Cha-No-Me Cafe — Restaurant in Takayama

Stepping into this delightful pastry shop is akin to stepping into a world of sweet, buttery heaven, exquisitely baked into existence. The pièce de résistance, however, is the creme brûlée cheesecake - it's an absolutely sublime experience. The caramelized sugar on top cracks with a satisfying snap, revealing a lusciously creamy and rich cheesecake underneath, subtly infused with heavenly vanilla notes. It's a perfect balance of sweetness, with an exceptionally smooth texture that simply melts in your mouth. Each bite of this decadent dessert transports you directly to a French pâtisserie, making it an unmissable culinary journey for anyone with a...

This was the second time I’ve been here. The first time was during the pandemic when there were no tourists. Fortunately, I found the experience did not change much even with more people. I ordered the orange ice, or marukko mikan. It tasted great, but was a bit hard to eat. My advice would be to eat around the ice cream for a while until the ice cream softened a bit and the mountain of ice shavings is a bit smaller. Then you can mix the soft ice cream with the shavings. Don’t do what I did, which is to go straight for the ice cream on top and make a big mess. Also, keep the bowl on the tray....

Very interesting experiencing tasting the brûlée cheese cake. It was perfectly done with the sugar being hard and broken down to eat it. The combination was very tasty, the cheesecake itself being on the subtle side and the sugar on top complimenting. It came with a Mont Blanc, which was unexpected. We also ordered the small pastries, with chocolate and custard. Both the filling and the dough were very nice and super well priced, chocolate one could have had...