Organic coffee and pancake at Cafe Nature

Organic coffee and pancake at Cafe Nature

Cafe Nature is a popular cafe of pancakes and organic coffee at Shinjuku Odakyu Department Store. This is the place where I always take a break, such as shopping in Shinjuku. It is a place where it is very calm without being so crowded.
I often use it alone on weekdays and am enjoying reading while the pancakes are baked.
There are various types of pancakes, but the other day, I ordered strawberry raspberry blueberry pancake and organic caffe latte.

Strawberry raspberry blueberry pancake

Two pancakes with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, berry sauce.
The pancakes are fluffy and delicious with elegant sweetness.
I heard that pancakes are baked with carbonated water mixed with organic wheat, so that it burns fluffy with bubbles of carbonated water.

Organic caffe latte

Organic coffee is also fragrant and very tasty.

Odakyu department store is adjacent to Shinjuku station and it is in a very convenient place. Cafe nature is on the 2nd floor of the department store, and from the cafe we can see the city in the west of Shinjuku. It is a good scenery. Please try to use it during shopping or sightseeing if you like.

Cafe Nature in Shinjuku Odakyu Department store official web site (English)
http://translation.odakyu-dept.co.jp/LUCODS/ns/tl.cgi/http%3a//www.odakyu-dept.co.jp/shinjuku/restaurant/natyure/index.html?SLANG=ja&TLANG=en&XMODE=0&XPARAM=q,&XCHARSET=UTF-8&XPORG=,&XJSID=0

TOP MUSEUM (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum)

TOP MUSEUM  (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum)

If you want to immerse in the world of photography in Tokyo, I recommend Top Museum (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum).
Top Museum is the only specialty museum concerning photos and images in Japan. It is in Yebisu Garden Place, Tokyo. It displays a wide range of artistic and high-quality writer's works both domestically and abroad.

Top Museum
(Tokyo Photographic Art Museum)

It is my favorite place. Although the contents of the exhibition have changed periodically, "World Press Photo Exhibition" to be held every summer is the most fun.
I went to "world press photo exhibition 2017" also this summer.

World Press Photo Exhibition 2017

Every year, the world's largest photo exhibition "World Press Photo Exhibition" to be held at about 100 venues around the world.
This year's grand prize was a picture of an incident in which police officers shot the Russian ambassador in Ankara, Turkey.

There were pictures showing the world's current situation, including the photos of Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and the appearance of sea turtle life threatened by fishing gear.
It was a valuable opportunity to see the world, which we have never seen in the past, from conflicts, environmental issues, sports decisive moments to daily scenes.

I also went to the "Dayanita Singh, Museum Bhavan" which was held at the same time.
Dayanita Singh is Indian photographer. Photographs of Indian rich and middle class themes that are not stereotypes.
A mobile art museum named "Indian big house museum (Museum Bhavan)".
It was written that photos can be replaced irregularly by her.

There were exhibits such as "sent a letter" in which 7 books entered the box and "suits case museum" containing 44 photo collections in two suitcases.
I thought it was very ingenious and interesting.

Not only photo exhibitions but also video work screenings are held.
It is not very famous place in Japan, so it is not crowded.
It is located in quiet and exclusive "Yebisu Garden Place". It is a highly recommendable place.

Top Museum official web site (English)
https://topmuseum.jp/e/contents/index.html

Mango Tree Cafe

Mango Tree cafe

Mango Tree Cafe is a cafe restaurant where we can eat authentic Thai dishes casually. It is a restaurant that I go every time when I want to eat Thai food in Tokyo. We can eat various northeastern dishes of Thailand.
Mango Tree Cafe has several stores in Japan.
The other day I went to the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno, I ate lunch at the mango tree cafe in Ueno station.
I will write articles of the National Museum of Western Art soon.
Anyway,  Pad Ga Prao Gai (Stir-fried chicken with basil) with rice and green curry are also delicious, but this time I ordered Pad Thai and Mango Pudding.

Pad Thai
(Thai style fried fresh rice noodle)

This Pad Thai is really delicious.

Seasoning is sweeter than general Thai restaurant. Fish sauce, chili sauce, spice vinegar, sugar are on the table so we can add it to your liking. I heard that noodles made from rice flour are homemade. It is delicious with a lot of nuts and fried tofu and a lot of bean sprouts.

Pork and green salad (free)

Boiled pork, cucumber and lettuce with fish sauce and chili powder

It is free for lunch time.

Mango Pudding
with berries and whip cream

This mango pudding is really delicious. It is smooth, creamy, fruity and elegant sweetness.
And the price is 250 yen (about $ 2). It is very reasonable and tasty.

I would recommend this restaurant if you want to eat delicious Thai food in Japan.
It is also recommended for meals after museums and zoo tours in Ueno.