Encountering "Japanese Cake" in New York

There are several cafes in New York that have their main branches in Japan.
For someone living in a foreign land, having flavors from Japan on the street corner is somehow comforting.

Among them, my favorite is "HARBS."
I am especially looking forward to the limited-time chestnut chocolate cake and Japanese chestnut cake.

Perhaps because I rarely have the opportunity to eat "chestnut-based sweets" here, their deliciousness is exceptional, and the Japanese chestnut cake in particular makes me feel a gentle happiness with every bite, reminding me of Japan. So, when the Japanese chestnut cake goes on sale, I eagerly head to HARBS.

Speaking of HARBS cakes, their appeal lies in that volume that sits impressively on the plate, but actually, I have never been to HARBS in Japan. Are the slices at Japanese stores also this big? (If so, I would love to visit a HARBS in Japan as well.)

When I first moved to New York, there were three stores in the city.
It used to be a standard routine for me to visit the Upper East Side store during my lunch break when spending a day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but perhaps due to the changing times or adult circumstances, there is now only the SoHo store left.

I feel a little sad about it, but the SoHo store is clean and comfortable, so I recommend it. The clientele is mostly Asian, and there is a unique, calm atmosphere.

The lunch set here is also very delicious, but there is one small "pitfall" to this happiness: the dessert cake that comes with the set is surprisingly "thin" compared to the volume of the individual item.

For days when you want to "enjoy that big cake to your heart's content!", it might be the right choice to order it luxuriously as an individual item rather than as a set.

[Store Address]
HARBS SoHo
465 W Broadway, New York, NY 10012
Store website: harbsnyc.com