[Limited Time] Theme Cafe to Experience the World of 'The Apothecary Diaries' Original Novel Through 'Food' Opens in Tokyo and Osaka!

The limited-time theme cafe 'The Apothecary Diaries' Original Novel Cafe, where you can enjoy the world of the original novel 'The Apothecary Diaries', is successfully being held in Tokyo starting Thursday, May 14, 2026. The Osaka location will open on Thursday, May 28.

This cafe is developed as a project to enjoy the story world of 'The Apothecary Diaries' from the perspective of 'food'.
Inspired by 'medicine', the cafe offers a menu that incorporates the concept of 'medicinal food' from a different perspective than the story, caring for the mind and body.
The concept is built around three categories: 'Warm' (On), 'Clear' (Sei), and 'Calm' (An). The meticulously crafted menu includes beef seiro-mushi inspired by the episode where Maomao warmed her body at the winter garden party; mushroom and clam seiro-mushi inspired by the scene where she cared for Jinshi's health by having him intake salt; steamed chicken seiro-mushi with a citrus-scented sauce; steamed breads with walnuts and pumpkin seeds, honey and berries, or adlay and cinnamon; and teas focusing on 'Warm', 'Clear', and 'Calm'.

Additionally, dishes such as 'Health Check Chicken Porridge', 'Ecstatic Poison Testing Soup', and 'Friendship Ice Cream', featured in the first 'The Apothecary Diaries' recipe book 'The Apothecary Diaries: Maomao's Prescription Book (Recipes)' released on Wednesday, May 13, appear as 'Story Menus'. You can taste the dishes that appear in the work.

Other offerings include original merchandise and bonus items.

## Event Overview

◇ Event Period and Locations

■ Tokyo/Ikebukuro: BOX cafe&space Matsumoto Kiyoshi Ikebukuro Part 2 Store
Thursday, May 14, 2026 - Sunday, July 5, 2026
4th Floor, Matsumoto Kiyoshi Ikebukuro Part 2 Store, 1-22-8 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo

■ Osaka/Umeda: BOX cafe&space KITTE OSAKA 2nd Store
Thursday, May 28, 2026 - Sunday, June 28, 2026
6th Floor, KITTE Osaka, 3-2-2 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

◇ Reservation Fee: 660 yen (tax included) *Up to 4 seats can be reserved per application.

## Advance Reservation Exclusive Cafe Benefits

Customers who use the advance reservation (660 yen including tax / per person) and order from the menu will receive one 'Mini Shikishi (1 type in total)' as a gift.

■ 'The Apothecary Diaries' Original Novel Cafe Official Website: https://kusuriya-cafe.ltr-online.com

## Menu (Partial)

【Seiro (Bamboo Steamer)】

● Beef Seiro - 2,090 yen (tax included)
Steamed dish featuring beef with ginger and oyster sauce. It represents the episode from the winter garden party where ginger and citrus peel were used to warm the body.

● Mushroom and Clam Seiro - 2,090 yen (tax included)
Steamed dish featuring mushrooms and clams using shio-koji (salted rice malt). It represents the episode where Maomao cared for Jinshi's health and had him intake salt.

● Steamed Chicken Seiro - 2,090 yen (tax included)
Steamed dish featuring steamed chicken with citrus sauce. You can choose from 3 types of staple food.

*For seiro menus, you can choose from 3 types of staple food (thin pancake, multigrain rice, steamed bun).

【Steamed Bread】

● Walnut and Pumpkin Seed Steamed Bread - 1,090 yen (tax included)
Steamed bread topped with walnuts and pumpkin seeds.

● Honey and Berry Steamed Bread - 1,090 yen (tax included)
Steamed bread topped with honey and freeze-dried strawberries.

● Adlay and Cinnamon Steamed Bread - 1,090 yen (tax included)
Steamed bread topped with sweetly cooked adlay and cinnamon.

【Tea】

● Ginger Brown Rice Tea - 1,190 yen (tax included)
Roasted brown rice tea with a ginger scent.

● Peppermint Tea - 1,190 yen (tax included)
Mint tea.

● Black Bean Tea - 1,190 yen (tax included)
Black bean tea.

【Story Menu】

● Friendship Ice Cream - 1,390 yen (tax included)
'What is that?' 'As you can see, it's an ice confection (ice cream).'
The taste of friendship eaten by Maomao, Xiaolan, and Zicui together.
*This is a menu item where customers mix and freeze it themselves, feeling like Maomao, to complete it.
'From the official recipe (Recipe created by: Yo Makusu)'
*Limit one Friendship Ice Cream order per table.

● Health Check Chicken Porridge - 890 yen (tax included)
Maomao stared at Jinshi. '...You can eat it.' (I've been waiting for this!)
The special chicken porridge made by Suiren that Maomao partook in when she visited to check on Jinshi's health.
'From the official recipe (Recipe created by: Yo Makusu)'

● Ecstatic Poison Testing Soup - 690 yen (tax included)
Just as the girl's eyes widened for a moment, she suddenly showed a meltingly ecstatic smile.
The soup Maomao tasted for poison at the garden party.
'From the official recipe (Recipe created by: Yo Makusu)'

● 'Aphrodisiac' Cacao Parfait - 1,290 yen (tax included)
A menu inspired by the original novel 'Volume 1, Chapter 8: Aphrodisiac'. A mini parfait using coffee jelly and chocolate.

The above is only a part of the menu.
For details on the food and drink menus, please check 'The Apothecary Diaries' Original Novel Cafe official website.

## Original Merchandise

● Acrylic Keyholder (4 random types) - 770 yen (tax included)
● Washi Paper Sticker (4 random types) - 550 yen (tax included)
● Square Tin Badge (8 random types) - 660 yen (tax included)
● Acrylic Bookmark (Maomao) - 880 yen (tax included)
● Acrylic Bookmark (Jinshi) - 880 yen (tax included)
● A4 Clear File - 550 yen (tax included)
● Drawstring Bag - 1,430 yen (tax included)
● Mug - 2,200 yen (tax included)

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