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Asoforet
Way back in 2016 when Asoforet opened in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, we knew we had to visit this country cousin of our beloved Theobroma in Tokyo. There are lots of reasons to visit Kyushu and we had indeed visited before to take in the sights of the Mt Aso volcano, Kumamoto, the wonderful onsen of…
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Green Bean to Bar Uganda Update
Recently, we tried Green Bean to Bar’s Tokyo Full Moon Salt chocolate, which uses cocoa beans from Uganda, an area of origin we haven’t tried before. The wrapper is as gorgeous as we have come to expect from Green Bean to Bar. With its Japanese motifs evoking the full moon this bar would make an…
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Hidden Delights of Tokyo
The first time we ever visited Tokyo it was hard to read. We had heard that it had many delights to offer but, faced with a lot of skyscrapers and signage in a language we weren’t very good at, finding things was hard. Even finding the famous Mandarake store in Akihabara (we noticed their new…
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Dandelion Chocolate
Dandelion is a San Francisco bean to bar chocolate producer that has been making and selling chocolate in Japan since 2016. We visited their flagship store and cafe in Kuramae, Tokyo. Like so many of the places we visit this was a little tucked away in a quiet street but still very close to the…
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Green Bean to Bar Tokyo
This is a short post as our full post on Green Bean to Bar can be found here. Our earlier post was about all the delicious chocolate we enjoyed from Green Bean to Bar in Kyoto. This time we found their Nihombashi store in Tokyo where they have a little cafe in which we enjoyed…
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Ichiji
Another of the Kobe chocolatiers listed by Dame Cacao that we couldn’t get to on our Kobe trip is Ichiji. Their shop is not really in Kobe but in Ashiya which is nearly half way to Osaka, but it still takes less than 15 minutes from Kobe station to Ashiya station, so it’s not far.…
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Yasuhiro Seno
Tucked away in Jiyugaoka, Yasuhiro Seno is definitely worth a visit. According to their website Yasuhiro Seno is based on the concept of “Fresh chocolate for everyday life” and make their chocolate in small batches for fresh consumption. They put a quite short shelf life on their products; 2 weeks to 1 month for tablet…
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Latest Trends in the Tokyo Chocolate Scene
Continuing our enthusiasm for the finest of chocolate and our search for Japan’s best chocolate drink, we came across an interesting new trend. Chocolatiers such as Chocolate Bank in Kamakura, Dandelion the San Francisco firm now with its first overseas store in Kuramae, Tokyo, Minimal, Dari K and Theobroma’s Cacao Store are offering beverages and…
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Kobe Chocolatiers
When we read Dame Cacao’s post Kobe Chocolate Guide: Best Chocolate in Japan? we couldn’t resist the opportunity to try her recommendations and see what we thought. We already had some Tokyo ideas about the best chocolate in Japan and were keen to explore further. Furthermore a Japanese chocolatier based in our own home of…
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Filfil Cacao Factory Kanazawa
Despite being fairly regular visitors to Kanazawa, Filfil Cacao Factory somehow slipped under our radar. So imagine our delight when we came across their counter at the shop in Kanazawa train station. One of our favourite cities in Japan now offering our other favourite thing: chocolate. Whenever we visit Kanazawa we love to visit Osteria…
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