栗ぜんざい、￥１０００。
抹茶クリーム白玉小倉あんみつ、￥９５０。
Kuri zenzai – Japanese chestnut, grilled mochi and thick red bean paste. Served hot.
Matcha ice-cream, shiratama(rice flour dumpling), ogura(red bean) Anmitsu.
Established in 1837…this place is said to be the oldest wagashi shop in Tokyo. Both of the sweets are nice but…quite expensive for the small portion! I guess you pay for the history too…
初音 (Hatsune)
Add: 1-15-6 Ningyocho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku
Tel: 03-3666-3082
きんとんフロマージュ、￥５００。
Cream cheese “Kinto” with red bean paste inside.
あみ焼きだんご、￥７００。
Amiyaki Dango: grilled Japanese rice dumpling(you do it yourself). Dipped in sweet soy sauce or red bean.
Both of the sweets are good. Japanese green tea is about 500yen and you can ask for hot-water refill and sit there for hours.
This cafe is produced by a traditional Japanese wagashi shop.
R style is on the top floor of Omotesando Hills.
小倉あんみつ＋抹茶アイス、￥６４０。
Ogura(red bean) ice-cream Anmitsu with Matcha ice-cream.
クリームあんみつ＋小倉アイス。
Cream(Milk soft ice-cream) Anmitsu with Ogura ice-cream.
Famous Anmitsu place that has a couple of branches. This one in Ueno is the original shop. The ice-cream/soft-cream are all very nice that I always can’t resist ordering extra scoop. The big rectangular chunk in the middle is red bean paste. Slightly sweet compared to other anmitsu places but I really like it.
Summer menu(J): 1, 2
栗ぜんざい、￥６００。
Kuri(chestnut)-zenzai. Hot dessert with freshly grilled mochi inside.
Winter menu(J) here.
おぞうに、￥５９０。 あわぜんざい、￥５２０。
Ozoni. This is non-sweet.
Awa-zenzai – hot millet and red bean paste.
田舎しるこ、￥５２０。
フルーツクリームあんみつ＋白玉、￥７９０。
Inaka-shiruko.
Fruit cream anmitsu with shiratama(rice flour dumpling).
くずもち、￥４００。 金時ぜんざい、￥５２０。
Kuzu-mochi – made from kudzu starch, with kinako(soy bean) powder on top.
Kintoki-zenzai – grilled mochi with sweet beans.
抹茶フロート、￥４５０。 おでん茶飯、￥７４０。
Matcha juice with softcream. Oden and tea rice set.
クリーム白玉ぜんざい、￥５３０。白玉クリームあんみつ、￥５３０。
Cream shiratama zenzai. Shiratama cream Anmitsu.
白玉金時＋桜アイス、￥６９０。苺クリームあんみつ、７００円。
Shiratama and Kintoki beans with sakura ice-cream toppings. Strawberry anmitsu. Both are spring menu.
Everything is very good in this place. The red bean, the ice-cream, the shiratama, the mochi are all so nice that any combination is great. After many visits, my favourite is actually the simple cream shiratama zenzai, but first-timer should definitely try the standard cream anmitsu. Oden is surprisingly good too.
みはし(Mihashi)
Add: 4-9-7 Ueno, Taito-ku
Tel: 03-3831-0384
Famous Taiyaki shop that I have bought from many times but never blogged properly. I really like it! The skin is thin and crispy and the red bean is stuffed all the way to the tip of the tail. You must eat the freshly baked ones on the spot. Long queues on weekends!
根津のたいやき (Nezu no Taiyaki)
Add: 1-23-9-104 Nezu, Bunkyo-ku
Tel: 03-3823-6277
Very nice local Japanese sweet shop that I visit often.
小倉あんみつ、￥４５０。 アベックまめかん、￥５３０。
Anmitsu with Ogura(red bean) ice-cream.
Mame-kan(endou-mame peas and kanten) with Ogura ice-cream and milk ice-cream.
小倉アイスモナカ。 寒天クリームぜんざい、￥５３０。
Ogura ice Monaka(take-out).
Kanten cream zenzai: Kanten at the bottom, with red bean paste and ice-cream on top(instead the milk ice-cream I had the Ogura one).
Menu(J): 1, 2.
芋甚(Imojin)
Add: 2-30-4 Nezu, Bunkyo-ku
Tel: 03-3821-5530
揚げまんじゅう。 粟ぜんざい。
From a couple of visits.
Fried Manju. Chewy skin with red bean paste inside. Freshly fried to order. Very nice!
Awa-zenzai – millet and red bean paste. Sticky millet(hidden underneath) and rich red bean paste – one of the best I have eaten!
We went during the springtime and were served sakura tea – not exactly tea but a hot drink made from salted sakura flower and hot water. It is salty.
御ぜんしるこ。
Gozen shiruko. Fried Manju again.
餅ぜんざい。
Mochi zenzai. Red bean paste with mochi inside.
Everything above were served hot. My favourites are Manju and Awa-zenzai(not available in summer).
白玉あんみつ。粟ぜんざい。
Shiratama Anmitsu. Awa-zenzai.
クリームあんみつ、７３０円。
Cream anmitsu. This Japanese sweet place is a treasured historical architecture.
竹むら (Takemura)
Add: 1-19 Sudacho, Kanda
Tel: 03-3251-2328
