【2024】Christmas Sweets at a Hotel in Kyoto
Afternoon tea in a luxurious space offers a sumptuous and glamorous lineup that will lift your spirits. The chef's ingenuity shines through at each location. Recommended as a treat for yourself or as a gift. Enjoy a relaxing moment while feeling the concept that is filled with attention to detail.
*All prices listed include tax.
The lineup includes satisfying savories made with luxurious winter gastronomic ingredients and a variety of delicate sweets carefully crafted one by one with attention to detail. Each savory and sweet is accompanied by a carefully selected tea pairing for a richer taste experience. Enjoy a relaxing moment in a space decorated with warm Christmas decorations.
Location: Park Hyatt Kyoto 1F [The Living Room]
Period / Sunday, December 1, 2024 - Sunday, January 5, 2025
Time / 12:00-17:00 (LO)
Price/Festive Afternoon Tea 7,700 yen per person (not including tax)
Afternoon tea with Christmas-inspired sweets such as Santa Claus, trees, and reindeer adorn the plate. For savories, a mouth-watering party menu is prepared, including beet mousse, smoked salmon croissant sandwiches, and beef stewed in red wine. Enjoy the Christmas sparkle that fills the table, and have a memorable time during the holiday season.
Location: The Westin Miyako Hotel Kyoto 2F Tea Lounge [Mayfair]
Period / Sunday, December 1 to Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Time / 11:30 -, 12:00 -, 14:00 -, 14:30 -, 15:00 -, 15:30 - *2 hours each
Price / Christmas Afternoon Tea: 6,500 yen per person (including tax and service charge)
8,800 yen per person (including tax) with a glass of champagne *Only from December 21 (Sat.) to 25 (Wed.)
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Aroma-themed Afternoon Tea, available only during the festive season, is now available. The tea will be served from Saturday, December 21 to Wednesday, December 25, and will include a special Christmas cake made by the hotel. Don't miss out on the hotel-made Christmas cake during the Christmas period from December 21 (Sat.) to 25 (Wed.).
Place/HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO 1F Bar & Lounge [THE GARDEN BAR]
Period / Sunday, December 1, 2024 - Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Time / 12:00 -, 14:30 - (2 sessions of 2 hours each)
Price/Festive Afternoon Tea "Winter Aroma Elegance" 7,700 yen per person (including tax)
Saturday, December 21 to Wednesday, December 25: 8,500 yen (including tax) with Christmas cake (1 cut)
The afternoon tea includes the classic Christmas stollen, gorgeous sweets made with strawberries and white chocolate, Christmas-like savories, homemade scones, and more. Enjoy an exciting time with a full beverage menu that includes Christmas mocktails and a wide selection of specially selected teas.
Place / Darwa Yuraku Kyoto 1F [Lounge & Bar 1867]
Period / Sunday, December 1 to Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Time/12:00~, 13:00~, 14:00~, 15:00~ (2 hours each *Free-flow LO is 30 minutes before the end time)
Price / Christmas Afternoon Tea: 6,000 yen per person (incl. tax) / Freshly baked apple pie with vanilla chantilly and caramel sauce: 6,800 yen per person (incl. tax)
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[In addition to macaroons, cakes, and scones from Pierre Hermé Paris, the Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto's chef has put all his skill into creating this afternoon tea set. For Christmas and New Year's holidays, the set will be offered with more festive ingredients and decorations. Enjoy an elegant moment with a wide selection of teas and coffees carefully selected by the Ronnefeldt Tea Master.
Place: The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto, 1F [The Lobby Lounge]
Period / Sunday, December 1, 2024 - Sunday, January 5, 2025
Time / 12:00~, 12:30~, 15:00~, 18:00~ (December 24 (Tuesday) only) *2 hours each
Price: Pierre Hermé Paris Special Afternoon Tea 8,476 yen per person, 10,373 yen per person with a glass of champagne, 17,077 yen per person with free-flowing champagne (all prices include tax)
Reservation / Reservation required at least 2 days in advance
Charming sweets and savories based on white and red tones, featuring reindeer, sleighs, trees, candles, and other familiar Christmas items, create a heartwarming Christmas scene. In addition, the free-flow drink menu offers a full lineup of more than 20 types of drinks, including original Japanese black tea, flavored tea, and café lattes. Don't miss out on this adorable limited-time afternoon tea inspired by a snowy Christmas.
Location: THE THOUSAND KYOTO 2F Cafe & Bar [TEA AND BAR]
Period / Friday, November 8, 2024 - Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Time / 3 sessions: 11:30-13:30, 15:00-17:00, 18:30-20:30
Price / Snowy! White Christmas Afternoon Tea 7,000 yen per person (incl. service charge)
8300 yen per person including a glass of champagne.
Reservations/ Reservations required by noon the day before (reservations can be made for one person).
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The lineup of exciting looking and tasting dishes, richly decorated with seasonal fruits, vegetables, and spices to represent colorful Christmas tree ornaments, is sure to be a special festive season treat for you. Enjoy a festive tea time in the chic Lobby Lounge overlooking the 800-year-old garden.
Location: Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto 3F [The Lounge & Bar]
Period / Sunday, December 1, 2024 - Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Time/Part 1 12:00-14:30 (LO/14:00), Part 2 15:00-17:30 (LO/17:00)
Price/Festive Afternoon Tea: 7,500 yen per person on weekdays, 8,300 yen per person on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays (all incl. service charge)
Reservation/reservation required
Afternoon tea to enliven the festive season from Christmas to New Year's. The menu consists of nine kinds of sweets and four kinds of savories. The menu consists of nine kinds of sweets and four kinds of savories, including chocolates, caramels, strawberries, mandarin oranges, persimmons, and other seasonal delicacies. Enjoy a heartwarming time of chatting with a variety of drinks, including coffee blended by Ogawa Coffee, a long-established coffee shop in Kyoto, Japanese tea from Uji, and Japanese black tea produced in Kyoto.
Place: Hilton Kyoto 1F Lobby Lounge & Bar [LATTICE LOUNGE
Period / Sunday, December 1, 2024 - Sunday, January 5, 2025 (limited to 20 servings per day)
Time/12:00-17:30 (LO/15:30) *120 min.
Price/Festive Afternoon Tea: 6,500 yen per person (incl. service charge)
Reservations/Reservations required (via official website or tel.)
Sweets and savories made with seasonal and local ingredients such as yuzu (citron) from Mizuo, Kyoto, Nara Prefecture's premium strawberries "Koto-Koka", Kyoto duck, and snow crab will adorn the tea stand. In addition, homemade scones baked to an original recipe will be available for the winter season only in a triple chocolate flavor with three kinds of chocolate lavishly kneaded into the scones. Enjoy a peaceful tea time with our original tea selection.
Location: ROKU KYOTO, LXR Hotels & Resorts 1F Restaurant [TENJIN]
Period / Thursday, December 26, 2024 - Sunday, March 2, 2025
Time/12:00-16:30 (LO/14:30) *Free-flow drinks 90 min.
Price: Winter Afternoon Tea - Fuyu Akane - 7,000 yen per person (including tax)
Reservation / Reservation required by the day before
With an exciting Christmas theme, the stand will feature sweets and savories inspired by the botanical atmosphere and the colors of Jurlique's signature botanicals such as rose and lavender. In addition, a miniature hand cream set from Jurlique will be presented as a Christmas gift. [Enjoy this gorgeous collaboration with a cup of FAUCHON tea.
Place: Fauchon Hotel Kyoto, 10F [Salon de la Fauchon]
Period / November 25 (Monday) to December 25 (Wednesday), 2024
Time / 【Lunch】 11:00-13:00, 14:00-16:00
Evening: 17:00-22:00 (LO/19:30)
*All are 2 hours long.
Price: Jurlique Collaboration Christmas Afternoon Tea 8,000 yen per person (including tax and service charge)
Reservation/reservation required
This afternoon tea is a blend of Japanese and Western sweets, with a well-balanced mix of Western-style savories such as roast beef and sandwiches, and Japanese sweets such as yokan (bean jelly) and monaka (sweet bean jelly). The tea is served at a Kyoto tea shop specializing in tea leaves. The drinks are also carefully selected, using tea leaves from 7T+, a specialty tea store in Kyoto, and other tea stores, so that guests can enjoy different colors and tastes. Enjoy your drinks in a special space overlooking the Noh stage.
Place/Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto 3F Kappo Cuisine [Ryozen]
Period / Sunday, December 1 to Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Hours: 12:00-17:00 (LO/16:00)
Price / Christmas Afternoon Tea 8,000 yen per person (including tax and service charge)
Reservations / Permitted
[The theme of afternoon tea at Six Senses Kyoto changes about every two weeks in accordance with the 24 solar terms. From Christmas to New Year's, the theme changes to "Winter Solstice. The rich taste of traditional French pastries is made gluten-free, and fermented strawberries and amazake (sweet sake) cream are used to create a composition that takes the body into consideration. The savory lineup includes Kamo Nanban Soba Sushi and Nanafuku Chakin, both inspired by New Year's Eve Soba Noodles. Enjoy an elegant tea time in an open space while feeling the seasons.
Place/Six Senses Kyoto B2F All-Day Dining [Sekki
Period / Saturday, December 21, 2024 - Saturday, January 4, 2025
Time / 15:00~, 15:30~ (2 hours each)
Price / Calendar Afternoon Tea "Winter Solstice" 7200 yen per person (including tax and service charge) *Includes free flow tea
Reservations / Permitted
This afternoon tea consists of nine savory dishes and eight sweets sprinkled with Christmas motifs. The pistachio cake with an image of a Christmas tree and strawberry jelly that resembles the red nose of a reindeer add to the exciting atmosphere, and are both visually and flavorful. Enjoy the holiday season with a wide variety of sweets.
Place/Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto 1st floor lounge [All Day Dining Kaza
Period / Sunday, December 1 to Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Hours/10:00-17:00 (LO)*2 hours
Price / Christmas Afternoon Tea Set: 5,555 yen per person (including tax) *Limited to 10 servings per day
Reservations / Permitted
This afternoon tea features spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, Thai ginger, and lemongrass in a form unique to Dusit Thani Kyoto. The flavorful spices complement the seasonal winter ingredients and add depth of flavor. Enjoy a winter time experience that will warm your body and soul with sweets and savories that express the exciting scenes of Christmas, such as Christmas candles, snow crystals, and bûche de Noël.
Place: Dusit Thani Kyoto Lobby Lounge [The Gallery]
Period / Sunday, December 1 to Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Time/12:00-17:00 (LO/16:00) *120 min.
Price / Christmas Afternoon Tea with Thai spices: 7,590 yen per person (including tax)
Reservations / Permitted
Afternoon tea at Dessert Cafe Chorakukan, designated as a Tangible Cultural Property of Kyoto City, can be enjoyed in the rococo style drawing room [Geihin-no-ma]. This season, Christmas motifs are used as sweets to express scenes familiar to everyone on the plate. In addition, the entire Chorakukan will be wrapped in classical Christmas decorations, providing an elegant atmosphere unique to a Western-style building. Enjoy an authentic teatime experience in an extraordinary space.
Place / Dessert Cafe Chorakukan [Guest Room]
Period / November 23 (Saturday) to December 25 (Wednesday), 2024 *Closed on December 12 (Thursday)
Time/12:00-18:00 *Two sessions
Price / Christmas Afternoon Tea 6,000 yen per person (not including tax)
Reservations/Reservations required (from 2 persons)
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The Japanese-style annex [Saryo], located in the hotel's Japanese garden, offers afternoon tea featuring winter ingredients with a focus on Kyoto vegetables. Starting with a tea ceremony in the tea room, guests can enjoy sweets and savories with rich winter flavors. The hotel staff will also introduce the highlights of the architectural beauty of the Saryo. Enjoy a relaxing time in a space away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Place: The Prince Kyoto Takaragaike [Saryo]
Period / Fridays through Sundays and holidays from December 1, 2024 (Sun.) to February 28, 2025 (Fri.) (limited to 5 groups of 10 persons per day) *Except for January 1 (New Year's Day).
Time / [Part 1] 11:30-13:30, [Part 2] 14:00-15:30
Price: Japanese afternoon tea set with winter Kyoto vegetables, 10,000 yen per person (not including tax)
Reservations / Reservations required at least 7 days in advance. Reservations are accepted from 2 persons.
From November 1, 2024 (Fri.) to January 7, 2025 (Tue.), under the theme of "Winter Skin Care," an afternoon tea featuring ingredients selected by YAKUNIHON-DO, a Chinese herbal medicine specialty store, with Japanese sweets from KAMEYA RYOCHO and savories specially prepared by Saryo Hachisui will be served. The beverage is Hibicha, a blend of barley tea with the rich flavor of rooibos and the gorgeous aroma of rose and jasmine. The menu also includes 24 other free-flowing drinks, so take your time to savor and enrich your body and soul.
Location: Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto [Saryo Hassui]
Period / Friday, November 1, 2024 - Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Time / 4 sessions: 11:00~, 12:30~, 14:00~, 15:30~ (Duration / 90 minutes each)
Price: Japanese afternoon tea 6,100 yen per person (service included) *Plans with champagne and matcha are available
Reservation / Reservation required by 17:00 two days before
With the theme of red roses, this afternoon tea expresses the classical atmosphere of the West. The tea will be decorated with Christmas decorations from December 4 (Wed.) to 25 (Wed.). Enjoy your tea time at the table decorated with flower petals.
Place/ART MON ZEN KYOTO Restaurant [THE TERRACE & BAR]
Period / Saturday, November 2, 2024 - Late January, 2025
Time / 12:00 -, 12:30 -, 15:00 -, 15:30 -
2 hours (free-flow LO / 30 min. before)
Price / Classical Red Rose Afternoon Tea (*Classical Red Rose Christmas Afternoon Tea from December 4 (Wed) to 25 (Wed))
6,900 yen per person (incl. service charge)
Special price for reservations made through the official website or by phone: weekdays 6500 yen (including tax), Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 6700 yen (including tax)
Special rate for December 21 (Sat.) - 25 (Wed.) and December 28 (Sat.) - January 5 (Sun.), 2025: 7200 yen per person (including tax and service charge)
*Special price for reservations made through the official website or by phone: 7,000 yen (incl. service charge)
Reservations / Reservations required by 11:00 a.m. the day before (reservations are accepted from 2 persons)
A delightful afternoon tea using an abundance of strawberries that is both pleasing to the eye and fun to eat. The chef's original sweets are inspired by the hotel's location on the former site of Heian-kyo, and the unique savories feature a combination of Kyoto ingredients such as kujo leeks, saikyo miso, and yuba (bean curd) and strawberries. Look out for the photogenic tea set served in a warm wooden box.
Place/Mercure Kyoto Station 1F [TRATTORIA M KYOTO]
Period / Tuesday, January 7, 2025 - Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Time/14:30-17:00 (LO/15:00) 2 hours (drinks 90 minutes)
Price/ Afternoon tea covered with strawberries: 4,950 yen per person (including tax and service charge)
Reservations/Reservations required by 5:00 p.m. the day before
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