Cafe D'ici

Tucked into a residential street on the hillside approach to the Mount Hakodate Ropeway, this warm cafe occupies a converted wooden house with mismatched vintage furniture and floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. The owner bakes all cakes and breads daily, and the coffee is carefully sourced from small roasters. It's the kind of place where you lose an hour watching the harbor through lace curtains.