Minamotonoya Cafe

«Pretty cool café» — the first thing that entered my brain when I first came here. Very simple, almost hipster-​like ambience. It’s very playful too, with all the different colors. The service here was pretty good too as the owners of this café were very warn and nice. They explained to us the specials on the menu. But due to us already having dinner, we were in a mood to run on a little dessert escapade.
We chose the Chocolate Macchiato, Hot Chocolate, the Chocolate Cake and one of their Mizu Shingen Mochi, which was basically called Water Mochi for some reason. I have to say though, their cake was VERY decadent. It was rich, but not overtly sweet. It almost had a taste of dark chocolate in it. I only handled one bite out of it. I devoured the water mochi though. It was unique, transparent unlike other overtly sweet-​filled mochi. This was served with some sweet sugary sauce. Their hot chocolate was pretty good too, chocolatey and rich. I appreciated the fact that they listened to my request of not making it too sweet.
The prices here are affordable too. So, yeah, if you’re looking for a new hangout joint for you and your pals to turn up to on a Friday night (or any day really), this would be the place for you. As for me, I’d definitely come here again with my friends.

I love the uniqueness of Glass City, how each lot is nothing more than four glass walls and a roof from the outside, but inside you can immerse yourself into an atmosphere as refined as any café. The star of this café is their mizu mochi dessert, which is a jelly-​like lump served with peanut powder and some sweet brown sauce. Its flavour is mild, which allows the sauce and peanut fragrance to shine through, but what’s amazing is that the mochi itself is completely colourless and transparent, like a giant drop of water (hence the name — mizu means water in Japanese).
The service here leaves much to be desired, as it appears that they only hire high school graduates, or possibly dropouts. Their eyes, when not looking at each other, were looking at their feet, so it was hard to get their attention when we needed service.