wad omotenashi cafe （ワド オモテナシ カフェ）, Osaka

My first stop in Osaka was at “Wad”. It happened to be a rainy afternoon and that probably made it trickier to locate, but managed it in the end.

Bvlgari il Bar, Tokyo

Finally Bvlgari il Ristorante found its way into this year’s Tokyo Michelin Guide. One of Bvlgari Tokyo’s signature should be their handmade jewelry-like chocolates. Bvlgari sources cacao beans from far flung places like Venezuela and Madagascar – and turns them into irresistible dark chocolates, and often decorated in edible gold or silver.