TFP Review
Cafe Ano/
Harajuku: Eastern
European
▼5467-0861
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Many Tokyo cafes
have succeeded in
creating a laid-
back, Bohemian-style
atmosphere, but none
quite so literally
as this charming Old
World-inspired Czech
cafe. Hanging from
the walls are
antique clocks,
carved wooden mar-
ionettes, posters
for local theater
events and a well-
used bulletin board.
An old piano stands
in one corner; above
it a chalkboard
lists upcoming musi-
cal events held
here. Each of the
solid, well-scuffed
wooden tables is
supplied with a deck
of cards - there's
no need to bring
your own.
If the weather is
nice you can sit by
one of the big open
windows looking onto
the street and enjoy
a Czech beer. Choose
from any of eight
varieties from Star-
opramen, Bernard,
Budvar and Urquel
breweries, or a
fresh-tasting draft
microbrew pilsner
made by a Czech
brewmaster in Ishi-
kawa (Y750). Wines
are from vineyards
in Czech and neigh-
boring Slovakia.
There's also an
impressive selection
of fourteen herbal
teas - ten single-
flavor infusions
like sage and lemon-
grass, and four
custom blends.
In the evenings,
Cafe Ano turns into
Tokyo's foremost and
only Czech restau-
rant, serving down-
home fare like roast
pork, pork cutlets
and Czech-style
risotto. Don't miss
their delicious
bramborak - thick,
garlicky potato
pancakes served with
ingredients like
sausage and sauer-
kraut; spinach and
hard-boiled egg; or
smoked salmon. Seka-
na - a garlicky pate
described on the
chalkboard as Czech
meatloaf - makes a
good starter, and
the goulash is rich
and meaty.
Budget around Y3500-
5000 for dinner and
some drinks; prix-
fixe menus run
Y2700-4800. Lunch is
Y950-1500 (for a
three-dish special
lunch menu), and is
served until 3pm.
A small shop up-
stairs sells chil-
dren's books, toys,
wooden crafts and
DVDs of Czech anima-
tion. Czech cooking
classes (in Japa-
nese) are held on
Tuesdays, presided
over by the cafe's
two native Czech
chefs.
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◎Shibuya 1-20-3.
◎Open 11am-9:30pm
(LO) daily.
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