nana’s green tea (ナナズ・グリーンティー)

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角煮温泉卵どんぶりセット、¥1000。
黒胡麻ガトーショコラパフェ、¥950。
Simmered pork belly(Kakuni) and hotspring-egg rice bowl(donburi) set, Y1000. Comes with a drink from the set drink menu.
Black sesame seed Gateau chocolat Parfait, Y950.

As I said before I tend to stay away from chain/franchise food joints so I never tried this Japanese style cafe even though I walked past its branch in Ochanomizu many times. But one day I gave its parfait a try and…..I loved it!! ^^;;; I’ve been going back again and again in the past few months and tried many items from the sweet/food/drink menu; “Black sesame seed gateau chocolat parfait” and “Kakuni and hotspring-egg donburi”(the two pics above) are my favourite sweet and food item respectively. For the rest, I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.
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黒胡麻わらび餅パフェ、¥850。
黒胡麻クリームあんみつ、¥630。
Black sesame warabi-mochi parfait, Y850.
Black sesame cream anmitsu, Y630.

I love the black sesame seed ice-cream the most(more than green tea ice-cream or red bean ice-cream) and the sweet red bean paste is black sesame flavour too and is very good.
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This branch is in Ochanomizu.
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づけ鮪のアボガドとろろどんぶりセット¥1000。
Second floor of Ochanomizu branch.
Marinated maguro and avocado and tororo(grated mountain yam) donburi set, Y1000.
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抹茶ガトーショコラパフェ、¥950。
抹茶わらび餅ジェラートパフェ、¥850。
Maccha(green tea) Gateau chocolat Parfait, Y950.
Maccha Warabi-mochi Gelato Parfait, Y850. This one has a layer of Maccha soft-cream in the middle which is yummy.
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抹茶白玉パフェ、¥800。抹茶ラテ、¥450。
Maccha Shiratama(rice-flour dumpling) Parfait, Y800.
Maccha Latte, Y450. If you order the donburi set, you can choose Maccha Latte or Maccha(without milk) as the set drink for an extra Y150.
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The branch inside Tokyo Dome City Laqua.
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ヨモギわらび餅、¥600。
Laqua branch has a nice window view overlooking Kourakuen theme park.
Yomogi Warabi-mochi, Y600.
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小倉フルーツパフェ、¥900。
小倉白玉パフェ、¥800。
Red bean Fruit Parfait, Y900. Ice-cream is red bean flavour.
Red bean Shiratama Parfait, Y800.
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贅沢とん汁とじゃこご飯セット、¥900。
Tonjiru and Jako(dried small fish) rice set, Y900. Japanese tea comes in a pot.
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抹茶白玉ぜんざい(温)、¥600。 あずき黒蜜ラテ、¥550。
Maccha Shiratama Zenzai(hot), Y600.
Azuki(red bean) Kuromitsu(black honey) Latte, Y550.
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焼芋パフェ、¥850。 黒胡麻白玉フローズン、¥630。
Grilled taro Parfait(winter menu), Y850.
Black sesame seed shiratama Frozen, Y630.
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抹茶豆乳ソフトクリームラテ、¥550。
Maccha soy milk soft-cream Latte, Y550.
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温泉玉子タコライスどんぶり、¥850。
角煮やまかけどんぶり(スモール)、¥680。
Hotspring egg taco rice rice bowl set, Y850.
Simmered pork belly(Kakuni) and grated yam rice bowl set(small),Y680.
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豆腐のキーマカレーどんぶり、¥900。海老とオクラのカレーどんぶり、¥950。
Tofu Keema curry donburi, Y900. Prawn and Okra curry Donburi, Y950.
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豚ロースの生姜焼きどんぶり、¥850。
ふわふわ鶏そぼろどんぶり、¥700。
Pork ginger rice bowl, Y850.
Minced chicken rice bowl, Y700.
These two are just so so.
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苺と洋梨のきなこキャラメルパフェ、¥900。
Strawberry and pear’s kinako caramel Parfait, Y900.

nana’s green tea (ナナズ・グリーンティー)

Tokyo Dome City Branch
Add: 3F, Laqua Biru, 1-1-1 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku.
Tel: 03-5689-8123

Ochanomizu Branch
Add: 3-1,Surugadai, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku.
Tel: 03-3294-6541

森乃園 (Morinoen)

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94-year-old tea shop specialised in Houjicha. You can smell the tea being roasted from blocks away. First floor sells tea and second floor is a cafe.
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桜あんみつ(桜寒天、桜餡、桜みつ)、¥950。特上パフェ、¥1050。
Sakura Anmitsu(spring menu). The anko(bean paste), kanten, shiratama(rice flour dumplings), even the syrup are all sakura pink! While the taste is just a normal anmitsu(^^;;;), it sure looks pretty.
Tokujo parfait. It has 3 scoops of ice-cream in vanilla, houjicha and matcha flavour. Shiratama are in matcha and houjicha flavours too.
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ほうじ茶ソフト、¥300。特製ほうじ茶カキ氷、¥950。
Take-out houjicha softcream from the first floor.
Speical houjicha Kakigori. It is nice but there is not quite enough ice-cream and anko to finish the big bowl of ice so I asked for an extra scoop of ice-cream and the friendly staff didn’t charge me for that!
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お好みパフェセット、¥1400。お好みのパフェ(特上・抹茶・ほうじ茶)、みたらし団子・草団子、特上宇治茶。
Very good value set that includes any parfait of your choice, mitarashi dango and kusa-dango(made with a green herb yomogi) and also green tea. While I was hesitating which parfait to get, the staff suggested the biggest Tokujo parfait with a wink(^^;;). The two skewered dango are very very good.
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ほうじ茶あんみつ、¥1050。 ほうじ茶パフェ、¥950。
Houjicha Anmitsu. Kanten, shiratama, anko, ice-cream are all hojicha flavour.
Hojicha Parfait. Two scoops of ice-cream in vanilla and hojicha flavour.
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焼餅入り栗ぜんざい、¥800。 こはぎセット(手作り五色こはぎ・特上宇治茶)、¥950。
Kuri(chestnut) zenzai with grilled mochi. This is pretty normal.
Five-colour Kohagi(small ohagi) is just so-so.

Menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

森乃園(Morinoen)
Add: 2-4-9, Ningyoucho, Nihonbashi (on Amazake-Yokocho)
Tel: 03-3667-2666

東海(Toukai)

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きみしぐれ。うぐいす。
A friend recommended me this rather obscure wagashi shop and wow I was shocked by the high quality! “Kimishigure”(egg-yolk based) practically melts in your mouth and “Uguisu”(left one) has incredibly soft skin and red bean paste that is smooth and not too sweet. Amazing!

東海 (Toukai)
Add: 1-16-12, Nihonbashi Ningyoucho, Chuo-ku
Tel: 03-3666-7063

柳屋 (Yanagiya)

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Taiyaki shop established in 1916. I have passed by many times and not for a single time a long queue didn’t form there(even in pouring rain). Only twice I managed to muster up enough patience to wait but unfortunately I was disappointed both times. The crust was not crispy and half(2 out of 4) of the taiyaki I got were kinda lopsided, with too much flour lumped to one side. I think I prefer “Nezu no Taiyaki” for crispy crust and “Naniwaya” for nice charcoal smell(see tags for related posts).

柳屋 (Yanagiya)
Add: 2-11-3, Ningyocho, Nihonbashi
Tel:03-3666-9901

神田達磨 (Kanda Daruma)

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Left pic is goma(sesame seed) taiyaki. Right pic is regular taiyaki. Very interesting shape! Though I am not so fond of eating such a big crust(I prefer a thin crispy crust with lots of red bean paste inside).
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0808060056Mitarashi Dango and softcream with sweet red bean at the bottom. Both are just okay.

神田達磨(Kanda Daruma)
Add: 2-1 Ogawamachi, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-6803-1704

おかめ (Okame)

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桜あんみつ、¥780。おはぎ、¥240。
Sakura Anmitsu(spring menu). Ohagi.
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0803180037桜おはぎ、¥240。おかめパフェ。
Sakura Ohagi(spring menu) for take-out.
Okame Parfait – it is normally milk softcream but I asked to change to Matcha softcream. There is kakigori with Matcha sauce on top, red bean and some milk pudding at the bottom.

Delicious wagashi cafe on the 1st floor of Itocia right next to JR Yurakucho station. Very tiny space and always very crowded so you might have to share tables with strangers, but the sweets are delicious and reasonably priced.

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Sesame seed ohagi.
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浪花屋総本店 (Naniwaya Souhonten)

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Very famous taiyaki shop in Azabu Juban. The funny guy in picture just slid in front of my camera when I tried to take pictures of the grill. ^^;;;
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To take-out the taiyaki, you need to phone and reserve a few hours in advance(not that it takes a few hours to make the taiyaki but the shop is always too busy with too many orders). There is a newly opened cafe on the second floor where you can have freshly-made taiyaki. Drink set with one taiyaki is 600yen. Also ordered a kinako roll cake with red bean paste. Both are very good! Take-out taiyaki are still very nice if you reheat them in a toaster or oven. The charcoal aroma from the bag made my mouth water all the way home.
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浪花屋総本店
Add: 1-8-14 Azabu Juban, Minato
Tel: 03-3583-4975