Organic Cafe Tentomushi Batake
cost estimate: lunch 1,000 yen to 2,000 yen
closed Monday/Tuesday
A variety of dishes featuring freshly harvested organic vegetables from the farm
Tentomushi Batake {meaning ladybug garden} has been a long-awaited cafe that opened on Umemoto Farm in May 2020. Mr. Umemoto is a pioneer of organic farming in Kyotango, and created the cafe/restaurant based on the concept, “organic as standard,” believing that everyone should be able to experience eating organically. The café creates their own unique dishes using the farm’s organic vegetables, spreading the message of “organic” to everyone. The farm even provides vegetable sets for people to get their vegetables as well as providing vegetables for school lunches at Japanese schools. It doesn’t matter which organic vegetables you eat, once you eat lovingly grown, natural vegetables, you will never forget it. The chef has run a local restaurant for many years, and is taking a “fresh” approach to the ingredients in order to harness the incredible taste of Mr. Umemoto’s vegetables. The restaurant also offers bento boxes for people on the go, and delicious sides like potage soup. Incorporate organic eating into your lifestyle and fully nourish your body and mind!
from the owner and chef
Over 20 years of continuous organic farming here. Every year, about 100 kinds of vegetables raise themselves peacefully on our farm. Our job is to maintain the soil for them and interfere as little as possible. Since the human body is made up of what we eat, we farmers and cooks believe that it’s an important job to be entrusted with people’s lives. We want people to connect with nature when they visit our cafe, eating a variety of organic vegetables to the backdrop of peaceful rural scenery. We will continue to create dishes that showcase the blessings of the earth. We look forward to sharing them with you.
Organic seasonal-vegetable paella (2-3 servings) Packed with so many seasonal vegetables that you can't see the rice. The vegetables are roasted to enhance their flavors. The leaves, skin and roots of the vegetables are served as well because they are really tasty and full of nutrition. 1,480 yen (excluding tax)
Organic seasonal vegetable curry
A gem made with coarsely chopped vegetables and home-made vegetarian broth using an original blend of organic spices. Served with roasted vegetables. 1,480 yen (excluding tax)
Organic seasonal vegetable cake salé/potage soup
These cake salé can be ordered for takeout and are packed with 7-8 types of seasonal vegetables. The potage soup uses whole-roasted seasonal vegetables and is also available for take out.
Cake salé set 1,000 yen (excluding tax) (contents differ from photo.)
access About 30 minutes by bus from Mineyama Station. About 20 minutes by car from Kyotango Omiya IC Expressway
address 441 Kurobe, Yasakaecho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture
TEL 0772-65-3884 Reservations not possible
hours 11:00~16:00
closed: Monday Tuesday
Payment information credit card· Electronic money· QR code settlement Credit card payment Union Pay, mastercard, VISA Electronic money payment Suica, toica, nimoca, monaca, ICOCA, HAYAKAKEN, iD, PASMO QR code settlement PayPay, Alipay
Facility information Number of seats 20 (indoor and outdoor)
Parking 6 spots