Press Release
Mooni Mooni Brings Minnesota's First Japanese Cheesecake Café to Edina
EDINA, Minn. (September 3, 2026)
Mooni Mooni, a Japanese cheesecake café built around handcrafted, soft precision and a signature engraving ritual, will celebrate its grand opening at 7575 France Avenue South in Edina on Saturday, September 12, following a soft opening on September 8. It marks the first Japanese cheesecake concept in Minnesota.
Japanese cheesecake is a lighter, softer take on the dessert than most Americans are used to — less dense and less sweet than a New York-style slice, with a delicate, jiggly texture that's earned it nicknames like “cotton cheesecake” or “soufflé cheesecake.” Every cheesecake at Mooni Mooni is baked fresh in the store every day with nothing pre-made or semi-finished, with a subtle tremor at its center.
The café's open-kitchen layout lets guests watch the full process from mixing to bake, ending in a ritual moment: a bell rings when a fresh batch is ready, and staff use a heated iron to engrave the Mooni Mooni logo into each cake before it's packaged.
“We're thrilled to bring the first Japanese cheesecake café in Minnesota to life right here in Edina. This is a space we built for people to enjoy their time here by slowing down, watching the baking process, and tasting something we spent years perfecting.”
— Nathan Liang, Operations Manager at Mooni Mooni
The launch menu is anchored by four signature cheesecakes: the cloud-soft Original Japanese Cheesecake; the half-baked, barely-set Original Hanjuku Cheesecake, with its trembling custard heart; the burnished, blistered Original Basque Cheesecake; and the silken Crème Pudding Cup. Rounding out the menu are warm baked pastries including the Handmade Egg Tart, Original Cheese Tart, and Dubai Chocolate Egg Tart, the Cloud Melt & Snow Bliss collection of silky snow ice desserts, and a curated drinks menu featuring the Matcha Guava, Mango Pomelo Sago, Rose Grape Cheese Foam, and others.
For more information, visit moonimooni.com or follow @moonimoonidessert on Instagram and TikTok, and Mooni Mooni on Facebook.
About Mooni Mooni
Mooni Mooni is a Japanese cheesecake café in Edina, Minnesota, the first concept of its kind in the state and the broader Midwest. Every cheesecake is baked fresh in-store daily using imported cream cheese, pasture-fresh milk, and real eggs, with nothing pre-made or semi-finished, and each cake is finished with a signature engraving ritual. Shaped by time in Tokyo and Osaka, Mooni Mooni is built as a place to slow down. The café is located at 7575 France Avenue South, Edina, MN 55435, and is open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Media Contact
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Egobee
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