Ogura toast – komeda’s coffee nagoya

A coffee chain beloved by the people of Nagoya.

I’ve actually lived in Nagoya for over 10 years, but I’ve only been to Komeda a few times. The reason is that it’s always crowded. It’s often fully packed, and I can’t get a seat. That’s why I usually prefer quieter cafés where I can comfortably work on my computer. However, I recently visited Komeda Coffee again after a long time. I tried their Morning Set with Ogura Toast, which I’m sure many of you are curious about. I’d like to introduce it using some photos.

Komeda is a coffee chain based in Nagoya. Why is it so popular in Nagoya? I think it’s probably because of its warm and welcoming atmosphere. The wooden interior and plush red sofa seats create a cozy environment. It’s quite different from trendy cafés like Starbucks, which focus more on style. That comfort is likely what resonated with the people of Nagoya.

I went around 11 AM on a weekday, and there was only one single-seat available. Everything else was full. The table in the photo above was taken when the neighboring table became vacant.

Each seat has a well-crafted menu booklet. It’s in Japanese, but it includes photos, so you should be able to manage just fine.

Until 11 AM, you can enjoy a Morning Set. The Morning Set is a service where you can get coffee and bread for the price of just one cup of coffee (about 500 yen). Depending on the shop, it might also include a salad or a boiled egg. This Morning Set tradition is said to have originated in neighboring Ichinomiya City, but it has since become a specialty of Nagoya. The contents of the Morning Set are also written in Japanese, but you can probably get the gist of it just by looking.

Here’s the Morning Set with Ogura Toast. The price is 560 yen, which is the cost of one cup of milk coffee. Milk coffee is coffee with a generous amount of milk added. To be honest, I’m not entirely sure how it differs from café au lait.

As for the Ogura Toast, I personally like it. It feels like it pairs surprisingly well with the toast. In Japan, anpan (sweet red bean paste bread) is sold in convenience stores, so personally, it didn’t feel strange to me at all. That said, I’m sure this is something that depends on personal taste.

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