The exciting season of summer has arrived! On these hot summer days, it is best to refresh oneself with sweets and especially cold sweets. Cold sweets such as Kakigori (shaved ice) is perfect for this season as well as seasonal fruit parfaits and matcha desserts. Here are a few recommended spots to relax and hide from the heat while enjoying something sweet.
Beauty Connection Ginza Fruits Salon
This fruit salon is particular about using the taste of fresh seasonal fruits and they use many domestic fruits grown for optimal taste. You can choose from full-course meals, parfaits, and shaved ice (around 1,980 to 5,000 JPY). While you wait for your order or are enjoying it, you can watch them make other sweets in their open Kitchen area.
*It is recommended to make reservations as some courses have a limited quantity and may not be available without a reservation. You can also check their daily menu on their Instagram and keep in mind that they are a cashless restaurant but they accept a variety of credit and IC cards.
▼From June 2nd, 2023 to June 26, 2023
Hayashiya Chaen Meguro Central Square Store
Hayashiya Cha-en, which opened in 2017, is a sister branch of Kyo Hayashiya, the birthplace of matcha sweets with a long history of over 260 years. From the desire to "enjoy tea in various ways," they continue to provide a new tea culture for the current era while at the same time keeping the traditional classic sweets. In addition to matcha, they offer a variety of menus and drink sets such as Hojicha parfait (1,430 JPY) and Matcha Mont Blanc shaved ice (1,430 JPY), which were very popular last year and are back again this year.
*This store is about a 2 minutes walk from Nakameguro station.
Pâtisserie PAROLA
Alexi Parola, a French pastry chef, opened his first pastry store in Japan where he is creating unique desserts that combine Japanese and French ingredients. The concept of this store is to make a beautiful looking "art dessert" where you can enjoy various textures with fruits on the outside. The "counter dessert style" where they finish the dessert right in front of you in a luxurious space that is perfect for celebrations and dates. Dessert course (from 3,960 JPY).
*This is a cashless restaurant store.
NOTE: Due to the on-going COVID-19 Pandemic, the business hours of the shops above may differ from the hours listed on OpenRice JP. Please confirm with the shop directly before your visit.