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★4.0【FILE 4152】2023/07/08 (Sat) 13:35 Visit to a café along Yoshino-dori in Japan Tsutsumi, opened 55 years ago in 1968 on the first floor of a building. [Current Edition] After May 2023, there was one less store, leaving a total of 15 stores. Two weeks ago, when I visited NORTH NODE COFFEE, my mentor who taught me about roasting techniques and the essence of a self-roasting coffee shop suggested that I visit his shop. So, I decided to pay a visit. The interior of the shop has an open and calming atmosphere with a base of white and dark brown tones. Upon entering, there are 27 seats at tables directly ahead and 7 seats at the counter at the back, totaling 34 spacious seats. During my visit, about 90% of the seats were occupied. I waited for about 6 minutes at the entrance before being seated. The clientele is evenly split between men and women. Service is efficiently handled by one male staff member and one female staff member. The menu includes: ◆ Drip Coffee - Italian Blend 700 yen (tax included) - India APAA 680 yen (tax included) - Kenya AA 750 yen (tax included) - Ethiopia Sidamo W 710 yen (tax included) - Malawi Vifwaya 670 yen (tax included) - Peru El Vergel 680 yen (tax included) - Bach Blend 660 yen (tax included) - Sumatra Mandheling Tanobatak 720 yen (tax included) - Colombia Amaredonda 770 yen (tax included) - Guatemala Combostera 700 yen (tax included) - Papua New Guinea AA 680 yen (tax included) - Tanzania AA Asante 670 yen (tax included) - Mild Blend 670 yen (tax included) - Panama Don Pachi Geisha Natural 1380 yen (tax included) - Costa Rica PN Grace Honey 710 yen (tax included) - Panama Don Pachi Typica 700 yen (tax included) - Nicaragua SHG 670 yen (tax included) - Yemen Mocha Haraz 820 yen (tax included) - Soft Blend 670 yen (tax included) - Blue Mountain No.1 1650 yen (tax included) - Vietnam Arabica 740 yen (tax included) - Brazil W 660 yen (tax included) - Haiti Baptist 750 yen (tax included) ◆ Bread, Pancakes, Toast 440 yen (tax included) - Cheesecake 600 yen (tax included) - Chocolate Cake 600 yen (tax included) - Cardinal Schnitten 630 yen (tax included) - Frankfurt Crantz 590 yen (tax included) My order totaled to 1330 yen, consisting of Italian Blend and Cardinal Schnitten. The serving time was approximately 11 minutes: Ordered at 13:41, coffee served at 13:50 (9 minutes later), and cake served at 13:52 (11 minutes later). The coffee was Italian Blend, roasted to a level beyond India APAA, and was hand-dripped with beans ground right in front of me. It was very delicious with a bitterness and depth surpassing India APAA. The cake was Cardinal Schnitten, a Viennese specialty with a striped white and yellow baked dough filled with slightly bitter coffee cream. The combination of the light sweetness of the crispy dough and the slightly bitter coffee cream was delightful. The atmosphere inside the shop, with its white and dark brown tones, is open and calming. While NORTH NODE COFFEE offers 14 types of beans, Cafe Bach boasts a selection of 23 types of beans, and it was impressive to watch numerous hand-dripping processes happening right in front of me. Various cashless payment options were available for the bill. The cake and coffee set, priced at 1330 yen, comprised of Italian Blend and Cardinal Schnitten. Italian Blend offers a bitterness and depth surpassing India APAA, while Cardinal Schnitten delights with the light sweetness of its crispy dough and the slightly bitter coffee cream.