In 2020, Louis Vuitton opened LE CAFE V in Osaka, Japan. LE CAFE V, Louis Vuitton’s first cafe, is on the top floor of the seven-story building Louis Vuitton Maison Osaka Midosuji (ルイ･ヴィトン メゾン 大阪御堂筋).
The facade of Louis Vuitton Maison Osaka Midosuji.
The interior of LE CAFE V.
Osaka’s iconic cargo ship Higakikaisen (菱垣廻船)-inspired exterior design of Louis Vuitton Maison Osaka Midosuji is by Jun Aoki. The interior design (G-3F) is by the gayest Peter Marino. LE CAFE V is by Ryu Kosaka and Louis Vuitton. All in all, LE CAFE V must be a gangster.
A food menu at LE CAFE V.
LE CAFE V goes soft when it comes to food. It’s all about Japanese comfort cafe (or kissaten / 喫茶店) food such as pilaf (ピラフ), gratin (グラタン), curry rice (カレーライス). It’s like, pizza, hamburger, and mac and cheese with a Louis Vuitton price.
V Café latte. 1600 yen / $11.40.
Mille-feuille à la vanille de Madagascar. 2000 yen / $14.30.
LE CAFE V is optimized for Japanese taste buds that tend to like Japanese cafe food where there’s no room for French cuisine (like aligot). What if Louis Vuitton makes Japanese comfort cafe food? The answer is LE CAFE V.
P.S. “Oh shit! Neo Rest NX!” said my real estate broker friend. Neo Rest NX is the most expensive Japanese toilet (according to my friend).
LE CAFE V (ル･カフェ･ヴィー) | 2-chōme−8−16 Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 〒542-0085, Japan
V Café latte: ¥1600 / $11.40 / £10 / €10.70
Mille-feuille à la vanille de Madagascar: ¥2000 / $14.30 / £12.50 / €13.30
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