3 recommended cafes around Kisarazu Station, offering dishes maximizing flavors of carefully selected ingredients from local vegetables to pesticide-free fruits

Kisarazu city in Chiba prefecture is home to loads of spots perfect to see a stunning view of nature or enjoy shopping, such as Umihotaru and Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu. Not only sightseeing spots but also local specialty foods and dishes are one of Kisarazu’s best charms. It gains popularity as a city with many stylish cafes as well as fresh seafood thanks to facing the Tokyo Bay.

This time, we’re going to introduce 3 recommended cafes that offer exquisite dishes that can be visited by bus without any transfers from Kisarazu Station.

“Natural Cafe＋Shop hanahaco” serving dishes made with mainly local vegetables and fair trade ingredients

“Natural Cafe＋Shop hanahaco” is a cafe with an adjoining a select shop. The moment you take a bite of their dishes gentle to the body, a mild taste explodes in your mouth. Their ever-popular weekly lunch special is uncompromisingly cooked healthy dishes, and it is not an overstatement to say each one is ‘edible beauty.’ They’re particular about carefully selected ingredients, such as seasonal vegetables and pork from Koisuru-Buta Laboratory with a smooth texture and slightly sweet flavor of fat, and homemade seasonings including koji and sauce. Don’t forget to order a salad bar allowing you to taste fresh local vegetables with their homemade dressing! Besides, you can enjoy shopping at an adjoining lifestyle shop before or after your meal. There are rare merchandise, including fair trade products, goods made at facilities for supporting persons with disabilities and knick-knacks invented by local industries.

Opening Hours	11:00AM – 4:00PM　Closed on Tuesday and the first and third, fifth Monday ※Please check opening hours on the official Facebook account because it may vary depending on days.
Address	1879-1 Yana, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture
Access	Close to Kazusanoen bus stop where it takes 20 mins by bus from Kisarazu Station East Exit
URL	http://hanahaco.com/

“Reverse Cafe” attracts you with authentic dishes brings out Chiba’s seasonal flavors

“Reverse Cafe” makes various dishes while pursuing ‘really good things’ and ‘discovering new value.’ All of the ingredients they use are from Chiba. Especially, the owner is particular about vegetables, rice and meats from the South Boso Peninsula consisting of Tateyama and Miyoshi-mura etc related to him. It seems that he visits producing areas, checks ingredients and purchases them after consulting with producers. There are a wide variety of dishes such as a meat dish using the South Boso Peninsula’s branded pork ‘Satomiwabuta’, pasta and curry, and their popular menu is ‘Kisetsu Yasai Deli (Seasonal Vegetables Deli) allowing you to savor approximately 10 types of vegetables. They separately season vegetables to match each one so that you can feel their original tastes. In addition, this cafe is suitable for dating and kitty party because a cozy antique-style space spreads out here.

Opening Hours	10:30AM – 7:30PM　Closed on Thursday
Address	1-1-28 Higashiota, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture
Access	A 5-min walk from Ota bus stop where it takes 6 mins by bus from Kisarazu Station East Exit
URL	https://reverse-cafe.com/

“Tokidoki Cafe” whose a great variety of homemade baked sweets have been a hot topic on Instagram

Located in a quiet residential area, “Tokidoki Cafe” (meaning ‘sometimes cafe’ in Japanese) has a relaxing ambiance. As the name suggests, opening hours, holidays and menu vary depending on days. We recommend you try their homemade baked sweets such as pound cakes, scones and cheesecakes. They offer about 10 types of baked confections at the most, and it seems that they are sometimes sold out by the evening. These confections are in the spotlight on Instagram thanks to their great looks and tastes, using interesting ingredients such as pesticide-free fruits and rare spice and so on. When it’s a sunny day, why not savor them elegantly while soaking in sunlight at a table on the terrace? By the way, on days named ‘Challenge business day’ by the owner, you can also order meals such as pasta, curry and 3 types of plate lunch (or cafe rice bowls).

Opening Hours	11:00AM – 8:00PM　No Regular Holiday ※Please check opening hours on the official social media account because it may vary depending on days.
Address	3-13-4 Mafune, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture
Access	A 4-min walk from Mafunedanchi bus stop where it takes 11 mins by bus from Kisarazu Station East Exit
URL	Facebook／Instagram