I Held a Steemit Meetup at the Japanese Cafe Tokimeki and We Had a LOT of FUN! (Cafe Review + Meetup)

in india •  7 years ago  (edited)

Three Japanese women entrepreneurs own this beautiful little cafe, "Japanese Cafe Tokimeki" in my hometown Mangalore, India. I first met them when they had a small outlet at one of the popular malls in town. Sisters Akiko Tokunaga and Yuko Tokunaga with their close friend and partner Haruka Ninomiya came to India in 2015.


They initially landed at Chennai based on the recommendation of a friend, but eventually visited Mangalore. They loved my city and decided to set up something here.

After a year of running a small unit at the local mall, a year ago they decided to open up a proper Cafe and I've been a regular customer ever since. Overtime they became my friends and I try and support their cafe whenever I can. We're all BIG fans of Japanese anime especially Dragon Ball Z, and I also happen to like the Japanese culture very much. In fact my friends have started calling me the brand ambassador of Cafe Tokimeki!

Recently, I was planning on a follow-up to the #1 India Steemit Accelerator and felt this was the best place for a meetup. It's small, cozy and comfy and everyone loves a good laugh here as we tend be very jovial patrons when we get together. I also felt this is a great opportunity to share some details about this wonderful cafe with our community here.


The whole spread!

Tokimeki as per my understanding means excitement in Japanese.

The food is absolutely delicious and I've got a few photos and captions to help you understand what they were. @srinidhi managed to have a spoonful of Wasabi which blew his mind! There are some funny pictures at the end. The food got over in no time, and we pretty much emptied the stock of Maki rolls in the restaurant.

Tokimeki is the best place to go for Japanese food in Mangalore and the next closest place is over 380 kms away in Bangalore city.

As you can tell in the following pictures we loved the items on the menu and we ate a LOT!


Anko Toast - A little sweet and very delish item. Good for a quick evening snack!


Veg maki rolls! Authentic and tasty!


Teriyaki Chicken Maki Rolls with hot Ginger Lemon! One of my favorite items here!


Full stomach makes everyone happy!


The best French Toast you can get anywhere, served with the best Vanilla ice cream from the world famous Ideal Ice Cream parlour in Mangalore!


Chirashi Zushi (Scattered Sushi)


Maki Roll!


Blancmange - this was so incredibly good that we polished it off in seconds!


French toast didnt last very long!


Yakiniku Don


Mugi Cha with salted peanuts on the side!


Teriyaki chicken and mushroom!

You can find more photos and info on [their official FB page]
(https://www.facebook.com/cafetokimeki/).

Steemit Meetup at Mangalore


L-R: @firepower @andreanoronha @rjsudeep @srinidhi @speedracer @neilnoronha @sanjayjkamath

Some of the users in the meet are doing very well after the #1 India Steemit Accelerator was conducted. But many were travelling at the time so only a few showed up. It was good to regroup and discuss our individual progress on the platform and I'm happy to inform that my accelerator event helped these users understand the platform better.

I also got a few ideas for the upcoming Bangalore event. It's good to see the Steemit community make a difference to the lives of many people across the world.

Because Meme Is Love, Meme Is Life!

As a group of friends we are quite funny and we all love memes so @speedracer dished out a few from the event and I hope you like them!


Join Steemit if not the Wolverine will strike!


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If you live in Mangalore or are travelling through this city then this cafe is a must visit!

Until next time, Sayonara folks!


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Wow... The dishes we see in these pics are mouth watering....

It sure was! :)

This was super duper fun!!
I'm so glad we all made this a fun crazy meetup with some great Japanese food! Totally love it there.

And the best part were the memes and the fun taking photos.

It's great we could do this bro! Im glad you were there!

Yaaay!! Super awesome time.

Looking forward to more such meet!

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Is this cafe or 5 star restaurant? lol awesome food

It is a beautiful cafe and has awesome food! :D

@firepower am looking forward to visit it one day inshallah when ever i will have a visit to south india i will defitnely have a visit to this place. I will love to have some japnese taste. Thanks for shearing anyway.. @naseerbhat

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You should definitely :)

Is there any Japanese food?

Yes! there are! :)

This cafe looks lovely! Japanese food is one of my all time favourites, and I love little independent businesses like this. Looks like you guys had a blast too! Hilarious memes :)

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It sure is! :) Thank you so much! :)

Last photo with everyone on their phones, are you sure you are not in America? LOL cause that reminds me of every restaurant in America lol, everyone on their phones.

Hahaha! Seems like technology today has made things similar everywhere. :D

food looks great looks like you found a special little place.

speaking of which I am hungry and am thinking this greasy spoon hamburger joints should get a steemit spotlight, think I am gonna go have some lunch.

The food pics are making me hungry!

It surely is tempting! :D

cool stuff would love to get some of that food :P

Thank you :D You should come visit soon :D

Aw, this is great! What a great way to help build a positive steemit culture and to support one of your local restaurants at the same time....which looks like it has absolutely delicious food by the way :) If I lived in Mangalore, India, I would definitely be checking them out.

It's got me thinking about starting a steemit meetup group in my own town. Of course I'd have to know other steemit users that live here....or recruit them. Did you recruit all these folks to steemit yourself or did you all find each other?

Keep up the great, positive, inspiring steeming!

beautiful and nice Japanese Cafe Tokimeki

Yeah! it is! :) Thanks!

Aww japanese food 😍
By the way, you guys look so funny hahaha
I can see that your friendship is so complete
Good food, good friendship, good post
I like it 👏

:D Thank you so much! :)

That french toast looks like the best thing ever...so jealous!

It really is. We had 2 of them. Cleared the plate in less than 30 seconds each😂

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It is! :D Yum!

I love globalization. More sharing = more understanding = more changes = less distrust = more cooperation = one up for humanity.

Absolutely! :)

we need a steemit meet in california

Yeah! You should! :)

Mind that Wasabi ! A whole spoonful? Lol!
Glad you had a great meet up @firepower - we have one planned in Birmingham UK for 29th July. I may have to take some wasabi along- maybe it can be a new meet-up challenge?!

Maybe for the most inactive person on Steemit? :P Be sure to capture their expressions though. @srinidhi was hilarious :D

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Haha!

Haha! That was crazy!

Awesome that is some good news! Do keep me posted! :)

The wasabi challenge is a good idea :D go for it!

A fun meeting at a japanese restaurant. You can generate steemit virus, congratulations @firepower

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It was super fun! The Steemit virus is catching up :P

Yeah let's spread this happiness virus

OMG! The array of food is just amazing @firepower! The food is quite varied I noticed, that's great, it satisfies all type of customers!
I bet you guys had a lot of fun messing with Wasabi, especially if someone does not know what it is!
Cheers
@progressivechef

Thank you :D We sure did have fun with the Wasabi and the memes were crazy! :D

The food looks delicious!

It is! You must try it someday!

look yummy :)

It surely is! :)

One time for family unity and Mangalore! N of course DBZ! Get that Steem!

Yaah! :D DBZ \m/

Mmmmmmmm.... The pics looks soooo... Delicious, my God, I feel hungry now. haha... Right now I cannot travel but a few months from now I will make sure to visit this little place.

You must visit this place someday!

You made me hungry @firepower with all your presentation here but thank you.

Hehe! yeah! It was so tasty :D

thanks for sharing...you sure have great fun... it shows in the pictures.... i wish we could also attend some meetings like that....

aside from learning.... your enjoying.... and eating all those delicious stuff....

how i wish i could be there

Thank you :D You should definitely visit soon!

Stay friendly

Sure!

Looks like an awesome space and time had by all! Love all the yellow... and the added minions (you know... for extra yellow impact) hehe ;)

I am pretty new to this community and it would be great to an "experienced" view/opinion on my posts... this was my latest one...

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Look forward to more "mellow yellow" hehe ;)

We sure did! :D

@firepower the food looks awesome. Next time i am in Mangalore i am definitely going to try this. Have been fascinated by japan and its cuisine since childhood.

I came for the Steem but stayed for the food!! Looks awesome and can't wait to join some day.

Wow man! Its great to see you stop by on my blog. Thanks! Would love to have you over someday! Lemme know if you ever plan a trip to India, I would be happy to assist. :)

It has made me hungry!

Haha! you should try it ;)

I will sure do it!

Great post, per usual @firepower! I love your community spirit! Peace and blessings.

Thank you so much @doubletorus :)

The food delicious 💟💟

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Thank you 💟💟

It is indeed! :D

Creative fun meme 👍

Haha yeah and hilarious! :D

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Yeah hehe😁😁😁

Lovely mate~ Could we catch up sometimes in Manglore too? Im based in Singapore but my hometown is in Calicut~ You are doing great here and thanks for helping us out with steemit.chat aswell
Glad to connect mate and lovely pics and life. Also went through your moms profile too. My regards :)
See you around mate, appreciate your time!

Thank you for dropping by and checking them all out! :) You should definitely visit Mangalore! :)

Hahahaha. We had a lot of fun at Tokimeki. Can't wait to go back!

It was a super fun time!

:D

Hey @Firepower, Another nice post. So, Wolverine agreed to model for your steemit blog? Did he charge anything? :D

You earned an upvote! And more waiting for your quality content.

Haha! Thanks again! :)

I'm a cafe goer and this cafe looks really nice. If I ever visit Mangalore, I would join the meetup.

Yeah! You should! :)

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Had a great time at the meet-up :) Thanks for making my birthday so exciting!

Yo! Thank you ;)

I'm glad you had a great time! Cheers!

Looks like great time, definatly didn't leave hungry :) thanks for sharing #keepsteemin

It sure was! Thanks :)

You guys had a lot of fun! I love Japanese cafes :D

We sure did! :) This is currently my most favorite place to hang out! You must visit! :)

Sure I will if I come to Mangalore :)

hahah cute article! Love the homemade memes.

The desert looks amazing. hahah are you trying to tease us with the video? :P You are making me hungry. I also love it when I find a local spot and you become "their people" because you frequently visit.

Hahha! the memes were the fun part! The deserts were yummy and so were the other food. I just love this place.

Thank you! :)

This food looks very good :) I must go and try :)

It sure is and you must try!

ok :))

Great job @firepower You are going boss level on this community building!

Haha! Thank you @brianphobos :)

Awesome post! I remember talking to you in the India chat on on steemit.chat awhile back it looks like you're up to some pretty cool stuff!
Cheers
~Np

Thank you so much @nphacker :)

That looks like a bunch if steemians and good food! What else?

Yeah! and good laughter riots!

That is what it's all about... The Steemit community and good times 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Yeah! ^_^

Looks like a nice place.
Have fun! :)

Thanks! It sure is :)

food looks delicious

It is really delicious!

Nice meeting.
Good post.

Thank you! :)

time to come to India to eat Japanese food 🙌 you are so awesome

Yes, you should definitely visit soon :D

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Yeah!! Jai Karnataka, Jai India! :D

We should do more of these meet-ups all around the good. That Japanese place looks so nice and the foods looks absolutely exquisite! Loving the memes.

Yah! It should :D More people, more happy faces and smiles :)

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Authentic Japanese food in Mangalore? That's pretty cool. I do enjoy seeing Steemit gatherings all over the world.

Yes! It sure is! :)

This Beautiful team is THE best !

Thank you so much! :)

Nice great buddy,keep it up,and i really a big fan of dragon ball super

Thank you! :) And I am a Big fan of Dragon Ball Series! :D

Haha me too next episode 100 is going to superb :)

You had a blast there. Meetup with good foods are always cherished.

Indeed! :)

these are all indian food

Nope! It has few Authentic Japanese food!

is this dates's paste on bread?

This was fun. We should all do it again sometime.
haha that Wolverine pic is good :D

It was totally! We should! :D

Looks like a great meeting and that you had a lot of fun, nice post, thanks for sharing.

Yep it was! :) Thank you!

nice, nice :)

Hehe thank you, thank you :)

great!!
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Thanks

Love this, thanks!

Yahhh!!

You are doing amazing things for our Indian community on steemit ,hope you will soon doing some meetup in the eastern India.Enjoyed those pics and the funny memes.Very lively presentation of the event I felt like being there.

Thank you so much. Will surely keep you posted! :)

thanks a lot

Good post

i am resteem this post

Sure

nice

Thanks

i love the post about the cafe, but what amaze me most is your donation am very impressed about that, it a great work

Thank you so much! :)

An excellent meeting to advance India's steemit, glad to see the steemian friends get together to fight for Indian steemit.
good job and good luck @firepower

Thank you so much! :)

It looked like a great meetup. Please set a meet up in Delhi. I am sure you would have a lot of friends in Delhi as well. I would like to meet you in Person and wanted to learn something from you.
I always loved your work and I hope you get all the success you desires.
Keep inspiring everyone @firepower

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Eh what?

Wow!!! the spread looks so delicious. Do they have a branch in Delhi? would love to visit this place.

Wish I was in mangalore that day.. nevertheless, waiting to catch up with steemians in bangalore!

I also like japanese people. I like most animated movies one piece and naruto. The second movie that I wait every week to download. Do they use steemit accounts too @firepower?

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Can you tell me about yourself via email? What is your gmail?

Good to know!

Not yet! They will soon!

Okay, hopefully they participate to steemit, even they are great opportunity to post the menu of food or drink in their cafe.

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