Choose your main dish and 5 side dishes! Lunch in a stylish old-fashioned cafe for around 1,000 yen (Munakata City)

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This time, we will introduce you to a wonderful old Japanese-style house cafe in Munakata City.

MINORI CAFE, a traditional Japanese cafe serving delicious fermented food lunches and sweets (Munakata City)

MINORI CAFE opened on December 26, 2023, located about a 5-minute walk south from Kyoikudai-mae Station on the JR Kagoshima Main Line.

This stylish cafe was renovated from an old house that is over 100 years old.

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There is also free parking, so it is convenient to go by car.

Once you open the door, you'll find yourself in a hallway with a historic feel. Take off your shoes at the entrance before entering the store!

The restaurant is spacious, with table and sofa seats. On this day, even though it was a weekday, it was fully booked. There was even a group of about 20 people using the tables together.

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"MINORI CAFE" is a restaurant that is well-known for its delicious lunches that use fermented seasonings such as koji and amazake.

The owner of the restaurant makes dishes that are gentle on the body, free of chemical seasonings, and made with plenty of seasonal ingredients. They are all dishes that will make you feel energized.

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You can choose between meat and fish for your main course! Lunch menu "MINORI Enzyme Gozen"

This time I tried the spring lunch menu. I recommend making a reservation in advance for lunch.

The lunch menu "MINORI Enzyme Gozen" (1,650 yen) offers a choice of meat or fish as the main dish, and the spring main dishes are "Vegetable Koji and Spring Cabbage Rolls" and "Flounder with Salt Koji Lemon Sauce". *The spring menu will be available until the end of May.

In addition to the main dish, the meal comes with five small side dishes, soup, and fermented brown rice.

Vegetable Koji and Spring Cabbage Rolls

First up is a spring meat dish called "Vegetable Koji and Spring Cabbage Rolls."

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The cabbage rolls are seasoned with a soy milk tomato cream sauce packed with the delicious flavors of meat and vegetables, making even the sauce delicious. This dish has a refined and gentle taste that is very satisfying.

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Flatfish with salted rice malt and lemon paste

Next up is the spring fish dish "Flounder with Salt Koji and Lemon Sauce." It looks gorgeous and appetizing.

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The flounder was carefully grilled in homemade garlic oil and wrapped in a refreshing lemon paste, making it the perfect flavor for this season.

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There are 5 small dishes in total, all with carefully selected seasonings!

Lunch comes with 5 small side dishes. *The menu is subject to change.

This is "Bamboo shoots and soy sauce koji with bonito flakes." The crisp and soft bamboo shoots have a healthy flavor that goes well with rice!

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The "Tomatoes and Shiso Salt Koji" was a dish where the sweetness of juicy tomatoes filled the entire mouth.

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The "Octopus and Soy Sauce Koji Vinegared Dish" was a refreshing and mild-tasting dish.

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Other small dishes included "Eggplant and Amazake Mizore Simmered in Soy Sauce" and "Salt Koji Rolled Egg." All of the dishes had delicious sauces and broths, and were so delicious that you'd want to drink them all up.

Miso soup with dashi koji

The soup was "Dashi Koji Miso Soup." It was a healthy bowl of soup made with "Dashi Koji," a fermented food made from koji, miso, sake, soy sauce, and other ingredients.

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Germinated enzyme brown rice

The rice is steaming hot, germinated enzyme brown rice.

It had a softer texture than brown rice and was very flavorful.

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The cafe menu is extensive! Don't miss the stylish drinks!

This time, I ordered from the cafe menu after lunch. There was a wide variety of drinks as well as sweets!

Two types of fondant chocolate

These are "Fondant au Chocolat" (600 yen each). There are two types: chocolate and matcha.

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When you cut it in half, the thick sauce oozes out. The soft texture of the dough and the mellowness of the sauce are irresistible.

You can also enjoy the contrast between hot and cold by eating it with the vanilla ice cream that comes with it!

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"Matcha Fondant Chocolate" is a dish in which Uji tea is kneaded into the dough and matcha chocolate sauce is enclosed inside.

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You can also change the vanilla ice cream to soy milk ice cream for an additional 50 yen.

Specialty drinks

Even the drinks at "MINORI CAFE" are stylish!

The "Cafe Mocha (Hot)" (600 yen) is a drink of espresso, bittersweet chocolate syrup, steamed milk and chocolate sauce. It has a deep flavor.

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The "Cafe Shakerato" (400 yen), served in a stylish glass, is a drink made by pouring hot espresso over granulated sugar and ice in a shaker. It is a popular drink with a refreshing taste and clean mouthfeel.

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"MINORI CAFE" is a place where you can enjoy a healthy lunch in a relaxed atmosphere. Please come and visit us. (Text by CHIHIRO)

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■MINORI CAFE
Address: 4-10-9 Akama, Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Business hours: 11:30-21:30 (lunch until 15:00, dinner from 18:00)
Closed: Thursdays
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