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About this place
Café Ishii makes its hotcakes by hand on a copper griddle. Some diners describe a large, round hotcake enjoyed with syrup, butter and whipped cream; others single out its fragrant exterior and chewy texture inside. The menu offers hotcakes on their own as well as Cream Hotcake, served with ice cream. This pairing of a piping-hot hotcake and cold ice cream makes an appealing choice for a sweet break with coffee.
The coffee jelly comes in two distinct styles. Café Symphony is a parfait-style dessert made with plenty of jelly cubes, while Café Joke has crushed coffee jelly served in a drink-like form. Choose between a dessert to scoop up with a spoon and one to enjoy more like a drink. One diner who ordered coffee and coffee jelly commented that both had memorable aromas. The drinks menu ranges from charcoal-roasted blend and specially selected charcoal-roasted Brazilian coffee to café au lait, mocha java and cappuccino, with options for a familiar cup or something a little different.
For a light meal, there is mixed toast, with ham and egg between slices of golden toast, as well as sandwiches with fillings such as egg, tuna and ham. One visitor wrote about trying nori toast with the added crunch of cucumber. Breakfast sets are available too, making it possible to stop by for toast in the morning, a sandwich at lunchtime or something sweet in the afternoon. Some diners describe the old-fashioned café, in Higashikohama, Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka, as a quiet place to take things slowly. Whether you come for the hotcakes or a coffee-jelly treat, expect a menu centred on bread rather than rice-based meals. Café Ishii is best suited to a visit for a light bite and a drink.
