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Tis the season to miss sweet and tasty chocolates. You may have more opportunities to buy chocolates as gifts for your loved ones, for your friends, or as a reward for yourself. To help you out, the local magazine "Leaf" has picked up eight recommended chocolate sweets specialty stores in Kyoto! Why don't you try something a little different from the usual chocolate sweets?
Deux Ann" was created as a store that offers two brands from "atelier du munian," known for its truffle chocolates, and "ANKASHOKU," a new brand created by the second generation chocolatier, in the fall of 2020. The products are inspired by "dark brown," which reminds one of the color of high-quality cacao.
ANKASSHOKU "Brick Bitter & Ruby", newly introduced for the winter season, 2,160 yen. This is a special chocolate that offers the delicious taste of ANKASSHOKU's unique chocolate along with the chewy texture of melted marshmallow. Two flavors are available: bitter chocolate and ruby chocolate.
Madame Delluc Kyoto Gion is the first store in Japan of Madame Delluc, a long-established chocolate store that holds the title of the oldest of Belgium's royal chocolatiers. The chocolates are carefully made with carefully selected ingredients, such as the fantastic cacao Criollo, pure butter, and hand-selected pecan nuts.
Rosine verte (4 pieces) 2160 yen, with a choice of 4 favorite products from about 20 varieties, including MyLady, which is smooth and fragrant using rare cacao, and Eleonore, which has a spicy flavor.
The owner, who has been fascinated by chocolate since his teenage years, opened this second store following Plus Chocolat Miyagawa-cho to convey the charm and story of cacao he encountered at cacao farmers and chocolatiers around the world. In addition to tasting tablets purchased from Japan and overseas, the store also offers a creative lunch menu that changes monthly, such as a cacao set meal.
Feitria de Cacao / Sheep Milk Chocolate Tanzania (25g x 2 pieces), 1,400 yen, featuring the sweet, rich flavor of sheep's milk.
Chocolatier Double Sept is a chocolate specialty store located a little south of Shijo Yanagiba. In addition to the standard milk and caramel chocolates, there are always 25 to 30 kinds of chocolates, such as Kyoto-style Kujo leeks, garam masala, etc. The price range is reasonable, from 200 yen per piece and up. The price range is also very reasonable, from 200 yen per piece.
An assortment of six seasonal chocolat carrées sold online for 1,400 yen. At the store, you can choose 6 chocolates of your choice and have them put in a box. Boxes are +200 yen.
Dari K, a chocolate specialty store in Sanjo, Kyoto, has renewed its popular "Handmade Chocolate from Cacao Beans Kit" and is now available at the Sanjo main store and online store. The kit includes an original booklet describing how to make chocolate from cacao beans and a silicon mold for hardening the chocolate.
Handmade chocolate kit from cacao beans: 2,200 yen.
[The chocolate specialty store was established by Mr. Ono Hayashi, who won many prizes including the world championship while working at Club Harrier, as an independent chocolate store. The showcase is decorated with colorful chocolate sweets that incorporate seasonal fruits and Japanese ingredients.
Mona Chocolat is a crispy monaka with a blend of white and bitter chocolate and savory hazelnut cream. 380 yen (tax included). Try it with a cup of coffee, a perfect match.
Chocolatier produced by Kyoto's confectionery store [Kyoto Kitayama Mar Blanche]. Premium bonbon chocolates with the distinctive flavor of single-origin o-no-cha tea, chocolates expressing Kyoto's dried sweets, and other items that can only be made in Kyoto. Don't miss the limited time offerings.
Kyo no Sora O-No-cha 4 pieces, 2,700 yen. Premium bonbon chocolates, each with a different flavor of single-origin Ono tea. *Only available at the Gion store.
A store specializing in creative chocolates that evoke Japanese ingredients and the four seasons. The showcase in the atmospheric machiya-style store is lined with unique chocolates made in the atelier, and the chocolate bar on the second floor offers desserts, drinks, and afternoon tea that only a chocolatier can create.
Mizuho no Shizuku Sake 5 pieces, 1,620 yen, made by pouring sake gelée made from Kyoto's "Celebration" sake rice into a chocolate box that resembles a "Masu" (a box with a small wooden box inside). The box with mizuhiki (a Japanese traditional paper cord) tied around the box has a luxurious feel, making it an ideal gift for a superior person. Enjoy the aroma of sake in each piece.
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