Criollo Azabudai Hills

What a gem!
A great variety of absolutely gorgeous cakes and delicious cookies and other pastries.

We tried the adorable bear cake, the nirvana cake, the chocolate praline and the plain cookie and the chocolate coated madeleine.

The bear cake was so cute and delicious!
The highlight was definitely the chocolate praline cookie!! It was unbelievably good. The chocolate is very high quality and their sable is crispy, buttery and flaky. Perfect.

The nirvana cake and the chocolate coated madeleine were just alright. It didn’t blew my mind.

I also feel like it was a reasonable price for the quality of the goods. Very recommended.

Criollo, whose main store is in Mukaihara, Itabashi Ward, has opened in Azabudai Hills!
This store sells cakes, frozen cakes, baked goods, soft serve ice cream, etc.
There are also 4 or 5 types of Azabudai Hills exclusive products.
Each baked confectionery costs around 300-400 yen, so I think it's an affordable gift or souvenir!
Red box gifts are also recommended as Mother's Day gifts!
Business hours 11:00-20:00

2024/1/XX (Take Out)

There were no notable bakeries in Azabudai Hills, so I bought Western sweets instead.
This is the shop run by chocolate expert Santos Antoine.
I remember that all the cakes I bought at the Nakameguro store were delicious.

I purchased the following.

(fresh sweets)
■Phantom cheesecake @ 580 yen (tax included)
---The cheesecake itself has a fluffy soufflé-like texture, and the richness and sweetness of the cheese are just right. The fresh cream on top has an amazing melt-in-your-mouth feel, and it feels like it disappears as soon as you put it in your mouth. This is a delicious cheesecake that you will never get tired of, and is our most recommended product.

■Chou Chou Framboise @740 yen
★Azabudai Hills limited product
---Chocolate cream, chocolate sponge, milk chocolate coating and chocolate cake. Inside is a raspberry compote, and on top is raspberry whipped cream. The flavor of almonds mixed with milk chocolate is an accent. It's delicious, but I think it's a little expensive.

■Relais Phrase @540 yen
---A roll cake with moist dough sandwiched with custard, double cream (fresh cream), and strawberries. This product also has a nice melt-in-the-mouth feel, the double cream has a perfect balance, and the fresh cream is made with plenty of vanilla beans, so I think even people who don't like fresh cream will enjoy it. It tasted similar to strawberry shortcake and was very delicious.

(baked sweets)
■Yoyo Gaia @ 300 yen
---The chocolate cream, where you can enjoy the flavors of vanilla and caramel at the same time, is delicious with a subtle sourness and saltiness, and the macaron dough is crunchy and crumbly, making it a high-quality macaron.

■Discovery Chocolat Praline @ 450 yen
---A wonderfully delicious chocolate cookie that combines crunchy praline and almond cookies. It's expensive, but it's worth purchasing.

The cakes and baked goods were of a very high standard and delicious. The problem is that the price is a little high considering the size of the cake is small.
Considering the Hills price, I think this is a wonderful patisserie that can be used on a daily basis.

Clinero is located in front of Nakameguro Station.
We have also opened in Azabudai Hills.
The main store seems to be separate.

This is a sweets shop that mainly sells chocolate.
The cheesecake is also famous.

This store sells cakes, frozen cakes, baked goods, and soft serve ice cream.
There are also 4 or 5 types of Azabudai Hills exclusive products.
Each baked sweet costs 300-400 yen.

It was a hot day, so I was finally able to eat some soft serve ice cream.
For soft drinks, choose milky or chocolate.
The sauce is strawberry or chocolate.

Since it was my first time, I chose the milky chocolate sauce, but the soft chocolate might have been better.
Both the cone and cup are 600 yen.

The sauce also seems to change depending on the season.