2020.04.16
At Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, a museum hotel of Japanese beauty, tea sweets afternoon tea will be held at New American Grill “KANADE TERRACE” from Monday, April 13th to Tuesday, June 30th. Enjoy afternoon tea for a limited time using Japanese tea from Ippodo tea shop, which is one of Kyoto’s leading Japanese tea specialty stores.
Afternoon tea that uses green tea, gyokuro, roasted green tea, and brown rice tea to feel the original taste of tea. “Chestnut and matcha yokan” in a masu, “Gyokuro bonbon” that traps gyokuro’s umami in a high cacao bonbon, and “Hojicha opera” that combines white chocolate mousse with the sweetness unique to Hojicha. , “Brown rice scones” featuring aroma and subtle bitterness are available. Each sweet has a simple and distinct flavor so that you can enjoy the new flavor of tea.
| Period: | April 13 ~ June 30, 2020 |
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| Place: | New American Grill “KANADE TERRACE” (Hotel Gajoen Tokyo 1st floor) |
| Open hours: | April 13th (Mon) -April 28th (Tue) 12: 00-17: 30 (L.O.) From Wednesday, April 29 to Tuesday, June 30, weekdays 14:30 to 17:30 (L.O.) / Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 15:00 to 17:30 (L.O.) |
| Fee: | 3,800 yen per person (excluding tax and service) / with champagne 5,300 yen per person (excluding tax and service) |
| Reservation/ Contact Us: |
050-3188-7570(Restaurant General Information 10:00 – 19:00) |
-Meals-
Gyokuro Bonbon / Hojicha Opera / Black Sesame and Matcha Gateaux / Nordic Black Tea Verrine / Black Bean Tea Butter Sand / Chestnut and Matcha Yokan / Earl Gray Pound Cake / Brown Rice Tea Scones / Cold Broad Bean Soup / Croissants Chicken Sandwich / Scallop and Matcha Quiche / Riet of Pork with Quinoa
-Drinks-
(Seasonal recommendations) April: Ippodo tea shop “Sencha Kafu”, May-June: Ippodo tea shop “Uji Honba Shincha”
Blended coffee / Iced coffee / Darjeeling tea / Assam tea / Ice tea / Chamomile tea / Earl gray tea / Enzyme fermented tea La Kaju green tea (ice)
A Japanese tea specialty store founded in 1717. It started when the founder from Omi opened “Omiya” in Nijo Teramachi, which is located in the center of Kyoto. Omiya’s quality of tea has earned a good reputation, and about 170 years ago, Yamashina shrine received the titles of “Keep tea, keep one” and “Ippodo”. The Japanese tea we handle is “Kyomeicha”, which has a mild fragrance such as matcha, gyokuro, sencha, and bancha, an elegant sweetness, and a mellow taste. It is a long-established store in Kyoto that maintains the same quality and gains a high reputation nationwide.
Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, a museum hotel of Japanese beauty, is the only museum hotel full of Japanese beauty where you can see gorgeous art and crafts everywhere. About 700 Japanese paintings and about 2,500 works including arts and crafts are scattered throughout the building, and all 60 guest rooms are suites with a total area of more than 80㎡.
1-8-1 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
03-3491-4111 (main representative)
＞Hotel Gajoen Tokyo official website
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