take-out.