Itabashi City, Tokyo, Japan｜Books Itomai

A very hidden quiet book cafe. Perfect for people who want some quiet time to themselves reading a book and enjoying good coffee. They use beans from Coffee Valley Ikebukuro which is a roastery café that coffee enthusiast frequents. The seats are mostly solo seats and chatting is discouraged there (everyone whispers in there) so if you are looking for a place to hangout with friends it's better to look elsewhere. The decoration and mood in the cafe is superb as well! It's like entering a different world! The menu blends into it's surroundings on some seats so it may be hard to notice (it's fully in Japanese) and you order at your seat, and pay on your way out. Credit card accepted here too.

This is a shop that I personally love because of the atmosphere of a mysterious space that suddenly appeared in the city. I feel like I'm a book lover who has read Anne of Green Gables and longed for the situation of "reading in the attic". However, I think it would be better to think of it as a bookstore where you can read a book while drinking tea slowly for some reason. It's not often that you can't sit down, and food and drink are served quite slowly, so it's essential to have enough time to think that there's no problem. Still, once you sit down, it's really nice to be able to immerse yourself in reading in a wonderful space. The white wine and gorgonzola basque cheesecake set is really delicious, so if you like sweet and salty things, please try it.

An indoor oasis located near the north exit of Tokiwadai Station on the Tobu Tojo Line. Visited Sunday at 12:00. I visited at the same time as the opening, but there were 2 previous customers. You can choose your favorite seat. There are a lot of nice seats, so I want to come again. Since it is a one-drink system, I ordered apple juice without ice for 450 yen and cheesecake for 580 yen. I ordered without ice, but thank you for pouring in parallel. Please note that the maximum stay time is 2 hours and a half. At this book cafe, you can read the books you brought in, the magazines and paperbacks in the cafe space, and the books you bought at the bookstore next door. Depending on where you sit, the types and number of books you can choose from in the café space are different. I was feeling unwell and drank a cold drink. The blanket was also in the center. Water is also self-serve in the center. The restroom is on the bookstore side. The interior is very nice, but when I walk, I can't help but bump into dried flowers and it's rough. There is music, but it's quiet. I don't usually buy books, but this bookstore was so nice that I wanted to support it, so I bought it. If you think that the books are only novels, there are a little business books and a wide range of cooking books. I was able to use my credit card. Cafe is deferred payment when you leave the room.