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• Casual organic cafe on lakefront-Otsu

Warms cafe is on Nagisa-dori, Otsu,in Shiga prefecture. It's an easy day trip from Kyoto on the Keihan line. With indoor and outdoor seating, the cafe has a great view of Lake Biwa, in a green, peaceful setting. Lunch is served 11-2; dinner 5:30-10:00, with drinks and desserts for sale outside the set meal hours. We arrived a bit too late for lunch, and settled for organic coffee, vegan pound cake, draft beer. The lunch sets looked good, and vegan food is an option clearly marked on the menu. Tel 077-526-8220 warms@akimura.co.jp www.warm-s.com Lunch: 11-2; Dinner 17:30-22:00; drinks & desserts all day. A small sales area has organic produce, dry goods , ceramics and glass. The cafe has a friendly , casual atmosphere and a fantastic location for relaxing and watching boats on the lake, walkers and bikers in the paths. It's very easy to find! Location: on the Lake Biwa lakefront in Otsu, a 10 minute walk from the Otsu- Keihan line Shimanoseki station. Exit the station & walk toward the lake shore. Facing the lake, head to the right along the lakeside walkway. The cafe is on a grassy promontory on the lakefront, directly after a 3-story concrete "fort" structure that stands out on the lakeshore, and a public restroom. A tall Post Office building is visible in the city streets nearby, as another landmark.