The best sweets and dessert shops in Tokyo in 2026 are Toraya in Akasaka for yokan, Funabashiya in Kameido for kuzumochi since 1805, Ginza Kimuraya, which invented anpan, Shiseido Parlour for parfaits and Higashiya for modern wagashi. Taiyaki Wakaba in Yotsuya makes some of the city's best fish-shaped taiyaki.
Tokyo's sweets range from centuries-old wagashi (traditional Japanese confections) to Western-style parlors. Many shops sell seasonal sweets that change monthly.
Yokan from a centuries-old confectioner.
Toraya is famous for yokan, a firm red-bean jelly, and seasonal namagashi, with a café at its Akasaka flagship.
Its yokan is a classic gift.
Good to know: Buy small yokan bars as gifts.
4-9-22 Akasaka, Minato City, Tokyo 107-0052
Kuzumochi since 1805, by Kameido Tenjin shrine.
Funabashiya has made kuzumochi since 1805; its main store sits on the approach to Kameido Tenjin shrine, famous for wisteria in spring.
The café serves it fresh.
Good to know: Visit in late April for the wisteria.
3-2-14 Kameido, Koto City, Tokyo 136-0071
The bakery that invented anpan in 1874.
Ginza Kimuraya created anpan, a soft bun filled with sweet red-bean paste, and still bakes it at its Ginza store.
The sakura anpan is the classic.
Good to know: Try the sakura anpan.
4-5-7 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061
Elegant parfaits and Western-style classics.
Shiseido Parlour has served Western-style food and desserts in Ginza since 1902, with a café famous for fruit parfaits.
It is a classic Ginza treat.
Good to know: Order a seasonal fruit parfait.
8-8-3 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061
Modern wagashi in a sleek tea salon.
Higashiya reinterprets traditional sweets in small, beautiful bites, served with tea in its Ginza salon.
Its gift boxes are stylish.
Good to know: Try the hitokuchi (one-bite) sweets.
POLA Ginza Building 2F, 1-7-7 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061
Classic taiyaki with a thin, crisp shell.
Taiyaki Wakaba is a long-running shop in Yotsuya making fish-shaped taiyaki stuffed to the tail with red-bean paste.
It is a Tokyo classic.
Good to know: Eat it hot from the griddle.
1-10 Wakaba, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0011
Wagashi such as yokan and kuzumochi, anpan (red-bean buns), taiyaki and elegant parfaits.
A chewy, jiggly sweet made from fermented wheat starch, served with brown-sugar syrup and kinako (roasted soybean flour).
Ginza Kimuraya created the red-bean-filled bread roll in 1874.
Shiseido Parlour in Ginza is known for its fruit parfaits.
Yes; Toraya's yokan keeps well and travels easily.