Best Specialty Restaurants & Cafes In Japan

9 Reviews

A long-established retro coffee shop in Shijo, Kyoto. Soiree's popular menu "Jelly Punch" is fantastic with the shop's blue lighting. The window seats on the second floor are especially recommended.

24 Reviews

A hydrangea glass dessert that can only be met during the rainy season at L'Atelier A Ma Fason. If you can meet this parfait, you can forgive the melancholy feeling of the rainy season. The snail sitting on the top is also very cute, and the scene comes to mind. It is a particularly delicate and artistic parfait among the menu unique to the season.

40 Reviews

This is a very popular shop for sweets, toasts, and sodas made with seasonal fruits. The fruits are different depending on the season, so you can enjoy it whenever you go. The fruit itself is seasonal, so you can enjoy the taste.

6 Reviews

Its coating of batter is light and crisp in just degree. And it's excellent with salt. Especially, prawn tempura was very delicious.

4 Reviews

They have many kinds of dishes that can satisfy even people don't drink alcohols. Seafood of course, I like a grilled lamb with pepper leaf bud, too. I admire that they use plates of Sanuki's traditional craft products.

2 Reviews

Assorted sashimi cut thick and displayed unstinted amount. They don't prepare a menu but you could leave to a chef after telling your favorite. Specially, sashimi made by a chef's skills and creativity is rarity.

1 Reviews

It seasoned by mainly soy sauce to be excellent with sake, a superb delicacy of Setouchi. Try it out!

1 Reviews

This restaurant is proud of a locally grown pork. They prepare specially made sauce, vinegar with say sauce and sesame sauce.

1 Reviews

They fried a tunny sent directly from Misaki fishing port and seasoned with blackpepper. I was about to become addicted to the strong taste. It's interesting that such a B-grade gourmet is in higher Azabu-juban.

12 Reviews

☑︎Pink Room ￥4,400 Afternoon tea. I've been to several places, but it was the first time that the world view was created so far. There are many flowers before you enter the shop, and even after you are guided to your seat, the flowers and Kuma-chan will welcome you. I wanted to stay here forever because it was such a happy space.

1 Reviews

I had the first course "Strawberry Girls' Association" at THE THOUSAND KYOTO's Italian restaurant SCALAE. A lunch plan with strawberry cappelini and mini pizza, two kinds of strawberry sweets, non-alcoholic cocktails, coffee and tea free flow. The highlight of the course is the strawberry-rich parfait that comes out at the end.

2 Reviews

A Korean cafe in Shin-Okubo. The inside of the store was white with a lot of pampas grass, and the transparent table was perfect for photos. The window seats at the edge let in the sunlight and I was able to take some nice pictures. Regardless of the picture, I value taste. Plenty of fresh cream and Shine Muscat in the meringue dough! It was a pelori with lots of fruits. Personally, it was super super delicious!

1 Reviews

The world of the real Tokyo calendar. Tetsu Omakase Course 8800 yen A wonderful course using the Miyazaki and Kuroiwa chicken brands. It was a really nice course with yakitori as the main dish and alternating with the dishes. Each item is very elegant and has a glittering feeling. The composition and contents are perfect for a date. recommendation.

3 Reviews

Jinbocho, 1st basement floor of the building directly behind Exit A2. 13,000 yen Tokyo course, Sendai beef zabuton with grilled yuzu and pepper, steamed foie gras with egg custard, speckled milt and abalone with kimono bean paste, live lobster with American sauce, A5 rank Yamagata beef fillet and sirloin, rice cooked with crab and mushrooms. . Best cost performance!

1 Reviews

All-you-can-eat Churrasco. A nice variety also comes with a salad buffet. The waitress who brings meat to each table is also a handsome guy from overseas. The atmosphere of the restaurant is also wonderful, and I can't help but feel nervous, but sometimes I want to have a luxurious dinner. There is also lunch, so it is a shop that is easy to use even for dates.

7 Reviews

RMK collaboration donut ¥ 550, fluffy donut with plenty of sweet and sour icing glaze of raspberries and hibiscus. The cookie with the shape of the lip, which is the image of RMK lip color, is cute. I'm glad that you can get a sample of RMK when you buy a collaboration donut.

3 Reviews

This café was renovated from a house as a tangible cultural property in Busshozan which remains the atmosphere of historical temple town. Bread baked by the owner who had run a dry goods store here became popular, and they opened this bread café. Delicious breads and buns with full of vegetables that get everyone become a fan of this cafe!

2 Reviews

【In Sumoto】Hirano Pan is a bakery I always stop by when I visit Awaji Island. Of all others, I love the Danish bread with many fruit on it! The crispy dough and fresh cream are excellent!

15 Reviews

A cafe named 'Walden Woods' with impressive lantern lights. The original style which has unified white interiors and no tables has become the center of attention just after it opened. Their homemade coffee and Chai Tea made one by one after ordered are very tasty!◎Open: 9:00-19:00 Irregular Holidays See the details in Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/waldenwoodskyoto/?hl=ja)

9 Reviews

A long-established retro coffee shop in Shijo, Kyoto. Soiree's popular menu "Jelly Punch" is fantastic with the shop's blue lighting. The window seats on the second floor are especially recommended.

40 Reviews

This is a very popular shop for sweets, toasts, and sodas made with seasonal fruits. The fruits are different depending on the season, so you can enjoy it whenever you go. The fruit itself is seasonal, so you can enjoy the taste.

22 Reviews

Momoko Kurashiki's MOMO can is a fun dessert with seasonal fruit cakes packed in a transparent bottle. When you open the lid like opening a can, it appears in layers such as fresh fruit, whipped cream, custard cream, jelly, jelly, and pudding. MOMOcan, which is not too sweet and refreshing, is convenient to carry and is recommended as a souvenir for your trip.

36 Reviews

I went to Kurashiki Momoko's main store for fruit afternoon tea in early summer. A luxurious afternoon tea where you can enjoy melons, mangoes, cherries, watermelons and fruits that are in season. The value price of 3850 yen, which you can never eat in the city, is also attractive.

3 Reviews

A very crowded cafe located walkable area from Uno Port in Okayama. I like their parfait makes us take pictures of course, and I want to come to eat its seasonal fruit mixed with sweet and bitter creme brulee again and again.◎For it's prepared only limited number, often it becomes sold out in the morning. And they sometime sell again from 17:00, you need check!

3 Reviews

COPOLI is a cafe of lovely doughnuts! The room has a relaxing atmosphere, so it's nice for a rest during shopping or for sweets time♡

3 Reviews

I've found an ideal café for traveling in Hakata Island. Many variety of cakes make women happy. And, if the terrace seats facing to Seto Inland Sea are vacant, you're lucky! The sea and sweets make your SNS perfect!◎Access: 5min by car from Hakata IC of Shimanami Kaido Speedway. Two tables in the terrace. You can see the seascape beautifully from even inside. Parking lot is available.

3 Reviews

You can have a gracious time while gazing away the Seto Inland Sea at a terrace seats. The cafe's dog is friendly and lovely, please go to see the dog.◎It opens only on Sundays now. And they have temporary closure, you should make it sure beforehand.

3 Reviews

A specialty store of smoothie made from famous mongo grown in Miyako Island and other 15 or more kinds. On the middle of your journey, take a calm rest in a hammock on the grass. The interior like tropical countries is also attractive.

2 Reviews

Subtropical teahouse on the top of the mountain. The terrace seats overlook the sea of ​​Okinawa. There are also hammock, so many people are taking a break, it is a very relaxing space. It is a recommended cafe that you can enjoy a tropical feeling.

3 Reviews

SUNSET is a photogenic cafe in Itoshima Island. Some people come here during the sunset time.

2 Reviews

FAMILY TREE CAFE has chic and good-old room, located in Naganuma, a little far from Sapporo. We can enjoy delicious food and sweets in a relaxing room.

2 Reviews

Kitaichi Hall is a cafe with 167 lamps and retro atmosphere. They light the lamps one by one by hand after they open the cafe every morning. 8:45. It's worth seeing if you get up early. They offer meals as well as coffee and soft cream.

2 Reviews

At "Hokkaido Menkoi Nabe Kuma-chan Onsen" in Sapporo, Hokkaido, you can eat a cute hot pot that looks like a bear in a hot spring. It's the size of one person, so you can enjoy it even if you come alone or have a different soup (different bear color) from your friends. A popular shop in Sapporo opened in Shibuya last year, so be sure to check it out.

24 Reviews

A hydrangea glass dessert that can only be met during the rainy season at L'Atelier A Ma Fason. If you can meet this parfait, you can forgive the melancholy feeling of the rainy season. The snail sitting on the top is also very cute, and the scene comes to mind. It is a particularly delicate and artistic parfait among the menu unique to the season.

10 Reviews

The brown sugar caramel pudding, the bittersweet Purunpurun pudding and the juicy peach go so well together. If you don't eat this this summer, you'll lose it.

7 Reviews

RMK collaboration donut ¥ 550, fluffy donut with plenty of sweet and sour icing glaze of raspberries and hibiscus. The cookie with the shape of the lip, which is the image of RMK lip color, is cute. I'm glad that you can get a sample of RMK when you buy a collaboration donut.

7 Reviews

Natsuzora's monthly parfait is popular, and it is a fierce battle to make a reservation because it is a complete reservation system. September is the Mont Blanc Parfait of Waguri. Since it's Montblanc, it's easy to think that it's heavy, but that's Summer Sky Magic! It's too delicious to eat. The last is refreshing with lemon jelly. it's one of my favourite stores.

5 Reviews

Rolled cake and tart with strawberries at their best season to eat. They're really delicious!

5 Reviews

Kissa Zoumeshi is a popular cafe with retro mood. Lunch, familiar sweets and seasonal sweets, are very fascinating. They're all delicious and also have lovely appearances. It's located in a walkable area from Nagoya Station, and you can eat the local food of Nagoya here.

2 Reviews

From Ichinose Kawara Kogyo in Yamanashi Prefecture, which has been in business for over 100 years, a new tile brand "icciKAWARA PRODUCTS" has been born with the concept of "from the roof to the roof"! ! And in June 2023, "icciKAWARA COFFEE LABO" will open using mugs and plates made of roof tiles!! Their specialty is coffee, ham and cheese, and toast with bean butter.

2 Reviews

RK Garden is an adjoining open-air cafe at a flower shop in Oiwake, Karuizawa. We can enjoy vegan food and sweets in a relaxing room surrounding with flowers and plants. What's more, in the season of rose, we can feel like to be in an English garden!

1 Reviews

Furiko Sabō is a cafe standing in the quiet woods in Karuizawa. As the name of Furiko Sabō (Pendulum Cafe), there's a pendulum clock, and it ticks away the minutes in the quiet room. A gentle and reticent owner offers only homemade sweets and drinks, but we can feel the time passing slowly and relaxed like being in the different world.

1 Reviews

The seafood sent directly from the local fishery, the traditional Kaga Vegetables and various kinds of sake. You can eat all of Ishikawa's food. The seasonal sashimi is fresh and excellent with the local sake. And the local egg's omelet (dashi-maki) is very delicious, fluffy and mild.◎Open: 17:30-23:30 Regular holiday: Sundays

1 Reviews

A pancake café that is said to be the best in Kanazawa located on a corner of Higashi Chaya-machi. It contains full of air and its fluffy feeling of taste must make you addicted. You have to make a reservation because the café is filled to capacity as soon as they open.

1 Reviews

Aromatic smell and leisurely time fill up the calm café renovated from an old house built 150 years before, and it's an ideal place for a rest during your sightseeing. With roasted tea (houji-cha in Japanese), a Kanazawa's proud Japanese sweet is prepared together. They pick also the plates they use, so you can enjoy the tablewares, too.