Hotel Okura Kyoto, in Kawaramachi-Oike in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward, will start taking reservations for its Christmas Cake and Delicatessen lineup on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Items can be picked up from Saturday, December 19 to Friday, December 25, 2026.
This year's cakes include the hotel's classic Fresh Cream Decorated Cake (生デコレーションケーキ), along with two new creations: Dikuchuoru (ディクチュオール), a chocolate mousse cake scented with Earl Grey tea, and Lingots de Noël (ランゴ・ド・ノエル), which pairs cassis with yuzu. A Christmas Mont Blanc (クリスマスモンブラン), based on a popular Mont Blanc the hotel sold in the past, rounds out the cake selection.
In the delicatessen, the Noël Hors d'Oeuvres Set (ノエルオードブル) and the Family Hors d'Oeuvres Set (ファミリーオードブル) have been renewed so that guests can choose according to the occasion. Roast chicken, roast beef made with Japanese beef, stollen and more are also available, so Christmas at home can be enjoyed with hotel-made flavors.
Christmas Cake and Delicatessen Overview
Reservations open: Sunday, November 1, 2026
Pickup period: Saturday, December 19 to Friday, December 25, 2026, 11:30 AM to 8:00 PM
Pickup location: Cafe Lec Court (カフェ レックコート), 1F, Hotel Okura Kyoto
Reservation deadlines:
- Cakes: reserve at least 2 days before pickup
- Delicatessen: reserve at least 3 days before pickup (for Japanese beef roast beef and roast chicken, by 12:00 PM three days before)
Panettone and stollen: Sold from Tuesday, December 1 to Friday, December 25 at Cafe Lec Court (1F) and Panetteria Okura (パネッテリア オークラ) on the second basement floor.
Reservations and inquiries: (075) 254-2517
Official website: https://www.hotel.kyoto/okura/restaurant/lec-court/
Christmas Cakes
Fresh Cream Decorated Cake (生デコレーションケーキ)
A decorated cake made with fresh cream and wheat from Hokkaido. It uses plenty of strawberries and is finished so that the flavors of the cream, sponge and strawberries come together in harmony.
Prices and sizes:
- Approx. 12 cm in diameter: ¥4,800
- Approx. 15 cm in diameter: ¥5,400
- Approx. 18 cm in diameter: ¥7,200
Dikuchuoru (ディクチュオール) (New)
A chocolate mousse cake inspired by Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, known in Japan as "Daiku" (第九). Chocolate mousse scented with Earl Grey tea is layered in nine layers with hazelnut dacquoise, homemade praline and more, representing an orchestra on Christmas Eve.
Price: ¥4,600 (approx. 12 cm in diameter)
Lingots de Noël (ランゴ・ド・ノエル) (New)
A cake themed on "Lingots," the French word for gold bars. A tart cassis mousse enclosing fragrant yuzu cream is layered on a base of almond and poppy seed sablé, then wrapped in meringue. The surface is browned with a torch to finish.
Price: ¥4,400 (approx. 12 cm)
Christmas Mont Blanc (クリスマスモンブラン) (New)
A revival of the Mont Blanc the hotel once sold as a slice of cake, arranged for Christmas. Marron cream and chopped shibukawa chestnuts (chestnuts with their inner skin left on) are layered on a base of galette dough and sponge cake, and fresh cream covers the cake like snow on a mountain.
Price: ¥4,400 (approx. 12 cm in diameter)
Delicatessen and More
Three hors d'oeuvre sets are available, packed with items such as homemade marinated salmon, shrimp cocktail, charcuterie, quiche and yuzu-flavored roast duck. Roast chicken, roast beef made with Japanese beef, stollen and more are also on the menu.
Noël Hors d'Oeuvres Set (ノエルオードブル)
For about 2 to 3 people. Contents are homemade marinated salmon, shrimp cocktail, chicken galantine, tomato and mozzarella caprese, mortadella sausage, homemade pâté de campagne and two kinds of quiche.
Price: ¥4,300
Family Hors d'Oeuvres Set (ファミリーオードブル)
For about 4 to 6 people. Contents are homemade marinated salmon, shrimp cocktail, chicken galantine, cured ham and cream cheese, yuzu-flavored roast duck with three kinds of crudités, homemade pâté de campagne and ham and vegetable terrine.
Price: ¥6,500
Christmas Party Plate (クリスマスパーティープレート)
For about 4 to 6 people. Contents are foie gras meat pie, fried shrimp with tartar sauce, crab cream croquette, spice-flavored fried young chicken, roast beef with seasonal vegetables, rolled chicken with pistachios and dried fruit, and fries made with Inca no Mezame (インカのめざめ) potatoes.
Price: ¥8,000
Roast Chicken (ローストチキン)
One whole bird, for about 3 to 4 people.
Price: ¥5,000
Roast Beef Made with Japanese Beef (国産牛ローストビーフ)
Approx. 1 kg, for about 4 to 5 people.
Price: ¥46,000
Stollen (シュトーレン) and Panettone (パネトーネ)
Stollen (front) and panettone (back) are sold from December 1 to 25 at Cafe Lec Court and Panetteria Okura.
Prices:
- Stollen (approx. 22 cm): ¥2,900
- Panettone (approx. 10 cm in diameter): ¥920
Notes
- All prices include consumption tax.
- The information is current as of the announcement and may change due to circumstances.
