Mr. Kishimoto, who has been running a café on an irregular basis as a renter, has opened his own store near Nijo Station, which he has long wanted. After many years of working in cafes and cake stores, Mr. Kishimoto carefully prepares cakes, baked goods, and coffee for customers to enjoy. The confections are made with fermented butter, millet sugar, whole wheat flour, and other carefully selected ingredients. The menu is divided into two halves each month, with parfaits served in the first half and meal plates in the second half.

Editor I's recommendation.
You can enjoy body-friendly sweets in the cute atmosphere of the café. A wide variety of sweets such as parfaits and scones, as well as a lunch menu, are also available.

Patisserie Matricaria (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto) has opened in Sakaimachi Sanjo, Kyoto. Chef-patissier Yuko Hata, who trained for 12 years as a patissier at a number of famous stores including CAKE STAND in Kobe, creates "sweets with rich textures" that make the most of the natural flavors of the ingredients. A lineup of up to 24 kinds of baked, fresh, and room-temperature confections, including seasonal products, are available.

Editor's S. Recommendation.
The originality of the sweets here is full of Kyoto-style ingredients. The price range is easy to buy for yourself or as a souvenir is also a key point. The easy accessibility of the shop, just a short walk from Karasuma-Oike Station, is also a plus!

KYO AMAHARE (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto), which opened in 2023, deals in Tokyo-based crafts and art as an extension of those crafts. KYO AMAHARE was opened in a renovated warehouse in the back of the building. ［The name and concept of KYO AMAHARE was created by KYO AMAHARE. Taku Tokubuchi, the tea master of Fukuoka's Man yorozu, has taken this idea to heart and supervised the space, presentation, hospitality, and menu to create a rain-inspired atmosphere.

Editor I's recommendation.
Enjoy carefully brewed tea and sweets while listening to the sound of falling rainwater in the dimly lit restaurant, a place where you can spend a truly grown-up time. The carefully crafted vessels are also a must-see.

The patisserie was opened in June 2024 by Takao Nakatsuka, a pastry chef who has won many prestigious competitions, including the first prize at the Quimby Garden Maple Sweets Contest. His starting point is the place where he was born and raised and where he has fond memories of baking cakes with his sisters when he was a child.

Editor I's recommendation.
A homey cake shop run by a cheerful couple. The store offers a wide variety of western-style confections that make the most of the quality of the ingredients and the feelings of the producers of the confectionery.

Tsujiyama Kyuyo-do was a Japanese confectionery store founded in the Meiji era that once stood beside the approach to Muko Shrine. The store, which closed about 20 years ago, has reopened in a new location. The person who revived the shop is Ms. Yukiko Tsujiyama, great-granddaughter of the founder. The ingredients used for Genji-maki are traditional ingredients, such as white pomelo sugar, which takes time to dissolve and bring out its true flavor; high-quality agar agar made from natural natural amagusa; Hokkaido otebako beans, which are essential for the flavorful white bean paste; and enzyme syrup made from domestic ingredients.

Editor M's recommendation.
The colorful Genji-maki itself is cute, but the wrapping is also very cute. From miniature Genji-maki rolls on skewers to okaki that can be purchased in small quantities, the lineup is sure to make your everyday snack time more enjoyable.