A late brunch in Shinjuku on a sunny day!
Oct 11, 2019
Shinjuku is an iconic spot in Tokyo; famous for accommodating many great attractions like Godzilla, a robot restaurant, and the biggest red-light district in Japan: Kabukicho.
it is also famous as one of the busiest cities in Tokyo; the city never dies and always packed almost every day.
Today we’re sharing our experience having a late brunch in Shinjuku, introducing hidden spots like a place to buy a cup of boba (bubble tea), a rooftop cafe offering delicious galette and gorgeous view, and a shop where you can buy creamy soft-serve ice cream from Hokkaido!
1. Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea
We arrived at Shinjuku Station around 10:30 and we were looking for a cup of boba before we headed to the cafe to have brunch.
We were wandering around the station and we found a boba store called “Yi Fang”.
Yi Fang is a boba chain from Taiwan, and it is famous for its boba fruit tea, but we ordered the brown sugar boba because we were very hungry, and we liked it a lot!
We’ve tried many boba places in Tokyo and amongst those places, we consider Yi Fang as the second best. The texture of the boba is not too chewy and soft, so you can enjoy eating it while drinking it.
The amount of brown sugar is just right, not overly sweet. Even though Yi Fang is a little bit pricey compared to other boba places, we definitely will come back to this store again next time!
| Store Name | Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea (一芳 新宿) |
| Address | 3-35-11 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo |
| Business Hours | 11:00-22:00 |
| Access | 2-minute walk from Shinjuku-sanchome Station on Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line |
2. BREIZH Cafe Creperie Shinjuku Takashimaya
We headed to BREIZH; a famous rooftop cafe in the place, offering tasty Galette and a gorgeous garden view after we had brown sugar boba.
The cafe is located on the rooftop of Shinjuku Takashimaya, on the 13th floor. We ordered the lunch set menu: a plate of salad or a bowl of soup, your choice of the galette, and a drink.
We enjoyed the iced lemon tea on the terrace while enjoying the view of the garden on the rooftop.
A clear sky on a sunny day; definitely perfect to enjoy a late brunch!
The salad was not only colorful but also served together with a homemade vegetable dressing; a healthy treat for your body!
After finishing the salad, we had an Iberico bacon galette with cheese and egg. For those who don’t know what galette is, a galette is a buckwheat crepe filled with savory fillings like vegetables and meat. Since it’s gluten-free, people with gluten intolerance can eat galette too. The galette is thin and has crunchy texture and the fillings taste great; not overly salty.
The lunch set costs around 1,600 yen (price might change without any prior notifications), which is pretty reasonable for a rooftop cafe.
| Store Name | BREIZH Cafe Creperie Shinjuku Takashimaya |
| Address | 13F, Shinjuku Takashimaya, 5-24-2 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku Tokyo |
| Business hours | 11:00-23:00 |
| Access | a 2-minute walk from the New South Gate of Shinjuku Station on the JR Yamanote Line |
3. MILK Craft Cream Lumine Est Shinjuku
We really enjoyed our brunch, but we still had a few spaces for desserts, so we headed to MILK, a fresh cream specialist shop from Kushiro, Hokkaido. Kushiro is a city in Hokkaido that is known for its great milk production and MILK is known for its delicious and creamy soft serve ice cream.
We ordered the Milky Soft Parfait; a 4-in-1 parfait of milky soft serve, milk pudding, milk cream, and tapioca balls, which costs around 900 yen per portion. The milky soft serve has a rich flavor and the milk pudding is very silky. The milk cream is not only fresh, but also fluffy, and the tapioca balls are just right; not overly chewy.
| Store Name | MILK Craft Cream Lumine Est Shinjuku |
| Address | 1F, Lumine Est Shinjuku, 3-38-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo |
| Business hours | weekdays 11:00-22:00 weekends and holidays 10:30-21:30 |
| Access | a 1-minute walk from the East Exit Central East Exit of Shinjuku Station on the JR Yamanote Line |
There are many other hidden restaurants and cafes that you can visit to chill and relax on a sunny day, so why don’t you try having brunch in Shinjuku just like we did today?
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