705 9th Ave, Hell’s Kitchen
Kyotofu is a Japanese Dessert Bar and Bakery. Imagine my surprise when I discovered they had cupcakes-lots of them! I guess no place is excluded from the cupcake craze. Kyotofu’s Chocolate Soufflé Cupcake was voted "New York's Best Cupcake" by New York Magazine so naturally, I had to try it. I have to say it was very, very tasty. It was moist and chocolatey. The icing, however, was…non existent. A cupcake without frosting? That is not a cupcake. That is a muffin. We all know (or now know) that muffins are just ugly cupcakes. And boy were these ugly cupcakes. I decided to give the bakery another try since I couldn’t quite make up my mind about the first “cupcake” I tried. The second time, I got their vanilla cupcake. Their vanilla cupcakes have a hint of citrus flavoring. Yes, it is an interesting flavor…but not quite interesting enough. All in all, the cupcakes at Kyotofu are original, but not necessarily unforgettable. For $3.50-$4 a cupcake, I would probably not go back.
peace, love, and cupcakes
michy
