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Area: about 200m from Nagoya Station (Bic Camera side), beside Hotel L'ouest
Restaurant: Cafe Old Pal オールドパル
Map and info: http://tabelog.com/aichi/A2301/A230101/23026688/dtlmap/
Hours: 10am-6pm (Sun, Holidays until 6pm), Closed Wednesdays
This colorful cafe has a slight American diner feel to it. Quiet, and not crowded, it's a nice place to leisurely spend lunch time.
The menu has a variety of pastas, and a few panini's and salads to choose from. I had the Special Panini (800円), which is an house-grilled herb chicken breast (sometimes white meat is better!) smothered in their special tomato base sauce. The strong rosemary and mustard flavours made it actually seem like a warm Italian sandwich that could be sold in western cafe's rather than in Japan. I quite enjoyed this, as well as the abundance of veggies such as zucchini, nameko mushrooms, yellow, green and red peppers, and eggplant in the sauce. The small pieces of ham were the seasoning of the sauce (the sodium level was well controlled). The bun held up well to this sauce and retained a crispy toasty outer layer.
The salad, seasoned with a simple olive oil dressing was light and refreshing. The accompanying drink (I chose a cappuccino), was not only delicious, it came with espresso art!
I would like to go back and try their other panini's (BLT, or Mozzarella), or pastas. I have a feeling they would be a little different than the usual flavours found in Japan.
The salad, seasoned with a simple olive oil dressing was light and refreshing. The accompanying drink (I chose a cappuccino), was not only delicious, it came with espresso art!
I would like to go back and try their other panini's (BLT, or Mozzarella), or pastas. I have a feeling they would be a little different than the usual flavours found in Japan.
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