Super Short Summary

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi explores a small, time-traveling café called Funiculi Funicula, where patrons who sit in a specific chair and drink a special coffee can travel back in time, but must return before the coffee gets cold. Through interlinked stories such as "The Lovers," "Husband and Wife," "The Sisters," and "Mother and Child," the novel delves into themes of love, loss, and the human condition.