How to make reservations at Fruit Parlor Takano in Shinjuku
- What is a fruit parlor?
- Long-established Fruit Parlor "Takano"
- What to eat?
- How to make reservations at the Takano Fruit Parlor
- Fruit buffet with afternoon tea!
What is a fruit parlor?
In Japan, there is a genre of fruit-based desserts, cakes, smoothies, etc., which are called fruit parlors.
And these parlors make their desserts using fruits carefully selected and imported from all over Japan and sometimes from overseas.
In the United States, I have found stores specializing in yogurt parfaits and smoothies, but I have yet to see anything like the fruit parlors in Japan.
Since fruit is so delicious in the U.S., it would be great if we could have a fruit parlor like the ones in Japan.....
I highly recommend a visit to a fruit parlor in Japan, where you can taste all the fruits of the season at once!
Long-established Fruit Parlor "Takano"
Takano was originally engaged in the sale of fine fruit and has numerous stores throughout Japan.
This has now opened a fruit parlor, with stores in Shinjuku(main store,Takashimaya), Ikebukuro(Tobu), Yokohama(Yokohama Takashimaya,Keikyu Kamio-oka), and Nagoya(Takashimaya).
List of stores is here.
In this article, I will introduce Shinjuku Takano Location(main store), which I have actually visited.
What to eat?
1.Classic fruit parfait
If you really can't decide what you want to eat, we recommend the classic fruit parfait.
You can enjoy 12 kinds of fruits at once.
2.Seasonal Parfait
In addition to these, there are also seasonal parfaits that use seasonal fruits. For example, strawberries in the spring.
3.Pudding a la mode
Personally, I also recommend Pudding a la mode, a dessert that originated in Japan. It is a custard pudding and fruit platter, and seems to have been developed to serve to U.S. military officers in Yokohama during the GHQ seizure after the Pacific War.
4.sandwiches
Yet another non-negotiable is the fruit sandwiches! This sandwich consists of fresh cream and lots of fruit sandwiched between soft bread.
The trick to keep eating this much sweet food is to alternate it with salty food.
We recommend that you ask for a roast beef sandwich along with the sweet one, and alternate between the two.
How to make reservations at the Takano Fruit Parlor
16 Steps to Online Reservations
Takano Fruit Parlor offers reservations for courses and fruit buffets.
Although the site is in Japanese, you can make reservations in 16 steps (!).
If you want to order a single parfait, you cannot make a reservation, so you must go directly to the store. There may be a line, so it is safer to enter the store as soon as it opens.
- Click on the upper right part of the official homepage
- Select a store. Tabs from top to bottom: Shinjuku Main Store, Shinjuku Fruit Tiara (fruit buffet), Shinjuku Takashimaya, Ikebukuro, Keikyu Kamioooka, Kawagoe.
- Agree to the store's request.
- Number of persons (enter adults and children separately)
- Booking date and time
- Select a course
Available courses will be displayed according to the date and time you wish to make a reservation - Proceed to select number of people and date/time
- Date Selection
- Number of persons (enter adults and children separately)
- Time Selection
- Proceed to Customer Information Entry
- Custmor information (Last name,First name,phone number,email)
- Questions from the store（All are optional.）
- Agree to the privacy policy
- Confirmation of Reservations
- Confirm your reservation (press the ⑯ button to finalize your reservation)
Fruit buffet with afternoon tea!
Fruit Tiara, attached to Fruit Parlor Takano, offers an all-you-can-eat fruit plan.
This is really, really nice!
Afternoon tea is served with a theme based on seasonal fruit and includes all-you-can-drink coffee or tea.
In addition to the afternoon tea, there is a choice of three different seasonal fruits, and the artisans will cut the washed fruits for you. You can keep changing forever!
