Ai Cafe

Located in a quiet pocket of Chiyoda Ward's Sanbancho, where residences and quiet offices intermingle, Ai Cafe provides an easy daytime retreat. At lunchtime, the counter features a daily homemade lunch plate, accompanied by soup offerings such as the daily homemade soup and a nourishing house soup loaded with fresh vegetables. For lighter fare, guests can opt for toast topped with cinnamon or melted cheese, or a pizza toast finished with house-made tomato sauce.

The beverage selection is equally accommodating. Coffee and tea are available hot, iced, or decaf, alongside pour-over drip coffee and chilled coffee floats. With fruit juice, apple juice, Calpis, and children's barley tea on the list, the cafe easily suits solitary breaks as well as outings with young children.

Sweet accompaniments lean toward comforting home-style baking, featuring muffins in plain, caramel banana, or chocolate chip flavors, apple crumble topped with ice cream, and a gluten-free sake lees chocolate cake. Seasonal additions such as matcha and matcha lattes also appear, offering pleasant pairings for an unhurried afternoon.