Hotel Associa Shizuoka (Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City; General Manager: Shusei Sakaguchi) is holding "Muscat Elegance" from Saturday, August 22 through Sunday, September 27, 2026, a hotel-wide lineup built around Shine Muscat grapes at the peak of their season. Prized for their elegant sweetness, refreshing aroma, and jewel-like shine, Shine Muscat grapes appear across afternoon tea, sweets, cocktails, and a stay plan throughout the hotel.
From an afternoon spent over afternoon tea, to an evening with a cocktail in hand, to a morning welcomed at the hotel, guests can enjoy Shine Muscat in a variety of settings throughout their stay.
Lobby Lounge Scenery: Afternoon Tea Set – Shine Muscat & Peach
The "Afternoon Tea Set – Shine Muscat & Peach" brings Shine Muscat into a range of sweet and savory bites. The lineup includes a rare cheese made with juice from Shine Muscat blended whole, along with a raisin sandwich, petit tart, and other sweets built around the grape. Peach-based sweets such as mousse, gateau, and pavlova round out the selection, and Shine Muscat also appears in the savory items for a contrast of sweetness and saltiness.
Afternoon Tea Set – Shine Muscat & Peach
Period: August 22 (Sat) to September 27 (Sun), 2026, weekends and holidays only
Hours: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM (120-minute seating) *Reservation required by 5:00 PM the day before
Venue: Lobby Lounge Scenery
Price: ¥4,200 per person
Sweets
- Shine Muscat rare cheese
- Shine Muscat, honey, and elderflower jelly
- Shine Muscat petit tart
- Shine Muscat raisin sandwich
- Peach mousse
- Peach and orange pavlova
- Black tea-flavored milk chocolate and peach gateau
Scones
Hotel-made scones (clotted cream / Shizuoka-grown fig jam / blueberry jam)
Savories
- Shine Muscat and mozzarella cheese pintxos
- Shine Muscat and smoked salmon tartine
- Chilled peach soup with black pepper
- Mini burger with truffle aroma
Drinks
Includes a glass of non-alcoholic sparkling wine for a toast. Six kinds of tea (including limited-time flavors "Plenty Fruit" and "Pick Me Up"), coffee, and soft drinks are also available.
Lobby Lounge Scenery: Shine Muscat Sweets
Two Shine Muscat sweets, each built to highlight the grape itself, are also available at Lobby Lounge Scenery for a limited time.
Period: August 22 (Sat) to September 27 (Sun), 2026
Venue: Lobby Lounge Scenery
Shine Muscat Rice Flour Tart
A rice flour tart with the gentle sweetness of wasanbon sugar and the aroma of almond is layered with muscat jam, custard cream made with Shizuoka-grown milk and eggs, and a refreshing rare cheese mousse, then finished with a generous topping of fresh Shine Muscat.
¥1,100 (takeout price)
¥1,260 (eat-in price)
Shine Muscat and Melting Almond Tofu Parfait
A light sponge made with Fuji spring water eggs is layered with a smooth almond tofu from Chinese restaurant 梨杏, along with lychee-scented jelly and Shine Muscat. Refreshing yogurt chantilly and white wine jelly complete the parfait.
¥1,600 (single item)
¥2,600 (set with coffee or tea)
Limited to 10 servings, eat-in only
Chinese Restaurant 梨杏: Chinese Afternoon Tea Set – Shine Muscat
Chinese Restaurant 梨杏 brings Shine Muscat into a Chinese-style afternoon tea. The lineup includes a mini parfait layering almond tofu, lychee jelly, and yogurt cream with an osmanthus wine jelly, and a fresh mooncake with a chewy dough wrapped around white bean paste kneaded with Shine Muscat flesh, alongside other sweets built around the grape.
Dim sum and other dishes are served as well, including a char siu burger, flower-shaped steamed dumplings, and a corn soup with shark fin. The set brings together sweets and Chinese cuisine in one afternoon tea, distinct to 梨杏.
Period: August 22 (Sat) to September 27 (Sun), 2026, weekends and holidays only
**Hours: 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM (120-minute seating) Last seating 3:00 PM Reservation required by 5:00 PM the day before
Venue: Chinese Restaurant 梨杏
Price: ¥3,500 per person
Beyond the afternoon tea, 梨杏 also serves Shine Muscat through its lunch and dinner courses. Guests who order a qualifying lunch or dinner course receive a "Shine Muscat and Lychee Mini Parfait" for dessert.
Qualifying courses
Lunch courses: ¥4,000 / ¥6,000
Dinner course: ¥12,000
Main Bar Estmare: Shine Muscat Cocktails
Main Bar Estmare offers cocktails built around the refreshing taste of Shine Muscat for evening hours, along with a dish that pairs cheese with the grape.
Crystal Muscat — ¥2,000
A short cocktail in which gin's botanical notes bring out the juicy sweetness and fragrant aroma of Shine Muscat, finishing with a refreshing, elegant aftertaste. A seasonal, limited-time pour.
Gateau Vert (non-alcoholic) — ¥2,000
A non-alcoholic cocktail built around the rich aroma and elegant sweetness of Shine Muscat, layered with fresh cream so the grape and the cream's gentle sweetness combine into something reminiscent of a shortcake.
A Shine Muscat and cheese platter is also available, pairing well with the cocktails or a glass of wine.
Shine Muscat and Cheese Platter
¥2,500
Period: August 22 (Sat) to September 27 (Sun), 2026
Venue: Main Bar Estmare
All-Day Dining Pergola: Buffet Desserts
From August 22 (Sat) through September 27 (Sun), two Shine Muscat sweets join the dessert buffet at All-Day Dining Pergola, including a shortcake made with Fuji spring water eggs and a panna cotta made with Shizuoka milk, both built around the seasonal grape.
Starting September 1 (Tue), the buffet also introduces an autumn-themed lineup, adding desserts such as a chestnut pound cake made with domestic chestnuts and a cheesecake topped with apple, alongside the continuing Shine Muscat sweets.
Shine Muscat Stay Plan
The "Shine Muscat Stay Plan" is a hotel stay built around Shine Muscat throughout. At breakfast, a Morning Muscat Dessert is served at the table in addition to the buffet menu.
The plan also includes a Shine Muscat cocktail at Main Bar Estmare and a 10% discount on takeout cakes from Lobby Lounge Scenery.
Shine Muscat Stay Plan
Plan period: August 22 (Sat) to September 27 (Sun), 2026
Images are for illustration purposes. Listed prices include consumption tax.
