ikeda

Today after my lesson, I met Satoshi at a nearby park and we walked to Cafe Alfonso. I had read about this cafe on another website and had wanted to go there for sometime. The great thing about this cafe is that next door is their bakery. I found out that they also open for breakfast, so we may come back to try that some time.

I had their pork cutlet curry.

Satoshi had their fried shrimp curry.

Each entree came with a salad

and these pickles--rakkyo (pickled onions) and fukujinzuke (small pieces of veggies pickled in shoyu (soy sauce)).

On the way home, we stopped in at a little shop called Dolce I-an. The chinese characters mean Italian place. They were recently written up in a foodie magazine. They also have a restaurant next door which is turns into a bar at night.

We tried their latte-cotta (a pannecotta made with milk) and their mattcha mousse (a fluffy mousse made from green tea topped with a little layer of cream).

It was a great day for a walk and lunch.

Cafe Alfonso (UPDATE: 1/2011 this cafe has closed)
1-24 Ueikeda
Ikeda, Osaka
Phone: 072-753-4571
Closed Sundays

Dolce I-an (UPDATE: 1/2008 this restaurant has closed and has moved)
4-19 Daiwacho
Ikeda, Osaka
Phone: 072-752-8333
Closed on Mondays and every 1st Tuesday