New People Introduces New Nibbles With Japanese Flair

​We stopped by the recently-opened Japanese pop complex New People (1746 Post at Webster) and found it to be a feast for the eyes, especially if you have a thing for the Gothic Lolita look. On the ground floor, the tiny Café serves Blue Bottle Coffee, light meals (pork cutlet sandwiches, bento boxes, and curry) from Delica rf-1, and truffles from XOX.

​There were also some new-to-us bites from indie S.F. kitchen Book of Tea, like the gobble-worthy kinako (soybean flour) and matcha green tea meringues, and organic popcorn spiced with curry, wasabi, and shichimi. We loved the latter's subtle heat and faint hints of mandarin orange peel and sesame. We also tried the Nutty Cake on the recommendation of a cashier, who confessed that he had eaten a whole display of them, and enjoyed its mild almond flavor and blend of walnut and chestnut chunks. These unique snacks (each $3) would be an ideal accompaniment to the anime and other modern Japanese films being screened by VIZ Cinema in the basement.