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Cafe Bibliotic Hello!

July 17, 2023 By Michael Lambe 2 Comments

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Situated on Nijo/Yanagiyabamba, “Cafe Bibliotic Hello” is a converted old machiya, one of the traditional old wooden townhouses of Kyoto. Bring a book with you or just grab one of the many off the walls. Here you can enjoy coffees, teas, cakes, pastries or grab some dinner if you are really hungry. They do some pretty awesome sandwiches but one night I treated myself to the day’s special. It was pleasing both to the eye and tongue.

Spinach & tomato pasta with whitefish

I also recommend the “Old Fashioned” a kind of fruit crumble with ice-cream.


The atmosphere here is super relaxed, and unlike Starbucks you aren’t expected to leave or order more as soon as your coffee is finished. Here are some pictures.

Sitting here, surrounded by lights and books and old wood is a balm to the soul.

To find it just head west on Nijo from Teramachi and look out for the ridiculously oversized palm leaves. Here’s a MAP
Cafe Bibliotic Hello! on Instagram.
Open every day: 11:30 ~ 23:00
Tel: 075-231-8625

This article was first posted in July 2007, then updated and reposted in July 2023. Some items on the menu may well have changed in the interim!

Text and images by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved. 

Filed Under: Bakery, Cafes Tagged With: 町家, machiya

Comments

  1. Rick says

    October 3, 2007 at 1:37 pm

    I’m here now and loving it. Free wifi, mellow and super friendly. Plus books on the wall (shame I can’t understand any though 😉

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  1. » Blog Archive » Enjoying a good read says:
    February 4, 2009 at 4:47 pm

    […] By RobAdd commentsReads The other day I spend a hour or so at a decently popular cafe downtown, Cafe Bibliotic Hello. I spent the time finishing up a book I picked up while back in Chicago, The Devil in the White […]

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