Karuizawa foodie place 2019

Hello 2020,  updating my last trip to Karuizawa. 

It's our second time we went Karuizawa,  the first time we went to Kusatsu(2018) and also stayed at friend's place. I think I didn't blogged it proper so... here are some photos.

Yes, that was 2018.

I realized I skipped so many post. But I have made a video if you guys wanna watch

Click https://youtu.be/1kHfFfD7heU

We actually wanted to stay our friend's place again but lastly we don't. The place quite far away, and I'm afraid of those narrow road again make me feel sick... we just had a relax drive and chill, drop by any nice place for meal. 

1. KOBUSHI , NAGANO

長野県 北佐久郡軽井沢町 長倉 塩沢762-7

We didn't plan much for this trip, just looking for some place for lunch before check in time. Just a bit worry because the building quite old and ... not sure it's open or close? When we walk inside and theres only an old women serve us , I think her husband might be the chef. Lovely couple!! Menu was a little, I remembered like 3-4 kinds. Not much.

The boys having hamburg with rice, and I'm trying the cold noodles.

The dishes are good. Even it takes long time to be serve. Taste like normal Japanese home cook.The noodle was unexpected! Super good, I didn't know rice noodle can be so good like this way. Usually we have hot soup pho something but the couple makes it chill and the soup base just mild! I miss this so much ( as I'm writing the post now) !

 (Only available during summer time) If you guys have a chance to visit! Please visit!


Unexpected restaurant, super satisfy! But not recommend to quick order, because they takes almost 30 mins to serve.

2. BAKERY & RESTAURANT SAWAMURA , KARUIZAWA

〒389-0103 長野県北佐久郡軽井沢町軽井沢12-18

https://www.b-sawamura.com/shops/kyukaru.php

The famous dining place in Karuizawa. We went the place which having dining and bakery! If you are bread lover. You have to visit this place. We actually looking for so many restaurant before a day, and we can't decide what to eat, lastly we decide to walk around and decide it.

Their famous menu is burger set, which is homemade hamburg with those soft breads! But the day we went was sold out. Its ok! We didn't craving for burger too. As you wondering what burger is it?

Picture from google.

 Daddy's order. 

蓼科産豚肩ロース肉のグリルとキャベツのロースト~グリーンマスタードソース~

グリルで香ばしく、身はしっとりと焼き上げました。シェフ自慢のソースと共に

Mine :)

旬野菜のローストとサーモンのレアソテー~アイオリソース~

肉厚なサーモンを中はしっとりとレアにソテー。ニンニクと粒マスタードのソースがサーモンの風味を引き立てます

Each set come with salad and breads! You can order more if you need.
Of course the veggie so fresh , because normally Danny didn't eat salad, but he finished all the salad here. which means.... :)

The kids set.

I can have the kid set too... if no one laugh at me... lol

The place is beautiful , and the staffs are so friendly too! If you love western foods, and modern environment. Visit this place when you come Karuizawa. There are more places to visit but we didn't manage to eat so much. Maybe next time :)
(Because there are a tempura shop which is so famous too, have to try out next time)

3. SAJILO CAFE, KARUIZAWA

長野県北佐久郡軽井沢町長倉2145-5
（星野リゾート ハルニレテラス内）

As I said wanted to visit the curry place right?
Before we heading back, we went to Hoshino resort terrace and have a walk. Danny said he still so full because of our hotel dining is buffet style and we just keep eating for 2 days ( breakfast and dinner) lol

But I'm still not giving up yet for my favorite curry! As I said I wanted to try, so we just found this inside the terrace and luckily its not too crowded.


The shop is selling curry ingredients and also some nepal's spices. When you walk inside the shop you can smell the spices.

We ordered seafood, chicken curry set for each. Naan and rice set.
What I can tell is... the naan here super good! especially the cheese naan, I still can't get more for that!

 The cheese naan! Must eat when they serve you, and when it still hot. The cheese melted and the naan was so soft. Awwww how can make this super fat naan!!!

and.... he loves it so much! Satisfied.

They also having a menu which is mutton curry, but sold out that day! Try it next time! Have to work out more to eat more. Really satisfied road trip ever!

That day we all eat too much... weight gained about 2kg... oh god :(

See you and hope you enjoy! 

xoxo

Cafe in Japan 巡り #3 Cafe & Kitchen K.

Hello! Have been dragged this post for a long time, daily working life makes me busy and didn't have time to complete it. As you can see there's snow, and now almost spring... so probably this is super late. Hold on!! You may love this post maybe... because of foods.

Since last year I'm started to visit cafe in Japan frequently, I just want to join some food adventure with my family, because I have no idea what to do besides of eating lol (You can feel my stress tho)

Never expect this will be a good photo when I transfer it to my pc. I can't really see any special after I took this shoot. But I can really see the snow mountain here. It's so beautiful! And... I can feel how lonely that winter is.

We just accidentally bump into this little cafe shop. Which is... it is located on the way to our destination. Why don't we just stopped by and have coffee? (Opppss sorry I don't really drink coffee)

Imagine you have a small yard like this, watching sky during nighttime for the stars, with red wine maybe?

The shop own by an old couple. Husband cook and wife as waitress. Wonderful retire life, amazing!
So that also match our retire dream which is own a small shop and cooking some simple dishes, chilling with people around. *Dreaming always good*

Menu change every week maybe, not sure and it depends on the purchases of the day. Most of the popular dishes like hamburg, chicken sauté, also fishes. The price is quite reasonable.

The shop decoration is mainly for cowboy style, village, vintage, also nature. The owner is friendly and his wife too!

The appetizer ( for the lunch set only) , veggie salad and it taste so good. Veggie is fresh and the sauce is just make everything good. *Good to live in small village*

For me, Meunière sauce fish with mashed pumpkin. Also some fresh veggie. The sauce is quite special and I never ate this before. It's bitter and I can taste a little orange essence with it. The black sauce is quite bitter.

The owner served me a homemade bread, which is tomatoes inside. It is so soft and seriously good. Really good.

 The garlic chicken sauté for the boys.

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Creative dessert ever! We didn't expect the dessert is like heaven! Also you can see there are 3 types of dessert served, just for a lunch set. Not single menu. Too much love from them, thank you! Definitely will be back...

As the price for lunch set is 1200JPY, well! Totally worth more than that. (It also come with coffee or tea) , you can't really eat this in the city. Ok! This is why I love to stay in small town better a busying city. There's are no crowded and long queue, outside was nature, no busying transport. Blue sky during sunny day, and also some snow mountain during winter.

I can stop loving village life, there's more than my expectation. Just too good, and peaceful.

CAFE & KITCHEN K.

Tokorono 1550-73 , Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture. 321-1421

カフェ&キッチン ケイ

住所：栃木県 日光市 所野 1550-73

営業時間：11:30~17:00 

定休日：月曜日　　電話番号：090-4742-9604 

Website: http://gkuromaku.wixsite.com/cafeandkitchen-k

xoxo

Cafe in Japan 巡り#2 Nikko Cafe Imperial Villa

Delayed post again... sorry I know keep delaying all my blogspot. For those who reading my blog, here you go my new post! Really love vintage cafe house and this is the one which is located at Nikko.

They reuse everything, furniture, chair, even the shop. They never renovate it to gorgeous cafe house, just reusing the old shop and adding some new coffee machine and also there are my favorite oil heater. The house is so warm when you step in :)

I totally forgot what I've ordered. I remember it was milk tea something? I can't drink coffee so always order some milk tea or cappuccino is fine :)


Here is my lunch, baked black curry with half boiled egg.

It's a lot of veggie inside, of course beef too! But the flavor is out of my expectation.
I'm not really like it... hmmm... maybe the black curry taste a bit strong.

It also come with a soup, and also salad bowl.

This is the black curry meal set which is not bake version. It's really black ... as you can imagine after you eat them and your teeth is like... BLACK...teeth.


Dessert time, which is my favorite time. Hubby's friend said, when I order meal my face is like so meh, and once dessert time came, my face is so happy. oh no, I think she is right! haha

My baked cheese cake.

Erica's chocolate cake.

Hubby's apple pie.

We enjoy the lunch set so much, I can spent my day like this, just eating and enjoy the environment. 

How about you? But sometimes I think that is just too luxury if you just spend your day off like this. Let me know how you think?

If you haven't read this cafe pt.1 you may press here to read, their menu is almost same just different location. 

https://daphnefroggy.blogspot.jp/2017/12/cafe-in-japan-1-kyo-cha-ann.html

NIKKO CAFE IMPERIAL VILLA 

3-13 Honcho, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture 321-1434

日光珈琲 御用邸通

住所：〒321-1434  栃木県日光市本町3-13

営業時間：10:00～18:00（17:00 L.O.）

定休日：月曜日・第1、3火曜日（祝日の際は翌日）　電話番号：0288-53-2335

Website: http://nikko-coffee.com/cafe

xoxo