Rain on the Roof Cafe

Today was a fun day - any day that involves both karaoke and a new cafe is a great day. Throw good company and a cat into the mix - magical! Anyway, a language exchange partner of mine and I hung out in the Sangenjaya area. It was my first time out there so he was responsible for finding a good cafe. He chose Rain On the Roof Cafe.

Rain On The Roof Cafe is on the second floor of an older building. It was one of those renovated style cafes. The roof looked like an old Japanese house and the overall atmosphere was pretty homey. But in a masculine kind of way. The dimly lit room was scattered with not only  wooden chairs and tables but  also some oversized dark brown leather chairs and sofas. Naturally we went with the comfy looking leather chairs. We were planning on being there for a while and why not, right?

When we went in, we were greeted by the smell of Curry Rice. It smelled pretty delicious so I'm gonna guess their food is alright here. We both just went with coffees - iced coffee for him and a cappuccino for me. It was a really hot day, but I'm finding that iced coffee isn't really my cup of tea. So cappuccino it was. The waitress took our order but then came back to make sure I knew that cappuccinos were hot. "Um...of course I know that" is what I was thinking. "That's fine" is what I told her.

So, I don't know about the iced coffee but I was quite pleased with the cappuccino. The presentation was nice. The layer of cinnamon on top smelled amazing! And it tasted quite nice too. I had absolutely no complaints about it. And since it was hot, I was also drinking water. I will definitely give props to the staff for being so attentive and keeping my glass full.

So, what with the comfortable atmosphere, cold water, delicious coffee, and good company, I was quite pleased. I believe this place also serves as a small live house, and I would actually be quite interested in coming back and seeing a show here at some point. As long as I can sit in one of the arm chairs and drink another cappuccino, that is.

Order: Cappuccino (¥600)
Review: Nice cafe in a renovated space.

Website: http://renovationplanning.co.jp/roof/index.html
Access: Sangenjaya Station (about 5 or so minutes)

Address: 2-14-22 2F, Sangenjaya, Setagaya Ward, Tokyo 154-0024