New Hours! 11 am – 4 pm Thursday through Monday (Closed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, except holidays)
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October 2019 Calendar
Fall/Winter Hours 11am - 4pm Thursday through Monday Closed Tuesday and Wednesday, except holidays
Has it Been a Year Already?
We're back from Winter Break! We have hot cocoa! We have hot ginger tea! Delicious coffee and espresso drinks! We have cookies, brownies, sandwiches, soups, we have pancakes, French toast, and more! Come by and warm up!
Winter Schedule
UPDATE: We're back! We reopened February 1st. Our winter hours are posted. Our First Anniversary is coming March 3rd!. (We were closed for Winter Break through January, to return February 1st.)
[VIDEO] Sea Cloud: The Movie
In honor of this summer's most popular iced coffee beverage, Michael's Cafe American proudly presents Sea Cloud, the movie! (okay it's not really a movie, it's only 42 seconds long, but if you drink as much coffee as I do, 42 seconds is a long time) Our Sea Cloud Iced Latte is made with fresh whole milk from local … Continue reading [VIDEO] Sea Cloud: The Movie
Now Available: Tono Coffee Roasters’ Sampler Package
Just in time for the August travel season, when lots of people from all over Japan come to visit, 遠野市観光協会/Tono Tourist debuts this special sampler package featuring 3 local handcraft coffee roasters, Mamehiko, Tono General Store, and our own Black Ship Coffee. Stop by the Tourist Information Center to find out more. https://www.facebook.com/tonojikan.jp/posts/1570535016426001
[VIDEO] Tono Chefs at Hotel Aeria
This week Michael's Cafe American partnered with Italian Bar Ittemicca, On-Cafe, NoTo General Store, and other Tono restaurants to serve dishes featuring our finest local ingredients to attendees of a JCI event, July 7th at Aeria Hotel. Also in attendance were dancers, lions, drummers, and other assorted traditional Japanese performers. What did we serve? Chicken … Continue reading [VIDEO] Tono Chefs at Hotel Aeria
The Week That Was Golden
Golden Week brought many new faces, and lots of good food and celebration. We're still new (only about ten weeks!) so this was our first test serving Tono during a busy holiday. Cold beer and iced coffee, now available, and free WiFi, too. There's lots more pictures from last week in the Cafe Gallery. We survived, … Continue reading The Week That Was Golden
[PHOTOS] The Espresso Tasters
Michael and Shun-Shun, tasting espresso made with delicious fresh-roasted Ethiopian Yirgacheffee, during #GoldenWeek2018
Outdoor Seating Begins!
The weather is warm, Golden Week is almost here, and the beer is cold! We also have cold beverages like iced tea, ginger ale, Kappa Cola, iced lattes, and more. Invite some friends, and pull up a chair!
Michael’s Cafe: For Work or Play
"Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world." - Thomas Jefferson "I judge a restaurant by the bread and by the coffee." - Burt Lancaster "Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee." - Stephanie Piro
Four Sisters from Hanamaki
These girls came from Hanamaki to visit the cafe. Turns out, they're sisters! Four sisters, and there's two more, not seen here! They each ordered an espresso. ... and tried some of Chizuko's quesadillas. We got to use our new espresso cups, the first time we've had four matching cups. Just in time for four sisters. … Continue reading Four Sisters from Hanamaki
We’re Back! April Menu Now Posted
After a relaxing two days off (Monday and Tuesday) we're open! A new, revised April calendar is here, with extended hours for Golden Week in May. Chizuko's kitchen will be introducing some new food items, too. We have some coffee news, too, check it out in our Roaster's Notebook.
Black Ship Coffee 