Tokyo’s $50 cup of coffee
And you thought Starbucks was overpriced….
UCC introduces famous coffee fit for royalty
Mainichi Daily News - June 8, 2008— A legendary coffee patronized by French nobles during the 18th and 19th centuries has been revived by a Japanese coffee company… “Bourbon Pointu,” at Salon de Cafe Boissier in the Daimaru Tokyo department store…The high-quality coffee is served along with chocolates and a glass of champagne and is priced at 5,250 yen per set...more…
Ok, ok, the above Mainichi news report is full of beans…abet coffee beans.
According to the press release of the Salon de Cafe Boissier serves croque-monsieur sandwiches and some kind of puree with their “legendary” Bourbon Pointu coffee along with chocolates and Mailly Brut Rose champagne, the favorite of Victor Hugo.
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