Anna Miller’s, American diner known for tasty pies and iconic uniform, to close last branch in Japan

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1. I’ve eaten at the Shinagawa location. It had nice view from across the street of the exit from the station to sit down and eat a comfort food breakfast while people watching.

2. Aw that’s so sad! It was such a cute diner in my opinion, and I loved the pies.

3. Never heard of em.

4. Won’t get there in time dammit! The cheesecake was lovely

5. This fascinates me. Reminds me of Lawson Japan’s origin story.

   >Japan’s Anna Miller’s restaurant chain, operated by Imuraya Corporation, opened its first location in the Aoyama neighborhood of Tokyo in 1973 and has been offering Pennsylvania Dutch pies and American cuisine, inspired by the original Anna Miller’s in the United States, ever since. At one point, there were as many as 25 locations in Tokyo and Yokohama, but after the Yokohama Landmark Tower branch closed in 2012, the only remaining branch has been the one in the Keikyu Wing Takanawa shopping center opposite Shinagawa Station, a major transportation hub in Tokyo.

   Delving further.

   https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/hawaii-has-the-only-anna-millers-in-the-u-s-and-its-pies-are-still-amazing/

   >Founded by Stanley Miller, Anna Miller’s first opened in Northern California in the late 1960s. (He named the restaurant after his grandmother.) Miller opened five more on the Mainland, then decided to start one in Hawaii in 1973. In total, there were 10 Anna Miller’s restaurants in its heyday; today, in the U.S., only the Hawaii location remains. (There’s an Anna Miller’s Restaurant and Bakery in Shinagawa, Japan, that opened in 1983.)

   So there you have it. Hawaii Anna Miller’s will officially be the *last* Anna Miller’s.

   Sad. Missed this one when I lived in Japan. Seems like a loss.