Nakata Yousyutei & Ripple.:
Nara is a great place for coffee & cocktails.
- Part 2 -

Nara is a "bar town" full of unique bars, including famous, long-established, and newcomers.This month, we pick up a few bars that have caught the attention of Drink Planet.In the second part, we will be hopping between "Nakata Yousyutei" and the new "Ripple." with "coffee" as the keyword!

writer：Ryoko Kuraishi　

Above: Piston lever espresso machine from Naples, Italy.Below left: Dark and sweet Irish coffee from Nakata Yousyutei. There is an acidity in the coffee that reminds me of berries, so it tastes somewhat like chocolate. The bar has been just remodeled.The vinyl records and atmospheric lighting fit the mood of the store perfectly.

Irish coffee at Nakata Yousyutei, ordered by a regular customer.

A bar in a place like this? Nakata Yousyutei is located in a corner of a residential area.It serves standard cocktails and coffee, and has the atmosphere of a bar where locals can relax.



The bar opened in 2013.Ryo Nakata, who trained at a hotel bar, says, "When we first opened, we had a lot of American whiskeys that I liked and collected, so it was a bit more like an authentic bar," but as the business continued, Nakata's interests shifted from American whiskey to wine, then to sherry and Madeira.As Nakata's interests expanded from American whiskey to wine, and then to sherry and Madeira, his style changed.



Currently, the style is like an Italian bar where both coffee and cocktails can be enjoyed.



The coffee shop was started after the Corona disaster.I had a light hearted feeling that business was slow, so I thought I would try something new.



There is a roastery cafe that I have been going to for a long time, and I am friends with the master there, so I started brewing coffee.



I thought it would be convenient for people to come in for a drink if I had both cocktails and coffee.



At first we only had a coffee machine, so we bought a siphon, then a small espresso machine."

It was a strange thing, and as I brewed coffee day after day, it became more and more interesting.