Not only for Valentine’s Day, but also for small gifts. Where did you get it?” These seven stores are where you can get chocolates that will surely please you!
1, Artichoke Chocolate (Kiyosumi-Shirakawa)
Called “Farmer’s chocolate, ” it will offer chocolates made with ingredients sourced directly from Japanese farmers. In addition to the taste of the cacao beans, which is carefully selected from the cacao bean source, the shop also offers “chicken” made with white chocolate andhazelnut chocolate, as well as unique chocolates for each season. Advance reservations are recommended during peak seasons such as Valentine’s Day.
Koto-ku, Tokyo 📍 4-9-6-1F Miyoshi
2, CRAFT CHOCOLATE WORKS (Mishuku)
Opened in 2015, this store specializes in craft chocolate near Setagaya Park. The company offers chocolates that focus on simple tastes using the bean-to-bar process, an integrated manufacturing method that involves purchasing cacao beans, roasting the cacao beans, and processing them through various processes to make chocolate sheets.
2-7-4 Ikejiri, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
3, Chocolatier Kawaji (Asakusa)
Chocolates with Japanese motifs will be offered. The motif of the store’s logo, “Shippo” means treasures from all over the world, and the “Shippo Tsunagi” on the box of chocolates means a never-ending chain of eternal happiness. Recommended for sightseeing in Asakusa.
1-7-12 Azumabashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
4, CHOCOLATIER TAKA (Nakameguro)
This chocolate shop is located about an 8-minute walk from Nakameguro Station. Popular products include “10 bonbon chocolates” that resemble a jewelry box, three original cocktails including the world championship winning cocktail at “Bar Noble” in Yokohama, and five original bonbon chocolates made of chocolate and liquor ganache of two classic cocktails in the “Cocktail Collection”.
1-16-6 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 📍 Crystal Maison 1F
5, Shokol xocol STONE GROUND XOCOLATE (Okusawa)
Sell natural chocolates without emulsifiers, artificial flavors, or added fats. The standard item is the “Beautiful Bird QUETZAL,” a simple coin-shaped chocolate made of slowly ground cacao beans with added sugar. Enjoy the natural bitterness and acidity of cacao, the texture of unmelted sugar, and the sweetness that melts away.
5-2-1, Fukazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
6, nel CRAFT CHOCOLATE TOKYO (Suitengu)
The restaurant is located on the first floor of the HAMACHO HOTEL TOKYO in Ningyocho. The bonbon chocolates, a standard item, uses milk chocolate with a 45% cacao content for the coating, and the taste of cacao can be felt as soon as it enters the mouth. The filling, on the other hand, is made of 39% chocolate with a milky taste, and the flavor is softly fragrant on the palate.
3-20-2 Nihonbashi Hamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
7, Le Petit Bonheur (Kuhonbutsu)
A chocolate shop that always sells more than 40 types of bonbon chocolates, pain de fruie, and various other chocolate confections. The name of the restaurant, Le Petit Bonheur, means “small happiness” in French. The lineup includes items with cute packaging, such as the Saru-kun Valentine’s Day tin and the Petit Bonheur tin.
102, 6-28-6 Okusawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
