Located in a residential area of Obihiro City, "rapo cafe" is a popular "beauty cafe" that serves healthy lunches and sweets made with pesticide-free and additive-free ingredients. It will reopen in July 2024 and celebrate its 15th anniversary in March 2025, evolving into a new style of cafe where you can enjoy food and lifestyle in its entirety.

The spacious cafe space has seating for up to six people, from the counter

"Rapo Cafe" reopened at the end of July 2024. The owner, Yuka Sato, made the decision because "we sometimes had to fill up our seats with reservations alone, and customers who came on the day had to leave, so I wanted them to spend time in the cafe if they came."

However, even though it has reopened, the location and concept of the restaurant remain the same. The biggest changes are the size of the restaurant and the number of seats! Previously, there were 15 seats, but now there are 28, which is almost double. Along with this, they have started taking reservations on Saturdays and Sundays, which they previously did not do due to concerns that the restaurant would be fully booked with reservations alone.

The renovation has made it possible to use the space more spaciously than before.

Quiet yet warm and comfortable space

The kitchen has also been expanded, with the addition of a kitchen board and other items, creating a spacious and easy-to-work space. The ordering method has also been changed to a style where customers can order by scanning a QR code themselves, reducing waiting times and making orders smoother. The cafe has been designed with many ideas in mind to make customers' time at the cafe more comfortable.

Pesticide-free "Forest Coffee" with a deep flavor, served with a cloth filter, 550 yen

The shop's pride and joy is its coffee, which uses pesticide-free beans from Mori no Coffee, the most popular coffee at Ginza cafe Paulista. The owner's passion for this coffee is reflected in the fact that "I wanted to be able to easily incorporate pesticide-free, healthy coffee into my cafe, so I started selling it."

Owner Yuka Sato, who cares about health and beauty

They also use carefully selected ingredients, mainly from Hokkaido, such as Hokkaido-grown Yumepirika rice, flour from Yamamoto Tadanobu Shoten in Tokachi, sugar from Hokkaido beet sugar, and fertilized eggs from Tokachi Kusanagi Farm. Here we will introduce the lunch and cafe menus!

The most popular item is the chewy yet light "Natural Yeast Snack Waffle" (820 yen)

The lunch menu remains largely unchanged, and includes the ever-popular "One Plate Set" (1,100 yen), which includes a waffle or bean rice ball, soy milk soup, and salad, as well as "Tomato Sauce Fresh Noodle Pasta" (1,100 yen) and "Soy Milk Cream Fresh Noodle Pasta" (1,100 yen) with shimeji mushrooms and spinach. We also recommend the "Soy Milk Rice Flour Gnocchi" (980 yen), made with rice flour and Tokachi potatoes, for gluten-free people.

September's recommended limited-time menu: Edamame pasta

Enjoy the taste of the ingredients with the "Seasonal Vegetable Steamed Set" (1,200 yen)

The "Seasonal Vegetable Steamed Set" (1,200 yen) is a set of chewy bean rice made with plenty of black beans, four kinds of steamed vegetables, and "soy milk potage" with the gentle sweetness and saltiness of potatoes and soy milk. The simple flavor of the ingredients is satisfyingly delicious. The steamed vegetables can be enjoyed with your favorite seasonings, such as ponzu sauce, salt, or sesame sauce.

The soy milk pudding is topped with brown sugar syrup and comes with a refreshing mint.

"Adult Parfait" (700 yen) made with yuzu ice cream, tea jelly, and white peach syrup

The gently sweet "Caramel Milk Tea" (480 yen)

"Monotonuno rif" where you can purchase tableware and aprons used at "rapo cafe"

Additionally, a new space called "omoya" has been created at the end of the atrium corridor leading to the back of the cafe! It houses the cosmetics store "rapo rapo" and the general goods store "monotonuno rif." The general goods store "monotonuno rif" is run by Mariya Sato, daughter of Yuka Sato, the owner of "rapo cafe," and sells carefully selected tableware, clothing, and general goods. The items that enrich your daily life are perfect for yourself or as gifts.

We have a wide selection of wonderful items that are beautiful to look at, touch, and appreciate.

The boardwalk approach to "omoya"

Rapo Cafe has been renovated and is now even more comfortable to spend time at. You can relax whether you're alone or with a large group (up to six people) and there are also large tables available. Treat yourself and spend some quality time at this cafe.

*All prices include tax

rapo cafe

■Address: 2-11 Nishi 11-jo Minami 17-chome, Obihiro City ■ Business hours: 11:00-17:00 *Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: 11:30-17:00 ■Closed days: Irregular (check the website for holidays) For details and maps of "rapo cafe", please click here.