​Cafe New Poppy opened at the end of January 2019 on Shikemichi, where the history of Nagoya lives on. It is a shop where you can enjoy home-roasted coffee and morning breakfast in the space of a good old coffee shop. The unique style of the food menu, such as "Poppy Curry Rice" and "Teppan Ogura Toast" using coffee rice, is also a hot topic.

Actually, this shop is run by the second-generation master of "Cafe Poppy", which has been in business for nearly 30 years at Meieki since 1977. This time, we listened carefully to the background of the establishment of the shop, the commitment to coffee, and the future prospects.

Shikemichi, where the history of Nagoya lives on

The shop is located in Shikemichi near Endoji Shopping Street in Nishi Ward, Nagoya City. It is a historical area with townhouses and white-walled storehouses lined up.

There are counter seats and sofa seats on the first floor.

The counter table is covered with coffee beans.

There is an atrium above the entrance, providing an excellent sense of openness.

The second floor has high ceilings and is very spacious. The loft seat in the center is the master's commitment.

Loft seats have red sofas. It's a special seat!

Inheriting the feelings of parents' shop "Cafe Poppy"

Mr. Masashi Bitou, master of Cafe New Poppy

-First of all, please tell us the reason for the birth of “Cafe New Poppy”.

Mr. Bitou: "My parents opened Cafe Poppy two years before I was born. My father passed away early, and my mother continued to run the cafe by herself. Then, when I was 28 years old, I took over Cafe Poppy.

Cafe Poppy was an ordinary coffee shop that had been around for a long time. I wanted to do something more fashionable myself! In December 2010, I closed the shop and started a wholesale business of roasted beans as "BEANS BITOU". The following year, in February 2011, I opened "Cafe Kobe-kan" in Fushimi.

Café Poppy opened by Mr. Bitou's parents

Mr. Bitou: "As a roasted bean wholesaler, I had the opportunity to come into contact with various shops. A small coffee stand, a chain store like Komeda, an old-fashioned coffee shop. I thought that nothing beats history.

I also had my mother help me with 'Cafe Kobe-kan', and customers would often say, 'It's wonderful that you and your mother are doing this together.' I was surprised that people thought so, even though it was something natural to us. Gradually, I began to wonder if it was better to keep the name 'Cafe Poppy'."

Cafe Kobe-kan

Mr. Bitou: "Since the cafe Kobe-kan was in the middle of Fushimi, there were a lot of people who used it for business, it was a very busy shop. I think drinking coffee is a way to pass the time. I started to feel strongly that I wanted to serve coffee at a shop that didn't need a clock if possible. Just when I was thinking about that, I was introduced to this property. Taking over the name 'Poppy' again, it opened as 'Cafe New Poppy'. ”