Lumiere de Noel and Opera de Noel, from Hotel New Otani Hotel New Otani

Hotel New Otani
From December 18-25, The New Otani' Garden Lounge Cafe in the Tower Lobby is holding a special Christmas Desserts fair. Patissier Monsieur Nakajima has prepared two delectable cakes to make your Christmas brighter. The Opera de Noel boasts bitter chocolate and coffee mousse with espresso-soaked sponge cake, and the Lumiere de Noel has white chocolate mousse on the outside and framboise mousse on the inside.
Open 11:30am-10pm. 4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku. 03-3265-1111. Nearest stn: Akasaka Mitsuke stn.


Patisserie Queen Alice
This cream-based, strawberry sponge cake is topped with barvois. The cream is made from mascarpone cheese giving it just the right balance, a veritable masterpiece. JY3500 for a 15cm cake.
Open 10am-8pm. Printemps Ginza B1F, 3-2-1 Ginza. 03-3567-0077. Nearest stn: Ginza stn.

Fondand Chocolat from Anniversaire Anniversaire

Anniversaire
Back by popular demand is Anniversaire's famous Fondand Chocolat, a simple but rich classic chocolate Christmas cake, which flew off the shelves last year. Made from Venezuela's best cacao beans, this heart-shaped cake is just right for a man without a sweet tooth. Don't wait on this treat. Only 30 cakes are made every day, and they will be sold only up until Christmas for JY2800.
Open 11am-8pm. 3-5-30 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku. 03-3478-5488. Nearest stn: Omotesando stn.


Nocciola Pasticceria
You wouldn't expect a pastry shop near Tokyo Station to be anything special, but Nocciola Pasticceria has long been famous for its authentic French pastries, as well as its annual bouche de Noel. Tiramisu is the main them with a framboise sauce in the center all wrapped up in a bitter chocolate biscuit. The 10cm cake is JY1500 but hurry and reserve because they only make one hundred.
Open 10am-9pm. 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku. 03-5220-2393. Nearest stn: Tokyo stn. Yaeshu north exit. In the underground arcade.


Takano Fruits Parlor
For Christmas, Patissier Takeshi Suzuki has taken their usual strawberry shortcake to a higher level by combining it with finely chopped pie crust to give it that extra crunch. Available only between December 22-25, you can either take it home or have it at their caf·after your Christmas dinner.
Open 12-10pm. Shinjuku Nowa Bldg. 2F, 3-37-12 Shinjuku. Nearest stn: Shinjuku stn, south exit.