“Nescafé Dolce Gusto Cafe & Library” at LaLaport Koshien closed on August 31.
Closed Sat., 8/31 | | LaLaport Koshien
LaLaport Koshien is located here↓
The address is 1-100 Koshien Hachibancho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture.
What was Nescafé Dolce Gusto Cafe & Library?
Nescafé Dolce Gusto Cafe & Library seems to have opened fairly recently, on March 18 of this year.
It was located on the 2nd floor, around the area in front of Starbucks. (No. 78 on the floor map)
It was a cafe provided by Nestlé Japan as a place for families raising children to relax and build community ties.
The cafe apparently offered 15 kinds of cafe menu items using the capsule-style authentic cafe system “Nescafé Dolce Gusto,” starting from 250 yen.
Limited-Time Shop
Looking at LaLaport Koshien’s floor guide, it was listed as a [limited-time shop], so the August 31 closure may have been planned from the beginning.
*Captured from the LaLaport Koshien floor map (2019/9/16)
Finally
It seems they had children’s books available and held picture-book read-aloud sessions and parent-child events. LaLaport Koshien also held a Kosodate Ouen Fair in August and has a strong image as a place geared toward families with children, so this closure is disappointing.
