Been a while since weve been here, but we always enjoy coming back! The prices are definitely on the higher side (a single mochi or pastry will set you back about $4-6... some items are much more!), but the presentation, quality, and service are all top-notch and luxurious.Our favorites are the vanilla white bean cake, sakura daifuku, and the pear and white peach flavored treats.

Welcome surprise to see this store as I walked by. Bought some Hakuto mochi as a gift for a friends who recently purchased a house nearby. They have great selection. It goes without saying that the displays were beautiful and well presented.

Refine sweets in downtown area! Authentic, exquisite, love the place!I’ve always been dreaming about trying their Baumkuchen, and the original is just right!

Beautiful store offering tempting, unique treats and great service. Here are photos of the things I bought after I tore into them.

First time visiting this lovely shop and it was a wonderful experience! Absolutely beautiful treats that look like small works of Art! I was shopping for a box of treats to present as a gift and the lovely woman helping me was delightful and very helpful in helping me with my choices~ my son who was presented this lovely bag of treats was very delighted with this special gift! I highly recommend K Minamoto! Definitely a five star shop star ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

First... The prices are a little insane here, but everything is tasty and so well packaged. Its great as a gift or a little treat for yourself.

I bought a dorayaki here. It reminds me of the good times back then when I can travel to Japan and eat Japanese desserts. I love the representation of the desserts and the taste of dorayaki. Thank you for making my day goood!

Lovely shop with Japanese treats. Fresh mochi and seasonal flavors.

The jellies are the best especially when you freeze them. They become sorbets.

Wonderful staff that are very helpful. Tasty products that match the seasons. One must stop by when in the area.

Very fancy. Almost to fancy for my comfort. This was a indulgence for me. But wow beautiful store and very attentive staff. And the tastes. So delicious!

Refined artistry embodied in these sweets ... what an experience

Staff are very nice and I love their mochi. It has a nice subtle sweetness. Bought the green tea and peach mochi for myself and gifts for the holidays this year and previous years. All individual wrapped. Can be a little pricey but worth it. Id like to try their Castella cakes one of these days.

High quality japanese snacks at high prices. Service is impeccable. Cute little place and wonderful place to buy little gift snacks for loved ones.

Nice to find authentic Japanese treats in downtown SF. Amazing feast for your eyes and palate.

Pretty much the same as you were to get them from japan... just 100% more surcharges lol, but oh well you didnt need to pay for the flights...

Had goldfish jelly and was delicious. It was also eyecandy. Good to share

Great Mochi find. I don’t know why it’s never crowded (maybe it’s a little pricey). Excellent flavor and exceptional service. Highly recommend.

My first time there... The quality and atmosphere is very inviting... Ive only tried a few of their treats and look so forward to coming back for more pleasant surprises...

When their peach desserts are in season they are like no other dessert. Not to be missed and their steam cake is divine! Packaging is as beautiful as the desserts!

Extraordinary Sweet Way to bring in the New Years

I come here often to get a taste of Japanese treats. All authentic and very pleasant staff and also a rewards program as well. Wonderful unique place to pick up sweet treats for when you want to impress your friends with tea and snacks.

The sweet potato ice cream was a delightful treat! It wasnt too sweet and was just enough to hit the spot without feeling like youve went overboard on your cheat meal. There are tables inside and outside to sit. Great place to bring kids as well, as there is a childrens play area right outside the cafe.

You get a little taste of the real Japan when you visit here. The mochi are beautifully crafted and there is so much variety, and to top it off everything is beautifully displayed in lovely boxes and wrapping papers.

We tried boar ice cream (purple sweet potato) and milk ice cream. We loved both! Cute area with playground outside! Definitely coming back to try other sweets! ;)

The sweets look and taste amazing! The store set up is also very appealing.

Great place for japanese desserts. Mochi and cakes are so soft, not very sweet. Pricey but totally worth it.

The desserts are absolutely beautiful. They make for stunning pictures, and they look so perfect that it almost looks fake. The shaved ice with purple yam was the best thing we had. They give you extra purple yam sauce too. The purple yam ice cream is a little sour for some reason. The match tiramisu is a bit too salty. I wish the desserts tasted as good as they look.

Gorgeous little fancy pastries. Good place to get a boxed host gift.

Incredible cherry in jelly, lightly sweet, refreshing and crisp tasting. totally worth the money.we also tried a bean cake in leaf, very sweet and very flavorful. Im coming back for some more tomorrow 👍

Lovely Place! Professional and courteous employees! Delicious Mochi! Will be back!

Totally Instagram worthy items on their menu, but I have to say the cake wasnt good. I had the sweet potato tiramisu. It was purple and adorable, but I didnt really like the taste. The vanilla latte wasnt strong, but I ordered another coffee that came with soft serve that was nice. Parking is in the San Francisco Market parking structure. They didnt accept tickets that day, so we didnt need validation or anything.

Huge selection of quality Japanese sweets.

Charming Japanese snack store. Makes you feel like youre in Japan or San Fransokyo.

We love the shop, the gorgeous confections, and the wonderful staff. It’s like being in Tokyo.

Charming Japanese confectionery. Great selection of Japanese treats and wonderful staff.

A great variety of imported Japanese Sweets

A little pricey, but the quality matches up. I totally loved this place!

The store and arrangements were beautiful, but customer service was completely absent. I felt like I was not welcome as the attendant said Hello cooly & then went to the back of the store. I was going to buy some things, but decided not to after such a cool welcome.

Beware foreign credit card scam by Minamoto Kitchoan! Shop will automatically convert to £ or US$ or your card currency, at very bad rate (+4.2% commission). Pay in cash is the safest option.When I tried to ask them to charge me in local ringgit by credit card, but sales girl didnt have a clue. Most likely management had automatically programmed the card machines to do the auto-convert, to make more money for themselves.

The best mochis I´ve ever eaten!

Excellent service, great location, laboratory clean.

They have a great assortment of sweets from Japan that are quite perfect for gifts or food to bring to a party. Prices are exceptionally high.

Authentic Japanese sweets. Pricey but pretty. High quality mochi, don’t understand the white peach jelly hype.

Confections are delicious, gift wrapping is lovely and the staff are so nice!

Delicious treats and a great variety. Great customer service.

If you want to impress Japanese people with a stellar gift, this is your joint man

Great little shop for japanese sweets. They have a variety of mochi, crackers, and other delicacies. You can order individually or get nice box sets. Its pricey but worth the splurge.

Loved it ❤️ awesome, excellent Japanese sweet

Great Japanese confections, but a bit pricey.

The Japanese confections - wagashi - at Minamoto Kitchoan are as gorgeous to look at as they are delicious: a whole white peach in gelatin, red bean or white chestnut cakes, seasonal delights, Castella cake, crackers..it is all here.The wares are displayed like fine jewels and are worthy of such spectacle. When you order an item, they first tell you the expiration date & ask if that is acceptable. Such confectionery finery comes at a cost: one peach (called Tosenka) is $20.You can order some of their treats on-line...but if you can visit the shop, it really is worth at least seeing.

Its a tad overpriced for what they offer, but the floor staff are really courteous and welcoming. I suppose the extra cost goes into the nice packaging and hiring good staff

Pricey as Hells, but very good in quality. Dont forget to get the free membership card to collect point if u planned to return for future purchase.

Great selection of jelly and chocolate items from Japan! Must try thr peach jelly and chocolate wafers!

Delicious fresh mochi, but prices are $3 to $4 per piece

Stunning shop filled with all kinds of amazingly ornate and delicate looking chocolates, cakes and Japanese sweets.

Large selection of traditional Japanese sweets, including manju, daifuku, dorayaki, etc. Can buy as gifts in pretty gift boxes or individually. They are made in Japan, so there is a markup in price, but if you want a taste of authentic Japanese sweets, this is the place.

Beautiful deserts and very interesting. Its more authentic, though perhaps less appealing, that theyre served in styrofoam packaging.

Very nice place with great service and desserts of course

Wonderful indulgence, great desert items and fabulous party favors!

Beautiful, unique sweets. Definitely a very special treat!

We just happened to walk by and noticed the window display, very much in the Japanese sushi restaurants...but hold on, it wasnt sushi. We had to investigate.This simply shop displayed the various Japanese sweets known as Wagashi. Food in Japanese culture is both pleasing to the eyes but also tastes really good. We grabbed a basket and started reading the little signs describing the flavor and type of sweet. Some were like Chinese moon cakes with red bean fillings, while others were mochi with different seasonal fillings, while others were jellies fill with fruit. There was also an interesting item we picked up, it was a block of jelly which you push through a tube into individual strings and you dip into a sweet sauce. My girls loved everything we brought it. I should add, we really loved the sweets with whole chestnuts in the middle.It was a slightly pricey treat, but all so good. The sales women inside the store were all very sweet and of course polite. The one that helped us was even teaching my daughters some of the words they didnt recognize in Kenji.

Great treats, great service. As other contributors mentiomed, you will pay a premium but it may be worth it.

A Japanese chain specializing in high end sweets. The mochi are all delicious, but the Sakura mochi stands out from the pack.

My Take: very traditional spot in a very unconventional cityWent For: after work pick upThe Vibe: WAY SERIOUS. The sales rep, who are mostly women, are super stern like Liberians?Special Dish: those delicious bunny mochiAvoid Their: stern looks of disapproval hahaPrice Point: if you consider one mochi at $4 a good deal then this is the place for youThe Service: n/aReservations: n/aFYI, FRIENDS: all jokes aside, there isnt many places in SF like this so check it out!Eat up, Kimmie

Stunningly beautiful, and expensive, edible works of art!

Japanese sweets imported directly from Japan! Matcha, red bean, waffle cookies, everything your heart desires! On the pricey end.

Courteous staff and great selection of traditional Japanese confections. Very expensive!

The chewy kumquat mochi was my favorite!

Pros:- cherry blossom mochi (super soft mochi and sweet filling)- nice, clean shop- helpful and knowledgable staff- good for gifts! (pretty packaging and quality ingredients)Cons:- on the pricier side ( $3 for 1 ball of mochi)Bottom line: I really enjoyed the mochi! I havent had that many... but this might have been the best Ive ever tried. If you prefer mochi to be soft and only slightly chewy, you will probably like this place.

Really the best mochis Ive ever eaten! Went there 5 days consequetively even though I usually dont eat sweets!

Very nice place with excellent Japanese sweetie

You walk in, and before you sits a glass display of Japanese sweets. Theyre arranged like fine jewelry, in adorable packaging and tidy rows. Pick up a basket, select what looks appealing, and regret none of it.I bought the aya-shirabe, a vanilla senbei, cocoa dorayaki, loquat jelly, apple and bean wagashi, and a peach jelly. I felt the peach jelly, at $12, was a bit pricey, but refreshing. The rest were $3-$6 each and ranged from the truly lovely loquat jelly and aya-shirabe to variations where I didnt necessarily like the center filling, like the dorayaki. Dont let my comment sway you - the dorayaki pancakes were some of the best Ive had on the west coast. I regret only spending $30, because the rest of the store looked amazing, but I would go back in a second the next time Im in town.

Fancy, interesting moche, but a bit pricey..

I was looking forward to trying something new but was blown away by the prices. Extremely expensive and while Im certainly not a connoisseur of Japanese desserts, what I purchased really didnt seem worth the price.

Very high prices. Many good Japanese treats that are hard to find, but price is not affordable.

Unique Japanese treats!

A bit expensive but their mochis are very good

Best customer service ever.

Japanese wagashi, mochi, sweets. 😋

Cant find these sweets anywhere else in this side of the Pacific

Unbelievable quality! Try the tsuya.

Great Japanese pastry

Very tasty treats.

Really a boutique for Japanese munchies. Quality is on par with presentation and price.

Persimmon sweets!!!

Nice shop with delicious Japanese sweets.

Fantastic luxury Japanese sweets

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