Tokyo coffee shop made famous on Tiktok draws returning tourists hungry for pudding
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Shizuo Mori serves a pudding during a photo opportunity at his Heckeln coffee shop in Tokyo, Japan March 15, 2023.
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
The lines out the door of Heckeln, midway up a narrow street in Tokyo’s Toranomon district, are largely comprised of foreigners willing to wait for the ‘Jumbo Purin’ topped with caramel
TOKYO, Japan – With a rapid, right-hand swoop, Shizuo Mori served the last of about 50 puddings on Wednesday, March 15, a treat that’s made his tiny Tokyo coffee shop a destination for tourists flocking to Japan after the end of COVID restrictions.
Mori’s trademark fling of the arm helps dislodge the eggy custard from its
