Sleeping in and heading to my favorite morning cafe

“Mom is going to sleep in big time tomorrow!! So, let’s wake up slowly and go out for a morning breakfast.”

Every now and then, I declare a [Planned Sleeping-In] to my family. “Yay! Sleeping in + morning breakfast!” It’s funny how the cheers of the kids spread a mood of welcoming the sleep-in throughout the living room at night.

Sleeping in and staying up late go hand in hand. So, just for this day, as if the whole family are accomplices, we watch the Friday Road Show until the very end without worrying about our internal clocks, thinking, “We can sleep in late tomorrow anyway.” After all, we’re going out for a morning breakfast tomorrow.

Once I’m in bed, I think about where we should go for breakfast the next morning. I imagine the fluffy, freshly baked bread that varies from shop to shop, and I can’t help but grin. The perfect weekend, including the late night, has already begun.

Now, this may be sudden, but I’d like to introduce two of my family’s favorite morning cafes in the northern part of Mie Prefecture.

The pull-apart bread breakfast is delicious. Inside the cocotte are four types of freshly baked pull-apart bread: plain, chocolate, walnut, and mentaiko mayo. It’s very filling, so I also recommend it as a brunch for a morning when you wake up slowly.

The cafe has an attached dog run, so visiting with your beloved dog is also great. Tea plantations spread out around the area, and in comfortable seasons, it’s lovely to enjoy the greenery from the terrace seats.

Next, at Anniversary Cafe, not only is the bread delicious, but the morning breakfast comes with free drinks. There is a wide variety of drinks, from coffee and tea to detox water and fruit vinegar. You can enjoy a relaxing conversation with a drink in hand even after your meal.

By the way, besides the bread breakfast like in the photo, there is also a curry breakfast, so if you want a hearty meal, please try it 🍛✨️

Usually, I always order the same menu at the same shop, but this year I’d like to look for new morning cafes in search of new favorites.

If you have any recommended cafes or morning spots in your town, please let me know 🤗☕

This time, I participated in the [#ChareGaya] morning theme.

It was fun to read and participate, with heartwarming essays about morning breakfasts, short stories about unconventional “mornings,” and even manzai comedy routines popping up!! Thank you, Kosshi-san.

And Miku-san, who set the theme, published a book yesterday on the 30th.

I definitely want to learn about “How to Start a Writing Life: What’s Important to Keep Writing.” Once again, congratulations on the new book release 😊🍀

On the final day of the project, I managed to slide in just in time to participate~☕