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About this place
The bread case—a gratin served inside a loaf of bread—is a distinctive Café Arrupe dish, described on the menu as “generously portioned.” Visitors have also called it and the rice gratin good value and tasty. There is more than one way to enjoy a gratin here: the gratin pasta is spaghetti gratin with white cream sauce, and one diner who ordered it for lunch recalled that it came with plenty of ingredients and a satisfying portion. One dish comes in bread, the other with pasta; choosing between them is part of the pleasure of browsing the menu.
For a rice-based meal, options include rice gratin with shrimp or bacon in white cream sauce, as well as versions with tomato, corn or curry cream sauce. Toast and sandwiches make a lighter choice; the egg sandwich comes with egg, tomato and cucumber. The menu suits both a substantial meal and a café-style snack. Coffee is an easy choice afterwards: one visitor described it as aromatic and not acidic, and the menu lists blended coffee at ¥400. Another diner enjoyed the almond au lait, noting its restrained sweetness—a change of pace if you fancy something other than coffee.
One visitor’s account mentions classical music playing softly inside, suggesting a calm setting for a meal or some time on your own. From the eye-catching bread case to familiar coffee and light bites, Café Arrupe offers options for both a full meal and a café stop.
