Cafe

At Cafe, you can enjoy a meal or something sweet while looking out over Hanahata Memorial Garden. Choose anything from a light bite to a tea set to suit your mood during a walk around the garden.

For a meal, the mixed-rice rice-ball set comes with a small side dish and miso soup for 550 yen. Its ingredients change with the seasons, making it a set worth choosing for a taste of what is in season. One diner said they paired the rice-ball set with the matcha set and enjoyed both while taking in the garden views. If you would like something more substantial, options include Napolitan spaghetti, served with soup and salad, and omuhayashi: rice topped with a softly set egg and demi-glace sauce.

For a sweet treat, the matcha set costs 550 yen and comes with shiratama dumplings and matcha warabi mochi. The dumplings are served with roasted sweet-potato paste and azuki beans; the hojicha set comes with the same sweets. It is a pleasing choice if you would like to sample a few Japanese-style treats with your tea. One diner ordered the kuromitsu-and-kinako shiratama ice cream after the matcha set and enjoyed the combination of the soft-serve ice cream’s light texture with the black sugar syrup and roasted soybean flour. Shiratama ice cream is another option for enjoying a cold sweet while looking out over the garden.

There are indoor seats as well as a terrace. One diner described enjoying Napolitan while looking out at the garden through the window, so the setting works for a meal or a quieter break over tea and sweets.