In need for some chocolate cake? How bout the chocolate cake from Ken’s Cafe Tokyo? It was voted as the most popular chocolate cake in Japan.
The Ken’s Cafe Tokyo is a cafe in Shinjuku, Tokyo and it has been lauded by many to have one of the best chocolate cakes in Japan.
In case you didn’t know, here are some achievement of Ken’s Cafe Tokyo chocolate cake
- Ken’s Cafe Tokyo is ranked as the number one shop for chocolate cakes in the entire country on Tabelog, a Japanese restaurant review site.
- The cake itself was voted as the most popular chocolate cake in Japan in 2014by users of the same site.
- Other awards it has won include the “Top 50 Japan Sweets Award 2016” and “The Japan Gift Awards 2015”.
- It is hailed as a cake that celebrities love and is even gifted to ambassadors from over 50 different countries.
The “Most popular chocolate cake in Japan” is making it’s way to Singapore and it will be opening its first outlet here on as early as December 1!!
It will be selling at the Watanabe Coffee, a Japanese-style cafe at Isetan Scotts, Shaw House, and they will be selling a limited number of 20 Gateau Chocolat Specialities cakes each day. The cakes will be made in-house by Watanabe Cafe’s chef Toshihiro Ito, who went to Japan specially to learn from founder and pastry chef Kenji Ujiie.
If you wondering what would be the price. Each slice is about costs S$8 (dine-in only), while the entire cake costs S$45, before additional charges like GST. FYI, the one sold in Tokyo costs 3,000 yen (S$36.50) including GST and what we have here is absolute bargain!
If you need one, make sure you make a reservation two days in advance too. There’s no limit to the number of cakes you can order.
Venue: Watanabe Coffee, #01-00 Isetan Scotts at Shaw House, 350 Orchard Rd, S238868.
Opening Hours: Open from 8:30am to 10pm daily (from 1st Dec onwards)
Tel: 6235-0608