Mont Blanc made from Japanese chestnut. Chestnut paste on top, cream in the middle, and merengue at the bottom. Very good and not too sweet overall. The house blend coffee included in the cake set(1200yen) is very nice too. Such a cozy little cafe in the middle of Ginza.
Went back again twice after having dinner in Ginza. It is opened til 23:30 so rather handy. Though they don’t do cake+drink sets at night.
Cheese cake is soft and creamy. Mille-feuille is a bad choice…don’t order it.
Mont Blanc again. New kind of chestnut since Oct and much richer than last time. Strawberry cake is not bad.
Drink menu(J) here.
GALERIE CAFE LE GRAND
Add: 5-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku
Tel: 03-3289-1550
Category Archives: 05:Cakes and Sweets
Paris S’éveille (パリセヴェイユ@自由が丘)
シブースト・キャラメル(中にはみかんのコンポート)。
Ciboust caramel(orange compote in the middle). Simple but good.
サントノーレキャラメル。 タルト・ポンム・カシス。
Saint Honoré Caramel. Tarte Pomme(apple) Cassis.
Both are popular items and get sold out quickly so I called up in advance to reserve. Both are very nice! It was very busy on a Sunday afternoon so we had to wait for a bit to get a table. My friends ordered the weekend-only dessert plates and they looked great. Going to try that next time.
Mango mousse cake.
Green apple mousse tart. Chocolate tart with praline cream inside and passion fruit cream on top – wonderful!
Paris S’éveille
Add: 2-14-5 Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku
Tel: 03-5731-3230
Chocolatier Palet D’or (ショコラティエ パレ ド オール)
Chocolate tart is rich yet not too sweet. Very nice! Herb tea “Spice” is good too.
Dessert plate with nut souffle(in the cup) and chocolate souffle. The chocolate is not as rich as I had expected, and the souffle is not that fluffy. Tried the other herb tea “Fruit”. I like “Spice” better. This place is a chocolatier and the menu offers chocolate chaud drink(about 1300yen) and you can also pick the chocolates from the showcase and eat in the cafe. Prepare to pay at least 2000yen for a dessert and a drink though. The shop is inside Shimaru building.
Chocolatier Palet D’or
Sol Levante (ソルレヴァンテ)
モンテ ビアンコ、¥500。ババ。
From two separate visits.
Monte Bianco. Italian version of Mont Blanc. Bottom is merengue, then chestnut paste, topped with a mountain of cream. Nice but….too sweet! Even the cream is sweetened. It is very big too. I only managed to eat half. Baba with lemon liquor.
カフェミスティ、¥1100。
Dessert plate with espresso-flavoured sorbet, ice-cream, mousse and semi-freddo in a cup shape. Not bad. Very strong espresso taste. Though it doesn’t look as nice as the picture in the menu…^^;;
Menu: 1, 2, 3.
Sol Levante
Add: 3-10-14 Kita-aoyama, Minato-ku
Tel: 03-5464-1155
雪花の郷 CLOSED
金銀財宝、¥500。
Not kakigori, not sorbet, but “snowflake ice” apparently. Originated from Taiwan. It does feels very fluffy and feathery. I had the one with mango and mango sauce on it. The shop is in the middle of the busiest street in Akihabara.
Anniversary (アニバーサリー)
A cake shop that does wedding cakes. We had the strawberry roll cake(apparently not made into a bear face on purpose ^^;;), short cake, and rare cheese cake. Old-fashioned neighbourhood cake shop kinda taste. Nice and comforting though. Also got the Marron chocolate which is a big non-sweetened marron with chocolate coating.
Anniversary
Patisserie Potager (パティスリー・ポタジエ@中目黒)
ベジロール・トマト。大根とショコラ。
Cakes made with vegetables. Left is raddish and chocolate, right is roll cake with tomato. Both are pretty bad…^^;;; The patissier chef is a young and pretty lady who goes on TV food shows sometimes.
Patisserie Potager