01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
About this place
A spoonful of bittersweet caramel pudding, followed by a taste of vanilla ice cream: at Soma, visitors come for the firm, old-fashioned pudding and enjoy pairing it with ice cream or a deep-roasted coffee. One diner described the pudding as firm, with the sweet ice cream working especially well against the bittersweet caramel. The menu lists vanilla ice cream as an accompaniment, making this a good choice if you enjoy the contrast of sweetness and bitterness.
Coffee options include the medium-dark-roast Soma Blend, lightly roasted Colombian beans and medium-dark-roast Kenyan beans. A visitor who paired the pudding with a deep-roasted coffee noted its body and clean finish. The menu also lists individual beans and drip coffee packs. For another sweet, there is rare cheesecake topped with blueberry sauce made from blueberries from Furano, Hokkaido, as well as a seasonal parfait layered with vanilla ice cream, crushed coffee and coffee jelly. Some diners have ordered both pudding and cake, enjoying different kinds of sweetness with coffee in between.
For a light meal, the thick omelette sandwich comes up repeatedly in reviews. One diner found the egg soft and creamy; it also sounds well suited to lunch with coffee. The menu lists a toast set available until 12 and a half croque monsieur set available until 15. Both come with carrot salad.
In the traditional-house interior, tables and chairs are set out in a Japanese-style room. Visitors looking for a quiet pause have appreciated the sound of rain, a clock ticking and coffee being brewed. One person described enjoying a thick omelette sandwich and coffee alone. Whether the main event is a meal or something sweet can depend on the mood of the day.
