Through much of the 20th century in Japan, casual cafes popped up in small towns around the country, serving things like tea and coffee, Japanese curry, sandwiches, and breakfast fare. Kissaten, as they’re called, live somewhere between a cafe, a diner, and a teahouse, rustic and welcoming, serving dishes like pizza toast: a slab of bread, dressed with either tomato sauce or ketchup, and finished with cheese and other toppings.
Kimura Toast Bar on North Williams is, by no means, a kissaten. If anything, it feels like a sweet little neighborhood coffee shop: couples chat over cardamom lattes, 30-somethings work from their laptops. If it weren’t for the
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