RARASAND — Restaurant in Tokyo

🐱 meow 🐾 🏠: @rarasand.setagaya 📍: Gotokuji, Setagaya City, Tokyo

📝: Visited this cute and quiet neighbourhood, Gotokuji, yesterday and we found many cute cat themed spots along the streets. Legend states that during the early 17th century, the second lord of the Omi-Hikone Domain escaped from being caught in a sudden 🌩️ thunderstorm after being invited inside Gotokuji temple by a 🐈 cat that lived there. It is said that the cat brings good fortune and is later on referred to as Maneki-Neko. And thus why Gotokuji is known for the temple filled with cat figurines that have been donated by worshippers.

❤️: This cute little shop offers a range of homemade 🐱 Maneki-Neko inspired desserts and pastries. The baby castella cakes were absolutely delicious—I dipped them into my hot 🫘🍡 red bean soup (no idea if I was supposed to, but it was defs a great combo). The rice wafers were also so tasty—it had a certain “burnt” (in a fragrant way 😅) aroma to it which I...

3.5/5 ⭐️

Visited: July 14th 2025 Order: Cat Cake with caramel filling and hot coffee set (800円)

Food: cake was warm but a little chewy, filling was creamy and tasty cake - filling ratio could be improved coffee was quite mild but not bad

Service: small store that also sells souvenirs some tables in the back and two benches in front of store employees were friendly, service was fast

Verdict: It's a tourist spot aimed at people visiting Gōtoku-ji. For what it is, it is actually quite nice. The cat shaped cakes are not too bad and are perfect for a pic for Instragram during your Gōtoku-ji tour. Wouldn't have come here if it hadn't started raining and was pleasantly surprised.

Rating system: 0⭐️terrible, nobody should eat this 1⭐️ disappointing but edible 2⭐️ fine, nothing special, works if there are no other options 3⭐️quite tasty, might visit again 4⭐️ delicious, visit was worth it 5⭐️ amazing, will/would eat...

I stopped here in the afternoon after visiting Gotokuji temple on a hot day after seeing a sign for well-priced shaved ice. I ordered a strawberry and milk shaved ice for dine-in. The owner was super friendly and welcoming, telling me how long the shaved ice would take (about 7 minutes.) The shaved ice itself was delicious, and the extra sauce was the perfect amount for the shaved ice given. The other desserts offered were very cute, and everything seemed reasonably priced. The interior was simple but cute as well. Definitely a spot I recommend when visiting the...