Tenth conquest of Hankyu Umeda Snack Park! Starting with giving up on Hankyu Bar Yokocho on the B2F and Hankyu Daishokudo on the 9F for now, this time is the 10th stop. After enjoying omurice, I went for a coffee break. I thought they only served hot coffee, but I ended up getting an "Iced Latte"! The coffee here is like taking a breath, as the beans are rested for 7 days after roasting to let them breathe properly. The latte was delicious and matched my breathing pattern perfectly (lol). It may be a bit pricier than the coffee at convenience stores, but it's worth it for the soothing aroma after a meal. They didn't have the Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee that matches the shop's name, but I'll try the mixed juice next time.

Coco-chan's Umeda Hankyu Snack Park Tour - Visiting all 15 stores in one day 8th stop: Coffee specialty shop I bought a hot coffee for 250 yen (tax included). It was a great companion to the taiyaki I bought at the 7th stop. The taiyaki cost 95 yen and had a consistent and delicious taste. I really like it. Note 1: Coco-chan loves coffee. Note 2: Coco-chan grinds her own beans at home to make coffee. Note 3: Coco-chan can't imagine life without coffee. Note 4: Coco-chan mentioned that the coffee was expensive. Note 5: Some things are better left unsaid.

◆Hankyu Department Store Snack Park "Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee" Mixed Juice Taste Test◆ After trying the Umeda mixed juice, head over here. (It turned into a taste test kind of situation) Inside Hankyu Department Store Snack Park, Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee offers a mixed juice for ¥200 (tax included). It's thick and tastes like the mixed juice you'd get at a cafe. It's 30 yen more expensive than the mixed juice at Hankyu Umeda Juice Stand, but it's still worth a try. From what I see, most customers are ordering "Iced Coffee ¥250." They are a coffee shop after all! 😄

Located in the basement of Hankyu Department Store Umeda Main Store, this place in Snack Park offers a variety of snacks with good value for money. After enjoying a tasting of three drinks and a platter, I took a break here. I ordered the Blumen Blend Coffee for ¥250 and added a Financier Vanilla for ¥160. The Blumen Blend coffee was well-balanced and delicious, while the Financier Vanilla was exceptionally tasty. They also offer tea, branded orange juice, and mixed juice.

At the snack park in Hankyu Department Store, I bought imagawayaki and decided to get some coffee to go with it. I found a coffee shop nearby and purchased a Blue Mountain coffee for 300 yen. However, instead of freshly brewed coffee, they poured it from a pot into a paper cup. These days, even convenience store coffee is freshly brewed. As for the taste, the imagawayaki was delicious, but the coffee was quite weak and not tasty, so I ended up throwing it away. Despite the relatively high price of 300 yen, it seemed like they were skimping on the beans. I felt like I wasted my money, as it was not as good as convenience store coffee.

July 2018. It's the weekend, and I came to Snack Park again for lunch. I'm almost close to completing Snack Park, so I'll do my best today too. First, I had Demi-Glace Omurice at "Tamago Maru," and then I wanted a drink, so I went to "Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee" near the entrance of Snack Park. Besides coffee, they also had mixed juices and sandwiches on the menu. I ordered an iced coffee here. I received it at the counter for almost 300 yen. I don't drink coffee much, so honestly, I don't know much, but it had a good balance of bitterness and acidity, and was easy to drink. It might be nice to incorporate it in between climbing Snack Park. Thank you for the meal~

2018.07.14 Today, I visited the Hankyu Snack Park for the fourth time on a Saturday lunch, aiming to complete all 15 stores! The first place I went to was "Ekisoba Meshi," where you can eat Chinese noodles with saltwater and a Japanese-style dashi broth called "Himeji Station Soba." I had the "Ekisoba," which had one tiny shrimp hidden in the corner and was mostly tempura covered in flour. Then, I went to "Tamago Maru" across the way, which is known for its omelettes, but I ended up trying the "Beef Tendon Bokkake Curry." I was satisfied with two meals for less than 1000 yen, which is one of the great things about Hankyu Snack Park! After filling up my stomach, I went for sweets, but since I had already conquered "Gozako" and their taiyaki, I decided to try the Blue Mountain Coffee at "Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee" located next to the entrance. This place, like "Ekisoba Meshi," is not a permanent establishment but rather an event corner. I got the Blue Mountain Coffee (iced) for 300 yen (tax included). This coffee uses 100% Blue Mountain beans from Jamaica, and they offer it in both hot and iced versions. They also had tea, orange juice, apple juice, mixed juice, and light snacks like mixed sandwiches, pork cutlet sandwiches, and Osaka Motomachi cutlet sandwiches. I took the iced Blue Mountain Coffee, which was poured into a cup filled with ice, to the standing table and enjoyed it. "Blue Mountain" refers to the coffee beans grown in the limited region of the Blue Mountain range in Jamaica at an elevation of 800-1200 meters. These beans are known for their elegant aroma and refined sweetness, and they are quite expensive due to their limited production. Even at my local high-end coffee bean shop, a blend costs 500 yen for 100g, while Blue Mountain beans cost a whopping 1500 yen! Drinking a cup of Blue Mountain Coffee at a cafe usually costs around 1000 yen, so getting it in a plastic cup at a reasonable price was a great deal. However, I couldn't fully appreciate its sophisticated taste compared to my usual 100 yen iced coffee from a fast-food chain. The bustling atmosphere of Hankyu Snack Park was quite different from the leisurely cafe time where you would expect to savor such a high-quality coffee. To lift my spirits, I decided to head to Grand Front Osaka for the summer sale to find clothes for my upcoming trip to Okinawa and Kume Island at the end of August. A friend who was out playing Pokémon GO in the area happened to join me. Bon appétit! (●^o^●)

There are coffee mills and coffee extraction machines in the store, and you have to wait for your coffee to be brewed after ordering. It seems that iced coffee is pre-made, as it would be difficult for a single staff member to brew it for many customers by hand. It's a bit disappointing for me that they use coffee creamer packs and gum syrup, but it seems necessary due to the large number of customers and the possibility of a sudden rush. The coffee may be a Blue Mountain blend, but it didn't seem to be straight. The coffee was really delicious.