The bistros and bars located at Gakushu University: "LOW ALCOHOLIC CAFE MARUKU (Low Alcoholic Coffee Maruku)"
Located near the Keiō Tobu Line Gakuen University Station, along Komazawa Street.
A café where both those who drink and those who don’t can enjoy themselves together, with a rich variety of food options. It’s like a bistrot or bar.
As Japan's first e-commerce site specializing in non-alcoholic beverages, MARUKU has played a role in the non-alcoholic movement. It is a direct operation of MARUKU itself.
The owner is a novelist named Sakurai Suzumochi, who has won the Asahi New Literature Award (13th edition) for her works such as "Arelya" and "How much longer until the end?" She has published numerous other novels.
It's run by a lady who looks stylish and cute, like a Parisian woman—Madam Buzo.
This restaurant boasts the most abundant selection of non-alcoholic drinks in Japan, amounting to 30 varieties.
Beers and sparkling drinks with an alcohol content of less than 1%.
For those who prefer alcoholic drinks, we also have German-made wheat beer and wines from California.
The drink menu features a private brand series called "MARUKU AF" collaborated with "Otaru Beer," a craft beer manufacturer from Sakurai's hometown, Hokkaido. The menu also includes non-alcoholic beer styles inspired by German beers, such as "ERDINGER," and Belgian craft-style non-alcoholic beer like "BIERE DES AMIS."
The food menu includes vegan dishes such as falafel and hummus made from beans, roast pork, spicy chicken curry, and a variety of sausage combinations.
No meat-free options available for vegans as well.
To the sacred place of non-alcoholic drinks.
Non-alcoholic Chardonnay
The signboard menu item "MARUKU Plate" featured a spicy curry dish.
【음료】
ピエールゼロ・シャルドネ
【スペシャリティ】
“MARUKUプレート”
Spiced chickpea croquettes 'Farafel'
Something like mench katsu.
“Eggplant Paste ‘Fumusu’ & Crackers”
“鶏ハム”
Moist and soft.
“Carrot Lace and Purple Cauliflower Marinade”
Salmon and watercress marinade
Marinated salmon together with watercress, just like in a traditional Tromi-style dish.
Delighted by the beautifully decorated plates.
【メイン】
“Spicy Chicken Curry Half”
Serve chicken curry with coarse grain rice, marinated purple cabbage, and carrot lace as side dishes.
Meaty and rich, with the sweetness of onions, a curry that has a distinct spice flavor while also being mild. The millet is also firm and delicious.
【デザート】
“White Peach Jelly”
サービングには、ジューシーな白桃のコンポートが添えられています。
The aroma is also excellent, and it’s cool and refreshing—truly delicious.
【Post-Meal Drinks】
“아이스커피”
The delicious coffee brewed by the master.
“お酒を飲まない人”＝ソーバーキュリアスということです。
It seems like there was a meal-time spent together in the living room of the couple. It was very comfortable and peaceful.
The label of the private brand “MARUKU AF” is a cute reminder, with a black cat depicted on the store wall.
It seems that the cat of Ms. Sakurai serves as the model for this restaurant.
The background music in the restaurant uses a record player, playing pleasant songs from the 80s to the 90s.
In the 19th arrondissement of France, "Le Paon qui boit" is the first non-alcoholic drink specialty store opened in Paris.
As someone who can't drink, this is actually a blessing.
