Hanamoto

Walk south along Otakebashi-dori from Machiya Station and you'll eventually see this old-school café on your right. Although they apparently haven’t even been open for that long, the interior at Hanamoto looks like something straight out of the early ‘80s, complete with a vintage pay phone, flower patterns and classic toy cars. The menu is essentially the same as at any neighbourhood kissaten like this, consisting of simple sandwiches, toasts and Japanese-style spaghetti like the famed napolitan, but they do brew some pretty decent coffee (from ¥400). A fun place for people-watching, but those sensitive to cigarette smoke will want to stay away.