--- product_id: 382114704 title: "Tales from the Cafe" price: "€ 18.21" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/382114704-tales-from-the-cafe store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Time-travel twist Iconic magical café setting Part of bestselling series Tales from the Cafe **Price:** € 18.21 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > ☕⏳ Sip the past, savor the stories — time travel has never been this heartwarming! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Tales from the Cafe - **How much does it cost?** € 18.21 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/382114704-tales-from-the-cafe) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Step into a timeless Tokyo café:** Experience a century-old magical setting where coffee meets time travel. - • **Philosophical and emotional depth:** Reflect on life’s choices with a story that lingers long after the last page. - • **A must-read sequel in a beloved series:** Join thousands of readers captivated by the Before the Coffee Gets Cold saga. - • **Four heartfelt journeys through the past:** Explore love, loss, and missed connections with deeply relatable characters. - • **Perfect for fans of magical realism and time travel:** Discover a unique blend of genres that sparks both imagination and empathy. ## Overview Tales from the Cafe is the second novel in the acclaimed Before the Coffee Gets Cold series by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. Set in a magical Tokyo café where patrons can travel back in time, this book follows four new customers confronting their pasts to find closure and hope. Blending metaphysical fiction with emotional storytelling, it ranks in the top 100 of Metaphysical & Visionary Fiction and has earned a 4.4-star rating from over 5,700 readers worldwide. ## Description From the author of the international bestseller Before the Coffee Gets Cold , this book follows four new customers who hope to travel back in time in a little Japanese café. In a back alley in Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else besides coffee—the chance to travel back in time. With faces both familiar and new, Tales from the Cafe follows the story of four patrons who visit to take advantage of café Funiculi Funicula's time-traveling offer and revisit moments with family, friends and lovers. Each one must face up to the past to move on with their lives. Kawaguchi's wistful and heartwarming new novel once again invites the reader to ask themselves, "What would you do if you could travel back in time?" Meet more wonderful characters in the rest of the captivating Before the Coffee Gets Cold series: Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Book 1) Tales from the Cafe (Book 2) Before Your Memory Fades (Book 3) Before We Say Goodbye (Book 4) Before We Forget Kindness (Book 5) Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Boxed Set (Books 1-3) Review: Amazing books - Books are amazing. Loved everyone so far and look forward to reading the rest of the books. Highly recommend these. Review: Great series - I loved the story, but everyone's name started with the letter T. It was very confusing. I had to keep going back to remind myself who was who. Aside from that, it was a different take on time-travel. If you like this genre, you'll like this series. ## Features - Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Before Your Memory Fades ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #14,731 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #59 in Metaphysical & Visionary Fiction (Books) #61 in Time Travel Fiction #169 in Magical Realism | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 5,741 Reviews | ## Images ![Tales from the Cafe - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71jccNZSa3L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing books *by T***Y on July 29, 2026* Books are amazing. Loved everyone so far and look forward to reading the rest of the books. Highly recommend these. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great series *by S***L on January 24, 2025* I loved the story, but everyone's name started with the letter T. It was very confusing. I had to keep going back to remind myself who was who. Aside from that, it was a different take on time-travel. If you like this genre, you'll like this series. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Equally Remarkable! 🥰 *by M***E on February 21, 2024* Author Toshikazu Kawaguchi has once again delivered a wonderful story! The second book is equally as remarkable as the first one!! This writer is truly talented in crafting unique narratives that appear to imbue meaning into the lives of all, even the audience. Both me and you! Continuing from the first book, book two maintains the same characters. The stories from the cafe in the second book introduce new characters while the readers discover their stories. Visiting the cafe once more, characters either revisit the past or look into the future, all before the coffee grows cold. Despite the certainty that nothing can be altered from past events, going back or taking a glimpse into the future provides the opportunity to express unsaid words or shed light on what was previously unclear and unfamiliar. Reading the series "Before the coffee gets Cold" is truly a beautiful experience, allowing one to uncover the wisdom that Kawaguchi introduces. I strongly suggest these books. Anticipating book three, "Before Your Memory Fades", is now my next step. ## Frequently Bought Together - Tales from the Cafe: A Novel (Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, 2) - Before Your Memory Fades: A Novel (Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, 3) - Before We Say Goodbye: A Novel (Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, 4) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/382114704-tales-from-the-cafe](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/382114704-tales-from-the-cafe) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-09-26*