The whole process, from procurement of the cacao beans to shaping a chocolate bar, is done here. The cacao tablets from various countries of origin are forming a line ♪ I get excited to see the chocolate atelier through the glass!

A chocolate specialty store based in San Francisco. Check out their collaborated products with Japanese traditional sweet stores and Japanese textile brands. Also, they have Kyoto special edition café menu items.

An elegant store located at the end of an narrow alley. In summer, the store opens an open-air space for café on a traditional waterfront deck along the Kamo river. “Yoridori Choco” with Kyoto design packages are good for a gift!

Enjoy the Japanese ganache called Nama-Chocolate in the heart-warming old Japanese style store. An international couple runs this quaint place.

Anyone that is familiar with this rock band will react happily to the name of the store! The chef/owner is a chocolate specialist who had worked for CLUB HARIE.

The Mona Chocolat, a combination of crisp wafers and chocolate mousse, is good for a present!

In November 2018, a chocolate shop that appeared all of sudden, like a shooting star in the Miyagawacho Geisha district. Chocolates selected by the owner with extra care from all over the world look like an art installation! Taste the thick hot chocolate and the original sweet treats at a counter bar.

Matcha flavor chocolate or chocolate with puffed rice crackers inside. The TERRINE CHOCOLATE with Kyoto imaged variation is exquisite.

A sister shop of a chocolate shop in New York. Ask for the code to enter the secret café in the basement.

I love the Chocolate Ball with nuts or dried fruit.

The petite size eclairs are so cute. Even Maiko (Geisha apprentice) with their tiny puckered mouth, can eat them in one bite.

The chocolate bonbon, “KYO no SORA” uses various Kyoto motif for each of them. The presentation looks great.

The most popular product is the truffles in a paulownia wodden box ♪ The store even imports cacao beans by itself. Enjoy the full taste of Indonesian cacao.