Omotesando Break-Feast

Every once in awhile you have to take a “break” from your usual yogurt, English muffins, or cereal, and you need to indulge in a true gastronomic morning feast. The other day James and I did just this – we went to my favorite breakfast stops in Omotesando (neighborhood where we work).

First we went to Anderson's Bakery, which is filled with so many perfect pastries that I can never pick one in under 5 minutes. I usually circle around multiple times, observing and smelling and guessing what the fillings are. James loves this. :0) Eventually I pick two pastries, which I do not feel guilty about because all of the Japanese women pick two or three and because they are all "petite" sized pastries. This last time I picked a cranberry streusel muffin and an orange tart.

I almost went for one of these adorable creme puff swans - next time!

Then we looped over to our favorite little coffee shop - the yellow van! Remember how I said that little vans are quite common here in Tokyo as food stands, like the curry van. They also serve coffee, and this espresso happens to be the best we've found in Tokyo for the best price. Can't argue with that!

And the van stand has a the cutest little punch-card - I will miss this coffee place.