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About this place
For a substantial breakfast built around thick-cut toast, the croque-monsieur toast at Cafe arcobaleno stands out. Thick slices of bread are spread with white sauce, topped with ham and cheese, then toasted. For an additional 50 yen, it can be made into a croque-madame with a fried egg. One diner who added an egg to the croque-monsieur singled out the thick bread and the satisfying way the sauce reached right through it. Another visitor also enjoyed the egg-topped version as a croque-madame. It is a good choice for a morning when you want to eat the toast with a runny yolk.
For a sweeter take on thick-cut toast, try the anko butter toast, made with sweet bean paste cooked in-house. There is also toast generously topped with cheese and honey; a visitor who recommended it said they enjoyed the house-made bread and coffee, too. Savoury croque-monsieur, anko and butter, or cheese and honey: choose your toast according to whether you fancy a hearty or sweet breakfast.
The breakfast menu is available from 8:00 until 10:45 minutes. The menu also offers thick-cut toast and croque-monsieur with a choice of one side and a drink. You can keep things classic with toast and add a boiled egg or potato salad, choosing to suit your appetite and mood. Coffee options include an Americano and a café latte, as well as a caramel latte with caramel sauce. Pairing the croque-monsieur with a drink that adds a touch of sweetness is another option.
There are several choices for dessert, too. The cookie choux pastry is filled with cream to order and, according to the menu, made with pastry baked that day. Bonet, which diners have noted for its fragrance of spirits, is a chocolate-flavoured pudding made with crushed amaretti biscuits, rum and Marsala. The coffee jelly is described as not too sweet and comes topped with milk gelato, making it a lighter-finish option than a richer dessert. Make toast the star of breakfast, or come for dessert in the afternoon. At Cafe arcobaleno, the dish you choose can shape the feel of your café visit.
