The Anime Café

In this follow-up to the bestselling The Anime Chef Cookbook, immerse yourself in anime worlds and Japan’s café culture through 50 favorite anime foods that are easy to make, fun, and delicious.

Food plays an important role in anime, whether it is briefly shown in a slice-of-life scene or the entire plotline of an episode or even a series, and popular anime food creator Nadine Estero (@issagrill) has perfectly captured these favorite food and drink moments once again.
 
In The Anime Café, Nadine takes on lighter fare, focusing on all brand-new recipes for café drinks, snacks, and sweet treats—traditional Japanese favorites and inventive re-creations—bringing them from the screen to your table so that you can enjoy the same foods as your favorite characters, including:​
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• Gintama Baked Red Bean Buns
• Mashle Magic and Muscles: Muscular Cream Puffs
• My Love Story with Yamada-Kunat Lv999 Fizzy Hibiscus Lemonade
• Tomo–chan Is a Girl! Mont Blanc Cupcake 
• Horimiya: The Missing Pieces Valentine’s Chocolate Cake
• Spy x Family Anya and Bond Dumplings
• Ponyo Honey Milk
• Komi Can’t Communicate Chocolate Pistachio Frozen Capuccino
• One Piece Water-Water Meat Barbecue
• and much more!

Along with the simple recipes are stunning anime-style food illustrations and information about the episodes and movies that feature the drinks and dishes, allowing The Anime Café to transport you to your favorite anime hangouts.