Ueshima Coffee House - Niigata LoveLa 2 上島珈琲店 新潟ラブラ２店

Lively atmosphere; average coffee

Good atmosphere and okay coffee. The cafe is on the fourth floor of the Lovela 2 Bandai building, so it can take a little getting to for your coffee. The atmosphere is really the selling point for this cafe, as there are open benches, small booths, two-top and four-top tables as well as studying friendly seats. There are outlets all over the walls for charging your devices while you sip coffee and chat, so it’s very student friendly. The prices skew a little high, but I imagine that has to do with the location and amount of floor space the cafe is taking up. The cafe uses machines in the same way Doutour does, so the barista ends being more of a server than actually making coffee for customers. The soy milk latte was mild but exceptionally flavorful, and the regular size seemed just a touch small to me. I also tried the coffee infused royal milk tea, and the interplay of tea and coffee was pleasant but not astoundingly delicious. If you’re already shopping in the Lovela 2 building, it’s a good option.