[Kasugai] Try the Famous Cafe Meal at "Kissa Honey Sugar" in Retro Atmosphere!

​"Kissa Honey Sugar" is located in Kasugai City, which opened in 1982. The cafe is popular not only with locals, but also with customers who come from far away in search of "Showa retro atmosphere" through SNS, and the delicious "Kissa meshi (cafe meal)" that can be tasted in a nostalgic atmosphere.

It is located along Prefectural Route 451 with an orange roof and a large yellow signboard.

The number of seats is 50. There are also box seats where even a large number of people can sit.

The interior is comfortable with calm lighting and natural light coming in from the windows.

This is it!
Recommended menu of "Kissa Honey Sugar"

A popular item on the menu is the thick and fluffy egg sandwich (620 yen).

"Cream soda (500 yen)" has a cute appearance with floating ice cream. You can also feel the attention to detail in the glasses and saucers that the owner himself searched for.

"Italian spaghetti (660 yen)", a representative of Nagoya food served on a hot iron plate. The taste has remained unchanged since its opening.

The fruit sandwiches that change seasonally use local fruits, and the red bean paste from Naniwa Co., Ltd. in Miyoshi City is used in the Ogura toast. While cherishing connections with people and pursuing delicious food, it seems that it naturally led to local production for local consumption. Vegetables from nearby fields are often served as lunch items.

Enjoy morning with a choice of morning breakfast
Nutritionally balanced daily lunch

Coffee shop culture unique to this region where bread and eggs come with your drink order. In morning breakfast (7:00-11:00) of "Kissa Honey Sugar", you can choose from three types of bread: toast, hot dog, and egg sandwich. You can read a book, enjoy chatting, and immerse yourself in the Showa retro atmosphere from the morning.

The daily lunch (11:00-14:00) is 800 yen and includes 3 nutritionally balanced homemade side dishes, rice, miso soup, and a drink. You can also take out. (400 yen without rice).

There are also a wide variety of take-out menu items such as "Yakisoba (stir-fried noodle)", "Italian Spaghetti", "Yaki Udon", and "Atsuyaki Egg Sandwich" for 500 yen each. You can enjoy cafe rice with one coin. If you make a reservation by phone, you can receive it without waiting.

Handmade sweets limited to Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays
Be sure to get it before it's sold out!

During cafe time (14:00-17:00) on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, handmade sweets are popular.

The handmade custard pudding (500 yen) that fits perfectly in a retro glass vessel with white whipped cream and bright red cherries will make you exclaim, "So cute!" I was surprised that it was firmer than I expected. The sweetness is modest and you can eat it even after having a meal. It may be sold out, so it might be better to order early.

We have a feeling that the exquisite "custard pudding," newly created with a Showa-era atmosphere, will become a new specialty of Kissa Honey Sugar!

In addition, coffee jelly and original sweets appear depending on the season. It seems that there are times when you can eat it other than Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, so please ask the store staff once!

A new wind blows in with the support of my daughter
"Kissa Honey Sugar"

Seiji Shigeno, the current second-generation owner, and his daughter Kaho

– Please tell us about the history of the shop.

Mr. Seiji Shigeno (hereafter, Seiji-san): “My father originally ran Shimeno Sugar Industry Co., Ltd. next door, and I am the second generation owner of that company. When this vacant lot was put up for sale, I bought it because I thought it would be a good place  for company trucks to come and go. And we decided to open a cafe since there was this building. Although it has undergone renovations, it has remained almost unchanged for 40 years. ”

– Since when did Seiji-san become the second owner?

Seiji-san: "It's been about 5 or 6 years since it's been gradually replaced. When I was in junior high school, this place was established and I used to help out from time to time. I was attached to it, and naturally I wanted to do it.”

– Is it run by your family?

Seiji: "Most likely. My wife and I and sometimes part-time worker. Also, my daughter is currently in her fourth year of college, so she helps me when she has time."

Kaho Shigeno (hereinafter referred to as Kaho-san): "It's going to be a little far away (laughs)."

– Were Kaho-san's ideas for new menus and information dissemination?

Seiji-san: "Yes. I started using Instagram around July of this year (2021), and thankfully, the number of young customers who have come to see Instagram has increased significantly.My wife and I were honestly surprised at first. "Are you coming this far?" He brought a big camera and took pictures of the food before we ate it. ”

Kaho-san: “I have friends take pictures for me, and I have my own camera, so I take pictures myself to help spread the word. ” and “Coffee Jelly”. ”

The retro-style menu board designed by Kaho-san fits the atmosphere of the restaurant.

A number of gunpla that Seiji-san suddenly started arranging in his store about a year ago. The works of everyone in the "Gundam Kai" formed by friends from junior high school are also lined up. "I want you to see Gundam too~ (lol)" said Seiji-san, while Kaho-san also laughed and gently retorted, "I don't need it~". I was so happy to see the two of them getting along so well.

Customers, friends, family... Just like in the Showa period, "Kissa Honey Sugar" has been run with a focus on connecting with people. Even though it's the first time I've been to the store, I feel like I've been there somewhere before. Please try to taste the taste of cafe rice that will not betray you for many years!