Some very Parisian excitement in Tokyo

After London, Monaco, Geneva and Lausanne, Ladurée continues its’ journey and opens on one of the most beautiful avenues in the world: “Ginza”.

David Holder, the President of Ladurée, has wished for several years that our House could blossom in Japan.

Following a meeting with the President of Mitsukoshi, an iconic department store in Japan, David Holder decided to open his first Ladurée Tea Room. 

(Taken from website of Ladureé )

The girls made sure we tried Ladureé in Tokyo…so we braved the long lines.  

The first time we went there, we backed out just like many other customers did….. and later on realized that we had to really try it.  So I lined up by the back stairs of Mitsukoshi department store and waited for 30 minutes and called my Mom and sister when it was already near our turn.

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I wish I had taken more photos, but they were strict about it…so this was all I could take of the pastry counter 

1 Macaron costs around P 158.00, expensive but it is the BEST in the world!  🙂

Loved the mini chandelier… we stayed in one of these tables 

It would have been nice to stay by the window facing Ginza street… 

So sorry about the menu- it was a bit tiny than usual…plus no English, just French and Japanese 

It was worth the wait to spend time with the girls…. 

We just shared the Afternoon Tea for 2 persons 

And took home some macarons for the others 🙂 which came in beautiful boxes  

Ladurée Ginza Mitsukoshi

2F, 4-6-16 Ginza Chuo-ku

Tokyo 104-8212

Tel : 03-3563-2120 

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When in Japan, we do mostly window shopping and you cannot imagine how much our eyes buy by just looking at all the many things to see.  Japanese really spend a lot on packaging and presentation.  In the department stores, there is one or two floors of food in their basement.  And WOW!  The food just looks all so YUMMY!  For Philippine standards, their products are expensive but to them, it does not seem so.  It is always jam packed with people…

Their pastries always look so pretty and so good to eat!! and with all that FRESH FRUITS! 

Bakeries like these are all over Japan and they have a great selection of breads…  

This looks like a flat bread with cheese!  Looks YUMMY!! 

And many food to go counters… 

UNAGI ( Eel) 

Tempura 

There was a long line going around the escalator – really long line!  I went to see what they were lining up for and it was this!  I wonder what it is.  It looks like a Brazo de Mercedez?  It looks like cream inside a roll…I was so curious what it was but had no time to line up!  The line seemed to never end 

These are our favorite Yoku Moku rolled cookies- it is like lenguas de gato but rolled.  Then this Almond leaf – it is a crispy cracker with sugar and almonds on it! YUMMY!!!! 

OH MY GOSH!! FROZEN YOGURT!!!! Of course we had to get some!  This was a gelateria and yogurt place so they were selling also gelato 

Interesting frozen yogurt!!! with fresh fruits and then syrup lined on the sides 

And WOW!!! Look how they display their fresh vegetables!!!! It’s a work of art!!!!  And the vegetables are so nicely packaged and you won’t see a single speck of dirt on them! They look so perfect! 

And their seafood and meat section…also WOW!!! 

Look at those gigantic crab legs! 

Sashimi to go- looks soooo fresh! 

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Dad and Mom’s favorite Shabu Shabu restaurant in Tokyo 

Wine brought by James all the way from Manila, just pay corkage

We ordered more of the lunch courses which were complete meals already… 

Their tomatoes are so red, juicy and really FRESH!! 

Quito ate all the beef already before I could take it, so this is just the cooker and cooking a few of the vegetables

Sorry about the menus, the hardest to take photos of.  Especially in Japan where they think I am spying on their restaurant…how do i explain my website to them?  🙂 

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