Cafe Kinari Deli
A 7-minute walk from the west exit of Minami-Urawa station.
Cafe Kinari Deli is in a nice residential area of Minami-Urawa, and is focused on home-cooked vegetable dishes made from locally-grown produce. They have a rotating lunch plate menu, and in the evening it turns into a sort of bar where you can have a drink or two alongside your delicious veggies. The lunch dishes are all made by the owner. You can also order takeaway in the form of a bento, so sometimes they sell out very shortly after opening!

That was the case when we visited this day. ;_;
But, we had some snacks!
The owner has a policy of not doing too much advertising, and there's no web site, so if you're feeling adventurous, try tracking down this cafe!

Ramen Toramaru
6 minutes from Minami-Urawa station west exit.
A nice Jiro-ramen-style shop! Lots of fat noodles in rich broth. The student sitting next to us got "the works" and finished in no time flat! Come ye, hungry students!

Maxim usually doesn't eat much, but he enjoyed the ramen!

Bakery　Petit Riche
6 minutes from Minami-Urawa station west exit.
Along our walk, we smelled something great. We followed our noses to Petit Riche.
The interior looks great and the bread itself looked so cute!
We got coffee bread, croissant, and curry bread! We enjoyed it even though we had all just had big bowls of noodles!

Gardening goods　NUMANOUE NOUEN
10 minutes from Social Residence Minami-Urawa
We found this wonderful store, with a 100-year-old garden! There were many different kinds of plants on display. Pick you favorite plant and pick a pot! Maybe you'll find a nice plant to have in your room!