Lonely Planet

"Join the queue of locals here for some of the city's tastiest sweets, with the mame-mochi (glutinous rice sweet with black beans) being the standout star."

Bura Bura Kyoto

"All their sweets are recommended but most people come for the well-known mame-mochi. The mame-mochi was as delicious as I remembered it to be. My opinion that this mame-mochi is the best remains the same."

Yuriko Hashimoto

"Demachi Futaba has the most famous Mame-mochi in Kyoto! Lots of koshi-an and red peas wrapped in mochi, very delicious with good balance of softness of mochi, sweetness and saltiness of peas!"

The Visual Medium

"Demachi Futaba's mame daifuku was delicious! Easily one of the most memorable eats of this trip. The slightly salty rice dough was just soft enough without being mushy, and the smooth bean paste inside was unlike any bean paste I've ever had."

Keiko SJ

"Mame Daifuku is a Japanese mochi sweet usually stuffed with sweetened bean paste called anko. Demachi Futaba is one of Kyoto’s most popular mochi shops, their sweets are just perfect, not too sweet with a great flavor."

Vanessa Ma

"Demachi Futaba is most famous for its mame-daifuku, which has just the right amount of sweetness to stand out even more. The texture is very soft, but the red beans make it very interesting. The red bean paste inside it is not too sweet."

The Kyoto Project

"You will surely be satisfied with the taste, appearance, flavor. The taste is very elegant; a very good balance. This rice cake with beans uses good quality rice with salted beans that balance the sweet bean paste."

Kyoto Foodie

"Mame-mochi is Demachi Futaba’s undisputed favorite. It is a favorite of Kyoto residents and well known throughout Japan. It has big, black beans in soft, chewy mochi. Demachi Futaba’s mame-mochi is nadai, or ‘famous’."

Japan Highlights Travel

"The most popular item is Myodai Mame Mochi, a mochi- and legume-based confection made with the best ingredients. Lightly salted red peas, fresh soft mochi, elegantly sweet and smooth adzuki bean paste—savor the blissful harmony of these flavors."

Wasabi T.

"The very delicious and vegetarian-friendly “Demachi Futaba” rice cake, available only in Kyoto. Their famous rice cake is a sweet dumpling with sweet red beans and cooked black beans wrapped in sheets of ‘rice cake wraps’. It is the most popular rice cake in Kyoto."