Kiyosumi Shirakawa, Tokyo, is a hot spot for cafe lovers. It 's new to me that the “Apple in the Coffee World” Blue Bottle Coffee opened in February and became a hot topic, but it's not the only one. There are actually many cafes that have been loved by the locals for a long time.


One of them is the Tokyo Roastery & Cafe of "Allpress Espresso", a full-scale cafe from New Zealand that offers "specialty coffee". In August 2014, the store, which also has stores in Australia and the United Kingdom, fully opened a cafe with a roastery in Kiyosumi Shirakawa.


On a sunny spring day when it was still chilly, I also visited. When I arrived at the cafe around 10 am on weekdays, the eat-in seats in the store were almost full, although there was no line. I was able to sit on the half-terrace seat at the last minute. There are many customers lined up on weekends, and today it's still vacant.


The store, which was renovated from a former timber warehouse, is spacious and has a height that allows it to penetrate the ceiling. Half (or more?) Of the store is roastery, so the number of seats is small. Even so, I like the fact that there is a comfortable space for customers without arranging tables in a row.

Order at the cashier counter. This time, I ordered "Flat White" (430 yen), which is the most popular coffee menu, and "Cafe Latte" (480 yen), which is also selling well. By the way, flat white is an espresso-based coffee that is loved in Australia and New Zealand.

Also, from the food menu, you can purchase a "mix plate" (1,250 yen) with toast, eggs, avocado, vegetables, etc., and an easy-to-eat hot sandwich "Tramezini" (700 yen).

After a while, the flat white poured into the cup and the latte poured into the latte glass were brought in. Flat white has 1 shot of espresso, latte has 2 shots, and warm steam milk is added.



When you drink each of them, the fragrance of roasted beans and the mellow richness of milk are brought into your mouth on a soft foam. The sensation of gentle bitterness rolling smoothly on the tongue is superb. A cup of happiness in the morning slowly permeates from the throat to the stomach. After swallowing, I'm happy with the afterglow that remains in my mouth.

Then the meal arrived. The mix plate is a platter of boiled eggs, avocado, fruit tomatoes, and provolone cheese using "organic eggs" on 5 slices of rye bread. In addition, you can choose to attach either tuna with wasabi mayonnaise or prosciutto prosciutto ham. This time I chose prosciutto.


The recommended way to eat it is to spread avocado on lightly toasted rye bread, or put ham or tomatoes on it to make your own open sandwich. Applying avocado, which is "forest butter", to bread is an irresistible luxury for avocado lovers!


Place prosciutto, cheese, bright red tomatoes, and a moderately soft-boiled egg on top of it. Then, the melting oil that comes out of the avocado spreads in your mouth, and the juicy sweetness of tomatoes, the exquisite saltiness of prosciutto, the umami of cheese, and the richness of eggs all attack the taste buds (Mirai). Ta! What's wrong, this is too delicious ... !!


The fragrant rye bread is so tasty that you can chew it, yet it has a depth of bosom that does not fight with other ingredients. You can sprinkle a "good sandwich" with all the garnish on it, or you can taste the crispy toast with avocado butter while pinching each as a side dish. It was a luxurious breakfast plate that you can enjoy in your favorite style.

Tramezini, on the other hand, is a bread toast sandwiched with mozzarella, cheddar cheese and spring onions. Since it can be eaten with one hand, it seems to be good for "walking morning" in a Western style while taking a walk in Kiyosumi Shirakawa.


When you bite into the dark fox-colored toast, the rich scent of wheat is fluffy. The two types of cheese melt and spread as they are intertwined, and the mouth is filled with moderate saltiness and mellow flavor. Bread and cheese are a very simple but delicious combination that you will never get tired of ... You can eat them even when you have no appetite!


This time I was eating in and enjoyed the morning to my heart's content while enjoying a conversation with a friendly clerk, but as I mentioned earlier, this is also a roastery, so of course you can come to buy only coffee beans. It would be fun to To go your favorite coffee beans and food menu and recreate an elegant cafe time at home.