Sweets
Enjoy Autumnal Sweets
Takano Fruit Parlor
Chestnuts, apples, pears, and grapes, and other fresh and delicious fruits from all over the country can be found in almost every store in Tokyo. Eating desserts using seasonal fresh fruits is one of the pleasures of autumn. Mont Blanc chestnut cakes and pies prepared using Japanese fresh chestnuts, slightly tart apple pies, decently sweet pear and grape tarts, are mouth-watering delights! Enjoy special seasonal desserts with the sweet fragrance of autumn.
Desserts sold in department stores to take out and enjoy
Premium quality desserts are readily available at confectioners in department stores and commercial/retail spaces. Many confectioners have good reputations, but there are too many to choose from. We have selected only a few of the best!
Printemps Ginza
Salon de thé Angelina
Salon de thé Angelina offers the identical traditional flavors available at the original shop in Paris. The shop features Mont Blanc chestnut cakes with the shape inspired by Mt. Fuji.
Matsuya Ginza
Patisserie de bon coeur
"Mousse a la sucre d'erable et aux poires," is a cake prepared with caramel-covered pears and maple syrup cream. "Feuilletee aux poires" is a crispy pie baked using high quality Le Lectier pears.
Patisserie de bon coeur
Tokyo Midtown (Roppongi)
Toshi Yoroizuka
The "apple tarts" are made with a large, whole apple in whole and the Mont Blanc chestnut cakes use Italian chestnuts.
Desserts at Tea Houses
Here are some teahouses that offer original desserts. Take a rest after shopping and enjoy teatime. Some teahouses offer parfait and puddings prepared with seasonal fruits and vegetables, and some offer sweets with Japanese tea.
Patisserie SATSUKI(Hotel New Otani in Kioicho)
The seasonal menu "San-kuri Monogatari" lists three kinds of Mont Blanc cake prepared with chestnuts from Japan, France and Italy and offered only in autumn.
Takano Fruit Parlor (Shinjuku)
Enjoy the fruit parfait at Takano Fruit Parlor. Takano has a long-standing good reputation as a fruit shop for quality fruits in season.
Toraya Karyo Akasaka Main Store (Akasaka)
"Yuzu Goyomi" is a jelly dessert made from the traditional yokan (adzuki-bean jelly) recipe. It uses yuzu citrus juice and yuzu peels soaked in syrup. The fragrance, slight tartness, and a subtle bitterness make this cake a delightful treat.
Karyo Tsujiri / Gion Tsujiri (Shiodome)
The sweet potato parfait made with sweet potato paste is only available in the autumn.