Located on the first floor of HUT PARK Mochimune, with a view of Mochimune Beach, there's a café where you can enjoy freshly roasted coffee. Introducing "Fes Coffee by Lush Music," a spot dedicated to the freshness of coffee beans, offering carefully roasted coffee in small batches.
"Fes Coffee" is a café with the concept of a festival where different kinds of people can gather.
In July 2022, "Fes Coffee by Lush Music" opened on the first floor of the HUT PARK Mochimune commercial facility in Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City. This café is operated by the music label "Lush Music," which also manages the popular female duo "Monyusode." While Monyusode promotes Mochimune through social media, the café itself was also established with the goal of revitalizing the Mochimune area.
In the morning, sunlight pours into the café space through large windows, creating a refreshing atmosphere where you can enjoy your coffee. On the day of the interview, customers were already stopping by to take their coffee to go as soon as the café opened, highlighting how essential this spot has become in Mochimune.
The café space also runs a gallery, showcasing pottery from artists selected and curated by Lush Music. Be sure to take a moment to admire the artwork during your coffee break.
In addition to Fes Coffee, Lush Music operates a gallery featuring pottery, paintings, and accessories, as well as an apparel shop called "NyucoDeco" within Hut Park. When visiting Fes Coffee, be sure to stop by these other spots as well.
Custom Original Blend Home-Roasted Coffee
Fes Coffee features a roasting machine on-site, allowing them to roast coffee beans in small batches, ensuring that fresh coffee is always available.
The coffee served at the café is a blend of beans from Brazil, Tanzania, and Colombia. Being home-roasted allows them to create unique flavors and maintain freshness, providing an advantage that large coffee chains can't replicate.
They also sell coffee beans, offering blends that differ from those served in the café, as well as single-origin varieties. If you don't have a coffee grinder at home, they can grind the beans for you, and they'll even ask about your preferred grind size, so feel free to ask for assistance!
Mild café latte and new texture croffle.
This time, I enjoyed a café latte and a new textured dessert called croffle in the café space. The cute latte art adorns the café latte, served in a beautifully designed mug. It's mild, allowing you to fully appreciate the aroma and bitterness of the coffee.
The croffle is a waffle made from croissant dough, offering a crispy and new texture that many will find irresistible. You can choose from three types of sauces to top your croffle: plain (without sauce), caramel sauce, or chocolate sauce. This time, I opted for the chocolate sauce topping. The combination of the coffee's bitterness and the sweet chocolate sauce is simply outstanding!
What Fes Coffee cherishes most.
I asked the store manager, Mr. Miyao, about what Fes Coffee cherishes.
"Of course, we want our customers to enjoy delicious coffee, but since everyone has diverse preferences, we also want to prioritize communication with our customers. Just like the concept of 'festival' at Fes Coffee, we aim to create a fun place where various people can gather, like a festival. The logo of Fes Coffee is based on the musical symbol 'f' (forte), which means slightly strong. Just like the meaning of this logo, we hope to create a place where people can connect with strong bonds."