Area: Nagoya JR Towers 13F (there are other branches at Oasis 21 Sakae Station, and one around Yabacho Station)
Restaurant: Antico Caffe Al Avis アンティコカフェ
Website: http://www.anticocaffe.ne.jp/eng_top.html
Hours: 10am-11pm (LO 10:30)
This Italian coffee bar looks like it could be found in the same square or plaza as St. Mark's Basilica in Rome. It's a good thing you don't have to pay a seating fee, but it's not actually Rome either. I went on a weekend so it was just as busy as a cafe would be if it were next to a tourist spot, but it's probably much quieter on a weekday.
Here, there are no sets where food and drink are cheaper if ordered together as a combo. They take pride in their paninis first it seems. These sandwiches are pre-made and displayed in a case, then pressed and grilled upon ordering. I chose the spinach and bacon filled sesame bun (480円). Delicious! The texture and crust of the bread was so nice, I can just eat that. The filling, with ample spinach, and seasoned with the flavor of bacon and perhaps cheese was a good match with the nutty sesame bun. Other sandwiches include prosciutto+camembert, egg salad, shrimp+avocado, breaded pork, and so on.
The coffee (330円）is done well, but it didn't stand out to me. Perhaps I should have gone for the espresso since it is an Italian cafe. Also I'd like to try the Italian baba (a traditional syrup soaked cake) next time I stop by.
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