Dear Matsumoto fans,
How are you?

Today is the last day of June, rainy season has come to an end, and summer has begun earlier than usual.
Even if people think of Matsumoto as a cold city, it is actually quite hot in summer and sun rays are fairly strong, so be careful and stay hydrated.

If you are visiting and you are staying near Nawate, I would like to recommend a place to have breakfast.

It is called Usuyaki Cafe.
Breakfast is served from 9 to 11, and it costs only 500 yen.

It includes a drink (hot coffee, hot tea, soup), homemade pickles (the owners grow the vegetables themselves), a salad and one usuyaki of your choice.

What is usuyaki? It is one style of oyaki. When people were not full after finishing their meal, they would make these flour and water pancakes, add in some ingredients (local vegetables) that they had at hand, and fried in a frying pan with oil.
They are filling and healthy.

I really enjoyed my breakfast here.
My usuyaki contained sweet potatoes and ginger, but you can choose other flavors, sweet or savory.
This breakfast is entirely plant based unless you specifically choose an oyaki that contains meat.

You can also get oyaki to go (200 yen), or enjoy a traditional snack like fryed pan.

It was a healthy and enjoyable breakfast.
Outside the shop is Metoba river, so you can take a nice walk after your meal.
Highly recommended!

Address: Matsumoto Chuo 3-11-5
Usuyaki Cafe