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    Books and Cafe

    3.9 (16 reviews)
    InexpensiveCoffee & Tea
    Open 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Sharr K.

    OMG the freakin' Cream Cornet! http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/73MJD9fOuex2m_Jgq4Y5rA?select=cU7rGwCkcmUBqMHo3OsoWw If you're into light, sweet treats...gotta come down Books and Cafe (inside Mitsuwa Market). I bought one several months ago....and shared it with my mom. We were both fighting for the last bite (literally)! It is a cream puff roll with a light cream inside. It is absolutely yummy.....fluffy, flaky, a little sweet, a little buttery but not too heavy. A few days ago, my mom asked if I can buy some more for Thanksgiving dinner. When I went the night before, they were out. They told me to come back the next morning and took my order of 20 qty. I came back the next morning (on Thanksgiving) and they had the box ready for me. They mentioned they can take in large orders but need to know a few days ahead of time. I guess I'll be coming here more in the future:-) They have a small selection of light japanese/french pastries and sandwiches. The girl that works there said their other store in Torrance bakes them fresh every morning. Obviously it is best to buy these pastries in the morning for freshness. I also tried their cream puffs and Japanese sponge cake but I'd have to say the Cream Cornet is my favorite. Their lattes are pretty descent too.

    green tea fro yo w/ wafer cracker!
    Jenny S.

    green tea FRO YO with real matcha TASTE (w/ a wafer on the side) for your post-ramen dessert cravings!! although, they don't have much (maybe a few milk teas, 2 types of fro yo, plus other pastries here and there) you can always stop by their BOOK STORE & browse japanese mags, etc. too!! & since its in the mitsuwa marketplace, feel free to grocery shop or stop at all the restaurants in the yummy/cheap foodcourt!

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    Joy Y.

    This place is in the Mitsuwa market. Their green tea ice cream is really good and has a strong flavor of matcha which I really like. My friend got the vanilla ice cream and she enjoyed it. They also have a variety of stationery, manga, dolls, and etc Will definitely come back again

    Cream Cornet
    Michael S.

    Very small selection of bakery treats and teas here. We felt like something sweet after another satisfying visit to Santouka ramen and the Cream Cornet caught my wifes eye. Luckily she shared the cornet with me. It wasn't overly fresh, but was indeed sweet and creamy. Our need was filled. We left satisfied.

    Viv picking out graphic novels in Books and Cafe at Mitsuwa Marketplace.
    Makenna C.

    Inside the Matsuwa Marketplace, we browsed through Books and Cafe after eating some Santouka Ramen. They have a great selection of Japanese books, graphic novels and magazines of all kinds. Most of it I could fawn over endlessly because i love the simplicity of Japanese graphic design, but in the end I rarely buy much at places like this (since I don't read Japanese) unless it's a magazine or art book. The little bakery was cute too, but we were so stuffed full of ramen that we didn't try any other food within Mitsuwa.

    Green tea soft serve cup!
    Michelle C.

    BOMB green tea soft serve. I adore matcha green tea goodies. From lattes to fro yo to boba slushes, etc, I've tried plenty and can definitely rave about a few... but nothing compares to an icy spoonful of authentic green tea ice cream. It's been a while since I've tasted a green tea ice cream worth mentioning. Most places either have fro yo or ice cream that's decent, but notably on the weaker flavor spectrum. Not the soft serve in Mitsuwa's Books and Cafe. What a find! $3.50 for a cup, $4.50 for a cup adorned with red beans and mochi. I kept it simple and ordered the plain green tea soft serve cup. The flavor was fantastic. Full of depth and strong bodied. You know it's authentic when you can "taste" the aroma. Perfect creamy consistency and ice cold to minimize melting. Needless to say, I savored every spoonful.

    Soft serve Green Tea. Get ready for the surprise at the bottom:)

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