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"A casual café in a recovering port town with a celebrity-linked backstory, serving as a friendly local spot for coffee or a bite amid the area’s revival." - Travel + Leisure Editors
Cafe produced by Ken Watanabe, brick-oven pizza, curry
1-3 Minatomachi, Kesennuma, Miyagi 988-0021, Japan Get directions
¥1,000–2,000
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