As a big fan of Totoro and all cute shaped food, as soon as I saw these Totoro shaped cream puffs on Instagram it was a non-negotiable item on my to-do list while in Japan!
The shop isn’t exactly in the middle of Tokyo and you would need to do a special trip out there for it but it’s 100% worth it. Its in a pretty random spot but with the help of Google maps and your phone’s gps you can find it pretty easily, follow the signs to Tolo Cafe once they come into view as its part of the same little building.
The cream puff shop is on the ground floor where you can buy them to take home, or you can go to the cafe upstairs and order directly from the menu.
The cafe has a one drink per person rule so if you plan to eat your cream puff in the cafe you need to order a drink each. We went there on a Wednesday afternoon and the upstairs cafe was all full but the tables out the front of the shop were all available.
We ordered the strawberry cream puff and the custard cream puff. They are so damn cute that even after taking 800 photos it is still almost impossible to convince yourself to eat it! Unfortunately for these little guys we didn’t resist~
There’s no shortage of filling in the puffs, and the pastry is satisfying crispy. The custard filling was delicious, and you could even seen the flecks of vanilla bean. The strawberry filling also seemed to be made with pieces of real strawberry. The other available fillings were chocolate and green tea (I bought some chocolate puffs to try with my friend who arrives tomorrow!) Some of the fillings are seasonal so you can check their website ahead of time to see what’s currently available.
Update: We tried the chocolate puffs that I bought home with me! The chocolate filling is a rich chocolate mousse and was quite yummy though I still prefer the custard flavour. The pastry was a bit softer after being refrigerated overnight but still tasty.
Name: Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory
Address: 3 Chome-21-21 Takaidohigashi, Suginami-ku, Tōkyō-to 168-0072, Japan
Follow any of the routes on the above map from Takaido Station which is on the Subway Keio Line (Pink line).
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