Kissaten

A kissaten (喫茶店), literally a "tea-drinking shop", is a Japanese-style tearoom that is also a coffee shop.

A kissaten in Jinbōchō, Tokyo, Japan

By law, kissaten must serve sweets and tea, but almost all will also serve coffee, sandwiches, spaghetti, and other light refreshments. In urban areas, people frequent kissaten for breakfast where they might have "morning service" of thick toast, boiled or fried eggs, a piece of ham or bacon, and a cup of tea or coffee.

There is also the modern phenomenon of the manga kissa, which is a version of the kissaten but with video games, manga and vending machines instead of coffee.

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