Come for a meal at lunchtime, or settle in for sweets and tea in the afternoon. At Caffè Mamma Natale, you can shape your visit around what you feel like eating. For a substantial lunch, try the ginger-fried pork: thin slices of Junjo pork from Iwate Prefecture are coated in a sweet-and-savoury sauce and served with vegetables. Some diners have mentioned enjoying it as part of a lunch set with a drink. The daily Yoridori lunch plate comes with 3 kinds of handmade side dishes, mainly Japanese-style, and is a good choice if you want to see what is on the menu that day. One diner also reported having a lunch bowl topped with tuna, squid and okra, a glimpse of the day-to-day variety.
For dessert, you can choose a single cake or sample a little of several treats with Mamma’s Special Dessert. The platter combines baked cheesecake, chiffon cake, soft-serve ice cream and seasonal fruit. One visitor especially enjoyed the soft serve and the light, fluffy chiffon cake. The tangy baked cheesecake pairs well with coffee or tea. For something less sweet, try the Adult Coffee Jelly, made with hand-dripped iced coffee and served with fresh cream.
For a taste of Asakusa, look for ASAKUSA Sanpo. This dessert brings together chiffon cake and shiratama rice-flour dumplings with anko from a long-established local maker, Kaminari-okoshi rice crackers, matcha, hojicha and seasonal fruit. The result is a plate that gathers flavours associated with the area. There is also a Fruit Sandwich Chiffon, with seasonal fruit and fresh cream between slices of chiffon cake—an appealing choice for a break centred on a light cake.
Drinks include hand-dripped coffee, available in light or dark roasts, and fruit tea in around 20 varieties. Some coffee drinkers have singled out the option to choose their preferred roast. If you want to explore the tea selection, try a fruit tea; if you would rather pair a drink with something sweet, consider the cheesecake or coffee jelly.
Lunch is served from 11:30 to 14:00. The café is described as suitable for dining alone, whether you are stopping for a meal during a walk around Asakusa or taking a break with sweets and a drink.
