From Wednesday, November 18 to Sunday, December 27, 2026, "Alice's Christmas Gift Afternoon Tea" will be available for a limited time at ten wedding venues in nine cities across Japan, operated by Best Bridal Inc. and Best Anniversary Inc. It is the third collaboration with "Macmillan Alice," the British original-work brand.
The two story worlds, "Wonderland," where card soldiers and the Queen of Hearts appear, and "Looking-Glass Land," where a chessboard stretches out, are kept intact and finished in the red and green of Christmas, elegant yet cute in an adult way. Charming motifs such as hearts, trees, and gift boxes are combined with the flavors of strawberry, apple, and raspberry. Guests can enjoy the fantasy world drawn by author Lewis Carroll with the excitement of opening a Christmas gift.
- Host cities: Sendai, Omiya, Chiba, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hakata
- Operator note: Only The Strings Hakata is operated by Best Anniversary Inc.
- Official event page: https://www.bestbridal.co.jp/guestparty/event_theme/2026event_theme-15/
About Macmillan Alice
Macmillan is a publishing house founded in 1843 in London by Alexander Macmillan, a well-regarded editor, together with his older brother Daniel.
The company first published Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland (1865), illustrated by Sir John Tenniel, and Through the Looking-Glass (1871).
"Macmillan Alice" is the original-work brand that Macmillan still protects today. More than 160 years after its first edition, Alice in Wonderland has been translated into more than 170 languages and remains one of the world's most famous children's books.
Macmillan Alice official site: https://macmillan-alice.jp/
Afternoon Tea Highlights
Sweets in Christmas colors with story motifs, made with plenty of strawberries and apples
The upper tier of the stand features "Queen of Hearts Strawberry Verrine," made with plenty of sweet-and-tart strawberries in an eye-catching red-and-white contrast; "Alice's Dress-Up Strawberry Mousse," inspired by Alice in her dress; and "Wonderland Storybook Classic Apple Pie," with a classic look reminiscent of the start of the story.
The middle tier holds "Looking-Glass Chessboard: Raspberry Ganache Opera," which expresses the chessboard that symbolizes the story with rich flavors; "Spice-Scented Stollen-Style Box Cake," a Christmas special that captures the aroma of spices; and "Tea Party Ornament Tree Tart," as cute as a tree ornament. In total, six kinds of sweets are served.
Chef-created savories with a variety of flavors
Three savories are on the lineup. "Queen's Garden 'Red and White' Turnip Soup with Raspberry" is a colorful soup that combines the gentle sweetness of turnip with a tart raspberry accent. "To the Mad Hatter's Tea Party: Salmon and Colorful Pickles" expresses the lively, mysterious tea party hosted by the Mad Hatter with colorful pickles. "Crostini from the Forest You Wandered Into: Chicken & Mozzarella" evokes being drawn into the mysterious world of the story.
Two special desserts inspired by scenes from the story, available as options
"Alice's Clockwork Noël: Strawberry & Caramel Chocolate" is a special dessert themed on the White Rabbit's pocket watch, a key item in the story. Rich, deep caramel chocolate is paired with the sweet-and-tart accent of fresh strawberries.
"White Rabbit's Holiday Parfait: Hearts & Macarons" is a limited-quantity parfait that expresses the lively tea time of the White Rabbit, who runs off in a hurry with a watch in hand. Heart-shaped chocolates and cute macarons are piled in the glass, capturing a fantastical Christmas world.
Event Details
- Product name: "Alice's Christmas Gift Afternoon Tea"
- Sales period: Wednesday, November 18 to Sunday, December 27, 2026 (held on specific dates depending on the venue)
- Venues:
- ArtGrace Forest Geihinkan (Sendai)
- Omiya ArtGrace Wedding Chateau
- ArtGrace Wedding Coast Tokyo Bay (Chiba)
- Applause Square Tokyo Geihinkan (Tokyo)
- Yokohama ArtGrace Portside Villa
- Iseyama Hills
- Hoshigaoka Geihinkan ArtGrace Club (Nagoya)
- ArtGrace Wedding Coast Osaka
- Kyoto ArtGrace Wedding Hills
- The Strings Hakata Cafe Lounge "Time Nest" (Hakata)
- Hours: Vary by venue (see the venue information below)
- Price: From ¥5,000 per person (tax and 15% service charge included). Only the Hakata venue starts from ¥5,500.
Menu
Desserts
Queen of Hearts Strawberry Verrine / Alice's Dress-Up Strawberry Mousse / Wonderland Storybook Classic Apple Pie / Looking-Glass Chessboard: Raspberry Ganache Opera / Spice-Scented Stollen-Style Box Cake / Tea Party Ornament Tree Tart
Savories
Queen's Garden "Red and White" Turnip Soup with Raspberry / To the Mad Hatter's Tea Party: Salmon and Colorful Pickles / Crostini from the Forest You Wandered Into: Chicken & Mozzarella
Scones and condiment
Plain scone / Black tea scone
Condiment: Apple confiture
Drinks
- 1-pot plan: A simple plan that includes one serving of tea from Mariage Frères, a long-established French tea brand (not offered at the Hakata venue)
- Cafe Free: Several kinds of drinks, such as black tea, coffee, and soft drinks, are all-you-can-drink
- Tea Selection plan: All-you-can-drink Mariage Frères tea selection plus the Cafe Free plan drinks
Lunch sets (from ¥7,200 each)
- Lunch 1: Raspberry and turnip cream soup / Tagliatelle with shrimp in a spicy tomato cream sauce
- Lunch 2: Olive focaccia / Polpette and winter vegetable stew, pie-wrapped
Lunch sets do not include savories.
Options
- Special drink: Christmas Hot Fruit Sangria (non-alcoholic), ¥1,100
- Special dessert: Alice's Clockwork Noël: Strawberry & Caramel Chocolate, ¥1,950
- Special dessert: White Rabbit's Holiday Parfait: Hearts & Macarons, ¥2,300
All prices include tax and a 15% service charge. Set plans are also available. The contents may change depending on ingredient availability, and the menu may differ slightly by venue.
Photo Gallery
All photos are for illustration purposes.
Venue Information
Reservations are required at every venue. Prices at all venues include tax and a 15% service charge, and other plans are also available.
ArtGrace Forest Geihinkan (Sendai)
- Sale dates (held on specific dates only): Nov 23 (Mon, holiday), 29 (Sun); Dec 6 (Sun), 13 (Sun), 19 (Sat), 24 (Thu)
- Hours: Seating 1: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM / Seating 2: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
- Price: Weekdays from ¥5,000 / Weekends and holidays from ¥5,500
- Lunch plan: Per person, weekdays from ¥7,200 / weekends and holidays from ¥7,700
- Dogs: The announcement says dog-friendly dates are marked with ★, but none of the listed dates carries the mark.
- Address: 24-1 Yagiyama Kasumicho, Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0831
- Phone: 022-305-1302
- Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays (except holidays) and days designated by the company
- Website: https://www.bestbridal.co.jp/guestparty/event/artgrace_are_sendai/2026event-38/
Omiya ArtGrace Wedding Chateau
- Sale dates (held on specific dates only): Nov 18 (Wed), 19 (Thu), 23 (Mon, holiday), 26 (Thu), 27 (Fri), 29 (Sun); Dec 2 (Wed), 3 (Thu), 4 (Fri), 5 (Sat), 6 (Sun), 13 (Sun), 16 (Wed), 23 (Wed), 24 (Thu), 25 (Fri)
- Hours:
- Weekdays: Seating 1: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM / Seating 2: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM / Seating 3: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
- Saturdays and Sundays: Seating 1: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM / Seating 2: 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
- Price: Weekdays from ¥5,000 / Weekends and holidays from ¥5,500
- Lunch plan: Per person, weekdays from ¥7,200 / weekends and holidays from ¥7,700
- Address: 1-816-7 Uetakecho, Kita-ku, Saitama, Saitama 331-0813
- Phone: 048-662-5551 (Cafe & Restaurant 四季庭)
- Closed: Tuesdays
- Website: https://www.bestbridal.co.jp/restaurant/special/detail-23681/
ArtGrace Wedding Coast Tokyo Bay (Chiba)
- Sale dates (held on specific dates only): Nov 21 (Sat), 23 (Mon, holiday), 28 (Sat), 29 (Sun); Dec 2 (Wed), 9 (Wed), 10 (Thu), 16 (Wed), 19 (Sat), 20 (Sun)
- Hours: Seating 1: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM / Seating 2: 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
- Price: Weekdays from ¥5,000 / Weekends and holidays from ¥5,500
- Lunch plan: Per person, weekdays from ¥7,200 / weekends and holidays from ¥7,700
- Address: 5-8-2 Akemi, Urayasu, Chiba 279-0014
- Phone: 047-316-6668
- Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays (except holidays) and days designated by the company
- Website: https://www.bestbridal.co.jp/guestparty/event/artgrace_shinura/2026event-37/
Applause Square Tokyo Geihinkan (Tokyo)
- Sale dates (held on specific dates only; dates marked ★ are dog-friendly): ★Nov 20 (Fri), ★Nov 23 (Mon, holiday); Dec 6 (Sun), ★Dec 13 (Sun), Dec 18 (Fri), ★Dec 25 (Fri), ★Dec 26 (Sat). Only Seating 1 is held on Dec 26 (Sat).
- Hours: Weekdays: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM / Weekends and holidays: 4:15 PM to 6:15 PM
- Price: Weekdays from ¥5,000 / Weekends and holidays from ¥5,500
- Lunch plan: Per person, weekdays from ¥7,200 / weekends and holidays from ¥7,700
- Address: 3-5 Ichigaya Nakanocho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0064
- Phone: 03-5368-4700
- Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays (except holidays) and days designated by the company
- Website: https://www.bestbridal.co.jp/guestparty/event/applause_ichigaya/2026event-33/
Yokohama ArtGrace Portside Villa
- Sale dates (held on specific dates only): Nov 18 (Wed), 19 (Thu), 20 (Fri), 23 (Mon, holiday), 26 (Thu), 27 (Fri), 29 (Sun); Dec 2 (Wed), 3 (Thu), 4 (Fri), 6 (Sun), 9 (Wed), 12 (Sat), 16 (Wed), 19 (Sat), 23 (Wed), 24 (Thu), 25 (Fri). Only Seating 1 is held on Nov 29 (Sun).
- Hours: Seating 1: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM / Seating 2: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
- Price: Weekdays from ¥5,000 / Weekends and holidays from ¥5,500
- Lunch plan: Per person, weekdays from ¥7,200 / weekends and holidays from ¥7,700
- Address: 1-4 Onocho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 221-0055
- Phone: 045-440-5588
- Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays (except holidays) and days designated by the company
- Website: https://www.bestbridal.co.jp/restaurant/special/detail-23639/
Iseyama Hills
- Sale dates (held on specific dates only): Nov 18 (Wed), 19 (Thu), 20 (Fri), 23 (Mon, holiday), 26 (Thu), 27 (Fri), 29 (Sun); Dec 3 (Thu), 4 (Fri), 6 (Sun), 9 (Wed), 10 (Thu), 11 (Fri), 13 (Sun), 16 (Wed), 17 (Thu), 18 (Fri), 20 (Sun), 23 (Wed), 24 (Thu), 25 (Fri)
- Hours:
- Weekdays: Seating 1: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM / Seating 2: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM / Seating 3: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
- Weekends and holidays: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
- Price: Weekdays from ¥5,000 / Weekends and holidays from ¥5,500
- Lunch plan: Per person, weekdays from ¥7,200 / weekends and holidays from ¥7,700
- Address: 58-3 Miyazakicho, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0031
- Access: 7-minute walk from JR Sakuragicho Station
- Phone: 045-260-8845 (Ristorante Mangiare Iseyama)
- Closed: Tuesdays (except holidays) and days designated by the company
- Website: https://www.bestbridal.co.jp/restaurant/special/detail-23679/
Hoshigaoka Geihinkan ArtGrace Club (Nagoya)
- Sale dates (held on specific dates only): Nov 19 (Thu), 20 (Fri), 26 (Thu), 27 (Fri), 29 (Sun); Dec 3 (Thu), 10 (Thu), 17 (Thu), 18 (Fri), 24 (Thu), 25 (Fri), 27 (Sun)
- Hours: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
- Price: Weekdays from ¥5,000 / Weekends and holidays from ¥5,500
- Lunch plan: Per person, weekdays from ¥7,200 / weekends and holidays from ¥7,700
- Dog-friendly afternoon tea: Per person, weekdays from ¥5,550 / weekends and holidays from ¥6,050. Dogs are welcome on all dates (first 5 groups).
- Address: 180 Meito Honmachi, Meito-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 465-0088
- Phone: 052-789-0886
- Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays (except holidays) and days designated by the company
- Website: https://www.bestbridal.co.jp/guestparty/event/artgrace_hoshigaoka/2026event-34/
ArtGrace Wedding Coast Osaka
- Sale dates (held on specific dates only): Nov 19 (Thu), 26 (Thu), 27 (Fri), 29 (Sun); Dec 4 (Fri), 5 (Sat), 6 (Sun), 10 (Thu), 11 (Fri), 13 (Sun), 18 (Fri), 19 (Sat), 20 (Sun), 24 (Thu), 25 (Fri)
- Hours: Weekdays: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM / Weekends and holidays: Seating 1: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM, Seating 2: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
- Price: Weekdays from ¥5,000 / Weekends and holidays from ¥5,500
- Lunch plan: Per person, weekdays from ¥7,200 / weekends and holidays from ¥7,700
- Address: 2-8-1 Nankokita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Osaka 559-0034
- Phone: 06-6569-5537
- Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays (except holidays) and days designated by the company
- Website: https://www.bestbridal.co.jp/guestparty/event/artgrace_osaka/2026event-39/
Kyoto ArtGrace Wedding Hills
- Sale dates (held on specific dates only): Nov 20 (Fri), 23 (Mon, holiday), 26 (Thu), 27 (Fri), 29 (Sun); Dec 3 (Thu), 6 (Sun), 10 (Thu), 11 (Fri), 13 (Sun), 17 (Thu), 19 (Sat), 24 (Thu), 25 (Fri)
- Hours: Weekdays: 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM / Weekends and holidays: Seating 1: 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM, Seating 2: 2:45 PM to 4:15 PM
- Price: Weekdays from ¥5,000 / Weekends and holidays from ¥5,500
- Lunch plan: Per person, weekdays from ¥7,200 / weekends and holidays from ¥7,700
- Address: 14-5 Yoshida Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto 606-8305
- Phone: 075-762-1898
- Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays (except holidays) and days designated by the company
- Website: https://www.bestbridal.co.jp/guestparty/event/artgrace_kyoto/2026event-40/
The Strings Hakata Cafe Lounge "Time Nest" (Hakata)
- Sale dates: Dec 2 (Wed), 3 (Thu), 4 (Fri), 7 (Mon), 9 (Wed), 10 (Thu), 11 (Fri), 14 (Mon), 16 (Wed), 17 (Thu), 18 (Fri), 21 (Mon), 23 (Wed), 24 (Thu), 25 (Fri)
- Hours: Seating 1: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM / Seating 2: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
- Price: Weekdays from ¥5,500 / Weekends and holidays from ¥6,000
- Lunch plan: Per person, weekdays from ¥7,200 / weekends and holidays from ¥7,700
- Address: KITTE Hakata 11F, 9-1 Hakata Ekichuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0012
- Access: Directly connected to JR Hakata Station (Hakata Exit)
- Phone: 092-600-8852
- Closed: Tuesdays, weekends, and holidays
- Website: https://wedding-hakata.strings-group.jp/cafe/afternoon_tea/christmas
