Toraya Café – An Azuki Red Bean Dedicated Café Found At Shinjuku, Tokyo
Feature - Review, Food - Cafe, Overseas - Tokyo
April 02, 2019
I share a similar liking with Doraemon, that we both enjoy Dorayaki – the small pancake made from castella, wrapped around fillings of sweet azuki red bean paste. Yes, it is actually all about red bean paste, also known as “anko” in Japanese. Imagine my delight when I found a red-bean paste dedicated café in the heart of Shinjuku, located on the 2nd floor of NeWOMAN complex. Toraya Cafe An Stand is operated by Toraya, best known for its “wagashi” (Japanese confectionary) with history dating back to the late sixteenth century in the Muromachi Period. The business first......
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