Chabon Stand
NEW Our first shop is open · Rozengracht 51C →

Onigiri
connects.

Handmade Japanese onigiri & matcha, rolled fresh every morning by Kiki & Yoshi. From a little stand at Amsterdam Zuid to our very own shop in the Jordaan.

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  • 5.0 on Google
  • 2,400+ on Instagram
Kiki and Yoshi in their flower costumes cutting the ribbon in front of the new Chabon Onigiri Matcha shop on Rozengracht
Opening day · Rozengracht 51C
My love for onigiri and its taste only increases every time!
Regular at the Zuid stand
Reviews

"Just the best onigiris I ever had!"

What people say after their first onigiri, in their own words.

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My love for onigiri and its taste only increases every time!
Regular at the Zuid stand · Instagram
We're blessed to have this authentic flavour in such an urban location!
Regular · Instagram
エダマメとサーモン美味しかったです
"The edamame and salmon were delicious" · Instagram
She was the sweetest and the onigiri was so good.
Customer at VU hospital · Instagram
We passed by your stand one rainy day! We love your onigiri.
Visitors · Instagram
I had a lovely encounter and a super nice onigiri!
Customer · Instagram
I bought so many from her in Zuid station.
Customer at the Zuid stand · Instagram
Our story

From little rice balls
to big dreams.

We're Yoshi & Kiki, a Japanese family in Amsterdam. This is how one small stand became a shop.

  1. Yoshi and Kiki at the Chabon onigiri stand at Amsterdam Zuid station
    March 2025

    A stand at Zuid

    Kiki starts rolling onigiri outside Amsterdam Zuid station. Open until the last one is gone.

  2. The Chabon cargo bike with its Onigiri Matcha flag by the canal on the University of Amsterdam campus
    April 2026

    Lunch on campus

    A second stand at the University of Amsterdam, for hungry students and staff.

  3. A queue of customers outside the new Chabon shop on opening day
    November 2026

    Our own shop

    Rozengracht 51C opens. On day one, the queue went out the door.

Kiki, co-owner of Chabon Stand

Kiki

DreamTop singer

Mum of two. At 25 she felt an instant connection with the Netherlands. Next: touring the world with her music.

Onigiri
connects.

結び musubi, another word for onigiri, means "to connect".

Yoshi, co-owner of Chabon Stand

Yoshi

DreamCity mayor

14 years at a city hall near Mount Fuji, then Amsterdam. Chabon is part of his research on community.

We want every customer to leave thinking:

  • "That was nice."
  • "I can do my best today."
  • "Good job, me."
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The Dream Board

Bring a dream. Leave it on our wall.

Our shop has a Dream Board, and it filled up on opening day. Next time you grab an onigiri, write yours down. Ours are on there too.

Add your dream at Rozengracht 51
Events & catering

Bring Chabon to your event.

Office lunch, shop opening, festival or private party. We bring onigiri and bento, and Kiki can bring her songs.

A Chabon bento with seaweed rolls, karaage chicken and pickled vegetables

Onigiri & bento catering

Fresh, handmade and easy to eat standing up. Vegan options included.

Kiki in her flower costume singing at a microphone on stage

Live music by Kiki

Japanese singer Kiki performs at company events, openings and private gatherings.

The Chabon pop-up stand sign with a hand-drawn chalkboard

Pop-up stand

Our yellow stand at your market, campus or festival. We've done Onigiri Day and Comic Con crowds.

Tell us your date, the number of guests and what you have in mind. We'll reply with a plan.

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Ask for a stamp card

Collect a stamp with every onigiri at any Chabon spot. Our regulars fill theirs in no time.

Find Chabon

Where are we today?

One shop, two stands. Today's spots light up. The stands close when the last onigiri is gone, so come early!

Amsterdam time

Onigiri omikuji · おみくじ

Can't choose?
Let fate pick your onigiri.

In Japan, people shake an omikuji box at the shrine and draw a fortune. Ours tells you which onigiri the universe wants you to eat today.

?

Your fortune appears here.
Shake the box!