Like a world of fairy tales, have you ever dreamed of being surrounded by shortcakes and cream puffs, wanting to indulge in sweet treats to your heart's content?
In fact, an event to fulfill the wishes of sweet lovers is being held in Kurashiki.
Kurashiki Afternoon Tea 2022 (Winter) is being held at 27 cafes in Kurashiki City, offering an elegant tea party to enjoy light meals and sweets.
You can fully enjoy sweet treats and desserts made with seasonal fruits from Okayama.
Chieri Kobayashi and Minami Kanehira visited Cafe＆Restaurant Bonvoyage in Sasao, Kurashiki City, and enjoyed the Kurashiki Afternoon Tea.
Let’s introduce the elegant snack time experienced by the two high school students!
Kurashiki Afternoon Tea at Cafe＆Restaurant Bonvoyage
What is Kurashiki Afternoon Tea?
Kurashiki Afternoon Tea is an elegant tea party arranged in the Kurashiki style based on the afternoon tea that originated in England.
It is held every summer and winter, and the winter event of 2022 is taking place at 27 cafes in Kurashiki City.
Sweets must include seasonal specialty fruits from Kurashiki and Okayama, and the theme for the winter of 2022 is "strawberries".
The menu offered at each store varies, allowing you to enjoy unique sweets from each establishment.
For information on participating stores and reservation methods, check the website for Kurashiki Afternoon Tea 2022 (Winter).
Cafe＆Restaurant Bonvoyage
Cafe＆Restaurant Bonvoyage is a cafe located in Sasao, Kurashiki City.
When you visit the log cabin-style building on a scenic hill, you feel as if you have traveled to a foreign country.
It is the perfect place to forget daily life and enjoy an elegant afternoon!
Menu for Kurashiki Afternoon Tea at Cafe＆Restaurant Bonvoyage
When you order the Kurashiki Afternoon Tea at Cafe＆Restaurant Bonvoyage, three main items are served.
- Chocolate Fondue
- Cake Stand
- Ferris Wheel
Additionally, you can enjoy up to two drinks per person.
▼ Not only the food but also the drinks are adorable, so don’t miss them.
At Cafe＆Restaurant Bonvoyage, you cannot order the Kurashiki Afternoon Tea on the same day.
Make sure to reserve by phone at least two days before your visit!
Introduction of the Two Reporters
Let me introduce the two who will experience the Kurashiki Afternoon Tea at Cafe＆Restaurant Bonvoyage.
Chieri Kobayashi, who never runs out of smiles and conversation, is perfectly described by the word cheerful and lively.
Chieri, a third-year high school student, will be advancing to a school outside Okayama Prefecture in April.
From her happy expression as she talks about her new life, you can sense her positive personality.
Minami Kanehira, who carefully chooses her words while speaking, is a calm second-year high school student.
As she approaches her final year, she is contemplating her future path.
You can see her serious nature in how she thoughtfully considers how to live her life.
I hope she can take a break surrounded by sweet treats.
Chieri and Minami, who have a senior-junior relationship, visited Cafe＆Restaurant Bonvoyage for the Kurashiki Afternoon Tea on their day off.
Let's Enjoy Kurashiki Afternoon Tea!
Before Enjoying the Sweet Time
Of course, while enjoying the taste of the sweets, you can't help but take photos in front of the cute desserts.
First, take out your smartphone and capture the cute sweets in a photo.
It’s a fun time to photograph the sweets, each beautifully decorated.
Starting with Chocolate Fondue
The first sweet the two chose was chocolate fondue.
They selected it as the first sweet to enjoy the melted chocolate over the candle flame before it cools down.
▼ The items to dip in the chocolate include strawberries, kiwis, bananas, marshmallows, and baguette.
Everything looks delicious, so it’s natural to ponder the order of eating.
They each choose their ingredients and dip them into the chocolate.
The charm of chocolate fondue is the moment of dipping fruits and sweets into melted chocolate.
The process of bringing it to your mouth is part of the enjoyment of chocolate fondue.
The sweetness of the chocolate spreads in your mouth, and it goes without saying that it is so delicious that your cheeks might fall off.
A Heaping Cake Stand!
▼ The cake stand is filled with a variety of light meals and cakes.
On the top tier, there are crab claw fritters, mini Margherita pizzas, and roast beef pinchos.
On the bottom tier, there are strawberry shortcake, chocolate raspberry mousse, pistachio cream puffs, and sweet potato crème brûlée.
▼ The palm-sized mini Margherita pizza has a crust shaped like a dish, topped with cheese and mini tomatoes.
▼ Bite-sized roast beef pinchos.
Savory snacks served alongside sweet treats were actually very appreciated.
When you keep eating sweet things, you start to feel a little bored, so you crave something salty.
Your taste buds reset, and you can enjoy sweet things even more.
▼ After filling up on snacks and sweets from the cake stand, it's finally time for the strawberry shortcake.
Carefully transporting it to the plate to avoid ruining its shape.
▼ Not just the shortcake, but all the decorations on the sweets were so cute that I couldn't help but take pictures over and over again.
Cherishing the Time for Chit-Chat
Afternoon tea is not just about eating.
It seems that the two who met after a long time had a lot to catch up on.
It became an important time to share with friends about school and future plans.
Impressive Ferris Wheel!
▼ The last thing the two tackled was the Ferris wheel!
The sweets placed on the Ferris wheel are varied and diverse.
Macarons, coffee jelly, tigre, and bear-shaped daifuku.
The excitement doesn't stop even before eating.
One sweet is placed in each basket, and they spin around just as they look.
Watching the swaying sweets, thinking about which one to take is also a happy time.
▼ The first sweet taken from the Ferris wheel was a macaron.
▼ The macaron was coffee-flavored, and its subtle sweetness spread in my mouth!
What Was the Last Sweet Chosen?
The last sweet chosen was the bear-shaped daifuku!
It seems that both of them had decided to eat the bear last from the moment they saw it.
▼ Feeling the love, I take the last sweet in my hand.
▼ A commemorative photo with the last sweet, the bear.
By the way, there was strawberry inside the bear!
I carefully bring it to my mouth little by little.
▼ Finished all the chocolate fondue, cake stand, and Ferris wheel!
It was visually impressive and abundant, but before I knew it, I had eaten everything!
My stomach is filled with sweets, and my heart is filled with happiness!
Thank You for the Meal!
Perhaps, this was the first time in my life that I had so many types and quantities of sweets in front of me at once.
As I also love sweet things, I watched the array of sweets being laid out on the table with excitement.
In the calm atmosphere of the log cabin-style interior, feeling the sweet aroma of chocolate fondue made me feel like I had stepped into a fairy tale world.
Just gazing at the sparkling sweets on the cake stand and Ferris wheel was dreamy.
The moments spent enjoying Kurashiki Afternoon Tea were not just filling my stomach, but also filled my heart with sweetness.
- Model: Kobayashi Chieri
- Model: Kanemura Minami
Kurashiki Afternoon Tea 2022 (Winter), Cafe & Restaurant Bonvoyage Data
| Name | Kurashiki Afternoon Tea 2022 (Winter), Cafe & Restaurant Bonvoyage |
|---|---|
| Address | 875 Sasao, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture |
| Contact | 086-454-8635 |
| Parking | Available 15 cars |
| Business Hours | <Cafe & Restaurant Bonvoyage Business Hours> 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM (except Tuesdays) 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Tuesdays) <Kurashiki Afternoon Tea 2022 (Winter) Period> Winter period 2022: January 15 - March 31 |
| Regular Holiday | Wednesday |
| Payment Methods |
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| Reservation Availability | Yes Reservations are required 2 days in advance for Kurashiki Afternoon Tea |
| Seating | 50 seats |
| Toilet | Western-style toilet |
| Website | Kurashiki Afternoon Tea |
