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Marukyu Koyamaen: Most Instagram-Ed Matcha Roll Cake of Japan
It's not a new cafe.Marukyu Koyamaen has been around since 1964 and it began as a tea producer in Uji City. Recently I noticed that it had shot to fame on social media with its iconic matcha roll cake...
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Coffee Hive : Surprising Good Chicken Wanton Mee
Never knew Coffee Hive existed since 2012 until I became an office slave in CBD area. There are 6 outlets and the latest outlet replaced a salad shop opposite Far East Square. According to their...
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Snoopy Tea House in Kyoto : NEW OPEN on 31st August 2016
Snoopy fans can rejoice with the opening of the third Snoopy Tea House right in the heart of Kyoto. Unlike the Snoopy Cafe and Museum in Tokyo, the menu of Snoopy Tea House is visually more...
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菓子・茶房チェカ Kashi Chabou Cheka in Kyoto : Pudding Kakigori for Summer
Summer is all about KAKIGORI!!! But I was getting a bit bored of the usual matcha or fruit kakigori. So when I heard of the pudding kakigori from Cheka, I knew I got to try it. Kashi . Chabou Cheka is...
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Negi Ya Heikichi Kyoto 葱や平吉 : BEST Tendon EVER
Call me a snob hehe but after having THIS tendon, I dare say that I can't give a damn about the tendons in Singapore. For one, since we always say first impression counts, the presentation of this...
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Twenty Grammes Cafe : Yuan Yang Waffles and Salty Salted Egg Yolk
Waffles, soft serve, ice cream. The cafe menu here bears a striking resemblance to the Sunday Folks or Creamier but I say it's a combination of both. Probably one of the most popular items here is the...
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5 Matcha Soft Serve in Kyoto for Every Type of Tourist
As a place famous for matcha, Kyoto is dotted with numerous shops selling matcha soft serve, especially in touristy spots near shrines. While I haven't try out all the matcha soft serves (neither do I...
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KNOT Cafe ノットカフェ : THAT Quirky Egg Burger
Opened in July 2015, Knot Cafe is a cafe where you don't have to be hip to enter. The building is distinctive-the red bricks walls and wooden counter table reminded me of the forest loghouses or even...
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Lian Kee Bak Chor Mee @ Alexandra Hawker Center
The Uncle was preparing his noodles in all too-dramatic movements that seemed like watching a dance choreography. From all the tossing, lifting the noodles drainer way high up above his head before...
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Mad Cow Cafe in Ang Mo Kio: Where Desserts and Music Meets
Located a short walk away from Soi 19 Wanton Mee is a newly opened cafe by a group of 4 young friends who decided to give up their corporate jobs to pursue their dreams in the F&B industry. The...
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Kissho Karyo 吉祥菓寮 : Must-Go Dessert Place in Kyoto
Besides matcha and black sesame, the next most well-known Japanese flavor in desserts is probably kinako aka roasted soy bean. And Kissho Karyo specializes in just that.I have always love kinako,...
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Buttertrade : Singapore's Online Portal for Cakes of Every Occasion
Want to order a cake for a celebratory occasion but you want to impress with something special and unique? Check out Buttertrade, Singapore's first online portal that connects home-bakers and boutique...
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Man Man : New Unagi-ya in Singapore
The search for affordable unagi place in Singapore is gone with the opening of Man Man, an unagi specialty shop opened by Teppei, the same man behind Teppei Syokudo. The eels are imported alive from...
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Chou d'enfer : Famous Paris Chouquette Shop Opens in Tokyo Shinjuku
Change is accelerating everywhere in Tokyo and one big major change in Shinjuku is the completion of NEWoMAN, a new commercial building that includes several F&B booths, book store, Zakka shop...
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Green Bean to Bar : Searching for the Best Chocolate in Tokyo
Riding on the trend of bean to bar, I went to check out Green Bean to Bar, the last chocolate place on my list. It's actually similar to the previous two, Dandelion Chocolate and Minimal Bean to Bar,...
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Inoichi 猪一 : Kyoto's Bib Gourmand Ramen that Deserves a Star
If hawker food in Singapore is one of the cheapest Michelin star, then ramen will be the Japanese version of cheap Michelin star gourmet foodWith over 100 Michelin-starred restaurants in Kyoto, ramen...
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Kumoya : Japanese-French Desserts As Light as Cloud
Kumoya is the latest artisanal dessert place in town that offers Japanese-French pastries such as eclairs, yoghurt parfaits and pancakes that are as cloud-light as its Japanese name (meaning "cloud"...
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Gomacro : A Kyoto Cafe for all Sesame Lovers
Don't you love sesame?Being a huge fan of sesame, I was elated to discover this casual cafe that specializes in all things sesame when I was walking along the streets of Karasuma Oike. Gomacro is a...
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Patisserie Tendresse パティスリー タンドレス : No.1 Cake Shop in Kyoto
The quest for the best cake shops in Kyoto brought me to Tendresse, the highest ranked patisserie on tabelog. But a visit to this place isn't as easy as it seems. First, it only opens 3 days a week...
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Ollella : Delicious Choux Heaven in Singapore
Many cake shops or dessert places in Singapore tend to ride on the bandwagon of food trends such as salted egg yolk lava or colorful pancakes but very few have looked into old-school pastry such as...
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