Starting September 1, Hotel New Otani's three directly managed hotels in Tokyo, Makuhari, and Osaka are holding a limited-time Chestnut and Grape Sweets Fair, serving sweets made with autumn's chestnuts and grapes across their in-house restaurants and cake boutiques.
Super Mont Blanc: A Straightforward, Indulgent Take on Japanese Chestnut
Super Mont Blanc — ¥3,780 (takeout price)
The fair's centerpiece is the Super Mont Blanc, built from Japanese chestnuts the pastry chef selects at their peak. This year's cake starts with Ginyose chestnuts from Hyogo Prefecture, prized as one of the finest Japanese chestnut varieties. To let their refined sweetness, fluffy texture, and rich aroma come through, the amount of fresh cream is kept to a minimum, concentrating the chestnut's own deep flavor.
The inside carries its own touches to bring out the chestnut's character: an almond tart layered with Italian marron glacé, wasanbon vanilla mochi, baked elderflower meringue coated in white chocolate, and a vanilla and cream cheese ganache montée, finished with a touch of Aogashima's "Hingya no Shio" salt as an accent. It's a limited-time piece built from layers of distinct ingredients for a deep, complex flavor.
More Chestnut Sweets to Try
Super Marron Shortcake — ¥3,024 (takeout price)
The Super Marron Shortcake pairs Nagasaki Prefecture's 太陽卵 eggs with wasanbon sugar and mandarin orange honey, baked into a soft, gently sweet castella sponge, then sandwiched with fluffy steamed chestnuts and a rich matcha custard cream. A touch of "Hingya no Shio" salt, deep black sugar syrup anko, black sugar syrup jelly, and small daifuku mochi are tucked inside, building a range of textures in every bite while layering the ingredients' flavors for a lingering, Japanese-style finish.
New Marron Croissant — ¥756 (takeout price)
The New Marron Croissant wraps steamed chestnut paste in a croissant baked until fragrant and crisp, finished with mellow bronze chocolate. The result pairs a crisp bite with the chestnut's gentle sweetness and the chocolate's richness for a distinctly Japanese-style harmony.
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Hotel New Otani Tokyo Tea & Cocktail "Garden Lounge"
Hotel New Otani Osaka Bread & Cake "Patisserie SATSUKI"
Hotel New Otani's Special Marron Pancake — ¥3,630
Hotel New Otani's long-loved signature pancake also gets a seasonal, autumn-inspired update. Blending ricotta, cream cheese, and mascarpone into a light, fluffy batter, and adding the hotel's own "white cereal" grain mix for an even airier bite, one of the pancakes is caramelized on the surface until fragrant, playing its texture against the soft batter. It's finished with plenty of fresh cream, wasanbon vanilla mochi, chestnuts, and 渋皮栗 (chestnuts with their inner skin on), plus a red bean jelly made with tsubuan, and topped with a marron macaron for a colorful, autumn-ready plate.
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Hotel New Otani Tokyo Tea & Cocktail "Garden Lounge"
Hotel New Otani Osaka All-Day Dining "SATSUKI"
Grape Sweets Featuring Shine Muscat and Pione
New Extra Super Grape Shortcake — ¥3,564 (takeout price), limited to 20 per day
Bread & Cake "Patisserie SATSUKI" is also featuring grapes, autumn's other signature fruit, across a lineup led by the New Extra Super Grape Shortcake, which uses two in-season grape varieties without holding back. It combines Shine Muscat, known for its refined sweetness (a sugar content of around 18 degrees) and rich aroma, with domestic Pione grapes, whose deep sweetness carries a refreshing tartness, for a vividly colored cake. It's the only shortcake in the "Extra Super Series" — built entirely from carefully selected ingredients — to feature two kinds of fruit.
Iwaizumi Yogurt Jelly (Grape) — ¥1,404 (takeout price)
Grape Jelly — ¥1,674 (takeout price)
Two glass sweets, both limited to autumn, capture the full flavor of grapes. Iwaizumi Yogurt (Grape) tops Iwate Prefecture's yogurt jelly with Shine Muscat and Pione flesh and grape jelly for a rich grape sweetness, while Grape Jelly delivers juicy, refreshing fruit and a mellow sweetness that fills the mouth.
A Seasonal Sweets Buffet Celebrating Autumn's Bounty
A limited-time sweets buffet celebrates the richness of autumn, bringing together a wide range of sweets built around chestnuts' refined sweetness and grapes' deep, juicy flavor. The lineup includes a Marron Shortcake and Mont Blanc available only at the buffet, along with a Grape Roll that wraps grape kanten jelly in a soft, fluffy roll sponge — a chance to take in the season's signature flavors with an open, airy view.
[Locations]
Hotel New Otani Tokyo Tea & Cocktail "Garden Lounge"
Hotel New Otani Makuhari All-Day Dining "SATSUKI"
Hotel New Otani Osaka Tea & Cocktail "SATSUKI LOUNGE"
An Elegant Afternoon Tea Built Around Seasonal Fruit
The afternoon tea lineup is led by the Super Melon Shortcake from Hotel New Otani's signature "Super Sweets Series," alongside a spread of sweets built around whatever fruit is in season. Guests can also enjoy a hearty afternoon tea with special fruit sandwiches and an assorted sandwich selection, choosing their preferred tea leaves to pair with a relaxed afternoon.
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Hotel New Otani Tokyo Tea & Cocktail "Garden Lounge"
Hotel New Otani Osaka Sky Lounge "Four Seasons"
Overview
Name: Chestnut and Grape Sweets Fair
Period: September 1 (Tue) to November 30 (Mon), 2026
More information: https://www.newotani.co.jp/group/marron-grape/
Availability of the fair may change without notice depending on ingredient supply, and the sale period and lineup for each item may vary by hotel. Check each hotel's website for the latest details.
