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🍧Nearby Sweet break spotsKakigori, anmitsu, wagashi, and matcha sweets.
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MATCHA TIMES Asakusa
5 min from Kaminarimon
5.0·316 reviews

MATCHA TIMES Asakusa

MatchaCafe

Matcha is powdered green tea with a clear bitterness and aroma. In cafes it often appears as drinks, soft serve, parfaits, or sweets.

Try firstMatcha drink
Good to knowcashless OK · English menu available · menu & photos online
Spot 2
Suzukien Asakusa Main Shop
8 min from Kaminarimon
4.4·3,944 reviews

Suzukien Asakusa Main Shop

Japanese teaMatcha

Japanese tea covers tea-focused stops where the drink itself matters. It is a calmer choice when you want green tea aroma without making dessert the main goal.

Try firstMatcha gelato
Good to knowEnglish menu available · menu & photos online · seating confirmed
Spot 3
MARUZEN Tea Roastery Asakusa
2 min from Kaminarimon
4.9·829 reviews

MARUZEN Tea Roastery Asakusa

MatchaJapanese teaCafe

Matcha is powdered green tea with a clear bitterness and aroma. In cafes it often appears as drinks, soft serve, parfaits, or sweets.

Good to knowmenu & photos online · seating confirmed · dine-in seating
Spot 4
Asakusa Taiyaki Guraku
8 min from Kaminarimon
4.7·1,011 reviews

Asakusa Taiyaki Guraku

What makes it special

Bake your own taiyaki — the trademarked 'Taiyaki Experience' puts the iron molds in your hands.

Taiyaki

Taiyaki is a fish-shaped cake, usually filled with red bean. The outside is warm and crisp while the filling is soft.

Good to knowmenu & photos online · dine-in seating · takeout
Spot 5
Asakusa Chaya Tabanenoshi
5 min from Kaminarimon
4.4·1,356 reviews

Asakusa Chaya Tabanenoshi

MatchaCafe

Matcha is powdered green tea with a clear bitterness and aroma. In cafes it often appears as drinks, soft serve, parfaits, or sweets.

Try firstMatcha crepe / sweets
Good to knowEnglish menu available · menu & photos online · dine-in seating
Spot 6
Naruto Taiyaki Honpo Asakusa Shin-Nakamise
2 min from Kaminarimon
4.5·1,038 reviews

Naruto Taiyaki Honpo Asakusa Shin-Nakamise

What makes it special

Each taiyaki baked one at a time over open flame in a 2-kilo cast-iron mold — the old 'itcho-yaki' way.

Taiyaki

Taiyaki is a fish-shaped cake, usually filled with red bean. The outside is warm and crisp while the filling is soft.

Good to knowcashless OK · menu & photos online · takeout
Spot 7
Chotto Matcha Asakusa
4 min from Kaminarimon
4.9·428 reviews

Chotto Matcha Asakusa

MatchaCafe

Matcha is powdered green tea with a clear bitterness and aroma. In cafes it often appears as drinks, soft serve, parfaits, or sweets.

Try firstMatcha drink
Good to knowEnglish menu available · menu & photos online · seating confirmed
Spot 8
Asakusa Umaimon Azuma
1 min from Kaminarimon
4.2·898 reviews

Asakusa Umaimon Azuma

Fruit jelly bowlKanmiimo

Anmitsu is a classic sweet bowl with agar jelly, fruit, beans, and syrup. It is refreshing rather than heavy.

Try firstCream anmitsu
Good to knowcashless OK · menu & photos online · dine-in seating
Spot 9
MATCHA CAFE & STUDIO Asakusa
5 min from Kaminarimon
5.0·254 reviews

MATCHA CAFE & STUDIO Asakusa

MatchaCafe

Matcha is powdered green tea with a clear bitterness and aroma. In cafes it often appears as drinks, soft serve, parfaits, or sweets.

Try firstMatcha drink
Good to knowcashless OK · English menu available · menu & photos online
Spot 10
Asakusa Kibidango Azuma
1 min from Kaminarimon
4.2·649 reviews

Asakusa Kibidango Azuma

What makes it special

Warm kibidango made before your eyes — a revival of the millet dumplings sold at Sensoji's gates in the Edo period.

Dango

Dango are chewy rice dumplings on skewers. They are often sweet-salty or lightly sweet, making them easy street snacks.

Try firstKibidango
Good to knowmenu & photos online · takeout · shopfront purchase
Spot 11
Kanmi Sabo Kikumaru
8 min from Kaminarimon
4.5·365 reviews

Kanmi Sabo Kikumaru

What makes it special

Anko from top-grade Tokachi 'Hoshuku' azuki simmered in a copper kettle; kanten from 100% natural tengusa seaweed.

Fruit jelly bowlKanmi

Anmitsu is a classic sweet bowl with agar jelly, fruit, beans, and syrup. It is refreshing rather than heavy.

Try firstAnmitsu
Good to knowmenu & photos online · dine-in seating · takeout
Spot 12
Kaminari Issa Matcha Experience Shop
5 min from Kaminarimon
4.3·401 reviews

Kaminari Issa Matcha Experience Shop

MatchaCafe

Matcha is powdered green tea with a clear bitterness and aroma. In cafes it often appears as drinks, soft serve, parfaits, or sweets.

Try firstMatcha experience
Good to knowEnglish menu available · menu & photos online · dine-in seating
Spot 13
Kanmidokoro Nishiyama
1 min from Kaminarimon
4.4·334 reviews

Kanmidokoro Nishiyama

What makes it special

Founded in 1852, still simmering its anko in a big copper pot at the back of the shop.

WagashiShaved iceFruit jelly bowl

Wagashi is the broad name for traditional Japanese sweets made with ingredients like rice, red bean, and seasonal flavors. It helps group classic sweet shops when one item is not enough.

Try firstNishiyama anmitsu
Good to knowmenu & photos online · dine-in seating · takeout
Spot 14
Asakusa Kanmidokoro Saika
1 min from Kaminarimon
4.3·374 reviews

Asakusa Kanmidokoro Saika

Shaved iceFruit jelly bowlKanmi

Kakigori is finely shaved ice with syrup and toppings. It is especially good when you want a cool, light sweet break.

Try firstAnmitsu
Good to knowmenu & photos online · dine-in seating
Spot 15
Wagashi Kaede Main Store
4 min from Kaminarimon
4.4·219 reviews

Wagashi Kaede Main Store

DaifukuWagashiDango

Daifuku is soft mochi wrapped around a sweet filling, often red bean or fruit. It is a small, approachable wagashi choice for a quick sweet stop.

Try firstMitarashi dango
Good to knowmenu & photos online · dine-in seating · takeout

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