Blissful taste and space World-class specialty coffee served in a cultural asset
Streets magazine Editors
February 2, 2024
This article has been automatically translated from the Japanese version.
Coffee in a historical cultural asset
A five-minute walk down Chuo Street in front of the north exit of Oita Station will bring you to an eye-catching red brick building. It is the "Oita Bank Red Brick Building. This building was built in 1913. It was designed by Kingo Tatsuno, who also designed Tokyo Station, and is designated as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.
Located in this building is the Tautona Coffee Akarenga Store. Located on the first floor of the red brick pavilion, this spacious space also houses "Oita Made," a select store selling carefully selected products from Oita Prefecture.
The high ceilings, historic walls, and pillars give a sense of history. It is hard to find such a spacious café anywhere else. It is a space where you can linger without hesitation. This is definitely one of the charms of Tautona Coffee.
Tautna Coffee Red Brick Store, located in a National Registered Cultural Property.
Open-air restaurant where history and modernity coexist.
We want to make it easy to drink world-class, delicious coffee.
We want to bring truly delicious coffee into the daily lives of everyone in Oita. With this in mind, Tautona Coffee opened its main roasting and sales store in Rokubou, Oita City. It was more than 10 years ago, in 2012.
Over the past 10 years, the number of coffee shops in Oita City has increased," said Shuhei Yamashita, owner of Tautona Coffee.
At the same time, the level of coffee in Oita has also risen," says Yamashita, who is confident that Tautona Coffee offers a particular kind of coffee. Tautona Coffee is proud to offer a special kind of coffee, which it calls "specialty coffee.
Specialty coffee" refers to coffee of the highest standard, in which everything from the cultivation and roasting of the beans to the final cup of coffee has been carefully selected. At Tautna Coffee, you can enjoy specialty coffees carefully selected from all over the world. There are always several varieties to choose from, and you can even sample them in the store. The shop also offers seasonal coffees such as new crop coffees.
The world's finest cup with care.
Professionalism shines through in both coffee and cakes
Another point of attention is "making cakes that go well with coffee. Tautona Coffee also offers seasonal cakes, which are popular with many customers.
The original cakes made to be enjoyed with coffee are a product of the store's patissier's skill. The patissier is Mika Kai, manager of the red brick store. Ms. Kai is both the store's "barista" and "patissier. She is a professional in these two essential services: brewing specialty coffee at the store and creating the best cakes to go with the coffee. He is a "two-faced" professional, a hot topic nowadays.
Mika Kai, manager of the store, is a barista and pastry chef.
Right now, I recommend the New York cheesecake! We are particular about the ingredients to make sure it goes well with coffee!
Mr. Kai expressed his love of cake as much as he does coffee. Coffee and cake. When you visit Tautona Coffee, I hope you will enjoy the combination of the two.
Kai's New York cheesecake, which matches coffee.
To be more the best store in the community in the future
Tautona Coffee Red Brick Store was a comfortable and inviting place to stay for a long time in the special space of a cultural asset.
At the end of the interview, Mr. Yamashita and Mr. Kai shared their thoughts about the store. We have only just begun. We want to become more familiar with the community and be the best coffee shop in the area. (Owner: Mr. Yamashita) "I want to continue to create a comfortable store. I want people to stop by during their work or shopping breaks." (Manager Kai)
Today, in the red brick building, a new history of this town and Tautona Coffee is being carved.
Coffee for sale, drip packs, bean grinders.