PopularHandmade dan bing (about 15 kinds)
Taiwanese crepes griddled one at a time — cheese, corn, peanut cream and a dozen more.
See on Instagram Taiwan Zaocan Tengoku (official Instagram)A Tainan morning,in Nishi-Ikebukuro.
No meat, no fish, no alliums — a family's Taiwanese su-shi breakfast.
Sat–Sun from 7:30 / Wed–Fri from 9:00
Every morning
OHAYŌ GOZAIMASU
Morning light falls across a small storefront on Ikebukuro's Rikkyo-dori, and steam rises. One plate of Taiwanese vegetarian breakfast at a time, the day begins. Each morning an Instagram diary opens with "ohayō gozaimasu," illustrated with the family's hand-drawn sketches — and that diary is where the latest opening schedule appears.
Start with these four
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Vegetarian lu rou fan
Soy-meat lu rou fan, crowned with a seasoned egg.
See on Instagram Taiwan Zaocan Tengoku (official Instagram)
Taiwanese congee
Steam rising from the bottom of the bowl — a morning in itself.
See on Instagram Taiwan Zaocan Tengoku (official Instagram)
Douhua
Soy-milk pudding, dissolving on the tongue.
See on Instagram Taiwan Zaocan Tengoku (official Instagram)TAIWANESE SU-SHI
No meat, no fish, no alliums
No meat. No fish. No pungent roots. This is Taiwanese vegetarian cooking — su-shi — and it holds its own at the table. These are everyday dishes, the kind that keep chopsticks moving. Some plates use egg or dairy; for vegan requests, just ask. You don't have to think about any of it. That's the way of this kitchen.
FROM TAINAN
From Tainan, as a family
Born in Tainan; twenty years vegetarian, thirty-four in Tokyo. TSUMUGU CAFE opened in May 2019, and the morning "Taiwan Zaocan Tengoku" began in March 2021. The eldest son designed the interior, and the illustrations and packaging come from family hands.
The family's drawings
The red-line family drawings line the walls, wrap the packages, fill the Instagram feed. Seasonal scenes, happy announcements, snapshots of the day — the pictures tell the shop's story before a single word.
TO TAKE HOME
Pineapple cakes in hand-drawn wrappers
The wrapping paper carries the family's own design. Pineapple cakes sell at the counter; the Taiwanese tea is imported direct.
Taiwan Zaocan Tengoku (official Instagram)
IN THE PRESS
Featured on the TV program Sakagami & Sashihara no Tsuburenai Mise, and covered by the Yomiuri Shimbun, Sanpo no Tatsujin, Rurubu & more, and Tabelog Magazine.
- Featured on TBS's Sakagami & Sashihara no Tsuburenai Mise
- Yomiuri Shimbun
- Sanpo no Tatsujin, June 2023 issue
- Rurubu & more
- Tabelog Magazine: 10 Taiwanese breakfasts in Tokyo
Doors open at 7:30
Nishi-Ikebukuro | Rikkyo-dori
Doors open at 7:30 on Saturday and Sunday; Wednesday through Friday from nine. No morning service Monday and Tuesday. Summer breaks happen — the monthly schedule lives on Instagram.
Weekend breakfast (last order 11:30)07:30–12:00
Wednesday–Friday service (last order 14:30)09:00–15:00
- Closed
- No morning service Mon–Tue
- Address
- 1F, 3-36-20 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
- Phone
- 03-5927-8889
Afternoons the shop operates as TSUMUGU CAFE; those hours vary by season. For the latest, see Instagram or call 03-5927-8889.
