CONTRIBUTED BY LAN
One of the best things about living in the Sunabe area is by far for myself and my family - Coffee Casa! This neighborhood coffee shop serves the best cold coffees with decadent, REAL whipped cream in either banana mocha or caramel mocha flavors. Every time I order one, my kids and I fight over who gets the most yummy whipped cream. Coffee Casa also has quite an extensive lunch menu with weekly specials such as Chili served with tortilla chips or Naan pizza sets that include a drink (usually tea or a latte) and dessert. The pasta dishes are also quite tasty with just the right balance of flavors. I've tried the spaghetti with a meat sauce that is pretty hearty, the fettucine with shrimp cream sauce (my favorite), and a mildly spicy penne arrabiata. Of course, being a coffee shop, they boast several varieties of coffee drinks and homemade desserts. I have as yet to sample every dessert, but the lemon chiffon and cheesecake were both delicious.
Hours:
Although Coffee Casa opens quite early at 6am, it closes pretty early at 6pm. They are open every day EXCEPT for Wednesdays. They also stop serving pasta past 4pm, but there are other options such as the tuna salad, egg salad, or BLT sandwiches made with homemade, thick bread. The atmosphere is comfortable with both indoor and outdoor dining offered and the owners and employees of Coffee Casa are very friendly and always accommodating.
Directions:
From Hwy. 58, turn onto the street with Lawson's and US Auto Sales Car Lot on the corner. Go down this street past 2 stoplights. At the 3rd stoplight (the last one before you hit the seawall), turn RIGHT. Go down for about 2 blocks. The street will begin to widen. Coffee Casa will be on your left-hand side of the street. The small bldg. will have a front wooden porch with a green awning and is next to Kebab House restaurant.
Absolutely LOVE Coffee Casa! The bread is fantastic and I love their tuna salad and BLT sandwiches. And the iced banana mocha coffee! I’ve detoured on my way home as much as 20-30 minutes to get one of their coffees when the craving strikes! My little guy loves their whipped cream too but unlike Lan I try not to share ’cause I’m selfish that way. Hate whipped cream everywhere else except for Coffee Casa’s! It’s a lucky thing we don’t live by the seawall or we’d be broke from my addiction.
I had posted that the coffee shop opens at 6am, but I believe now that it opens at 7am. Still pretty early, though!
We all love Coffee Casa….haven’t been to it since the new owners took over but I have heard it is just as good if not better so I am definitely going to have to get over there soon. I have a cute little picture of my mocha too with the beautiful whipped cream artwork on it….just love it!!!!
The new owner is a baker – her desserts and homemade treats are amazing. The new menu is great and I’ve yet to have anything bad there. And now there are t-shirts too! Breakfast is delicious, had it today. They have a breakfast burrito, french toast, and egg combos. Their bagels are now going to be Cactus Eatrip bagels too – a friend of mine hooked them up with that shop! Mmmmm….
I’m going to check this out this weekend! That coffee looks outrageously good. And that’s awesome about the bagels Aviva!!! I’m so excited! Those lovely bagels will be that much closer to us!
Gotta love when the barista draws a tiny cat (yes, really!) in your latte foam. Plus they have decaf espresso (unlike S-bucks – with the exception of the one across from the movie cinema, so I’ve heard). Great atmosphere and child friendly, too. The owner was very kind and gave my son a wooden puzzle to play with while he inhaled his cheese toast. Can’t wait to try those bagels, every time I try to go to the shop, it’s closed. See you all at Coffee Casa this weekend!
Sidenote: This place is closed on Wednesdays. My friends and I learned that today
I’m sorry, Dominique. Will definitely add that sidenote to the original post. Hope that you and your friends will get to enjoy Coffee Casa sometime soon!
THANK YOU Okinawa Hai! I visited Coffee Casa this morning for the very first time. It was heavenly to say the least. I had a fantastic breakfast of decadent blueberry cream cheese toast along with fluffy scrambled eggs and crispy bacon…YUM! I also indulged myself in a iced caramel flavored coffee that had the creamiest whipped topping that i think i have ever had the joy of tasting! MAJOR Thumbs Up on this place!
Coffee Casa is OPEN on Wednesdays for the month of November! And the food is amazing (new owners if you didn’t know…).
Besides being open on Wednesdays, now, they open at 6:30 on Thursday. They don’t advertise this time; but, the owner, Terumi, informed me they have so many customers waiting that they open early on Thursday. Also, the exchange rate she uses is 100 yen to $1, despite the bank exchange rate. So, eat great food, drink wonderful coffee, and be merry.
They are no longer doing the exchange rate at 100 yen to $1. The rate is 90 yen to $1. Nevertheless, I’ll still eat there.
HEllo everyone. Wanted to thank you all for your valued comments and for visiting our humble neighborhood cafe. I wanted to let everyone know that we have made a new homepage http://www.coffeecasa-okinawa.com We have also added a blog where we will try, when we have time!, to put new menu items, weekly specials and other topics of interest.
We will be closed on Christmas Day. Have a safe and joyous holiday season from all the staff at coffee casa.
oops forgot to also inform everyone that Casa will be closed for Japanese New Year holidays. We will be closed, in addition to Christmas Day, from December 29 till January 2. sorry for any incovenience. Happy Holidays!
If you are looking for delicious and low sugar birthday cakes, then you must try the birthday cakes made by Terumi. I have ordered two cakes from here. One of the cakes was for a 2-yr old’s birthday party. The parents and the children loved the cake. Plus, the parents stated that they didn’t feel guilty allowing their children to eat the cake, since it was made with a small amount of sugar. As long as I live on this island, I will be ordering all of my cakes from here, rather than on-base.
Tried Coffee Casa for the first time today. Loved it! I will most definitely be making return trips. I ordered the french toast and an iced latte. The french toast was very good- filling but not heavy. The latte was good as well. My total bill was 860 yen, which is great for both coffee and food off base. By the way, Coffee Casa is located conveniently close to the ocean view Cocok’s. My friend and I had lunch at Coffee Casa, and then walked on over for pedicures at Cocok’s.
I wasn’t impressed with this place at all. I’d rather go to Climax Coffee or Main Street Espresso (on base).
Coffee Casa has gone downhill. They are not the same as when you posted this article. The coffee now is mostly old drip that they use for lattes. The food prices went up and the serving size down. Now the place opens 7am each day; however, last call on coffee is 6:30 unless it is take out. The food was bland and also not what I was used to. I recommend skipping here and visiting either Climax Coffee or Starbucks.
I still enjoy Coffee Casa and I’ve never been served coffee that tastes like old drip coffee. The last time I went to Climax, I could tell the coffee they gave me was made from a pre-mix. It didn’t taste bad, but it was not a “real” coffee drink. I will say that the one thing I do not like about Coffee Casa is that every time I meet friends for coffee, there is always a large group of moms and babies/toddlers/preschoolers who take up most of the seating and let their kids be as noisy as they want to be. It’s not very pleasant if you wanted to chat with a friend. If it’s cool enough, we have to sit outside, but usually other adults snatch up the outside tables first to avoid having to sit inside.
I went there today. The service was TERRIBLE!!! They only had 2 people working and the shop was full. We had to wait forever for a table because they had not cleaned them off and when we did try to order they did not help us. I stood at the counter for a while and the people that worked there just ignored me…. So, we packed up and left!! I am never going back!
If you’ve lived on Okinawa for any length of time you know that service is slow a lot of the time nearly everywhere. It is not bad service, it is just Island time. You have to be a bit more easy going when it comes to service on Okinawa. At least the slow service is always greeted with a smile. I’ll take this service over the kind you see in the states that tries to get you in and out as quickly as possible. Also, you’re not tipping!
Went there on Monday afternoon and the place had a lot of homesteaders camping out including as mentioned in earlier posts. I ordered a Moca with some cake and sat outside enjoying the weather. After 20 minutes I was asked to leave to free up more space by the lady worker there. When I asked her why not ask some of the others inside who have been sitting there longer. She stated they are frequent customers and since I wasn’t I had to leave first. Wow, shocking to say the least. The coffee that was dripped to make my moca was nothing special and more expensive than Starbucks. I would never return here in the future. Some indie coffee shops are a hit, but this is a solid miss 100%. Do not go if you want any type of service.