Best Cafes and Sweets Restaurants List

A whimsical space reminding you of a western-style home from the Showa period

This highly popular patissserie is known for its many seasonal tarts

The new standard in Nara's souvenirs

An experiential café inspired by Edo, which was built by the shogun. At the café, you can enjoy freshly made mochi and Japanese sweets.

A relaxing, casual environment with an extensive offering of black-colored sweets, lunch items, and more

Sensationally soft cheesecake made using imported cheese from Denmark

Partake of fine chocolat inside an elegant old Japanese-style home

Sumptuous original dishes made with real arrowroot

A well-established Kyoto confection shop that’s perfect for those with a sweet tooth

A relaxing shop where you can enjoy views of Mount Wakakusa from the window

Warabimochi on a bed of frozen roasted soybean flour and honey

Fried bread meets ice cream

These standard sweets are smooth and melt in your mouth

Popular for fresh flavor at reasonable prices

Enjoy the fragrance and bitterness of matcha ice cream and brown sugar sweets fired in a direct-fire oven

An established Baumkuchen store that is famous nationwide

Take a snack break at this Japanese sweet shop’s tea house

Specialty waffles made using only the finest ingredients

This is a sweets cafe that has been carrying on traditions for 160 years in downtown Asakusa. Its specialty is awa zenzai bean paste soup, the cafe's unchanged flavor.

A cafe loved as an oasis by local residents