Welcome to Behind the Museum Cafe

welcome to the Behind the Museum Cafe
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ehind the Museum Café is a unique café that specializes in Japanese tea and foods, Japanese antiques and art and crafts.

The café serves robust EXTRACTO coffee roasted right here in Portland, Oregon. We offer our own homemade sweets, sandwiches, and assorted Japanese-style appetizers with seasonal vegetables, all of which can be paired with our premium Japanese beers and sakés.

The interior design melds traditional Japanese style with modern flair to create a warm, welcoming space, with an inviting atmosphere.
Etract CoffeeSugimoto Japanese Tea



Six different species of Jellyfish

that reside in Sayuri's World have migrated to the Behind the Museum Cafe! 
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New at the Café


matcha bar

Introducing new sweets to our menu
starting April!

"Matcha Bar" $1.25 each
Very rich in flavor, delicate sweetness. Try the new creamy Matcha Bar with or without walnuts.

Introducing New Matcha Parfait
and Coffee Float !

Beginning April 1st, we will be updating our Matcha Parfait and Coffee Float. The prices will be$7.00

The Matcha Parfait will consist of iced Matcha latte with matcha ice cream, vanilla ice cream, matcha brownie, azuki paste, cookie crumble, whipped cream, and matcha jello, no ice cube.

The Coffee Float will consist of ice coffee, vanilla ice cream, coffee ice cream, coffee cookie, cookie crumble, whipped cream, and coffee jello no ice cube.


We are now serving Wasabi Popcorn!
A Behind the Museum Cafe original, made using all organic ingredients with patented recipe and method. Curry popcorn and Shichimi popcorn are coming soon!