See prior post on Cafe Pao
Location: Ginowan, on the 81 (the street House of 66 Cents is on) between 58 and 330
Hours: Lunch 11:30-4, Tea 3-4p, Dinner 6-10p; closed Monday. English menu and English-speaking staff
Cafe Pao is a great spot for lunch, now better. They have changed to a buffet system for the drinks and appetizers. There is coffee, tea, and water out in pitchers. The staff now put out platters of the two appetizers of the day, so you can try both. There is also a big bowl of salad and a choice of two dressings. And, all the sliced bread you might like to mop up your pasta sauce. A word of advice - stick to the pastas (salt or tomato based sauce); the lasagna isn't nearly as good. If you are lucky, dessert will include one of the loveliest profiteroles in the world. Ours was accompanied by a tasty grapefruit sorbet.
Addendum 2/21: Cafe Pao is in flux, presumably depending on the price of consumables. On our last visit, the drinks were buffet-style, the appetizers were included on the plate (ie, no buffet-style), and the dessert had been reduced to just a sorbet. The profiteroles, which are still great, can be purchased for 100Y each. The next time we go, it may be different again. But the pasta sauces are still different each time and worthwhile.
