Hawaiian Cafe "Merengue

The Hawaiian cafe Merengue is popular for its fluffy and excellent pancakes. If you want to enjoy it at a slightly discounted price, I recommend the weekday morning time. This is because the pancakes served on the grand menu are less than half price...!

Morning at Merengue

Merengue has two stores in Kanagawa Prefecture and one each in Saitama and Chiba Prefectures, but only two stores (at the time of writing), the Minato Mirai store and the Kishine Koen store, offer weekday morning menus.

Morning hours at the Minato Mirai branch are from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and at the Kishine-koen branch from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Extensive Morning Menu

There are three types of pancakes on the morning menu. The basic "Whipped Butter Pancakes" (200 yen, tax not included, same as below), the "Macadamia Nut Cream Pancakes" (400 yen) filled with milk cream, and the "Morning Fruit Pancakes" (500 yen) with juicy fruit.

Of these, the whipped butter pancakes and macadamia nut cream pancakes are available as grand menu items for 680 yen and 1,080 yen, respectively. Just because it's a weekday morning, it's less than half price, isn't that a great deal?

In addition, waffles, meal pancakes, and toast are also available. Prices are all reasonable, with waffles starting from 100 yen, meal pancakes from 200 yen, and toast from 150 yen.

Whipped Butter Pancakes

This time, I'd like to introduce you to the whipped butter pancakes, which come in three layers and cost 200 yen. By the way, two pancakes are 100 yen. Cheap...!


Three layers of pancakes baked with plenty of meringue, topped with crumble and powdered sugar, and a cologne of fermented butter. Each piece of dough is about three centimeters thick, and when you shake it, it becomes fluffy and puffy! I'm sorry to say this, but isn't 200 yen a lot of money?


When you take a bite, the dough is soft and tender, and when you bite into it, it melts into a moist and chunky texture. The dough itself is simple, with a hint of sweetness. The dough itself is simple and slightly sweet, and while the texture is impressive, the taste is simple and easy to eat like a pancake.




The butter is whipped butter, so it holds its shape without melting until the very end, and I'm glad I can eat it while spreading it on the pancakes little by little. The crispy saltiness of the butter enhances the taste of the pancakes. The crunchy, savory crumbles scattered on the pancakes also add to the crunchiness.

Whenever you like, you can drizzle the savory maple over the pancakes and enjoy the change of flavor!

One Drink Only

Don't forget to order one drink for your morning meal. This time, I ordered the "Single Origin Coffee of the Month" (550 yen), which was easy to drink with its refreshing acidity and light bitterness, and went well with the pancakes.


At the Minato Mirai branch I visited this time, there were of course customers with their spouses, friends, and families, but there were also many solo customers like me, so I felt free to come in. There were also customers with their dogs on the terrace! Combined with the atmosphere of the town of Minato Mirai, you will feel like you are in a foreign country.

Even if you are not there in the morning, the grand menu offers a variety of colorful dishes, including pancakes topped with a variety of fruits and sauces, Hawaiian classic loco moco, ahi poke, burgers, curry, and pizza. No matter when you visit, you can rest assured that something delicious is waiting for you!

The contents of the menu, prices, serving times, etc. are current at the time of writing. Please note that they are subject to change.