Azuki to Kōri

Absolutely delicious and amazing dessert spot. We made reservations online to ensure we could go twice before we left Japan. Ignore the ignorant people leaving reviews without doing the research or complaining about the cost. If you can’t read up online and reserve or want a cheaper dessert, go to 7/11. As an experienced chef, I could see the effort and skill going into every detail going into each one that they make, and the balance between sweetness, textures and flavour is impeccable. I’d rate this higher if I could.

I don’t live very far from this place and I always see people lining up at the front of the store, so a few days ago I was lucky enough to see an open for a booking - so I made it! I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. I went at 2 PM and it was nearly full when I entered, and when I left, it was about half full as they had some walk in customers. It’s not 100% necessary to make a booking, you can walk in, but often you’ll need to wait for an opening. The staff were very friendly and welcoming when I entered and gave me some water while I selected my dish. Some of them also speak English making this easy for tourists to access. I ordered the chocolate and raspberry shaved ice for ¥3000. When it was served it looked absolutely huge - shaved ice with a layer of raspberries and raspberry sauce, another layer of chocolate sauce with a chocolate mousse on top and shaved chocolate all over the top. Outstanding!!!!It was not overly sweet and the shaved ice dumb down the sweetness a little, making it very pleasant and not overwhelmingly sweet to eat. There also seem to be some marshmallows in a bottom layer, underneath the raspberries, adding to the different texture of the dish. I made friends with the people next to me and they ordered the sweet potato shaved ice. This came with a sweet potato purée and crisps - almost like a biscuit scattered throughout the ice with a sweet potato mousse on top that was given a brulé top with a small kitchen torch at the counter, adding to the showmanship! The kitchen is open from the counter so you can watch dishes being prepared, which is pretty cool. It also seems to be very clean and well maintained by the 3 female staff They run a cashless business so you need to pay via card. I will return in the future and hope to bring guests from overseas as this place is very unique and the dishes are super tasty and well presented!!

You can make a reservation through online Table check a week before the day you would love to go. They change their menus every once a while, so you will be meeting a new flavor every time you visit. Their business is expanding to world and they do have a location in Bangkok, so try it there as you do not have to wait and they do accept walk-ins.

Incredible! A whole new level of shave ice! All were amazing! We also ate the Azuki French Toast. The french toast was soft on the inside and a light crispy on the outside. The sprinkle of salt made the food pop! The azuki beans were perfect! Not too sweet. It was just right.

I was excited to try @azukitokouri but also a little skeptical of how good kakigori (Japanese shaved ice) can be, and these were indeed the best I’ve ever had! Who knew kakigori can be a luxurious gourmet dessert! The texture was perfect and the ingredients were densely packed in many layers. I loved the chiboust flavor that has custard/merengue on top and apple sauce inside. 😋

Must make a reservation online to ensure seating as there are only about 8 seats. Don’t show up and just expect to be seated. People complain about there being plenty of open seats when they try to walk in…meanwhile those are held for the reservations. There are probably about 4-5 options for shaved ice. They are on the pricier side but honestly, Chef takes great care in preparing it and making each and every one. IMO, they are worth it. Sure, you can find them for 1/4 of the price but those are pedestrian and made with sugary syrups. You can definitely taste the difference. Nothing wrong with those as they’re delicious too but if high quality ingredients matter to you, give this place a try. Depending on which flavor you get, there could be meringue bits, gelee cubes, mochi…

The shave ice desserts were really good. But at this price point and with the difficulty of reservations I had expect to be more impressed. I thought there were definitely other places with better atmosphere and taste. The azuki flavour was great! We also got the fig and it was just okay but very pretty.

rmb to make reservations - one of the best shaved ice Kakigōri かき氷 I have ever had. lucky enough to get a walk-in seat when arrived early japanese shaved ice is totally different from any other. visually appealing and delicious. I can finish 2 bowls by myself :p menu changed from time to time, tried strawberry and limited-edition sakura version. will come back again for surprises!