生駒で自家焙煎コーヒーを飲めるのは、生駒駅から徒歩5分、スミス英会話生駒校から徒歩10分のところにある喫茶イレブンです。私が喫茶イレブンを知ったのは、何年も前に生駒山にある生駒山麓公園（いこまさんろくこうえん）で行われた夏祭りの時でした。

Ikoma’s own coffee can be found in Eleven Coffee, just a five minute walk from Ikoma station, and a ten minute walk from my Smith’s School of English in Ikoma. I discovered this coffee shop at a great summer festival at San Roku Park in Ikoma, up on the shoulder of Mt Ikoma, many years ago.

One of my English students here in Smith’s School of English in Ikoma has a dream. She wants to be a coffee barista. In fact, I think she already is a coffee barista. She worked at two different coffee shops, and she loves coffee. We sometimes talk about coffee around Ikoma in our class together.

Another of my English students asked me what my favourite coffee was. I told her that it was the espresso from Eleven Coffee. I wasn’t joking. They serve the best espresso I have had in Ikoma, and even in Japan. I think it’s the best I’ve ever had.

She was curious and so she went to visit the Eleven Coffee shop. She told the owner that she heard about the store from Smith’s School of English in Ikoma. He was pleased. The next time I went there, he said, “Thank you”.

The truth is, I don’t go there very often. Even though I live in Ikoma and I really like coffee, I don’t shop at Eleven Coffee too often. I think if I drink too much, it will start to be ordinary. I am keeping it special in my mind. So I only go there a few times a year. But it’s really good coffee.

If you like coffee, be sure to try the Eleven coffee shop. They sell really good beans. And then drop in to Smith School of Ikoma and we can chat about your experience. I’d love to chat about it with you.