Scribbles and Scrumptious Food | The Stationery Café

Scribbles and Scrumptious Food | The Stationery Café | Tokyo

We have few obsessions that rival our love of food, but one that comes pretty close is our appreciation of stationery.

Therefore imagine our excitement when we discovered that in Tokyo there is a stationery café, otherwise known as Bunbougu Café, near Harajuku.

As you descend the stairs into this basement café, you are surrounded by the amazing doodles that people have drawn in the café. The pictures are so good, be sure to have a look to give you some ideas for your own creations!

The café itself is cosy and modern. There is such a relaxed atmosphere as everyone scribbles and doodles away. You can wander round the café and pick up various bits and pieces of stationery for your creations. If there's any pen or notepad that particularly takes your fancy, you can buy it in the shop after your meal. I particularly liked some crayons in the shape of hippopotamuses and some wonderful, thick and vibrant calligraphy pens.

The food is delicious too. With a menu that is more similar to a restaurant than a café, you're sure to find something tasty. We particularly enjoyed the succulent pork and the chicken cooked in miso. For dessert we would also recommend the avocado cheese cake (of course served on a piece of oriagami paper). It was surprisingly good!

If you want to go the extra mile, I would recommend membership. If you fill in a short form and pay a small fee (I think it's about 500 yen), you are given a key. This key unlocks drawers in the tables of the cafe. Inside is a wealth of even more stationery! What a fantastic place to go and while away a few hours with creativity and delicious food.

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