Taito City, Tokyo, Japan｜Usagi-ya Café

This place is a really cool gem in Tokyo. At 9AM when they open they have a Japanese pancake meal that they offer for approximately 600 Yen. There is a line of people waiting before they open and the pancakes do run out fast. The pancakes tasted amazing, highly recommend. I believe that after the pancake meal they have a regular offering menu, but I didn't stick around to check it out.

Contrary to the other review, this place actually does serve other things but they are *known* for their amazing pancakes. My first morning I didn’t realise the pancakes are only from 9-9.10am (yeah - 10mins!) so I didn’t get them. Instead I got ‘French toast’ which is very different from normal French toast and SO MUCH BETTER. It was delicious and the butter had caramelised. It was filled with a sweet red bean filling but not too much. God. The next morning I was ready though - I was going to get my pancakes. I went at 8.45am to start queuing and already a few people were in line. They let you in at 9am and will sit everyone so all the chairs are filled (so if you’re solo you will sit at the same table as someone else). During this 10min slot they only serve pancakes. And. They’re great! Yummy. They’re served with butter and a red bean paste that you can add yourself. I will come back.

Cafe serves only one thing, pancakes. Its really soft and fluffy like a warm pillow. They provide butter and red bean to create a dorayaki. Be prepared to queue though. I arrived at 8.50 and there was already a queue