As the days get warmer, the only thing you'll crave is cool, sweet shaved ice.
Here's a roundup of the hottest shaved ice treats you can enjoy this summer!
▼Andaz Tokyo debuts a tropical summer menu (until August 31st), featuring shaved ice served in a watermelon-shaped container and peach afternoon tea.
The popular annual "Fresh Fruit KAKIGORI" is now available in two flavors: watermelon and mango. Shaved ice made from frozen fruit puree and topped with condensed milk creates a sweet and tart summer experience.
▼Strawberry and mango shave ice with champagne! The Imperial Hotel introduces a "cool" summer-only menu (until August 31st)
The new menu item, "Strawberry Shave Ice," available until July 16th, is a dish that combines thinly shaved, melt-in-your-mouth condensed milk-flavored ice with strawberry sorbet and pistachio panna cotta. From July 17th, it will be replaced by "Mango Shave Ice."
▼Toraya Cafe, summer-only shaved ice & shaved ice with bean paste! Flavors include "Watermelon," "Matcha," and the store-exclusive "Hassaku" (Citrus citrus) (until September 19th)
An Stand Kita-Aoyama and Shinjuku locations are introducing "Bean Paste Shaved Ice," a combination of generous amounts of bean paste and carefully selected homemade syrup. The ice used is high-purity natural ice made from the rare, renowned waters of the Yatsugatake Mountains in the Southern Alps.
▼Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse introduces an evolved version of "shaved ice"! Limited summer menu (until mid-September)
"Kakigori Cafe & Chocolat," available only at the Roppongi store, is an innovative shaved ice made with layers of cafe granita, which pairs perfectly with chocolate, underneath, followed by chocolate sorbet, orange marmalade, sugared cocoa nibs, and cafe cream.
▼Summer-only, Omotesando Hills' "Adult Shaved Ice." Whole melon, fluffy shaved ice, and more (until August 31st)
At Cosme Kitchen Adaptation in the main building of Omotesando Hills, they're introducing a beauty-boosting shaved ice made with sweet and sour mango and domestic lemon, topped with superfoods bee pollen and basil seeds.
▼Rum parfait cocktail and bird's nest shaved ice parfait: the adult "shime parfait" arrives at Grand Hyatt Tokyo (until August 31st)
A "Chinese shaved ice parfait" is now available, filled with Taiwanese-style fluffy mango hagoromo shaved ice, mango pudding, almond ice cream, fresh mango, and bird's nest inside a hollowed-out papaya. The bird's nest is also said to have skin-beautifying effects.
▼Grand Hyatt Tokyo introduces new sweets and cocktails packed with summer fruit! Also featuring innovative desserts prepared on a hot plate (July 1 - August 31)
The Oak Door Bar at Grand Hyatt Tokyo is introducing "Summer Frozen Cocktails." Fresh, cool drinks like the frozen mojito and frozen margarita, made with peach and strawberry, are perfect for a refreshing summer sip.
▼Shaved ice cocktail made with a shaker, now available at the pop-up bar inside J.S. Burgers Cafe (until the end of August)
A shaved ice cocktail made with an original syrup made with Valencia orange, Darjeeling tea, and bourbon. When you melt the cream topping, you can enjoy a change in flavor, just like a milk tea frappe.
Here's a roundup of the hottest shaved ice treats you can enjoy this summer!
Cool, Juicy Fruit Shaved Ice
▼Andaz Tokyo debuts a tropical summer menu (until August 31st), featuring shaved ice served in a watermelon-shaped container and peach afternoon tea.
The popular annual "Fresh Fruit KAKIGORI" is now available in two flavors: watermelon and mango. Shaved ice made from frozen fruit puree and topped with condensed milk creates a sweet and tart summer experience.
▼Strawberry and mango shave ice with champagne! The Imperial Hotel introduces a "cool" summer-only menu (until August 31st)
The new menu item, "Strawberry Shave Ice," available until July 16th, is a dish that combines thinly shaved, melt-in-your-mouth condensed milk-flavored ice with strawberry sorbet and pistachio panna cotta. From July 17th, it will be replaced by "Mango Shave Ice."
Enjoy the flavors you can only get at a specialty store
▼Toraya Cafe, summer-only shaved ice & shaved ice with bean paste! Flavors include "Watermelon," "Matcha," and the store-exclusive "Hassaku" (Citrus citrus) (until September 19th)
An Stand Kita-Aoyama and Shinjuku locations are introducing "Bean Paste Shaved Ice," a combination of generous amounts of bean paste and carefully selected homemade syrup. The ice used is high-purity natural ice made from the rare, renowned waters of the Yatsugatake Mountains in the Southern Alps.
▼Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse introduces an evolved version of "shaved ice"! Limited summer menu (until mid-September)
"Kakigori Cafe & Chocolat," available only at the Roppongi store, is an innovative shaved ice made with layers of cafe granita, which pairs perfectly with chocolate, underneath, followed by chocolate sorbet, orange marmalade, sugared cocoa nibs, and cafe cream.
Beauty-boosting shaved ice
▼Summer-only, Omotesando Hills' "Adult Shaved Ice." Whole melon, fluffy shaved ice, and more (until August 31st)
At Cosme Kitchen Adaptation in the main building of Omotesando Hills, they're introducing a beauty-boosting shaved ice made with sweet and sour mango and domestic lemon, topped with superfoods bee pollen and basil seeds.
▼Rum parfait cocktail and bird's nest shaved ice parfait: the adult "shime parfait" arrives at Grand Hyatt Tokyo (until August 31st)
A "Chinese shaved ice parfait" is now available, filled with Taiwanese-style fluffy mango hagoromo shaved ice, mango pudding, almond ice cream, fresh mango, and bird's nest inside a hollowed-out papaya. The bird's nest is also said to have skin-beautifying effects.
Escape the heat of summer nights with a drink filled with alcohol
▼Grand Hyatt Tokyo introduces new sweets and cocktails packed with summer fruit! Also featuring innovative desserts prepared on a hot plate (July 1 - August 31)
The Oak Door Bar at Grand Hyatt Tokyo is introducing "Summer Frozen Cocktails." Fresh, cool drinks like the frozen mojito and frozen margarita, made with peach and strawberry, are perfect for a refreshing summer sip.
▼Shaved ice cocktail made with a shaker, now available at the pop-up bar inside J.S. Burgers Cafe (until the end of August)
A shaved ice cocktail made with an original syrup made with Valencia orange, Darjeeling tea, and bourbon. When you melt the cream topping, you can enjoy a change in flavor, just like a milk tea frappe.
!["An paste shaved ice [matcha]" (702 yen including tax) / An Stand Kita-Aoyama store and Shinjuku store](https://wrqc9vvfhu8e.global.ssl.fastly.net/api/image/crop/200x200/images/upload/2018/06/38bbac5731a397239c519c9767b9e754.jpg)
