[2024] There is also a wide range of chocolate specialty stores! Recommended in Kyoto...
We have selected 12 stores in Kyoto where you can enjoy sweets made with chestnuts, the taste of autumn.
Taste the autumn in Kyoto by comparing beautiful Mont Blanc, chestnut Japanese sweets made by long-established Japanese confectioneries, chestnut parfaits from popular western confectioneries, and more.
GION NISHI CAFE is an elegant cafe on the second floor of the Japanese restaurant Gion Nishi. At the counter, you can enjoy a beautiful parfait or coffee while watching the pastry chefs prepare the sweets. In addition to chestnuts and kumquatsina, the chestnut and kumquatsina parfait is beautifully filled with autumnal ingredients such as crunchy figs, homemade amanatto made with beniharuko (red bean), and compote of shin amaizumi (Japanese pear), which has a concentrated sweetness.
Specializing in sweets made from sweet potatoes and chestnuts [Kyoto Kinnohana Saga Arashiyama Store]. The Arashiyama Mont Blanc is a luxurious dish made of a roll cake filled with chestnuts, topped with a delicate string-like paste made of 100% chestnuts, which is squeezed out after receiving an order. Enjoy the harmony of the fluffy roll cake and the smooth Mont Blanc.
SUGiTORA sells sweets such as parfaits and gelato. This popular cafe is located in a back alley in Kawaramachi, a downtown area of Kyoto. The Mont Blanc Tiger Parfait is a gorgeous sweet with more than 10 different kinds of cream and pear gelato. The cute toppings, such as leaf langdosha and tiger cookies, will make you feel relaxed.
Adachi Otoemon sells baked sweets carefully made with the finest ingredients, just as a mother would make homemade sweets for her children. Their popular chestnut terrine is a luxurious pound cake with 400 grams of chestnuts out of a total weight of 650 grams. Three types of chestnuts are used: Japanese chestnuts, Marrone chestnuts (European type), and Andean chestnuts (Chilean type), so the taste is not monotonous and you can enjoy it all the way through without getting bored.
Enjoy light meals and sweets made with seasonal ingredients in a bright and warm atmosphere at Lion CAFE. The seasonal Mont Blanc millefeuille parfait is a gem that pursues a balance of sourness and sweetness. The parfait is beautifully decorated with autumnal delicacies such as Japanese chestnuts, Mont Blanc cream blended with Western chestnuts, and fresh grapes.
Mont Blanc specialty store located on the approach to Kiyomizu-dera Temple, the birthplace of Hishaya, a roasted chestnut specialty store that has opened in various locations. The mont-blanc made with 1001 tons of Tanba chestnuts is just like eating a high-quality Japanese confectionery. With only 6 seats at the counter, you can watch the entire process of making mont-blanc right in front of you, giving you the feeling of being in a premier store.
The PREMIUM Mont Blanc is made with marron ganache, crème fraîche with rum, and brûlée on a base of gâteau chocolat. The Mont Blanc is wrapped in a two-color marron paste, one with marron liqueur and the other with marron cream and brandy.
A popular patisserie with a cute original design that is easy for parents and children to visit. The Mont Blanc is a crispy tart with a light marron cream topping, and the inside is filled with whole chestnuts stewed in astringent peel. The Mont Blanc is also available only in the fall and is made with Japanese chestnuts.
[After 40 years of working at Blanc Blanc and other companies, patissier Mr. Nishida opened a cafe as the second stage of his life in the place where he was born and raised. The Mont Blanc, which has been talked about in various media, has a shelf life of 10 minutes after completion because the texture of the meringue inside the pastry changes as it becomes moist. Enjoy the melt-in-your-mouth goodness as much as you like.
A specialty store along the Kamo River where customers line up to get a numbered ticket. The "Nishikito Montblanc" is 1mm thin and looks like folded threads. The pastries are made to order, so you can taste the freshly made pastries. The genuine fresh cream made from raw milk produced in Hokkaido goes well with the Japanese chestnuts and enhances their mellow aroma.
This confectionery studio with a café is located in an attractive natural setting. [Visitors can enjoy sweets made with carefully selected ingredients such as butter and fresh cream from Yotsuba Dairy Industry. The monburan made from the finest Japanese chestnuts in Tanba, Kyoto, is irresistible with the rich flavor of chestnuts and the large Tanba chestnuts on top.
The confectionery store [Kyoto Kitayama Mar Blanche] boasts of its unshakable popularity. The Mont Blanc with the aroma of marron paste and rum inside has been a specialty of the shop since its establishment in 1982. The combination of steamed chestnuts from Sabaton, France and the flavor of rum makes for a deeply flavorful dish. Be sure to taste the "real thing" of Kyoto, a genuine taste of Paris made in the Kyoto style.
Japanese monburan made by Iori Sasaya, a long-established Japanese confectionery store in Kyoto founded in 1716. The momburan, made by Japanese confectionery craftsmen, is popular for its mild texture and deep chestnut flavor. You can enjoy the taste of autumn in your mouth.
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