Jan 25, 2014 - 1 min read

Cafe Bibliotec Hello, Kyoto

Modern cafe in a converted machiya

By Peter Lin

Community writer

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The exterior of the cafe, surrounded by tropical plants

The interior is warm and tastefully decorated with vintage wooden furniture

Books lining the wall of the cafe

Beef hayashi rice plate

Olive mushroom pasta

Berry tart

Great coffee at Cafe Bibliotec

Cafe Bibliotec Hello! (link in Japanese) is a modern Japanese cafe housed in a converted machiya building in central Kyoto. Located off Nijo street near Yanagi-no-bamba street, this relaxing cafe can be easily recognized by the palm trees in front of it. The interior is decorated with vintage wooden furniture and the atmosphere is really laid-back. There are walls of books for patrons to sit and read. The cafe serves a variety of sandwiches, salads, pastas and rice plates as well as desserts. Next door is a bakery for take-out goods. Opening hours are from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. and the cafe is closed on Mondays.