Thanks to Instagram I come across the latest news all the time, and that is how I found out a seriously good chocolate shop had opened at Gangnam-gu Office, so I paid it a visit. ADORE It is a bit too chic a …
Tante Marie built its name on camembert cheese, and it turns out the main shop is in the Oazo building in Marunouchi. The front entrance The mood is pretty classic. Photos inside aren’t allowed, so I on…
There’s a dessert shop on the ground floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel, and it’s probably the place with the most creative desserts in all of Tokyo. The entrance They sell bread and all sorts o…
Last time I was in Yoyogi-Hachiman I found out there was a place called Mont Blanc STYLE, so this time I went early in the morning. Around 8 a.m…. I got there well before opening, and they were already h…
While I was at Tokyo Station I happened to spot an Ogawaken shop, so I picked up some raisin sandwiches. The shop Ogawaken is famous for its raisin sandwiches, but there are actually several different lineage…
Bien-Être is another well-known dessert shop, right next door to Asterisque. Since I was already there, I dropped in.. The kitchen I came by at night, so there was hardly anything left.. Parfait This seems …
Asterisque is a well-known cake shop. Its main store is in Yoyogi-Uehara, not far from Yoyogi-Hachiman, so I dropped by. To be honest, the real target that day was a bakery, but I couldn’t get any bread …
Halfway between Apgujeong Station and Garosu-gil, stylish shops have been springing up lately. L’inconnu is one of them; I hear the owner studied in France. The place has a real sense of style. The place…
I went to RAPL, the place famous for its apple pies. This is the place.. They call it an apple pie, but it’s really a variation on the chausson aux pommes. Roughly like this.. Lined up and got some to …
I have no idea why, but Hanti has a whole cluster of decent dessert shops. Something to do with all the cram schools, maybe? Anyway, one of the newer dessert shops looked promising, so I stopped by. The front …
Whenever I come to Yeonnam-dong I feel like I always end up at the same old places.. These days good spots are popping up all over Seoul, so the competition doesn’t seem as fierce as it used to be.. Hone…
I heard they had an unusual dessert, so I stopped by while I was at Mitsukoshi anyway. There’s a dessert made with muscat grapes At around 300 yen apiece, it’s on the pricey side. Packaging like t…