Coffee Pen

Coffee Pen is cradled at the bottom of Basque Rd’s slope in a compact space that manages to squeeze in all the essentials, including a generous cabinet where whole cakes and tarts are in various stages of segmentation, sold by the slice. Luckily, the party spills over to an outside area; shaded tables allow people to linger for longer over a piece of matcha cheesecake. Owners Yasuji and Fumi Hisai are usually behind the counter, with Yas slinging the espresso, and if you go on a weekend day, you might run into a community market or a set of live music.