Minimal Azabudai Hills Store Introduces 'Summer Limited Afternoon Tea' Expressing the Potential of Cacao from Multiple Angles. From Ripe Miyazaki Mango x Chocolate to Special Shaved Ice and Authentic Savories Interwoven with the Tastes of Famous Stores.
Minimal, a specialty chocolate shop operated by βace Inc., will offer a 'Summer Limited Afternoon Tea' exclusively on weekends and holidays from July 4 to September 27, 2026, at its Azabudai Hills store. The menu features sweets combining ripe Miyazaki mangoes and chocolate, special shaved ice, and authentic savories in collaboration with famous stores, drawing out the multifaceted charm of cacao to create a special summer moment.
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βace Inc. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Takatsugu Yamashita), which operates the Japanese specialty chocolate shop 'Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate -' (https://mini-mal.tokyo/), will offer the 'Minimal Chocolate Afternoon Tea vol.11' for a limited time only on weekends and holidays from July 4 (Sat) to September 27 (Sun), 2026, at the Minimal The Specialty Azabudai Hills store.
Reservations will start on June 1, 2026.
An exploration of taste that can only be encountered here.
The beginning of summer woven by the rich and exotic 'Mango x Chocolate'
A summer-limited afternoon tea will begin, featuring 'Mango x Chocolate' sweets luxuriously using ripe mangoes from Miyazaki Prefecture as the main attraction.
The special sweets include a luxuriously prepared shaved ice with the aroma of cacao that melts softly the moment you put it in your mouth.
And the authentic savories realized through collaboration with famous stores are truly in the realm of gastronomy. Edgy masterpieces line up, harmonizing the spiciness and richness of cacao with the deeply flavorful cheese from 'CHEESE STAND' and the exquisite pulled pork by Mr. Sato of 'Cristiano'.
From sweets to savories, it is an exploration of taste that can only be done here, luxuriously drawing out the potential of cacao and chocolate. Please enjoy a special and executive summer moment in the sophisticated space of the Azabudai Hills store.
■ Minimal Chocolate Afternoon Tea vol.11
[Offering Period] Scheduled for weekends and holidays from July 4 (Sat) to September 27 (Sun), 2026
[Price] 7,900 yen (tax included)
* Includes tea or coffee. Alcohol is charged separately.
[Location] Minimal The Specialty Azabudai Hills
Address: Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza A 2F, 5-8-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
[Reservation Page] https://www.tablecheck.com/shops/minimal-azabudai/reserve
(Reservations scheduled to start at 10:00 AM on June 1, 2026)
Special Dessert: Chocolate Shaved Ice
This shaved ice features a rich-flavored chocolate as the main ingredient, blending the approachable chocolate 'CLASSIC', where you can feel the original sweetness of cacao, with cacao that has a rich aroma derived from cacao like herbs and spices.
Please enjoy it with the rich sweetness of condensed milk.
6 Types of Chocolate/Cacao Tasting
This is a plate where you can enjoy the chocolate and cacao used in the sweets and savories on their own.
The ingredients for dark chocolate are only cacao and sugar, expressing flavors like fruits and nuts depending on the differences in origin and manufacturing method. Please enjoy tasting and comparing the different flavors of chocolate depending on the origin, and the difference between the taste as a sweet and the taste of a single chocolate bar.
1st Tier: Chocolate Sweets
* Clockwise from the top
- Tropical Fruit Verrine
We have prepared a glass dessert 'Verrine' with a beautiful cross-section using bananas, mangoes, and passion seeds. The 'CLASSIC' chocolate tightens the bright flavor of the tropical fruits and adds depth to the aftertaste.
- Mango Chocolate Tart
Underneath the richly sweet Miyazaki mango, we hid a mildly sweet white chocolate ganache combined with lemongrass roasted green tea. The juicy sweetness of the mango spreads with the smooth richness of the white chocolate, and the slight aroma of the tea gently envelops it.
- Miyazaki Mango Raw Gateau Chocolat
Abundantly uses ripe Miyazaki mangoes with exceptional aroma and sweetness. We fully brought out its charm in both fresh diced and puree forms. With mango as the main character, it is a cold summer sweet where you can enjoy the harmony of fruits and ingredients, layered in three tiers with framboise rare cheesecake and raw gateau chocolat dough.
2nd Tier: Chocolate Sweets
* Clockwise from the right
- Cacao Pulp Sorbet -Strawberry Sauce-
We combined a sorbet using the cacao fruit 'cacao pulp' with a sweet and sour, highly aromatic strawberry sauce, and further added milk gelee. With a refreshing sweet and sour taste, it is perfect for cleansing the palate.
- Macaron -Lemon-
A macaron unique to Minimal that makes the most of the characteristics of the ingredients. By using red bean paste instead of cream for the filling, we expressed a natural sweetness. It is a lemon flavor with a refreshing acidity and a subtle bitterness, adding lemon to white chocolate using cacao butter from Haiti.
- Gateau Chocolat Soft -Miyazaki Mango-
Wrapped and baked ripe mango jam and a marble dough of chocolate and mango in a crunchy butter-scented cookie dough. It is a gateau chocolat that is like the popular Taiwanese sweet 'Pineapple Cake', and is a new summer sweet tailored with an unprecedented approach.
3rd Tier: Savory
* Clockwise from the right
- Pickles with Cacao Pulp
We combined several kinds of pickles with a French dressing of cacao pulp (cacao fruit). The acidity of the pickles and the fruity sweetness of the pulp match for a refreshing enjoyment.
- Pulled Pork Toast
A toast combining pulled pork with a sauce using chocolate from the traditional Mexican dish called 'Mole'.
Please enjoy the harmony of the pulled pork made by Mr. Koji Sato, who operates 6 stores including the Portuguese restaurant 'Cristiano' and the popular egg tart shop 'Nata de Cristiano', and the 'Mole' combining Ghanaian cacao with sauce and soy sauce.
- Ricotta Salata by CHEESE STAND
Uses aged cheese of the popular product 'Freshly Made Ricotta' from CHEESE STAND, which provides and sells freshly made fresh cheese handmade in a workshop in Shibuya, Tokyo, under the concept of 'Freshly made cheese to the city'. It is a familiar cheese on dining tables in Southern Italy, and you can feel the original sweetness and saltiness of ricotta, as well as the umami from aging. We combined that cheese with fresh greens, olive oil, and cacao nibs from Madagascar, characterized by the fruitiness derived from cacao.
'Minimal', where artisans exploring cacao and chocolate gather, including chocolatiers and patissiers
Minimal visits cacao producing areas around the world, and artisans manufacture chocolate by hand one by one from high-quality cacao beans. Being sincere to the origin of 'carefully and simply, making the most of the best ingredients and maximizing the aroma', patissiers, chocolatiers, and artisans who have honed their skills at starred restaurants and top patisseries at home and abroad work hard together to create Minimal's chocolates and sweets through teamwork.
For the ingredient cacao, we conduct research and lectures on fermentation and drying work locally, and develop flavors suitable for high quality and high unit prices together with cacao farmers. Aiming for the sustainable economic independence of the cacao industry, which has remnants of plantations, we provide technical support and conduct fair and ethical trade. In 2019, we conducted a cacao survey in Nicaragua in a JICA ODA project formulation survey project.
Through the philosophy of 'subtraction' that makes the most of the ingredients and our unique manufacturing method, we have won 112 awards in total for 11 consecutive years at international competitions. We would like to deliver 'chocolate that remains in the heart' that makes you think 'I want to eat it again!', adding color to everyone's lives with free ideas that are faithful to the basics but not bound by traditions or methods.
Minimal Store Information
A cafe space is attached. You can also enjoy coffee, chocolate, parfaits, etc.
■ Minimal Tomigaya Main Store
Address: 1F, 2-1-9 Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Access: 6 minutes walk from Odakyu Line 'Yoyogi-Hachiman Station', Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line 'Yoyogi-Koen Station'
Business Hours: 11:30-19:00 (L.O 18:30) No regular holidays
■ Minimal The Baking Yoyogi Uehara
Address: 1-34-5 Uehara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Access: 2 minutes walk from each line 'Yoyogi-Uehara Station'
Business Hours: 11:00-19:00 No regular holidays
■ Patisserie Minimal Soshigaya Okura
Address: 8-8-24 Kinuta, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Access: 3 minutes walk from Odakyu Line Soshigaya-Okura Station South Exit
Business Hours: 10:00-18:00 Irregular holidays * We will notify you on the official website and SNS
■ Minimal The Specialty Azabudai Hills
Address: Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza A 2F, 5-8-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Business Hours: 11:00-19:00 No regular holidays
Access: Directly connected to Exit 5 of Kamiyacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
■ Minimal The Edition Sengawa
Address: Forest Square Sengawa 1F, 3-1-17 Sengawa-cho, Chofu-shi, Tokyo
Business Hours: 11:00-19:00 No regular holidays
Access: 2 minutes walk from Sengawa Station on the Keio Electric Railway Keio Line
βace Inc. Overview
Company Name: βace Inc.
Representative: Representative Director Takatsugu Yamashita
Location: Urban Terrace 21, 2-1-9 Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0063
Number of Employees: 40 (including part-time workers)
Business Description: Manufacturing and sales of chocolate products
Operation of the specialty chocolate shop 'Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate -'
Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate - Related Information
Website/Online Store: https://mini-mal.tokyo
LINE: https://page.line.me/yrn4346m?openQrModal=true
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minimal_beantobarchocolate
X: https://twitter.com/Minimal_tokyo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/minimalchocolate/?fref=ts
Reservations will start on June 1, 2026.
An exploration of taste that can only be encountered here.
The beginning of summer woven by the rich and exotic 'Mango x Chocolate'
A summer-limited afternoon tea will begin, featuring 'Mango x Chocolate' sweets luxuriously using ripe mangoes from Miyazaki Prefecture as the main attraction.
The special sweets include a luxuriously prepared shaved ice with the aroma of cacao that melts softly the moment you put it in your mouth.
And the authentic savories realized through collaboration with famous stores are truly in the realm of gastronomy. Edgy masterpieces line up, harmonizing the spiciness and richness of cacao with the deeply flavorful cheese from 'CHEESE STAND' and the exquisite pulled pork by Mr. Sato of 'Cristiano'.
From sweets to savories, it is an exploration of taste that can only be done here, luxuriously drawing out the potential of cacao and chocolate. Please enjoy a special and executive summer moment in the sophisticated space of the Azabudai Hills store.
■ Minimal Chocolate Afternoon Tea vol.11
[Offering Period] Scheduled for weekends and holidays from July 4 (Sat) to September 27 (Sun), 2026
[Price] 7,900 yen (tax included)
* Includes tea or coffee. Alcohol is charged separately.
[Location] Minimal The Specialty Azabudai Hills
Address: Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza A 2F, 5-8-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
[Reservation Page] https://www.tablecheck.com/shops/minimal-azabudai/reserve
(Reservations scheduled to start at 10:00 AM on June 1, 2026)
Special Dessert: Chocolate Shaved Ice
This shaved ice features a rich-flavored chocolate as the main ingredient, blending the approachable chocolate 'CLASSIC', where you can feel the original sweetness of cacao, with cacao that has a rich aroma derived from cacao like herbs and spices.
Please enjoy it with the rich sweetness of condensed milk.
6 Types of Chocolate/Cacao Tasting
This is a plate where you can enjoy the chocolate and cacao used in the sweets and savories on their own.
The ingredients for dark chocolate are only cacao and sugar, expressing flavors like fruits and nuts depending on the differences in origin and manufacturing method. Please enjoy tasting and comparing the different flavors of chocolate depending on the origin, and the difference between the taste as a sweet and the taste of a single chocolate bar.
1st Tier: Chocolate Sweets
* Clockwise from the top
- Tropical Fruit Verrine
We have prepared a glass dessert 'Verrine' with a beautiful cross-section using bananas, mangoes, and passion seeds. The 'CLASSIC' chocolate tightens the bright flavor of the tropical fruits and adds depth to the aftertaste.
- Mango Chocolate Tart
Underneath the richly sweet Miyazaki mango, we hid a mildly sweet white chocolate ganache combined with lemongrass roasted green tea. The juicy sweetness of the mango spreads with the smooth richness of the white chocolate, and the slight aroma of the tea gently envelops it.
- Miyazaki Mango Raw Gateau Chocolat
Abundantly uses ripe Miyazaki mangoes with exceptional aroma and sweetness. We fully brought out its charm in both fresh diced and puree forms. With mango as the main character, it is a cold summer sweet where you can enjoy the harmony of fruits and ingredients, layered in three tiers with framboise rare cheesecake and raw gateau chocolat dough.
2nd Tier: Chocolate Sweets
* Clockwise from the right
- Cacao Pulp Sorbet -Strawberry Sauce-
We combined a sorbet using the cacao fruit 'cacao pulp' with a sweet and sour, highly aromatic strawberry sauce, and further added milk gelee. With a refreshing sweet and sour taste, it is perfect for cleansing the palate.
- Macaron -Lemon-
A macaron unique to Minimal that makes the most of the characteristics of the ingredients. By using red bean paste instead of cream for the filling, we expressed a natural sweetness. It is a lemon flavor with a refreshing acidity and a subtle bitterness, adding lemon to white chocolate using cacao butter from Haiti.
- Gateau Chocolat Soft -Miyazaki Mango-
Wrapped and baked ripe mango jam and a marble dough of chocolate and mango in a crunchy butter-scented cookie dough. It is a gateau chocolat that is like the popular Taiwanese sweet 'Pineapple Cake', and is a new summer sweet tailored with an unprecedented approach.
3rd Tier: Savory
* Clockwise from the right
- Pickles with Cacao Pulp
We combined several kinds of pickles with a French dressing of cacao pulp (cacao fruit). The acidity of the pickles and the fruity sweetness of the pulp match for a refreshing enjoyment.
- Pulled Pork Toast
A toast combining pulled pork with a sauce using chocolate from the traditional Mexican dish called 'Mole'.
Please enjoy the harmony of the pulled pork made by Mr. Koji Sato, who operates 6 stores including the Portuguese restaurant 'Cristiano' and the popular egg tart shop 'Nata de Cristiano', and the 'Mole' combining Ghanaian cacao with sauce and soy sauce.
- Ricotta Salata by CHEESE STAND
Uses aged cheese of the popular product 'Freshly Made Ricotta' from CHEESE STAND, which provides and sells freshly made fresh cheese handmade in a workshop in Shibuya, Tokyo, under the concept of 'Freshly made cheese to the city'. It is a familiar cheese on dining tables in Southern Italy, and you can feel the original sweetness and saltiness of ricotta, as well as the umami from aging. We combined that cheese with fresh greens, olive oil, and cacao nibs from Madagascar, characterized by the fruitiness derived from cacao.
'Minimal', where artisans exploring cacao and chocolate gather, including chocolatiers and patissiers
Minimal visits cacao producing areas around the world, and artisans manufacture chocolate by hand one by one from high-quality cacao beans. Being sincere to the origin of 'carefully and simply, making the most of the best ingredients and maximizing the aroma', patissiers, chocolatiers, and artisans who have honed their skills at starred restaurants and top patisseries at home and abroad work hard together to create Minimal's chocolates and sweets through teamwork.
For the ingredient cacao, we conduct research and lectures on fermentation and drying work locally, and develop flavors suitable for high quality and high unit prices together with cacao farmers. Aiming for the sustainable economic independence of the cacao industry, which has remnants of plantations, we provide technical support and conduct fair and ethical trade. In 2019, we conducted a cacao survey in Nicaragua in a JICA ODA project formulation survey project.
Through the philosophy of 'subtraction' that makes the most of the ingredients and our unique manufacturing method, we have won 112 awards in total for 11 consecutive years at international competitions. We would like to deliver 'chocolate that remains in the heart' that makes you think 'I want to eat it again!', adding color to everyone's lives with free ideas that are faithful to the basics but not bound by traditions or methods.
Minimal Store Information
A cafe space is attached. You can also enjoy coffee, chocolate, parfaits, etc.
■ Minimal Tomigaya Main Store
Address: 1F, 2-1-9 Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Access: 6 minutes walk from Odakyu Line 'Yoyogi-Hachiman Station', Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line 'Yoyogi-Koen Station'
Business Hours: 11:30-19:00 (L.O 18:30) No regular holidays
■ Minimal The Baking Yoyogi Uehara
Address: 1-34-5 Uehara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Access: 2 minutes walk from each line 'Yoyogi-Uehara Station'
Business Hours: 11:00-19:00 No regular holidays
■ Patisserie Minimal Soshigaya Okura
Address: 8-8-24 Kinuta, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Access: 3 minutes walk from Odakyu Line Soshigaya-Okura Station South Exit
Business Hours: 10:00-18:00 Irregular holidays * We will notify you on the official website and SNS
■ Minimal The Specialty Azabudai Hills
Address: Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza A 2F, 5-8-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Business Hours: 11:00-19:00 No regular holidays
Access: Directly connected to Exit 5 of Kamiyacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
■ Minimal The Edition Sengawa
Address: Forest Square Sengawa 1F, 3-1-17 Sengawa-cho, Chofu-shi, Tokyo
Business Hours: 11:00-19:00 No regular holidays
Access: 2 minutes walk from Sengawa Station on the Keio Electric Railway Keio Line
βace Inc. Overview
Company Name: βace Inc.
Representative: Representative Director Takatsugu Yamashita
Location: Urban Terrace 21, 2-1-9 Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0063
Number of Employees: 40 (including part-time workers)
Business Description: Manufacturing and sales of chocolate products
Operation of the specialty chocolate shop 'Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate -'
Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate - Related Information
Website/Online Store: https://mini-mal.tokyo
LINE: https://page.line.me/yrn4346m?openQrModal=true
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minimal_beantobarchocolate
X: https://twitter.com/Minimal_tokyo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/minimalchocolate/?fref=ts
FAQ
When do reservations open for Minimal's summer limited afternoon tea?
Reservations start at 10:00 AM on June 1, 2026.
How much is the afternoon tea?
It is 7,900 yen (tax included).