Not cozy fiction but a page-turner! Expected cozy fiction but got dark and gritty side of Tokyo with evil supernatural cat (bakeneko) leanings. Disturbing but a wide slice of weird Tokyo with what I would say some coziness if you have ever been to Tokyo yourself. Some memorable passages like: “Outside the buildings snake and swarm around us. The sun is high, and the midday heat is roasting the asphalt. Shimmering heat waves hang in mid-air. I put on the air conditioner. The glass high risers of the electrical district reflect the sky's deep blue, smatterings of white fluffy clouds transposed on the windows of grey concrete boxes. If I had my pen, I'd write this stuff down.”

Towards the last 20% I feel this really picked up. And wow — what an ending! Beautiful book.

Nice stories with the food detectives, a father and daughter team, finding and recreating the specific meals the visitors want to experience one more time. The book made me hungry! Definitely cozy. Curious if the role of the cat expands in the second book!