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Newly opened in Minami-ku, Sapporo! A hidden cafe where you can enjoy original sweets made by pastry chefs and open-fire roasted coffee: "The Coffee Shop Without a Name"
Opening March 11th! "A coffee shop with no name yet" nestled in a residential area of Minami Ward
Originally used as a residence, this retro, warm space
"The Cafe with No Name Yet" opened in a residential area just one block away from National Route 230. The first floor is a sales space for sweets and miscellaneous goods, while the second floor is a cafe floor where you can eat in. There are 12 kinds of sweets in the lineup, including seasonal originals created by the pastry chef.
A variety of baked goods are on display (prices are from the pre-opening period)
The first floor sells baked goods, cakes, miscellaneous goods, and coffee drip packs.
Original sweets inspired by Sapporo soft stone
"Soft Stone Cake" 650 yen. 100 yen off when ordered with a drink
On the cafe floor, you can enjoy the sweets sold on the first floor with a drink. The recommended item is the "Soft Stone Cake," inspired by Sapporo soft stone, which is also the concept of the store. This is a limited edition sweet that can be enjoyed in various arrangements depending on the season. This spring, they are serving a grey strawberry mousse that looks just like soft stone. It has a refreshing sweet and sour taste and a texture that melts softly in your mouth. In the future, they plan to offer it in various styles according to the season.
Rich and rich "Café Noir" 700 yen
The "Café Noir" is a particularly good match with coffee. This is a chocolate brownie base combined with rich chocolate mousse. It's a hearty treat, and even just one of these is satisfying. I recommend savoring it little by little with your coffee.
The cafe on the second floor is an open space with large windows on all four walls.
A refreshing, full-bodied coffee that goes well with any dessert.
We use a roaster made by Fuji Coffee Machine, a famous roasting machine manufacturer. We roast about 8kg of beans at a time.
The shop's specialty coffee is an original blend of coffee from Kenya, Indonesia, and Brazil. It is roasted between medium and medium-dark, and has a flavor that goes well with any dessert. It has a good balance of bitterness and richness, and a mellow aroma like dark chocolate.
"Original Blend" 600 yen
Generally, coffee beans are said to last about six months after roasting, but here they are particular about freshness and do not use beans that are more than three months old. You can enjoy a refreshing, easy-to-drink, aromatic cup of coffee. They also offer cold-brewed iced coffee that is extracted slowly over eight hours, and single-origin coffee (made using only beans from a specific region) that changes daily.
"We plan to use the roaster as a shared roaster in the future," says Madoka Ochiai, the store manager and roaster.
Although the shop's name is "The Coffee Shop with No Name Yet," the staff nickname it "No Name Yet." Judging by the constant stream of customers since the pre-opening, it seems that the shop is loved by the locals and that the nickname will soon become established. It will be interesting to see what kind of cakes with Sapporo soft stone as a motif will be introduced in the future.
A cafe with no name yet
■Location: 1-13 Minami 31-jo Nishi 10-chome, Minami-ku, Sapporo ■Opening hours: Western confectionery and bean sales 11:00-19:00, cafe 13:00-18:00 (last order 17:30) ■ Closed: Sundays and Mondays ■ Parking: 2 spaces For details and maps of "The Cafe with No Name Yet" please click here
Writer Profile
Magazine/Book Editor & Writer Kyohei Yamashita
While working in radio program production, he started producing zine magazines and writing for magazines. After that, he joined a publishing company as an editor and wrote a variety of articles, mainly for town information magazines. His hobbies are cooking, mountain climbing, river fishing, and Sapporo's stone monuments. He lives in Minami Ward, Sapporo, and loves the area.
