Cafe de Ansanburu

For a breakfast or brunch built around a generous slice of bread, Cafe de Ansanburu offers plenty of ways to make toast the main event. One detail that diners remember is the bread itself: crisp on the outside and soft and fluffy within. Though substantial, it was easy to eat, one visitor noted, describing a breakfast with toast, coffee and a boiled egg.

Cheese toast is a particularly varied option. The Ensemble Cheese Toast, named after the cafe, combines curry sauce and cheese; the Ohagi Cheese Toast pairs sweet azuki bean paste with butter and cheese. The Gratin Cheese Toast, meanwhile, is based on white sauce. Each has its own flavour profile, even within the cheese-toast range. Diners have also remarked on the generous amount of cheese, making these tempting choices when you want something hearty.

For a more unexpected combination, there is natto toast. The menu lists natto, a secret sauce and spring onion; the cheese version adds cheese. One diner who ordered it enjoyed a thick slice topped generously with natto and cheese. Sweet options include Ohagi Toast, with sweet azuki bean paste, butter, black sesame and kinako (roasted soybean flour), and Abekawa Toast, with kinako, sugar and butter. The cafe also offers monthly changing original sandwiches and toast, so you can choose a familiar favourite or see what is available at the time.

Sandwiches are another option. The egg sandwich comes with egg, lettuce and tomato, while the vegetable sandwich has daikon radish salad, lettuce and tomato. Their fillings are easy to distinguish, and one diner said the egg sandwich was substantial enough to share between two. These are filling choices when you want more than a light bite.

For a drink, one customer mentioned ordering Ensemble Coffee, brewed in a siphon. It pairs well with toast or a sandwich. You can eat in or take your order away.