No disrespect to bread and butter – or takoyaki and okonomiyaki for that matter – but we could all use a little something sweet in our life these days. Fortunately Osaka is one of Japan’s best cities for desserts, from chocolate-covered sticks advertised by an iconic endurance athlete to colourful vegan cupcakes that won’t wreak havoc on your waistline.
The ideal place to kick off your saccharine journey through the city’s sweetest bites is Time Out Market Osaka, the buzzing food and cultural space that showcases the best of the Kansai region’s top culinary talents through a curated selection of 17 kitchens and two bars. The Market’s all-star roster of chefs includes several sweets specialists, whose creative parfaits, puddings and more have won them local fame as well as the trust of our editorial team, on whose curation the Market’s line-up of kitchens is based.
Here are three sweet treats you have to try next time you’re at Time Out Market Osaka, plus our favourite cup of coffee to pair with all that life-affirming goodness.
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