Osaka, Japan - A Coffee Shop in a Verdant Little Park: Yard Coffee House

"YARD Coffee & Craft Chocolate" is a branch located in Daikokucho (with the main store in Tennoji), close to the Namba Yasaka Shrine. Although the space is smaller, the floor-to-ceiling windows face a small park, presenting a refreshing greenery. It's not a grand view, but it's quite pleasant, especially in spring and summer when cherry blossoms and hydrangeas bloom in succession, which is quite beautiful. According to netizen shares, the owner is the son of "Nakatani-Tei," one of the leading Western-style pastry shops in Osaka. Therefore, I ordered a hot cappuccino and a chocolate pound cake, which were thick and rich with a good texture, and I vaguely saw that they also sell packaged handmade chocolates. As for the coffee, Italian coffee seems to be much the same everywhere, and the level of latte art is also similar in most places. Since I've already had black coffee at two other places today, I chose a hot cappuccino with a little milk at the third to ease the fatigue from walking. The interior decoration of the shop follows a fresh and simple style. What's special is the tables, which are made by directly pouring a square of concrete to serve as the table, surprisingly matching the overall style. The color scheme of the concrete and the similarity to fair-faced concrete are indispensable elements of the modern minimalist style. YARD Coffee House Business Hours: 1100-1800 Address: 3 Chome-12-11 Motomachi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, 556-0016 Japan