My recent trip to Japan included a visit to the Meiji 100% Chocolate Cafe, a place I've wanted to visit for a couple years. It is located right next to the Meiji corporate headquarters in Tokyo, about a 10 minute walk from Tokyo station. My husband and I met some friends there for a snack.
I wanted to get a small cake and a drink, but they were out of the cakes (and I can't even remember the name), so I just got the drink. It was called ショコラスクワッシュ (chocolate squash), and it was quite tasty. Basically, it was a bittersweet chocolate soda. It was a nice, delicate balance of sweet and savory, and it was a pleasure to sip.
It also came with the chocolate of the day. The most exciting thing about the cafe is that they have a special, unique flavor for every day of the year. This one (Sansho, or Japanese pepper) wasn't as peppery as I was hoping. It was very good dark chocolate with a slight taste of black pepper and a gritty texture.
I also bought a couple of the chocolates that they have in stock every day, numbers 20 and 48, specifically. I will post a review of those soon.
Meiji 100% Chocolate Cafe
I didn't even know this place existed! Now I want to go. :-)
ReplyDeleteI think the husband and I will pay a visit once the weather gets good and cold. I'm sure we'd both find flavors of interest!
Ooooh I am going to be in Tokyo next week. I think I'm going to have to go and check this place out. Thanks for the heads up!
ReplyDeleteI hope both of you go! It was very easy to find, and everyone who went had a great time there!
ReplyDeleteDo they have a list of the 365 flavours available for every day of the year, or is it random?
ReplyDeleteDo they also do white chocolate?
Kelly - you can get the list of the daily flavors on the cafe website, linked at the bottom of my review. It'd be nice to be able to pick a good flavor day! But I bet it's hard to get a bad flavor.
ReplyDeleteThey had several white chocolate based flavors, like Hokkaido Milk and Strawberry!
I really love eating chocolates and I really love to go to places where there are really best chocolates in town. But I haven't checked out this place before. I might check this out this weekend.
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