Poem

Toast or rice: Poem gives you a choice of how to start the day. Its breakfast menu ranges from sets built around thick-cut toast to Japanese-style meals, so you can pick what suits your appetite. One visitor reported ordering the cup gratin and thick-cut toast set, which came with coffee, a boiled egg and salad. Another account mentions consomme soup served first—a welcome addition when toast alone would not be enough. The listed price is 800 yen, making this a hearty option for anyone keen on both toast and gratin.

There are several kinds of toast to choose from, too. Cinnamon toast comes with maple syrup for 700 yen, while cheese and ham toast costs 650 yen. For something lighter, there is plain toast for 450 yen or a vegetable sandwich for 500 yen. One reviewer also remarked on the generous thickness of the cheese toast.

Those who prefer rice can opt for the “chef’s choice breakfast” at 850 yen, choosing the main dish by telling a member of staff. One diner who ordered the ham and egg bento described it as filling. With both toast sets and Japanese-style meals on offer, the menu makes it easy to find a substantial breakfast.

At lunch, choices include set meals with pork cutlet, fried shrimp or hamburger steak, as well as dry curry and curry with pilaf. The set meals come with steamed white rice, miso soup and pickles; the hamburger steak set is served with grated-daikon sauce and costs 1,000 yen. Coffee is available after a meal, and Poem’s original-blend coffee beans are also sold freshly ground. The listing says payment is cash only.