"JJ HAWAII ", the "Honolulu No. 1" cake shop from Hawaii, has landed for the first time in Japan! It opened in Harajuku, Tokyo on January 29th. Both eat-in and To go are possible.


JJ HAWAII is a cake shop born in Oahu, Hawaii that sells "delicate and jewel-like" cakes. It is said that it is a popular restaurant with various awards such as the restaurant award "Hale Aina Award" sponsored by "Honolulu Magazine" and the restaurant award "Ilima Awards" sponsored by the Hawaiian newspaper "Honolulu Advertiser".


Opening a store in the Harajuku area of the sweets fierce battlefield must be a sign of confidence, so I went to eat at once!


When you step inside the store, a clerk wearing an aloha shirt welcomes you cheerfully behind the showcase where colorful cakes are lined up. It's winter, but it feels like summer at once!


The showcase has a rich lineup of mousse cakes and tart-based cakes, including the store's most popular signboard product, "Lilikoi Cheesecake."

There are so many types that I get lost, but I'm still curious about the most popular Lilikoi cheesecake . That's why I also tried it!


Cheesecake dough is layered on crispy cookie dough and finished with lilikoi (passion fruit) sauce. There are also chocolate and raspberry decorations on the top.

The moment you eat it, it has a soft and fluffy texture, and when you put it on your tongue, it melts moistly while giving off the taste of cheese! Rare and baked textures are nice and mellow ... If you compare it, it's as gentle as snow .

The cake dough is sandwiched between a slightly salty cookie and a sweet and sour lilikoi sauce, which further enhances the taste and richness of the cheese. I was fascinated by the moderate sweetness and sourness, and the smooth texture.


I was impressed by the deliciousness of the lilikoi cheesecake, so I bought the second most popular chocolate pyramid cake and the avocado mousse cake that was highly acclaimed by the reader model at the time of pre-opening! To To go as a souvenir to the editorial department.

The chocolate pyramid has a surprisingly delicate mouthfeel! It's as smooth as eating raw chocolate ganash as it is.



On the other hand, what about avocado cakes ... is it salty? Or maybe it's a vegetable-based dessert? I was imagining various things, but all of them were lost! It has a slightly sweet taste like melon, and you can feel the mellow richness of avocado in it. When I cut it, the avocado fruit is gorori not only from the topping but also from the inside. This is novel!



The price of the cake is 480 yen. There is also the "Hawaii Cake Set" (749 yen), where you can choose one of six flavored coffees such as coconut and cinnamon to set with the cake. If you taste the cake with your favorite coffee, you may feel more Hawaiian!


The store is located at 1-13-21 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Business hours are from 10:00 to 19:00. The Kameari store will open on February 5th, and the Shimokitazawa store will open on February 12th. Stay tuned!

* All listed prices do not include tax