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Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory Café brings Japan’s best creamery to Manila

The beloved Japanese brand’s first full-service restaurant in the entire world is found in Metro Manila!

From their best-selling Hokkaido-style soft serve ice cream Cow Cow Ice to their creamy Japanese Cheese Cake and Cheese Cookies, Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory has evolved into a full-service café offering one-of-a-kind Japanese confections and savory creations that will leave you drooling.

Their flagship store at Ayala Malls Manila Bay officially opened to the public late December 2019, while their second store at Estancia at Capitol Commons in Pasig City opened only two weeks ago.

Pro-Tip: If you want to dine at their Estancia branch, make sure you reserve at least three days in advance if you want to dine on a weekend. Weekdays are still packed, but not as crazy as the weekend crowd, so it’s better to avoid peak hours.

Want to find out what makes people wait in line? Here are just some of the items you could expect when you visit the new Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory Café and their “Savory + Sweet” concept. Hint: These are my personal favorite. Their menu has so much more to offer!

SWEET

Signature Cow Cow Kitchen Milk Pie

Their signature Cow Cow Kitchen Milk Pie is also a hit in Japan and it’s for good reason. These babies are the lovechild of a cream puff and a croissant, giving you the buttery flakiness of French-style pastry and the creamy filling of Hokkaido milk cream. It’s not too sweet and it’s really light, so be warned: It’s pretty easy to down a couple in just one seating. Milk Pies are P100 each.

Fluffy Japanese Pancakes

Soufflé pancakes have been around for a while now, but Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory Café takes it to new heights by using Hokkaido cream. Their decadent toppings include Creme Brûlée, Berries, and Chocolate. The pancakes itself are soft and fluffy and not too sweet. Just take note that they make these fluffy pancakes from scratch, so be prepared to wait at least 30 minutes for them to arrive at your table. Best to place your order in advance. Japanese Pancakes start at P210 to P315.

SAVORY

Sweet Corn Tempura

It’s bite-sized chunks of sweet corn fritter served with truffle mayonnaise. It’s the perfect way to whet your appetite when you start your TMCF experience. Sweet Corn Tempura is P260, good for two people or one really hungry foodie.

Tamago Sliders

Oh, Japan and their predilection for anything with eggs! Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory’s Tamago Slider features pillowy, creamy tamago (Japanese omelet) with Asiago cheese and truffle mayonnaise in between fluffy brioche buns. It’s served with their homemade potato chips for added flavor and texture. This for me is perfection. Each serving of Tamago Slider comes with two sandwiches for P335.

12-Hour Short Rib Sandwich

It took 12 hours to make the short rib filling for this sandwich. If that’s not a labor of love, then I don’t know what is! The beef almost melts in your mouth, coating each tastebud with amazing flavors. The addition of tangy parsley aioli and pickled red cabbage gives the savory beef some much needed contrast. This sandwich costs P485 and comes with their house-made potato chips.

Hayashi Beef Omurice

Again, the Japanese know what they’re doing when it comes to eggs. Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory Café took the classic Omurice (Japanese omelet rice) to the next level by adding a rich savory topping of Hayashi Beef on top of tomato rice pilaf. While this dish is delicious, I can’t help but imagine how good this would be if it were Japanese curry! Hayashi Beef Omurice will set you back P395 but it’s good for two people or one famished foodie.

For more updates, check out Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory Philippines on Facebook and Instagram.

Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory Café is located at Ayala Malls Manila Bay (G/F Central Garden Ring Area) and Estancia at Capitol Commons (G/F East Wing). For the complete list of their mall stalls, click here.