7 places for cafés in Kanazawa, chosen by Rin and checked by the editors.
Higashi Chaya
A tea room run by Morihachi, a confectioner since 1625, in an Edo-period townhouse. Matcha with fresh wagashi.
RinIt opens at nine. Go before the teahouse street fills up.
Nishi Chaya
The café of Moroeya, makers of rakugan since 1849. Dry or fresh sweets with matcha, and zenzai with mochi toasted on a charcoal grill.
RinDry sweets and matcha, to begin. It is a house of rakugan.
Kenrokuen
The ground-floor café of a teahouse at the Katsurazaka gate of Kenrokuen. Matcha from an old tea merchant and fresh rakugan from Moroeya.
RinA long counter, so one person is fine. After the garden.
Kanazawa Castle Park
A townhouse by the Kuromon gate of the castle park. House-roasted, flannel-drip coffee.
RinWhere to sit down after the castle.
Ishibiki
A specialty coffee shop in Ishibiki. It roasts at its own very low temperature, stopping before the first crack, and stocks rare beans.
RinLeave with one bean you have never heard of.
Kazuemachi
A teahouse at the foot of the Kuragari slope. Café by day, drinks at night. By reservation only.
RinBook first. The teahouse street through the lattice is the point.
Higashi Chaya
Run by an old kimono house. Kaga-yuzen and crafts on the ground floor; upstairs, a tatami café over the street with matcha and fresh sweets.
RinLook down at the street from upstairs. See the show downstairs too.
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