Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, Japan｜スイーツカフェパステル

5-star sweet creations. Desserts so beautiful it's a shame to eat them! The desserts made in this small shop are works of art, each one modeled after a popular Japanese dish. But if you want to own your own and take way too many pictures of your purchases, you had better arrive early. The shop opens at 11 a.m. We arrived at 10:45 and were not the first ones there. By the time they opened at 11, there was a group of 11 people waiting to go in. You are served in the order of when you arrive so we were fortunate enough to be second (the first couple to purchase these little creations bought a whopping 10 of them). They sell out fast. I heard that they often sell out in the first 90 minutes, which wouldn't surprise me considering how long it takes to create just one of these desserts. For the most part, the desserts are pudding/sponge-cake based, but there are variations on this. I don't often eat desserts so even trying to finish a single one was quite difficult as the sugar flooded my system. For design appeal, I think the pork cutlet and soba were quite impressive. For taste, I preferred the "curry," as it had strawberries, chocolate, and rice crispies (so a little more variety). The place lends itself more to takeout, and the little containers that the desserts come in are quite cute and reusable. They are best eaten that day or the following day, so trying to buy them as gifts to be eaten a few days later won't really be a good option. The intricacy alone makes this place easily 5-stars and a must visit location. The cars in the parking lot showed license plates as far away as Tokyo.

Arrived at 12:00 on Saturday. Just looking at the shop window, it's so cute that I'm excited. There were all kinds of rice bowl puddings, so I bought all kinds of eat-in and souvenirs. The fruit was included and the sweetness was modest, so all of them were delicious until the end. There are many cute baked sweets, and I would like to use this next time. I'm so happy that the owner and his wife are so considerate, it's a really recommended shop.

A sweets shop that offers pudding that looks like a real meal. Very delicate yet cute. It's super cute, but it's voluminous. The pudding container is a silicone container. It can also be used for cooking lentils. The female staff is also pleasant with bright customer service. Not only delicious but also fun. ヽ⁠(⁠*ﾟ⁠ｰﾟ⁠*⁠)⁠ﾉ