November 28 is opening day for the Colonel’s Café at the Foresta Rokko shopping center, located in front of Kobe’s Rokkomichi Station. While the regular KFC lineup of fried chicken (and fried soup, should it ever return) will be available, the café will also offer some classy menu items you won’t find at any ordinary KFC.
You can’t have a café without coffee, and customers will be able to enjoy French press made from freshly ground aged Guatemalan, Mexican, or Gayo Mountain beans, with prices starting at 450 yen. If you prefer your caffeine to come from tea, 400 yen will get you a pot of Earl Grey, Darjeeling, or Ceylon.
Assuming you didn’t spoil your appetite by devouring a whole bucket of Original Recipe, the lineup of 350-yen desserts consists of shortcake, New York cheesecake, Mont Blanc, and coffee gelatin, in case you need a double helping of joe. Step up the price ladder to 380 yen and you’ll find Japan’s reigning king of the café sweets scene: thick pancakes with vanilla ice cream.
