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[2023] 12 Recommended Autumn Chestnut Sweets 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.

1. Chestnut and Kinmokusei parfait, beautifully filled with autumn ingredients [GION NISHI CAFE] / Gion, Tokyo

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.

GION NISHI CAFE Chestnut and Kinmokusei Parfait

Chestnut and Kinmokusei Parfait 2,310 yen. Available until the end of November.

GION NISHI CAFE

  • Gion Nishi Cafe
  • 21-2-2F Tsukimi-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 2 minutes walk from bus stop "Higashiyama Yasui"
    10 minutes walk from Keihan “Gion Shijo Station”
  • Tel.075 -531-7724

2. Arashiyama Montblanc with a generous squeeze of delicate chestnut threads [Kyoto Kinnohana Saga Arashiyama Store] / Arashiyama

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.

Kyoto Kinnohana Saga Arashiyama Arashiyama Mont Blanc

Arashiyama Mont Blanc 1000 yen

Kyoto Kinnohana Saga Arashiyama

  • Kyoto Kinnohana Sagarashiyamaten
  • 9-2 Saga Tenryuji Kurumamido-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • Short walk from JR Saga-Arashiyama Station
  • Tel.075-812-9878

3. Mont Blanc Tiger Parfait [SUGiTORA] / Kawaramachi, Tokyo

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.

Sugitora Mont Blanc Tiger Parfait

Mont Blanc Tiger Parfait 1980 yen

SUGiTORA

  • tree cricket (Orectolobus cephalus, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish)
  • 488-15, Nakasuji-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 5 minutes walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station"
  • Tel. 075-741-8290

4. Chestnut terrine with three kinds of chestnuts [Adachi Otoemon] / Fukuchiyama

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.

Adachi Onemon Chestnut terrine

Chestnut terrine 4,989 yen

Adachi Ondemon Kyoto Main Store

  • Adachi Metropolitan Police Department
  • 44-18 Uchiki, Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, Japan
  • 5 min. walk from bus stop "Fukuchiyama-jo Koen-mae".
  • Tel. 0120-535-411

5. Mont Blanc mille-feuille parfait that pursues a balance of sourness and sweetness [Lion CAFE] / Yamashina

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.

Lion Cafe Mont Blanc Mille-feuille Parfait

Mont Blanc Mille-feuille Parfait 1,800 yen

Lion CAFE

  • Lion Cafe
  • 74 Takehana Take-no-Kaido-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3 minutes walk from JR/Keihan "Yamashina" station
  • Tel. 075-606-1710
The information is subject to change. Please contact each store or facility directly for the latest information.
All prices include tax.
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