Pannotora Handa

a quiet stretch of yanabe nishimachi isn't where you'd expect to find a café that takes its coffee this seriously, and yet here pannotora handa sits, drawing people in from across aichi. independent specialty shops in smaller japanese cities tend to earn their following slowly, through consistency rather than spectacle, and this one appears to have done exactly that. the standing it's built speaks for itself. if you're making the trip out to handa, the address on yanabe nishimachi is a real reason to rearrange your afternoon around it, not just a stop along the way. plan to be there when the pace is slower, late morning or a quiet weekday, and give whatever's on the filter menu your full attention.