About 41 minutes by car from Naha Airport, this reputable take-out specialty cafe opened in July 2022 and is located between Chatan Town and Okinawa City. The bear ice cream is so cute that many people upload it on their Instagram, but the coffee is also authentic! Some people immediately repeat their visit! What kind of cafe is it?
Point 1: What is the signature menu item at “Home Roasted Coffee Yukuremi”?
Home Roasted Coffee Yukere Minoru” is a cafe located in a residential area between Chatan-cho and Okinawa City in the central part of the main island of Okinawa. Yure” means “rest” in the Okinawan dialect, and it is a wish that you take a break from your busy schedule and take a rest.
The café is not just any café, but a very unique one! It is a cafe that serves coffee and pints (Korean shaved ice) with bear ice on the menu. The coffee and pints are so cute and irresistible that almost all of the customers order them.
This “bear drink” menu includes a BIG bear and a parent and cub bear, and the bear dolls, which are said to be made by freezing coffee, are on top of iced coffee, iced café au lait, and soy iced café au lait.
There is also a version with cubs on an iced float, and these adorable pink and purple cubs sit on top of the float. (600-750 yen)
This one may be the cutest and most Instagram-worthy!
Point 2: What is the signature menu item at “Home Roasted Coffee Yukuremi”?
Home Roasted Coffee Yuuremi is famous for its “Kuma-san Coffee,” but in fact, it also offers shaved ice. The name is “Kuma-san Pince” (bear pints).
It is a magical shaved ice that melts away in your mouth as soon as you put it in your mouth.
Reservations are required two days in advance.
This one comes with strawberry or red potato flavored cub ice cream.
Not only is he sitting, but he also covers his eyes with his hands or sleeps, which is humorous!
Perhaps the secret of their popularity is that they don’t forget to be playful!
The taste is delicious, of course, but the most important thing is that the cute visuals make you melt in your mouth!
Point 3: “Home Roasted Coffee Yukuremi” also has a regular menu!
Home Roasted Coffee Yuuremi” actually has a regular menu as well!
The photo shows the Sunday-only “iced coffee with water”, which is said to be rich and very tasty. It is served with big bear ice cubes on top, and when the ice melts, it becomes iced au lait, which can be enjoyed twice.
Yurekumi is particular about the coffee beans they use, and they always have about seven varieties on sale. It seems that they are very particular about the quality of their coffee.
Other hot menu items include blends, cappuccinos, milk cocoa, and decaffeinated coffee (300-550 yen), while the iced menu includes iced milk cocoa, iced cafe au lait, iced cafe au lait with soy milk, cafe mocha, and decaffeinated (450-550 yen). (450-550 yen)
For the first time, you might run into a bear, but you might also want to take your time and just taste the flavorful coffee!