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Popular with mothers with children! A rich variety of pancakes, cafe meals, and carefully selected home-roasted coffee ``cafe.muku'' A hidden cafe in OdaiTown Mie Prefecture

掲載日:2024.02.29

The main station in Odai-cho, Taki-gun OdaiTown Prefecture, 5 minutes walk from JR Misetani Station located at hideaway cafe, pancake and coffee shop "cafe.muku" is celebrating its 11th anniversary.

When you take off your shoes and enter the front door of a magnificent Japanese house, the owner warmly welcomes you - it feels like you've come back home.

As you walk down the hallway, you'll find tatami room seating, counter seating, and large private rooms with tatami mats.

A hideaway cafe with a relaxing atmosphere that is popular with mothers with babies. "cafe.muku" The charm of being a regular customer Mie Travel Ambassador Caster Mami will tell you!

pancake

Cafe.muku's signature dish is the traditional chewy and moist pancakes, and you can choose from 12 different types.

As butter types, maple butter, Ogura butter, and caramel butter.

Whipped cream types include maple cream, Ogura cream, caramel cream, fruit, berry, and chocolate banana. Whipped cream-based berry caramel, chocolate berry, and caramel chocolate banana each cost an additional 50 yen.

We also have limited edition pancakes that match the season, such as Valentine's Day, strawberry season, and chestnuts in the fall.

The photo shows half-sized fruit.

 

・Pancake regular size single item ¥700
・Pancake regular size drink set ¥950
・Pancake half size single item ¥400
・Pancake half sizedrink set¥650

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Cookie cream chocolate banana pancakes

Cookie cream chocolate banana pancakes

The "Cookie Cream Chocolate Banana Pancake" released for Valentine's Day features cute heart-shaped chocolate. The crunchy texture of cocoa cookies, cream, banana, and chocolate sauce add a luxurious color to the pancakes. Limited menu only available until White Day. Please give it a try!

soufflé pancake

Soufflé pancakes can be ordered for a limited time of 2 hours from 2pm to 4pm after lunch hours. This is a new menu item that was developed during the coronavirus pandemic.

Because they are made to order, they take longer to serve than regular pancakes. “Please order when you have time,” says the shop owner.

Also, the seasonal "Banana and Hot Chocolate Soufflé Pancake" is now available until White Day. Due to the popularity of the menu, the sale will end as soon as the same day's portion is sold out.

 

・Single soufflé pancake ¥750
・Souffle pancake drink set ¥1,100

Various drinks including coffee

The owner, who loves coffee, purchases and roasts his own special coffee. As Takahashi Roastery, we also sell coffee beans at our cafe storefront and online shop.

cafe.muku's blended coffee is a blend of beans from Costa Rica, Brazil, and Ethiopia, and is offered in medium to medium-dark roasts.

The deep blend is a dark roasted blend from Indonesia, Brazil, and Guatemala.

The blend is subject to change from time to time.

There are three types of single origin: ``Costa Rica'' with a refreshing acidity and sweetness, ``Brazil'' with a nutty flavor and gentle citrus acidity, and ``Ethiopia'' with a sweet and gorgeous aroma of grapes and blueberries. You can choose from.

There are hot and iced lattes, as well as soy lattes made with soy milk.

We have a lineup that will please everyone from coffee-loving adults to small children, including tea, juice, milk, and cream soda.

 

・Blend ¥400
・Dark roast blend ¥400
・Single origin ¥400-¥450
・Latte (hot/ice) ¥450
・Soy latte (hot/ice) ¥450
・Tea (hot/ice) ¥300-¥350
・Orange juice ¥300
・Milk (hot/ice) ¥300
・Cream soda (melon/strawberry) ¥500 and more

Lunch pancake plate

During lunch time from 11:00 to 14:00, a plate of​ ​pancakes and cafe rice are served. All lunches come with salad and soup.

You can also enjoy a drink set for an additional 250 yen, and a drink and dessert set for an additional 550 yen.

The photo shows "Pancake Loco Moco" from the pancake plate. Enjoy a juicy, melt-in-your-mouth hamburger steak, a half-boiled fried egg, and a pancake coated in homemade demi-glace-based sauce.

There's also ``Cheese Loco Moco,'' which is a hamburger steak topped with melted cheese. These pancakes are not too sweet, so they are perfect for meals!

 

・Pancake loco moco ¥850
・Pancake Cheese Loco Moco ¥950

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pancake croque monsieur

The combination of gooey white sauce, salty ham, and melted cheese goes perfectly with the chewy and moist pancakes. Irresistible for cheese lovers!
There is also Croque Madame, which is a croque monsieur with a soft-boiled fried egg.


・Pancake Croque Monsieur ¥850
・Pancake Croque Madame ¥950

Lunch rice plate

There are 7 types of rice plates such as loco moco bowl, doria, and keema curry.

The photo shows the most popular "Loco Moco Bowl". Similar to the loco moco pancake, this is a Western-style bowl where you can enjoy a large, exquisite hamburger steak with a demi-glace-based sauce. "Cheese loco moco bowl" too.

 

・Loco moco bowl ¥850
・Cheese loco moco bowl ¥950

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salad keema curry

salad keema curry

From Keema Curry, the photo is "Salad Keema Curry". Spicy keema curry with plenty of fresh salad. We also have cheese keema curry and fried egg keema curry.


・Salad keema curry ¥850
・Cheese keema curry ¥850
・Fried egg keema curry ¥850

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Milan style doria

Milan style doria

``Milano-style Doria'' is a popular menu item during the chilly season. A timeless dish that is delicious with meat sauce, white sauce, and browned cheese.


・Milano style Doria ¥850

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hamburger doria

hamburger doria

A highly satisfying doria made with Milanese-style doria topped with cafe.muku's signature homemade hamburger steak. When you put a spoon into it, piping hot meat juices will overflow. It will warm you from the core of your body.


・Hamburger Doria ¥1,000

"cafe.muku" detailed information

"cafe.muku" opened in 2013 and is now in its 11th year. The cafe opened in a splendid 35-year-old Japanese house that was vacant at the time and served pancakes and coffee, something that was not available in the area.

The previous job of the shop owner and his wife was as clerks at a bookstore. He said he never thought he would run a cafe, but now it has become an indispensable healing place for the community.

 

cafe.muku
Address: 567 Sawara, Odai-machi OdaiTown Mie Prefecture
Phone number 0598-89-4069
Business hours 10:00-17:00 (Meals L.O.16:00 Drinks L.O.16:30)
Lunch time 11:00-14:00
Closed on Thursdays and Fridays

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parking

There is a parking lot that can accommodate more than 10 cars. To reach the store, walk a little to the left as you face the parking lot.
Since this is a hidden cafe, we recommend checking the parking lot and store location on a map before going!

caster mami images

caster mami

cafe.muku is also used for girls' gatherings and work meetings in a private room. The atmosphere is relaxing and the conversation is lively♪
Enjoy seasonal scenery such as cherry blossoms and autumn leaves, or play in the river in summer. Café hopping is also popular when sightseeing in the Okuise area. In past topics, I have introduced some restaurants that I recommend, so please refer to them when you go.

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