GT Café

Café is a new game mode in Gran Turismo 7, located at the center of the World Map. In this mode, the player has to collect cars to earn rewards while also learning about automotive history. This game mode, being the game's main campaign mode, is designed to provide players a place to learn about cars and the cultural background behind certain significant models.
Collecting cars and performing actions required by the menu books allows the player to obtain Roulette Tickets and unlock new features and tracks.
GT7 features 39 menu books at launch that leads to the ending credits, with new menus added in updates as a way to introduce new World Circuits events.
== Menu Books ==
=== Launch Books ===
These menu books are available at launch and requires the player to collect cars by reaching the podium in every race, perform some tasks, or complete a championship (in a top-3 finish). They also have to be done in order.
*No. 1: Collection: Japanese Compact Cars
** Toyota Aqua S '11
** Honda Fit Hybrid '14
** Mazda Demio XD Touring '15
*** These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each Sunday Cup events. Note that as these are the expected starter cars, the car the player bought during the tutorial will not appear as a prize car there as it will automatically be added to the collection.
* No. 2: Test Yourself at the License Center
** Visit the License Center and see if you can earn the B-1 License.
* No. 3: Collection: European Classic Compacts
** Fiat 500 F '68
** Mini-Cooper 'S' '65
** Volkswagen 1200 '66
*** These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each Sunday Cup Classic events.
* No. 4: Championship: High Speed Ring Track Day
** Finish in the top 3.
* No. 5: Collection: Japanese FF Sports Cars
** Suzuki Swift Sport '17
** Honda Civic Type R (EK) '98
** Honda Integra Type R (DC2) '98
*** These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each Japanese FF Challenge 450 events. One of the required cars can also be obtained at the end of the High Speed Ring Track Day championship.
* No. 6: Tune a Classic Car
** Tune a 1965 Mini Cooper S to 360 PP or more.
* No. 7: Collection: European Hot Hatches
** MINI Cooper S '05 
** Abarth 500 '09
** Volkswagen Polo GTI '14
*** These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each European Sunday Cup 400 events. The Mini Cooper S '05 can also be obtained from completing My First Gran Turismo.
*No. 8: Wash a Car at GT Auto
**Visit Maintenance & Servicing at GT Auto.
*No. 9: Championship: Tokyo Highway Parade
**Finish in the top 3.
*No. 10: Collection: Japanese FR Sports Cars
**Nissan Silvia Q's (S13) '88
**Mazda Eunos Roadster (NA) '89
**Toyota Corolla Levin 1600GT APEX (AE86) '83
*** These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each Japanese FR Challenge 450 events. One of the required cars can also be obtained at the end of the Tokyo Highway Parade championship.
*No. 11: Collection: French Hot Hatches
**DS Automobiles DS 3 Racing '11
**Peugeot 208 GTi by Peugeot Sport '14
**Renault Clio R.S. 220 Trophy '16
*** These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each European Sunday Cup 500 events. The Clio R.S 220 Trophy '16 can also be obtained by getting the National B License with at least Bronzes.
*No. 12: Championship: Petite Course de France
** Finish in the top 3.
* No. 13: Try Your Hand at a Mission
** Go to Missions and select "The Magic Mountain" to try your hand at Deep Forest's "The Pass".
* No. 14: Collection: Mustang
** Ford Mustang Boss 429 '69
** Ford Mustang Mach 1 '71
** Ford Mustang GT '15
*** These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each American FR Challenge 550 events. The Mustang Mach 1 is also one of the possible prize cars the player could select at the end of the Petite Course de France championship. 
* No. 15: Collection: Camaro
** Chevrolet Camaro SS '16
** Chevrolet Camaro Z28 '69
** Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE Package '18
*** These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each American Sunday Cup 600 events. The Camaro Z28 is also one of the possible prize cars the player could select at the end of the Petite Course de France championship. 
* No. 16: Take a Photo of Your Car in Scapes
** Visit Scapes and take a photo.
* No 17: Championship: Trial Mountain Cup
** Finish in the top three.
* No. 18: Collection: Nissan Sports Cars
** Nissan Silvia spec-R AERO (S15) '02
** Nissan Skyline GT-R V•spec II (R32) '94
** Nissan Fairlady Z Version S (Z33) '07
*** These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each Japanese Clubman Cup 550 events. The R32 GT-R can also be obtained from completing My First Gran Turismo.
* No. 19: Collection: Japanese Rally Base Cars
** Subaru WRX STI Type S '14
** Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition '15
** Toyota GR Yaris RZ "High performance" '20
*** These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each Japanese 4WD Challenge 600 events.
* No. 20: Show Your Custom Wing
** Go to Customize Cars at GT Auto and fit a custom wing set.
* No. 21: Championship: Asia-Oceania Championship
** Finish in the top three.
* No 22: Collection: BMW M3
** BMW M3 Sport Evolution '89
** BMW M3 Coupé '03
** BMW M3 Coupé '07
*** These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each European FR Challenge 550 events. One of the required cars can also be obtained at the end of the Asia-Oceania Championship, while the M3 Sport Evolution can also be obtained from completing My First Gran Turismo.
* No. 23: Collection: Alfa Romeo
** Alfa Romeo MiTo 1.4 T Sport '09
** Alfa Romeo 4C '14
** Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione '08
*** These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each European Clubman Cup 600 events.
* No. 24: Use Circuit Experience to Learn About a Track
** Claim victory in a One-Lap Attack of Dragon Trail - Gardens.
* No. 25: Championship: European Championship
** Finish in the top three.
* No. 26: Collection: Ford
** Ford Focus RS '18
** Ford GT '06
** Ford F-150 SVT Raptor '11
*** These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each Pick-up Truck Race events; however, doing so requires that the player have a pickup truck beforehand (both the F-150 SVT Raptor and Toyota Tundra TRD Pro '19 can be purchased from the Brand Central; buying the former will make the car no longer available from the Colorado Springs race). The Focus RS is also one of the possible prize cars the player could select at the end of the European Championship.
*No. 27: Collection: Chevrolet
**Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (C7) '14
** Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C3) '69
**Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 (C4) '89
***These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each American Clubman Cup 700 events. The C3 Corvette is also one of the possible prize cars the player could select at the end of the Petite Course de France championship.
*No. 28: Get a Wide-Body American Car
**Head to GT Auto and visit Maintenance & Servicing.
*No. 29: Championship: Pan-American Championship
**Finish in the top three.
*No. 30: Upgrade Your Porsche
**Tune to a PP of 600-650.
* No. 31: Collection: Porsche 911
**Porsche 911 Turbo (930) '81
**Porsche 911 Carrera RS (964) '92
**Porsche 911 Carrera RS (993) '95
***These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each Porsche Cup events. The 930 Turbo can also be obtained from completing My First Gran Turismo. (It should be noted that none of the required models can be obtained from completing Pan-American Championship.)
*No. 32: Collection: Supra
**Toyota Supra 3.0GT Turbo A '88
** Toyota Supra RZ '97
**Toyota GR Supra RZ '20
***These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each Race of Turbo Sportscars events.
*No. 33: Championship: World Touring Car 600 
**Finish in the top three.
*No. 34: Collection: AMG
** Mercedes-AMG C 63 S '15
**Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG '10
**Mercedes-AMG GT S '15
***These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each Schwarzwald League events.
*No. 35: Collection: Nissan GT-R
**Nissan Skyline GT-R V•spec (R33) '97
**Nissan Skyline GT-R V•spec II Nür (R34) '02
** Nissan GT-R Premium Edition '17 
***These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each Nissan GT-R Cup events.
* No. 36: Championship: World Touring Car 700 
**Finish in the top three.
*No. 37: Collection: Gr.B Rally Cars
**Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Evolution 2 '86
**Audi Sport quattro S1 Pikes Peak '87
** Ford Focus Gr.B Rally Car
***These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each World Rally Challenge events. 
*No. 38: Collection: Ferrari
**Ferrari 308 GTB '75
**Ferrari 458 Italia '09
**Ferrari F12berlinetta '12
***These cars can be obtained by finishing top three in each Ferrari Circuit Challenge events. The 308 GTB and the 458 Italia are also one of the possible prize cars the player could select at the end of the World Touring Car 700 championship; the former can also be obtained from completing My First Gran Turismo.
*No. 39: Championship: World GT Series
**Finish in the top three.
===Bonus Books===
These post-ending menu books are added with updates and usually requires the player to complete a series of World Circuits races. In order to play these, the player must also have completed Menu Book 39 with the ending movie being watched before completing any of those.
Bonus books 40 to 44 are named "Enter the '[event name]'"; later bonus books are simply the event name.
* No. 40: Lightweight K-Cup
**Added in update 1.15; Collector Level 20 required. Completing earns the player a Radical SR3 SL '13.
*No. 41: Vision Gran Turismo Trophy
**Added in update 1.15; Collector Level 20 required. Completing earns the player a six-star roulette ticket.
*No. 42: Gr.1 Prototype Series
**Added in update 1.15; Collector Level 30 required. Completing earns the player a six-star roulette ticket.
*No. 43: Neo-Classic Competition
**Added in update 1.19; Collector Level 33 required. Completing earns the player a five-star roulette ticket.
*No. 44: Hypercar Parade
**Added in update 1.19; Collector Level 35 required. Completing earns the player a six-star engine ticket, which gives the player a random engine.
*No. 45: The Silvia Sisters
**Added in update 1.23; Collector Level 27 required. Completing earns the player a six-star part ticket.
*No. 46: Historic Sports Car Masters
**Added in update 1.25; Collector Level 29 required. Completing earns the player a four-star roulette ticket.
*No. 47: Super Formula (GT7)
**Added in update 1.32; Collector Level 31 required. Completing earns the player a six-star roulette ticket.
*No. 48: World Touring Car 900
**Added in update 1.40; Collector Level 39 required. Completing earns the player a five-star roulette ticket.
*No. 49: X2019 Nations Cup
**Added in update 1.40; Collector Level 50 required. Completing earns the player a six-star roulette ticket.
*No. 50: Jimny Cup
**Added in update 1.42; Collector Level 28 required. Completing earns the player a four-star roulette ticket.
*No. 51: Evolution Meeting
**Added in update 1.52; Collector Level 32 required. Completing earns the player a four-star roulette ticket.
===Extra Books===
These post-ending menu books are added with updates and requires the player to collect series of cars only. Like Bonus Books, the player must also have completed Menu Book 39 with the ending movie being watched before completing any of those. These however can be done and claimed at any time once the necessary collector level is reached, and have a separate numbering to the main and Bonus Menu Books. Most extra books added to the game in updates typically has a book relating to a car added in that update.
== Birthday Cars ==
From version 1.15, the player can pick up birthday cars from the Café a week before or after the player's registered birthday on their PlayStation Network account. When the birthday car is available, the game will notify the player about the availability of their birthday gift.
== Trivia== 
*Internally, Menu Books are referred to as quests.PlayStation Tweet comparing GT2 and GT7's Castrol Supra; note the broken localization that displayed internal strings in the GT7 screenshot.
*The game's release date and Brembo partnership trailers featured Menu Books for kei cars and Toyota 86 models, respectively. The game's State of Play presentation also features a Menu Book for Vision Gran Turismo cars. However, neither Menu Books were included in the final game at launch. 
**The kei car and Vision GT menu books were later converted into Bonus Books added in version 1.15, although there are no car collecting quest associated with them.
***Conversely, the Toyota 86 menu book was converted into an Extra Book in version 1.17 as a car collecting-only quest.
*For the main Menu Books, Used Cars will occasionally sell the cars the player need to complete a collection if they are not eligible for purchase from Brand Central. These cars are treated separately from the server-refreshed line-up and can never be marked as sold out, instead changing when a new collection quest starts.GT7 Online Info: Menu Book Used Cars
*A number of the car collection scenes reuse Photo Travel locations from the PlayStation 3-era games. For example, the Alfa Romeo collection uses the San Galgano Abbey location from Gran Turismo 5, while the BMW M3 collection (and the Bugatti extra book) uses the The City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia photo location from Gran Turismo 6. However, neither appeared in Scapes in Gran Turismo 7, although said locations are made accessible from the VR Showroom mode for PlayStation VR2 users.
*Menu Books 6 and 30 were known to be bugged, where it may not recognize that the player had performed changes to the required car as obtained from the respective collection, at least until the game is restarted or another instance of the required car is obtained.Progression Blocker Notice - gran-turismo.com (Wayback Machine) This was fixed in update 1.06, released on March 10, 2022, which also fixes a game crash if the player attempts to equip a license plate when doing Menu Book 20.Update Details (1.06) - gran-turismo.com 
*Despite the name, Menu Book 27 caters to Chevrolet Corvettes exclusively. This may be because the only other Chevrolet lineup in the game is the Camaro, which was covered in Menu Book 15.
*After Menu Book 39 is started, the game's menu music will play "Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis exclusively until the championship is completed and the player returns to GT Café to watch the ending.
* Lore-wise, GT Café serves coffee, tea, juices and breakfast items, as seen on its windows. The following items are as follows: 
**Coffee Menu: Espresso, Café Latte, Cappuccino, Cafe Mocha, Irish Coffee, Americano
**Drinks: Black Tea, Green Tea, Matcha Tea, Fresh Juices, Fruit Water, Bottled Water
**Breakfast: Croissant, Brioche, Muffins, Ham, Sausage, French Toast, Pancakes
***However, the presence of wine glasses and salt and pepper shakers may suggest an unseen, all-day dining menu which includes lunch and dinner, which doubles the cafe's purpose as a bistro.
* There is a real-life Gran Turismo Café located within Twin Ring Motegi, dedicated to the series' memorabilia and serves Japanese food.
* In version 1.17, it was possible to receive prizes from Extra Books more than once. As this was not an intended behavior, this was fixed in version 1.18), although there were no penalties for players who used it.
* The supplementary text for the Gr.2 Racing Cars Extra Book talks about racing cars in general, rather than race cars that form the Gr.2 class.
== Notes==
Category:Gran Turismo 7