Delicious Shaved Ice made from Natural Spring Water at Solare Tsumugi LUCUA Store!

I want to eat a cold shaved ice in Umeda, Osaka, made from natural spring water! If you could see yourself saying that, then I recommend the Natural Spring Water Shaved Ice from Cafe Solare Tsumugi LUCUA Store in LUCUA.

LUCUA is located on the 5th floor of JR Osaka Station.

I entered the store after being lured in by big character for “Ice” (氷) written on the storefront.

The store has chic, Japanese-style interior. Each seat is placed closely to the one beside it.

This time, I was brought to a seat at a window-side table, looking out over a view of the large roof of Osaka Station.

Shaved Ice is my target this time.

I picked these two varieties of shaved ice.

Thick, strawberry milk.

Fresh apricot.

A shaved ice topped with half milk and half strawberry syrup.

Ice shaved from natural spring water, topped with apricot sauce and condensed milk.

They were both so beautiful!
Bon Apetit!

I started off with the thick, strawberry milk.
The strawberry isn’t as rich as it looks, but instead has a well-rounded flavor that would really go well on toast.

Combining it with the milk really brings out the strawberry flavor.

The apricot sauce has a similar lightness to the strawberry syrup.

Personally, I thought they could have topped it with a slightly stronger flavor.

But more importantly, I was shocked that it only took two bites to get a brain freeze!

Of all the shaved ice I’ve had recently, I feel like this is the coldest one I’ve had.
Thanks for the feast!

Another thing to note about Cafe Solare Tsumugi LUCUA Store is that you don’t only have to eat in-store. You can also take home some cool matcha sweets!
Next time, I think I’ll try a matcha shaved ice for take out!
– For those who like cold, shaved ice
– For those looking for a cafe in LUCUA that’s serving sweets
– For those looking for a cafe in Umeda, Osaka serving up Japanese-style sweets
…if any of these describe you I highly recommend Cafe Solare Tsumugi LUCUA Store!