Hello. This is Keinsuke. Today, I would like to introduce "Kanmikoyori" in Umeda. They are currently holding a cat photo exhibition in the Hankyu Department Store 9th floor event space, and as a collaboration, the sweet shop at the same store is selling two types of cat-themed sweets for a limited time: "Niku Kyu Dorayaki" and "Neko Pudding." I saw posts from Instagram followers and decided to go check it out. When I arrived at the store around 11:30 am on a Sunday, it was already packed with customers, and I had to wait in line for about 15 minutes. I finally got a seat at the counter and waited for my cat-themed sweets. <FOOD> - Neko Pudding (780 yen) As expected of a limited item in a department store, the price is quite high compared to a regular café. I was curious to see if the actual cat face would look like the cute one in the photos, and surprisingly, it did! The vanilla ice cream had a slightly misshapen shape but had a cute face. The nose was made of boro, and the ears were made of Apollo. The whiskers were made of fried somen noodles, which was a nice touch. The caramel was not too bitter, and the pudding had a delicate flavor, although it was a bit overshadowed by the sweetness of the ice cream. It had a firmer texture, which might appeal to those who prefer firmer puddings. <Summary> Although it is a limited-time item until early August, cat lovers and pudding enthusiasts should definitely give it a try. Thank you for the meal! <Point> Customer base: ■ 1 male ■ Male group ■ 1 female ■ Female group ■ Students ■ Families ■ Elderly ■ Couples Age: ■ 10-20s ■ 30-50s ■ 60s and above Notes: □ Private room □ Scenery □ Power outlet □ WiFi ■ Waiting in line □ Reservation recommended □ Near the station □ Instagrammable □ Quiet □ Suitable for long stays □ Fun □ Hidden gem *Please note that the information is based on the visit at the time, so please be aware.

After finishing shopping and wanting to take a break, I chose this cafe here. There were about 5 groups waiting, but luckily I was able to sit in about 10 minutes. Compared to other coffee shops, the wait time here is quite short, so I think you can enter easily. My sister ordered the "Half dorayaki and Cremia soft anmitsu" here. It looks more like a castella cake than a dorayaki, but it has a fluffy texture and was very delicious. When I want to have tea again in Umezaka, I will definitely use this place.

Visited the restaurant for the first time with 3 friends. The atmosphere was calm with spacious table and counter seats. The table seats were comfortable and we could relax. It's a place that is easy to enter whether you are alone or with a group. This time, the three of us ordered the "Half Dorayaki and Cremia Soft Anmitsu Set". It was a new style of dorayaki, different from the usual, resembling castella, where you can add red bean paste and whipped cream yourself. It was fun customizing and delicious to eat. The anmitsu came with a rich Cremia soft serve ice cream! Even though we came for dessert after our meal, we ended up wanting more of the anmitsu. We all have a separate stomach for desserts! Next time, we are thinking of trying the "Uji Matcha Baked Cheesecake Set".

I visited a charity event at Umeda Hankyu today with a friend and a child. After enjoying the wonderful artworks, we realized it was lunchtime. We felt a bit hungry... The child was happy with the kids' lunch set that came with a toy. The service was quick! For adults, we all had the same set menu - tofu hamburger, side dishes, miso soup, and rice with a choice of white rice, mixed grain rice, or oatmeal rice. The tofu hamburger was light and delicious, and you can also enjoy it with yuzu pepper. The side dishes included homemade tofu, pumpkin salad, and boiled spring chrysanthemum. It was a well-balanced meal. The restaurant is conveniently located near the event venue, making it a quick and easy place to grab a meal. It was delicious! Thank you for the meal!

When I went to the event plaza at Hankyu Department Store for a break and wanted something sweet, I found Amigo Koyori. While many people around me were eating healthy lunches, I decided to go for something sweet. I saw a poster at the entrance featuring a strawberry Mont Blanc dorayaki, so I chose that. It was absolutely delicious. When I tried it, I was even more surprised. Inside, there was a daifuku-like texture, allowing me to enjoy both the daifuku and dorayaki in one unique Japanese sweet. I highly recommend trying it.

On days off, cafes everywhere have long lines. Here, the wait was relatively short, and I decided to enter after seeing the sign for "Koyori Dorayaki" and thinking it looked delicious! However, unfortunately, it would take about 30 more minutes until it was ready... Oh well ^^; - Matcha chiffon set @ 920 yen The blended coffee was not very good, but the chiffon cake was quite delicious! Thank you for the meal~.

Located on the 9th floor of Hankyu Department Store Umeda Main Store, "Kanmiko Yori" offers a "Strawberry Shortcake ~Mont Blanc Style~" set for ¥1200, including a drink. This menu is available until January 19th (Wednesday). The strawberry shortcake features a fluffy sponge cake sandwiching strawberries, with a pie crust base. It is topped with a generous amount of strawberry Mont Blanc cream, and the thinly sliced strawberries arranged on top add a cute touch. Being able to choose matcha as the drink option is a unique feature of this Japanese-style café. However, I wished I could have had a bit more matcha, as I finished it after just a couple of sips.

H2O Retailing Co., Ltd., a 100% subsidiary, is adjacent to Hankyu Umeda Main Store Celebration Plaza. It is a Japanese-style cafe where customers can always be seen relaxing from the outside. This was my third visit. My friend and I stopped by after visiting the Christmas market and picture book exhibition. The store has a natural atmosphere with white wooden furniture and warm lighting. The seats facing each other had no partition between them. There were also counter seats. I felt that sitting side by side was better during the time of COVID-19. This time, I ordered the Christmas set. I chose a hot tea to go with the matcha chiffon cake set. The chiffon cake was like a Christmas tree, with snow, a snowman, and tree cookies, resembling a cute world from a picture book. Under the cream, there was plenty of ice cream and red beans, which seemed to be from Tanba. It was delicious. However, both the red beans and cake were quite filling. It was so much that I couldn't have dinner afterward. The taste was decent and enjoyable. The only downside was that the water had a slight chlorine smell.

"Kanmiko Yori" on the 9th floor of Hankyu Department Store is a Japanese-style dessert shop that also serves lunch. I had never been able to get a seat before due to it always being full, but with no events happening and fewer people due to the pandemic, it was surprisingly empty. I ordered the "Summer Orange Shaved Ice" for 900 yen (tax included). There was also black sugar syrup with roasted soybean flour shaved ice, but I'm not a fan of black sugar. Matcha shaved ice is a common choice, so I went for the refreshing orange flavor! It arrived in just a few minutes. It was huge! Much more than I had imagined. How am I supposed to eat this? When I dug in with a spoon from the middle, it was light and fluffy. Sweet, sour, and delicious! Second bite... when I scooped it, the top orange fruit collapsed onto the plate. Oh no, what do I do? I panicked. I scooped it back up to the top. But it kept falling off as I ate... like an avalanche? Luckily, the acrylic plate was not transparent, so the fallen pieces were not visible. I felt bad wasting it. Why am I so bad at this? Please, someone teach me how to eat this properly. The bottom part was a bit lacking in syrup, but I managed to finish it by saving some toppings. The bottom part turned into crunchy ice, but it was still delicious and didn't give me a headache. After finishing it, I was grateful for the hot tea as I had gotten cold. It was a bit ironic to have shaved ice when it was hot and then need hot tea afterwards, but it was a satisfying experience overall.

The restaurant doesn't allow smoking past the 12th floor. They have child seats and children's lunches available. You can also use the cafe, where they offer green tea, cakes, and traditional Japanese sweets. It's a great place to take a break during shopping with various people. They have baskets for storing bags, which is very convenient, and the sweets are delicious. The Cannele, which I love, was also fantastic.

I took a break here after getting tired from shopping. I was craving something sweet, so I decided to come here since it was relatively quiet. They had a good selection of matcha and red bean sweets, but I wanted to try their original dorayaki and have some ice cream. I chose the set with a drink (1200 yen) which included the dorayaki with red bean and cream on the side. Even without anything, the dorayaki was fluffy and incredibly delicious. I thought next time I would just get this set on its own.

In recent years, after seeing the OSAKA Festival of Lights Renaissance, I used to come to the illumination event held in the festival square of Hankyu Umeda to enjoy the beautiful illuminations. However, this year, due to the influence of the coronavirus, the projection mapping at the Central Public Hall has been canceled. So, I decided to visit Hankyu Umeda only. The performance is the same as last year, with the theme of "The Nutcracker" playing in the background. Please enjoy the beautiful illuminations created with sparkling mirror balls and lights. Currently, the cafes at Hankyu Umeda are competing with each other by offering Christmas sweets, such as cakes, for their Christmas Sweets Special. Among them, I visited Kanmi Koyori to try their Hojicha Noel, which looked very cute. Kanmi Koyori is located on the 9th floor where the festival square is, and it is an open-style Japanese-style cafe. With white wooden furniture and traditional lanterns with incandescent light bulbs, it has a bright and modern Japanese atmosphere. I sat at a table and ordered a coffee for 1,100 yen, while my family ordered Zenzai for 790 yen. Soon, the Zenzai and Hojicha Noel were served. The Hojicha Noel consisted of a tree made of cream mixed with hojicha to create a brown Noel, green cream mixed with matcha, a Santa made of strawberries and whipped cream, a cookie house, and a plate decorated with black honey sauce, kiwi, grapefruit, and orange fruits. Taking a bite with a fork - the tea-flavored cream was refreshing and had a subtle sweetness, lighter than Western-style sweets. It can be eaten lightly with the fluffy sponge. The citrus fruits added a refreshing flavor. The sweetness of the black honey and the cinnamon from the cookie were nice accents. The Santa made of strawberries was almost too cute to eat. Enjoying such a unique Christmas cake at a Japanese sweets shop, along with the illuminations, made me feel warm and cozy in the Christmas spirit.

I went to the 9th floor for an event, but I got the date wrong and ended up coming the day before it started. Since I was already there, I decided to take a break and ordered a matcha parfait and green tea. When I ordered the green tea, the server told me it was cold and sweet, which I already knew from past experience ordering here. I prefer when the syrup is served separately, but I understand why they do it this way. Both the parfait and green tea were delicious. When I first sat down, they even gave me a plastic bag (I'm not sure what it's called) to use as a mask case, which I thought was a nice touch.

I stopped by Kanmiko Yori at Hankyu Department Store Umeda Main Store today as the Sweets Expo has started. I didn't have to wait to get in, probably because it was a weekday evening. Since it's autumn, I struggled between apple and chestnut, but ended up choosing the "chestnut dessert." The mousse in a refined dish was adorned with strawberries and chestnuts. The mousse wasn't too sweet or too bland. Under the thick whipped cream, there was a thin layer of sponge cake. Priced at 1100 yen, it comes with a coffee set, making it quite reasonable. It was a luxurious and relaxing time for myself as a reward after a tiring evening at work.

I stopped by to take a break as I was tired from walking. Even though I wasn't very hungry, seeing sweets in front of me made me want some. I chose the matcha chiffon cake and green tea set. The service was quick. The matcha chiffon cake came with whipped cream, red beans, and tangerine. The green tea had a nice sweetness and was easy to drink. It was a good break time. Thank you for the meal.

I visited because I wanted to eat Uji Kinshi. You can also have it with milk poured over it. The ice is moist and there is plenty of rich matcha sweet red bean paste! The white balls are soft. I was able to enjoy it without the ice melting away until the end. I would like to visit this shop again during the summer.

I decided to have an early solo lunch at this place. However, Hankyu was having a Snoopy Fair at that time, and this restaurant had some Snoopy-themed menu items as part of it. One was a tofu hamburger, but it didn't look very appealing in the photo, so I passed on that. The other was a dessert plate that looked cute and had a decent portion size. I love Snoopy. Hmm, maybe meeting Snoopy here was fate... But, I hadn't eaten properly that morning and my stomach hadn't been feeling great lately, so I needed something light and balanced. I reluctantly gave up on the sweet Snoopy-themed items and opted for the seasonal bento box for 1300 yen. It had fragrant soup with rice, a two-tiered box with small portions of simmered dishes, tempura, and rolled omelette, etc. The dessert was a jelly-like water cake that was delicious. I had coffee afterwards, with a bit of milk for my stomach. It was delicious and light, with a moderate portion size. The restaurant was 99% women. With Snoopy lingering in my mind, I left the restaurant after a satisfying meal.

I had been curious about Kanmiko Yori-san for a while. I thought the atmosphere at the Japanese cafe was cool. This time, I tried the Matcha Cremia Sundae. Cremia soft serve is known for its rich flavor, and at first, I thought it was delicious. However, as it started to melt, it began to taste a bit medicinal, which was surprising. I was drawn to the unique visual of the langues de chat biscuit sticking out upside down. Despite being located on the 9th floor of Hankyu Department Store, it seemed like the staff might have been understaffed. I plan to try a different menu item next time to reevaluate the taste.

When I visited Hankyu Umeda Gallery, I found this café right in front of me. I have used their other branches before, so I decided to stop by for a break. They offer lunch as well, but I was impressed by their variety of matcha menu items. This time, I ordered the Matcha Cream Anmitsu (888 yen + tax). It arrived about 5 minutes after ordering. The matcha ice cream was from Häagen-Dazs and it was rich and delicious. The anmitsu was colorful with a variety of fruits, but it had less red bean paste than expected and the taste was just average, not as impressive as it looked. I also had the Chestnut Zenzai and Matcha Chiffon Set (1000 yen). It comes with a choice of coffee, black tea, matcha, green tea, or orange juice, which is a good deal. The zenzai was cooked in the shop and had a good balance of red bean paste and chestnuts, with perfectly grilled mochi that warmed me up. The matcha chiffon is a popular item, but the matcha flavor was lighter than expected and it lacked the fluffy texture of chiffon, leaving a flat impression. While the matcha sweets tasted okay, I don't feel the urge to come back for them. I only visit here when I happen to need a break. I don't have the desire to come here specifically.

I also found it at Hankyu Department Store! I waited in line for a bit to get in. The store has a open layout without walls, which makes it a bit less calm (lol). I had dorayaki again, which I tried at a different store last time. It was so fluffy! I really love this texture! You can add as much red bean paste and cream as you like, and it's delicious! It's great that you can eat it just the way you like it! I really like it and want to go again!