Where to Eat in Tokyo: Cafe Chopin

Counter seats at Cafe Chopin

Cafe Chopin is a small cafe near the Tokyo Sky Tree. It is five minutes away from the station by foot. It is easy to miss the cafe even though it is along a main road because it is a small place amidst a residential area and its window blinds are often down because of the scorching sun in the afternoon. 

An piano organ on display inside the cafe

As the name suggests, it is music-themed cafe. It got it's name from (surprise!) Chopin, a Polish composer and pianist. The staff told us that the owner of the cafe is a big fan of Chopin. You can hear classical music playing when you enter the cafe. On the second floor of the same building is a music school where the owner teaches piano. The interior of the cafe is simple yet stylish. It has black and red for its theme - tables and chairs and things on display included. There is also an old piano organ on display on the far end of the room. I wonder if someone plays that sometimes. The place is kind of minimalist but even without its elaborate decorations, it is able to provide a relaxing and calm ambiance for people who are looking for a place to chill and relax, may it be in the middle of the day or in the late afternoon.

Green curry lunch set with potato salad

Though the cafe mostly offers coffee and tea, they also have a lunch menu that costs around Y1000. They have a green curry lunch set for people who would like to eat rice for lunch and a pasta set for those who would prefer otherwise. 

For those who would like to shun the crowds at the Tokyo Sky Tree, try roaming around the streets outside the station and you might surprisingly find small cafes like Cafe Chopin who could offer an alternative to the crowded cafe inside the mall.