Which is better, Shangdao Coffee or Starbucks? which country's UCC Shangdao Coffee Shop?

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Under the strong offensive of self-service coffee led by Starbucks, Japan has recently returned to Daiwa and started a wave of nostalgia. Not long ago, the nostalgic lady Matsuko introduced three chain Showa cafes on TV. This time "happy to eat and buy!" Japan "wants to add more to introduce five stores!" Which ones have you heard of: "Star Nai Jia Shop", "CAFE English House", "KOMEDA'S Coffee", "UCC Island Gaga Shop" and "Maru Fujia"? It doesn't matter if you don't know yet. Let's take a look at the reporter's detailed introduction.

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What are the characteristics of ▋ vintage coffee shop?

Gorgeous decoration and retro decoration, exquisite tableware

Each retro coffee shop has its own characteristics, and you can recognize who is who at a glance from the outside. In addition to the appearance, the style in the store is also very different, from decoration to dinner plates and utensils have been carefully designed, most of the cups and plates are printed with the store brand Logo, and some are sold around.

Fresh hand-made coffee has a terrible aroma

Compared with chain cafes, which are heavily mechanized for quick supply, retro cafes almost always bake, grind beans and then brew cups by hand. So don't rush the clerk after ordering, because every cup of coffee provided by the shop is painstaking. Each time the taste may be slightly wrong, but also a little more human and moved.

There is a smoking area

Maybe it's because the customers are older? Most retro cafes have smoking areas, which is a great boon for addicts. However, this time the reporter also encountered a seating environment that is not really separated by a door. people who are sensitive to the smell of smoke might as well pay attention to it before entering the store.

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▋ Sing Nai Jia Shop

Among the few retro coffee shops that have been established since Kanto, the appearance of the "Star Naga Shop" is based on simple black, with a large white typeface on the sign saying "Star Nai Jia Shop", with a spotlight, low-key but full of momentum, and a sense of existence that can not be ignored. Lifelike food models at the door, sandwiches, muffins, spaghetti, food dishes. Each one looks delicious and attractive. A variety of dishes can satisfy the taste buds no matter when you visit. Coffee is the main drink.

The store also continues the steady "Deep Coffee X Black" department, comfortable red leather sofa, seats separated by transparent glass, although full is still a bit noisy, more or less noise effect! Relatively speaking, secrecy is better, even if you sit for a long time, you don't have to be shy.

Insisting on "comprehensive coffee" roasted in a straight fire has an obvious aroma, with a sour taste in the mouth, followed by a calm bitter taste. Direct fire roasting is recognized as one of the most technical and troublesome coffee roasting methods. However, Xingnai Jia Shop insists on doing so and makes one cup of coffee by hand in order to provide guests with high-quality coffee.

The "signature Shuffle muffin" doesn't go on sale until after 11:00. It's ready-made. You have to wait about 20 minutes after ordering. Enjoy it while it is hot, unlike the general thick muffins, the edges are somewhat crisp, the inner layer is softer, and the taste is quite special! You can choose honey or maple syrup according to your preference. Only here can eat the "signature Shuffle muffin", be sure to try!

Shop information & branch inquiry ☞ Xinnai Jia store official website

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▋ CAFE UK House (UK House)

CAFE English House, which was founded in 1961, has a history of more than 50 years, so it is not excessive to say that it is one of the ancestors of the "tea shop culture" in Kansai. Provide freshly ground coffee and snacks, light snacks, desserts, and an open space like an "oasis in the city". There are shops in all major department stores and underground streets of the station for easy access.

The environment in the store is bright and spacious, clean and comfortable. Plaid seats with wooden dining table, very British style. Flowers are also arranged on the windowsill, which is refreshing. However, the reporter went to this branch, there is no real separation between the smoking area and the no-smoking area, people who do not like the smell of smoke are advised to choose seats far away from the smoking area, so as not to be affected.

Muffins and toast are served with two kinds of jam and sandwiches are served in large quantities. The breakfast of "English House" is seasoned enough, and I believe that friends who eat heavy flavors will not be too light.

When drinks are served, nothing attracts more attention than exquisite teacups and tea trays, with tea filters and timing hourglass, fully equipped and well-equipped. Pour herbal tea into the elegantly designed teacup, raise your little finger, sip it carefully, and feel as if you have really become a lady!

Shop information & branch inquiries on the official website of ☞ UK House

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▋ KOMEDA'S Coffee (Jiaoxiangjiejia)

KOMEDA'S Coffee, which started in Nagoya in 1968, has more than 700 stores in Japan. If you come to Japan, even if you haven't eaten, you must have passed it on the street. It is convenient for all ethnic groups to be open for a long time from 7am to 12:00.

The store is bright and well-lit, and each table seat is separated by thick wood, which makes it extremely secret. The overall decoration is more inclined to the family-style restaurant atmosphere, there is a kind of approachable intimacy, no matter adults and children are suitable to come.

Photo source: the official website of the Jiaoxiangjia store

KOMEDA'S Coffee's morning meal follows the Nagoya style of "buy coffee and get toast". A boiled egg, half a piece of toast and a cup of coffee cost only 480 yen for the Buddha's heart. When I saw it for the first time, I couldn't help rubbing my eyes and reconfirming the menu. I was afraid I was dazzled. Of the three breakfast options, the reporter likes red bean paste with thick slices of toast that are dry and crispy, which is not seen in Taiwan. Early in the morning, use happiness and sweetness to awaken the unawakened body and head!

Photo source: the official website of the Jiaoxiangjia store

Photo source: the official website of the Jiaoxiangjia store

"KOMEDA'S Coffee" home-roasted coffee extract taste mellow, the use of exclusive special thick coffee cup is to slow down the cooling, keeping the coffee at the most delicious temperature. The bread used in the store is all home-made, saying that "breakfast toast is all the more important because it is free." Provide meals with your heart. There are many kinds of drinks, salts and salads, and the menu is as well decorated as a family restaurant to take care of everyone's needs.

Details of the store & the branch inquires the official website of the ☞ store.

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▋ UCC goes to the island store.

I believe everyone is familiar with the "Shangdao Jia Shop" which also has branches in Taiwan, and UCC canned coffee can be found everywhere in major convenience stores or vending machines. "Shangdao Jia Shopping Store" was founded by Mr. Tadao Shangdao in 1833 and has a history of more than 80 years.

Do you know? The world's first bottle of canned coffee was developed by UCC. The opportunity was that Mr. Tadao Shangshima bought bottled coffee and milk at the station, but because he had to catch the train, he only took a sip and returned the bottle to the shop owner. Frugal by nature, he thinks this is too wasteful! So he made up his mind to develop canned coffee so that everyone could enjoy it anytime and anywhere. It is said that it is difficult to mix coffee full of water with milk with oil, and finally successfully commercialized it in 1969.

Compared with other Showa Cafe, the interior decoration of "Shangdao Jia Shop" is a little less gorgeous, but more simple and calm. The cutlery and furniture used in the shop are mostly in the hands of world-class designer Liu Zongli, and even pay attention to small details.

Unlike a regular latte with a 50 / 50 ratio of coffee and milk, the proportion of "milk coffee" in the Shangdao restaurant is coffee: milk = 2:8, which tastes particularly fragrant. The coffee extracted by the exclusive technology "flannel follicle" tastes smooth and meticulous. Black Sugar Milk Coffee Brazing? I) use Okinawa brown sugar with a long sweet aftertaste. Of course, there is also a breakfast package, and "Mango cereal yogurt" ("®cereal yogurt") is sold only in Japan.

The "Shangdao Jia Shop", which has come to the exhibition store in Taiwan, has launched a series of muffins exclusively supplied in Taiwan. Just brought to the table, the smell of freshly baked muffins and brown sugar lingered around. You can tell from the smell that the black sugar is mellow and sweet. Red beans, vanilla ice cream and whipped cream are attached to the side to change the taste at any time, as well as Q-flavored white jade marshmallows. The overall taste is sweet and suitable for a cup of sugar-free coffee. The most important thing is to eat without going abroad!

▋ Pill Foga Shop

Founded in 1934, the Marufuga Store has been standing on the streets of Japan for more than 80 years. The founder, Mr. Yitsu Tseng-hsiung, used to be a Western-style chef, but after drinking coffee, he began to study it seriously and even developed a unique coffee extraction utensil. Up to now, the "Marufuga Coffee Store" still uses traditional baking techniques to extract fragrant and mellow coffee.

When I came to our store in Osaka thousands of days ago, it was hard to imagine that there was such a sense of age and low-key existence in a corner of the busy shopping street. If I hadn't paid special attention to the map, I would have missed it.

What impressed the reporter most was the grandma standing behind the counter in charge of the cashier and the grandfather of the cook in the open kitchen, where all the shop assistants had white hair. Without permission, imagine that they have been working here since they were young, spending decades guarding the traditional flavor, and adding a little more emotion to the food they eat.

In the morning, the atmosphere is quiet and comfortable. The opposite guest took a book in one hand and coffee in the other to enjoy a leisurely breakfast. When I looked at him, I relaxed with him, and suddenly forgot that I was actually a passing passenger on the journey.

Coffee full of human feelings

When I opened the shop, I usually drank coffee with sugar cubes. However, during World War II, Japan was plunged into a poverty era of material shortage, and drinking coffee became a luxury. It is said that parents often bring their children to "Marufu". They order a cup of coffee together, adults drink coffee, and children eat sugar cubes as candy to enjoy the small happiness of life in hardship. Up to now, as long as you order the "special coffee" of "Marufu", there are still two cubes of sugar on the coffee plate, and the coffee accidentally spills over and becomes a real "coffee sugar."

"Marufu" pancakes have no extra flavor, can eat the original aroma of flour and cream, sprinkled with a little maple syrup, not sweet but not greasy. The muffin is not particularly soft, slightly moist and easy to taste. It is very suitable for the simple taste early in the morning when the mind and stomach are not awake, or cushion the stomach before drinking coffee.

This "cheese thick film" is also a minimalist combination, but it amazes me! It is undoubtedly the first place in the coffee shop breakfast tour over the past few days! The toast is firm and tender, and the crust is baked to just right crisp. Spread the cheese sauce with a thick layer like a souffle. The salty cheese is perfect with the slight sweetness of the toast. I feel extremely happy when it is served while it is hot. If you have to say it, the only drawback is that it carries too much weight for a girl (laughter)