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title: Royal Coffee (main shop)
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# Royal Coffee (main shop)

Places we stopped along the way　/　Taito, Tokyo

A classic kissaten founded in 1962. It roasts its own beans in a vintage roaster said to date from the shop's opening, and the interior has barely changed since then: chandeliers, red velvet seats and a large painting on the wall. Corned beef and cheese is the most popular hot sandwich; I had egg and cheese with coffee, with consommé-flavored potato chips on the side.

1-39-7 Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo

## This moment in the journey: Crisp outside, melting inside

And the hot sandwich here is a must. Corned beef is the most popular, but I chose egg and cheese. When I lifted the toasted bread, the melted cheese stretched on and on. Light and crisp on the outside, soft and creamy on the inside.

On the wall hangs a painting crowded with people, full of love for the neighborhood, and overhead a chandelier keeps the room aglow. Soft natural light from the window and the velvet chairs make it a comfortable place to linger. The potato chips on the side were consommé flavored.

![An egg-and-cheese hot sandwich with toasted marks](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/asakusa-1/s46-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1311/A131102/13008614/
- Sources: https://san-tatsu.jp/articles/134856/

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/asakusa-1/