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Yakumo Saryo 八雲茶寮
Add: 3-4-7 Yakumo, Meguro-ku
Tel: +81-3-5731-1620
Hours: 9am-9pm
Website: yakumosaryo.jp
Price: Breakfast 3,200 yen + tax
Visited: Sep 2018
I wrote about Yakumo Saryo on Sugared & Spiced two years ago, after a charming afternoon visit to this beautiful space where I tasted an absolutely mesmerizing persimmon butter dessert. Upon returning to Tokyo, I decided to come back again for a morning tea session, which sounded like the best way to start a day…
大約兩年前在 Sugared & Spiced 上介紹過八雲茶寮。當時和朋友在下午時段前來喝茶吃和菓子，事後一直對當時嚐到的 “柿衣” 念念不忘（沒看過這篇文章的，請點擊這裏）。這次決定來享用朝茶，柔柔順順地開始一天。
Yakumo Saryo is a bit removed from the city center, and it takes about 15 minutes to walk from the nearest metro station. It looks more like a private mansion, and if not for the “kakigori” signed hung near the gate during the summer season, I don’t suppose many passersby would dare venture in.
八雲茶寮距離市中心有一段距離，從最近的地鐵站走過來還要15分鍾。門口看上去像是個有大庭院的私宅，要不是因爲夏季門口挂上了 “氷” 的旗子，就算路過也不敢貿然入內吧？
Upon entering the yard, its calming ambience is immediately soothing. It’s as if all worldly worries have been shielded and left behind the drapes.
穿過庭院來到入口處，因爲在豔陽下找路而煩躁的心開始自然沈澱，所有的煩惱和思緒，都遺留在布簾之外…
The founder of Yakumo Saryo is designer Shinichiro Ogata, whose design studio Simplicity has put together well-known interior design works throughout Japan, such as Aesop Shinsaibashi Higashiya, and Andaz Tokyo.
八雲茶寮的負責人緒方慎一郎是位室內設計師，他的設計事務所 Simplicity 出了非常多知名的店鋪，比如京都和東京的 Aesop 以及之前介紹過的 Higashiya 和櫻井焙茶研究所（都是值得去的好地方）。
His style inherits, preserves, and adapts traditional Japanese culture to contemporary designs, often merging the old and new to reveal a refreshing outlook on the traditions. Those water drop-shaped plates, for example, evokes a certain emotion I experienced while gazing at the flowing water drops at Teshima Art Museum.
他在簡約美學概念裏融合日本文化的細節，讓人能感受到傳統的新觀感。比如茶室桌上的如水般的玻璃，即是裝飾，也可以當盤子，那意境讓我想起濑戶內海的豐島美術館。
As Yakumo Saryo wishes each guest to be able to experience their time here without much disturbance, they only accept a limited number of guests for each period of time. Six guests during the time of my visit.
爲了確保每位客人的體驗，八雲茶寮接受的人數不多。當天早上包括我和朋友在內總共只有六位客人用朝茶，所有人都安安靜靜地享受這悠哉的時光。
The staff first served us a “seasonal tea” with chrysanthemum petals.
入座後，服務人員先爲我們泡上了有菊花瓣的 “季節のお茶”。
Then, freshly roasted hojicha.
接著，是新鮮烘焙的焙茶。
Breakfast is a choice of porridge or white rice, both served with roasted fish, an assortment of pickles, seasonal side dishes, and miso soup. It looks simple, but everything was cooked with the utmost care, and each bite was truly a pleasure to savor.
料理的部分可以選擇稀飯或白飯，皆搭配烤魚、漬物、季節配菜、以及味噌湯。看似簡單，但每一樣都做得十分用心，和我一起前來的日本朋友也贊不絕口，兩人帶著感恩的心慢慢地享受了每一口食物。
Then came the beautiful wagashi and matcha. Traditional wagashi are too sweet for my liking, but Yakumo Saryo has adjusted the sweetness level of these pretty little bites to fit the modern palate. On the left is a sweet potato-flavored wagashi, and on the right is watermelon and brown sugar-flavored.
接著，是美麗的和菓子以及抹茶。傳統的和菓子大多都非常甜，但八雲茶寮在糖分上做過調整，直接吃也不會覺得膩（不過配茶當然更美味）。我選了兩款，左邊是紫薯口味，右邊則是西瓜和黑糖。
Peanut-flavored wagashi.
朋友選擇了花生口味。
Looking back to photos taken here two years ago, I realized that we were served by the same staff (pictured below). Just as I’d remembered, she still speaks with that soothing voice, and always with a warm smile.
回看兩年前來八雲茶寮拍的照片，發現原來上一次也是受到下面這位服務人員接待呢。和印象中一樣，說話不疾不徐，笑容溫暖，令人感到舒服。
On another note, photography is now allowed at Yakumo Saryo except for what’s on your table (i.e. the food you ordered). I only took a few photos of its interiors after having asked the store staff for permission. Please be respectful and don’t go about snapping away bluntly.
對了，在八雲茶寮，工作人員會很客氣地提醒客人不要拍除了自己食物以外的其它照片。這篇文章裏其它照片都是等別的客人離開後，我詢問並得到允許後拍的。若來這裏用餐，請不要失禮地到處拍照哦。
Morning tea is priced at 3,200 yen + tax, which may seem like quite a bit for just porridge and pickles, but it was absolutely worthwhile. Dining at Yakumo Saryo is, as described on its website, “an escape…from the stress of the city, by taking a breath into the essentials of a contemporary Japanese food experience.” If I were living in Tokyo, I would probably come once a month to re-experience this zen moment.
朝茶的價格是3,200日元 + 稅，以稀飯小菜來說的確不便宜，但整個體驗太棒，太值得了。要是我住在東京，應該會每個月來一次吧…（話說，連放賬單的盤子都好美啊。）
注：我因爲多點了一個和菓子，所以結賬金額稍高一些。
Yakumo Saryo also offers lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner. Dinner reservations are only available through introduction by existing customers, but all others can be reserved via the phone. Do pay a visit during your next trip to Tokyo, and I hope you enjoy this space as much as I do :)
八雲茶寮另外也有午飯、下午茶、以及晚飯。晚飯需要熟客介紹，其它都可以通過以下電話直接預定。希望你會喜歡 :)
Yakumo Saryo 八雲茶寮
地址：目黒區 八雲 3-4-7
電話：+81-3-5731-1620
營業時間：9am-9pm
網站：yakumosaryo.jp
價位：朝茶 3,200 日幣+加稅
日期：2018年9月