Aiiro

Brown sugar milk shaved ice comes with shiratama, azuki and kinako, inviting you to try different combinations as you eat. The listed version also includes coffee jelly, and there is an option with cream, so you can choose between letting the shiratama and azuki take centre stage or adding a creamy topping. One diner who ordered the brown sugar milk shaved ice with shiratama and cream remarked on its generous size and the kuromitsu jelly hidden further down.

Another version pairs the flesh of a whole peach with Earl Grey syrup and tea jelly. For those who enjoy fruit with tea, seasonal flavours like this are worth a look.

There is more than dessert: the weekly Aiiro lunch is another option. The menu combines 5 side dishes with items such as chilled tofu, green salad, sixteen-grain rice, and soup or clear broth. Depending on the week, dishes may include pork ginger or mapo aubergine with minced chicken. Diners have commented on the colourful presentation, variety and gentle seasoning. If you have time to linger after lunch, you could add a drink, then finish with a dessert such as a soy milk pudding parfait or chiffon cake.

The pottery is part of the café’s appeal, too. Diners say that meals are served on yachimun, Okinawan pottery, and that you can look at pieces displayed in the café or choose from items for sale. In Tezukayama-naka, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, it offers a chance to enjoy both the food and the ceramics.