Kawaii Food Guide: Where to find the cutest food, drinks, and desserts in Tokyo
My sister and me saw kawaii food and drinks all over Tokyo, from Totoro cream puffs and 3-D animal lattes to kawaii desserts. Nearly every dessert we tried had faces, ha.
I decided to create a guide to where you can find the best kawaii food in Tokyo. These foods, desserts and drinks are just too cute not to share.
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Totoro cream puffs Cream Puff Factory
Being a huge Miyazaki lover, I was thrilled to finally try the Totoro cream puffs that I had seen everywhere on Instagram. Totoro is a character in My Neighbor Totoro. He’s Hayao Miyazaki’s most popular film (he’s basically the Disney to Japan). The cream puffs are available in four flavors at the cafe: banana, strawberry, custard and custard. The cream puffs were delicious and adorable, which was a pleasant surprise. The strawberry-flavored cream puff was my favorite — it was delicious!
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Magikarp taiyaki kawaii Food
Taiyaki, a traditional street kawaii food snack from Japan rays food place, are fish-shaped cakes filled with red beans. Kurikoan offers a new twist to the original. The taiyaki here is shaped like the Magikarp, a useless fish Pokemon. Stopping here is a great place to stop if you loved Pokemon as a child (shoutout my fellow 90s children!)
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Ice cream cones for animals at The Zoo
The Zoo is an underground ice cream shop that specializes exclusively in animal-shaped icecream. You can choose from a variety of animals, including elephants, tigers and chickens. The three little pigs ice-cream cone comes with three scoops of varying flavors.
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Reissue: 3-D animal lattes
3-D animal lattes are the best thing about Reissue in Tokyo. You are presented with a book of animal lattes when you arrive at Reissue. This includes a Shiba Inu and a variety of seals, elephants, bears, and many more. My sister cried with joy when she first saw her seal latte. Even though they are expensive ($10 to $15), it is worth it for all the joy you will feel after you have your latte.
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Hello Kitty donuts at Hello Kitty Japan
Hello Kitty Japan has Hello Kitty donuts that you must try if you are a fan. You can choose from a range of flavors and they come with Hello Kitty’s trademark accessory, a pink bow. Hello Kitty Japan also offers tons of Sanrio merchandise.
