How do you spell kissaten?
A kissaten (kanji : 喫茶店, hiragana : きっさてん), literally a tea-drinking shop, is a Japanese-style tearoom that is also a coffee shop. They developed in the early 20th century as a distinction from a café, as cafés had become places also serving alcohol with noise and celebration. Kissaten food is a category of its own, taking yoshoku down a coffee-fueled rabbit hole, while the spaces themselves range from theme park-chic to smokey den. Many kissaten are still cash only, feature handwritten menus, and welcome cigarettes.