[Feature] Cosy cafes to spend a rainy day in Koriyama
Appeared in June 2022
[Feature] Cosy cafes to spend a rainy day in Koriyama
The rainy season makes it difficult to make plans to go out. The long rain tends to make you feel dull…
How about spending your days off in June at a cosy and relaxing cafe?
Whether it’s a hot sunny day in the rainy season or a day when you can hear the sound of rain, you’ll surely have a wonderful time at those places.
Model: Rizuki
Rizuki started being a pop star in 2014 as a part of the idol group “Seseragi Komachi”. She is active as an idol singer, model and tv star based in Koriyama.
“I hadn’t been to any of those cafes, It was such a fun shoot!”
FLATWHITE COFFEE FACTORY Koriyama
FLATWHITE COFFEE FACTORY Koriyama store opened in April 2019.
The owner of the shop named the cafe “Flat White” after the popular coffee in New Zealand, where he studied. Creamy steamed milk that is a bit different from latte or cappuccino and goes very well with rich espresso.
Dive deep into a world of coffee that spreads out from high quality beans directly sourced from the producers, with a high ceiling that creates a simple and industrial atmosphere.
Flatwhite’98
Recommendation・Their classics
FUKUSHIMA Blend
They blend three different types of coffee beans from Vantinenka Farm, Ethiopia. Three types of coffee bean represent Fukushima which has three main streets, Hama-Dori, Naka-Dori, and Aizu-Dori. A gorgeous and easy-to-drink coffee that overturns the preconceived notion that light roasts have a strong acidity. They have a choice of hot and cold coffee depending on the temperature of the day.
Craft Rosehip
The vivid red of rosehip & hibiscus and the yellow of lemon will make you beautiful from the inside out! It is their originally made drink with a hint of tanginess and mild sweetness of honey.
Cinnamon roll
Fresh bread and pastry from PONSONBY in Miharu BRITOMART. You can find their popular cinnamon roll with homemade cheese cream. A 50 yen discount is only available on weekdays, for those who order a drink with the pastry of your choice.
FLATWHITE COFFEE FACTORY Koriyama
Address: Inside AMEKAZE WEST, 1-11 Shima, Koriyama
Tel: 024-954-6761
Opening hours: 11:00~19:30
Closed on year-end and New Year holidays
Parking space available
Cafe&Cake Kicca
Kicca was opened in September 2021. The name Kicca has a meaning of “creating opportunities” to enrich your life.
On the first floor, you can enjoy healthy cakes, food, and drinks. You can spend time relaxing by yourself sitting in front of a glassed-in counter table. On the 2nd floor, there is a room anyone can rent and use. They sometimes held yoga classes for even beginners.
Recommendation・Their classics
Marjolaine
A smooth cake with French hazelnut cream sandwiched between duckworths containing nut powder. It’s a must try !
Homemade Lemon and ginger soda
The homemade ginger and lemon soda using local ingredients. Gently fizzy and slightly bitter taste with ginger and brown sugar syrup.
In addition to Kicca’s original baked sweets, you also can find a variety of sustainable products at SHIZEN TO KURASU.
Cafe&Cake Kicca
Address: 2-100 Bizendate, Koriyama
Tel: 024-983-3202
Opening hours:11:00~18:00 (Lunch menu L.O. at 14:00, Cafe menu L.O. at 17:00)
Closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Parking space available for maximum 8 vehicles
niko cafe
Niko cafe, which opened in September 2020, is a cafe that makes visitors smile.
Two daily selected desserts on a plate are made with passion and love by the cafe. On this day, we had a fresh lemony cheesecake and a chocolate ganache cake with dark cherries with a hint of liquor. Drinks included, you should try their hand-dripped coffee with it.
Enjoy your time relaxing in the nature inspired interior and in the wholesome atmosphere created by the owner.
A cake and a drink set
Recommendation・Their classics
Italian style pudding
An Italian style pudding brings you the richness of eggs and a firm texture. You will be mesmerised by the loaded whipped cream and caramel sauce in a silver bowl. You can now enjoy Nikocafe’s signature dessert as a souvenir or at home!
Green Shiso soda
The green shiso soda with homemade syrup turns pale pink when it reacts with acids from lemon. The green shiso will give you positive energy during the rainy season. ※When the green shiso runs out, it will be replaced to red shiso.
niko cafe
Address: 2nd floor, 10-3 Toramaru-machi, Koriyama
Tel: 024-983-0010
Opening hours:11:00~17:00
Closed vary weekdays and sundays
Parking space available for 2 vehicles (No.10 and No.12 space right next to the cafe)
VENDOR CAFE & STORE
VENDOR, which opened at the end of April 2022, is an eye-catchy garage-like cafe.
As the name means “seller”, the 1st floor is a select shop where you can get coffee related items, outdoor products and apparel that you want to get with VENDOR coffee beans.
You can enjoy coffee and food in the spacious cafe space on the second floor. The woody interior, lighting, and cafe bench seats were directed by the manager.
Recommendation・Their classics
Drip coffee
Experienced baristas remove all coffee beans’ skin and roast it to get full flavour from beans. Drip coffee is extracted using the clever dripper. Even those who haven’t been fascinated by coffee yet can discover the deliciousness of coffee from different areas at this cafe.
Vendor’s Cuban sandwich
For food menus such as sandwiches and curries, you can order what you want to eat according to your mood that day. The Cuban sandwich is with tender pork loin stewed with beer, also accented with whole grain mustard. Enjoy a crispy grilled sandwich cooked with butter.
VENDOR CAFE & STORE
Address: 52-7 Kuwanoshimizudai, Koriyama
Tel: 024-983-9366
Opening hours: 11:00~20:00 (L.O. at 19:30)
Parking space available
Cafe&Dining rioka
Cafe&Dining rioka opened in February 2021.
Renovated a shop which has been popular as Izakaya Morioka for over 10 years. They changed the name from Morioka to “Rioca” so that both regular customers and new customers can be familiar with it.
The decorations inside, such as Nambu ironware, were obtained in Morioka. The atmosphere of the restaurant makes you feel like you’re in Morioka.
※Opens as Izakaya Morioka in the evening.
Recommendation・Their classics
Rioka Plate with a drink
A Dish with local vegetables, the plate is beautifully decorated with edible flowers and fresh vegetables from Sora-chan Farm. On one plate, you can enjoy trying different kinds of meals using ingredients from various areas.
Honey and lemon soda
Crisp and refreshing! Perfect to drink on a hot sunny day after the rainy season. Make your tired body refreshed and get healthy energy from their homemade syrup!
Original herbal teas 5 tea bags
They also have a wide variety of original blended herbal teas. They recommend “Morning”, which refreshes your gloomy feeling of the rainy season, or “Glow”, which has a refreshing mint flavour. They made it easy to decide which one to get for you, it is blended and labelled by effects such as for sleep and beauty.
Cafe&Dining rioka
Address: 298-6 Yamazaki, Koriyama
Tel: 024-933-8710
Opening hours: 11:30~14:00(Lunch menu), 14:00~17:00(Cafe menu)
Closed on mondays, every first and third tuesdays in a month
Parking space available
parfum coffee
The Parfum coffee opened in August 2020. The owner loves coffee and couldn’t resist putting it into the name of the shop. Their symbol of the rooster brings good energy to the customers !
The decorations inside with the 60’s/70’s twists are also selected by the owner. They play an original playlist with classic rock music in the shop. It certainly is a place where you can immerse yourself in the mid-century world at lunch or cafe time.
Recommendation・Their classics
Creamy crab croquette & hamburg steak with steamed multi-grain rice and a drink
They are using coarse minced meat for hamburg steak. Browning steak in a pan first, then slowly cook it in the oven with the vegetables. The homemade demi-glace sauce is also rich and full of flavours.
Creamy crab croquette with crab claws using plenty of crab meat. The plate decoration makes you feel nostalgic!
Three select confectioneries with gateau chocolat, chiffon cake and ice cream.
Rich gateau chocolat, which has a bitter yet fragrant taste of cacao. It is exquisitely baked to create a rich and gentle texture. Fluffy chiffon cake has aromatic earl grey flavour.
Honey and lemon cream cheese Dutch baby
A novel pancake made by pouring a batter made of eggs, flour, and milk into a skillet and baking it in the oven. The edges are crispy and the middle is delicate. Honey lemon and cream cheese that melts in the dough are delicious.
parfum coffee
Address: LOHAS101, 3-37 Hidenoyama, Asaka-machi, Koriyama.
Tel: 024-954-4802
Opening hours: 10:00~16:30 (L.O. at 16:00) Lunch menu available from 11:00 (L.O. at 14:00)
Closed every fourth Saturday in a month, Sundays and bank holidays
Parking space available