Area: about 500m north of Kokusai Center Station 国際駅
Restaurant: Mocca モッカ
Map and website: https://www.facebook.com/mocca.waffle/timeline
Hours: Fri + Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 11am-6pm
This quaint little cafe is a bit separated from the endoji shopping arcade, but there is a sign on that main road that points the way.
It's a waffle specialty café with 3 small tables and one person behind the counter. The menu included a potato salad sandwich waffle, a plain waffle, a plain waffle with orange sauce, and a tofu waffle. Because the tofu waffle seemed a bit different, I went for the set (¥900).
The set included a drink and potato salad. Upon ordering, the smell of a waffle on the griddle wonderfully filled the air. The potato salad was chunky with bits of carrot, ham, and cucumber, a standard taste. The coffee was fresh, and came with milk and an interesting looking raw sugar. Normally I don't put sugar in my coffee but this time I was curious. It gave the coffee a mild toasty sweetness, a nice addition.
The waffle had such a crisp outer layer that it was difficult to cut into, but inside was moist and fluffy. It indeed tasted like tofu and was not sweet at all. Because of this, it matched well with the accompanying honey and nuts. The honey was not regular honey and had a floral flavour. When I asked about this, I was told it was sakura honey! The whipped butter was light and easily spreadable and went well with the waffles' plain soy flavor.
The quiet instrumental music playing made a relaxing atmosphere. Above the cafe is a small gallery filled with handmade things from tableware to jewelry, so if the cafe is filled up, you can browse while you wait.
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