Best Christmas Dessert Buffets in Tokyo 2023

Winter and Christmas Theme All-You-Can-Eat Dessert Buffets in Tokyo

All-you-can-eat dessert buffets have been a huge attraction in Japan among foodies and sweets lovers over the past years as you can enjoy a wide variety of delicious and photo-worthy desserts as much as you like! Dessert buffets are held mostly in restaurants and lounges of high-end hotels, and created by top skilled pastry chefs.

You can enjoy dessert buffets through the year in Japan and they are held with various seasonal themes and ingredients such as strawberry, matcha, summer fruits and Halloween. One of the most popular themes is Christmas as you can celebrate this festive season with premium desserts!

In 2023 winter, numbers of hotels in Tokyo are hosting Christmas theme dessert buffets, offering a wide variety of creative and high-quality desserts. In this article, I’m going to introduce some of the best dessert buffets in Tokyo this Christmas. Hope you find your favourite winter dessert buffets in Tokyo!


Keio Plaza Hotel 

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In 2023 winter, Keio Plaza Hotel (京王プラザホテル) in Shinjuku offers a cute and unique dessert buffet in a collaboration with two popular Sanrio characters; Pompompurin and Cinnamoroll. The Sweets Collection with Pompompurin and Cinnamoroll is held with the theme of the Detective of the Sweets World, offering colourful and unique desserts and savories with motifs of the two adorable characters such as coffee jelly with Cinnamoroll tail and biscuit sandwich in a shape of Pompompurin’s hat. In addition, each table has a mysterious challenge letter from the characters, which guests can enjoy solving the mystery like a detective while enjoying desserts.

Map: http://bit.ly/2MlYPfE

Location: All Day Dining Jurin (2F)

Date: 1 October to 31 December 2023

Hours: 15:00~17:00/15:30~17:30

Price: 6,000 yen (adult), 4,000 yen (child 4 year-old to elementary school), free under 3 year-old

Official Website: https://www.keioplaza.co.jp/event/autumn-sweets/index.html

Sunshine City Prince Hotel

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Sunshine City Prince Hotel (サンシャインシティプリンスホテル) in Ikebukuro is teaming up with the adorable bear character Paddington for their Christmas dessert buffet. The Paddington Christmas Sweets Buffet offers a variety of desserts inspired by the world of Paddington including items using his iconic red hat motif and his favourite marmalade. Moreover, the hotel offers a special collaboration with Paddington, not only for the dessert buffets but also for stay plan as a special concept rooms of Paddington are available for a limited time. Visit Sunshine City Prince Hotel to celebrate the Christmas season and the 65th anniversary of Paddington this winter!

Map: http://bit.ly/2WAW2Do

Location: Cafe & Dining Chef’s Palette (1F)

Date: 1 November to 25 December 2023

Hours:
Weekday 14:30~16:30
Weekend 11:30~13:30, 14:30~16:30, 17:30~19:30

Price: 5,500 yen (adult), 3,000 yen (primary school student), 1,500 yen (4–6 year-old) *plus 500 yen on 23, 24 and 25 December

Official Website: https://www.princehotels.co.jp/sunshine/plan/palette/paddington_christmas/

Hilton Tokyo

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Hilton Tokyo (ヒルトン東京) has always been a top venues for seasonal dessert buffets in Tokyo as they offer a wide variety of high-quality desserts in each season. This winter, the hotel is hosting the gorgeous and lavish King & Queen Christmas Dessert Buffet, inspired by royalty’s tiara, jewellery, gifts and Christmas decorations. There are 20 kinds of luxurious and sophisticated Christmas desserts inspired by the king & queen theme. Besides, the buffet has 10 kinds of Christmas savory items including roast chicken, poached fish and oven baked pork. Guests can enjoy the premium buffet surrounded by the festive atmosphere as the Christmas decoration and illumination are set up in the venue for a limited time including a 6m tall Christmas tree.

Map: http://bit.ly/2LILDxA

Location: Marble Lounge 1F Hilton Tokyo

Date: 17 November to 26 December 2023

Hours: 14:30~17:00

Price: Weekday 5,500 yen/ Weekend and holiday 5,900 yen *6,600 yen on 22, 23, 24, 25 December

Official Website: https://tokyo.hiltonjapan.co.jp/restaurants/lp/marble-lounge-sweetsbuffet-christmas

Conrad Tokyo

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Conrad Tokyo (コンラッド東京) is hosting a Christmas dessert buffet “Love Christmas Sweets Buffet” on every weekends during a Christmas season. With a contrast of red and white, the dessert buffet represents an exciting Christmas season, surrounded by Christmas decorations such as gift boxes with red ribbon and white Christmas trees. The buffet consists of 15 desserts and 5 savory items including creative items with Christmas motif and traditional Christmas sweets. The adorable hotel’s mascot, Conrad Bear is also transformed into a Christmas colour.

Map: http://bit.ly/2ZrnkKy

Venue: All Day Dining Cerise (28F)

Date: 3 November to 25 December 2023 *held on Saturday, Sunday, holiday and 25 December

Hours: (90 mins)
1st 12:00~13:30/12:30~14:00
2nd 14:00~15:30/14:30~16:00

Price:
3 to 26 November 6,000 yen (adult), 8,500 yen (adult including a Conrad bear), 1,700 yen (child 3–5 year-old), 2,700 yen (child 6–12 year-old)

2 to 25 December 6,500 yen (adult), 9,000 yen (adult including a Conrad bear), 2,200 yen (child 3–5 year-old), 3,200 yen (child 6–12 year-old)

Official Website: https://conrad-tokyo.hiltonjapan.co.jp/plans/restaurants/sweetsbuffet/cerise-christmas

Grand Hyatt Tokyo

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Grand Hyatt Tokyo (グランド ハイアット 東京) , the luxurious hotel in Roppongi, offers a creative and high-quality dessert buffet in each season, created by skilled pastry chefs. In December 2023, the hotel is hosting the “Noel Rouge Afternoon Tea Buffet”, featuring gorgeous array of desserts and savories inspired by “Rouge” which is the colour of “Grand Love”, Grand Hyatt Tokyo’s holiday theme of this year. The buffet includes from the classics to creative rouge (red) coloured items such as raspberry cake, strawberry shortcake, rose scented jelly and hotdog with red buns.

Map: http://bit.ly/2Rjbr8T

Location: The French Kitchen (2F)

Date: 1 to 25 December 2023

Hours: 15:00~17:00 (2 hours on weekday, 90 mins on weekend and holiday)

Price: Weekday 6,160 yen/ Weekend and holiday 7,920 yen (including a glass of champagne)

Official Website: https://www.tokyo.grand.hyatt.co.jp/restaurants/recommended/french-kitchen-sweetsfesta-afternoontea/

Keio Plaza Hotel Hachioji

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Keio Plaza Hotel Hachioji (京王プラザホテル八王子) is another hotel to team up with Sanrio characters as they will have Hello Kitty and Little Twin Stars (Kiki and Lala) theme all-you-can-eat buffet for lunch and dinner this winter. The “Hello Kitty, Kiki and Lala’s Kirakira Yume Kawa Buffet Party” offers a variety of cute and creative desserts and savories inspired by the Yume Kawaii (an aesthetic of being fantasy theme and pastel colours) world of Hello Kitty and Little Twin Stars. The buffet is available for lunch and dinner, and there will be three special tables available with advance reservation and extra charge, which guests can enjoy sitting with a large Hello Kitty plush toy and a welcome drink inspired by the characters.

Map: https://bit.ly/3ssEsmy

Location: Le Clair (2F)

Date: 1 November 2023 to 31 January 2024

Hours:
Lunch Weekday 11:30~15:30 (105 mins)/Weekend and Holiday 11:30~13:15, 13:30~15:15
Dinner Friday 17:00~21:00 (105 mins)/Weekend and Holiday 17:00~18:45, 19:15~21:00

Price:
Lunch Weekday 4,000 yen (adult), 2,500 yen (primary school students), 1,200 yen (4–5 year-old)/Weekend and Holiday 4,500 yen (adult), 2,500 yen (primary school students), 1,200 yen (4–5 year-old)
Dinner Friday 6,000 yen (adult), 3,500 yen (primary school students), 1,200 yen (4–5 year-old)/Weekend and Holiday 6,500 yen (adult), 2,500 yen (primary school students), 1,200 yen (4–5 year-old)

Official Website: https://www.keioplaza.co.jp/hachioji/event/winter-sweets/


After the Christmas season, the theme of Tokyo’s dessert buffets are turning into strawberry! Check out the best strawberry dessert buffets in Tokyo this winte!

Thanks for reading! Let’s celebrate the Christmas season with delicious and photo-worthy dessert buffets in Tokyo! For more exciting events and things to do in Tokyo for Christmas, here are some more articles for you to check out!

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