Mesm Tokyo, Autograph Collection — a modern luxury hotel in Tokyo's Kaigan district of Minato Ward that channels the city's energy into refined, creative spaces — is bringing the glamour of Paris's Champs-Élysées to a parfait glass. From October 1 (Thursday), 2026 through January 8 (Friday), 2027, the hotel's 16th-floor Bar & Lounge Whisk will serve a strawberry and pistachio "Layered Parfait — Shimmer of the Champs-Élysées," inspired by the avenue's festive autumn streetscape.
Mesm Tokyo's "Layered Parfait" changes its theme with the seasons. This edition is set in a Paris turning from autumn to winter, capturing the glittering streetscape of the Champs-Élysées — its tree-lined avenue and shop windows aglow — inside a single glass. The starring ingredients are vivid red strawberries and rich, fragrant pistachio, layered with nuances of framboise, rose, white chocolate, and champagne for a sophisticated, adult flavor that balances sweet-tartness with fragrant, festive notes. Inside the glass, layers build from a strawberry compote gelée to a white-chocolate-based rose mousse, a rich pistachio mousse, and a tangy framboise gelée.
The top is finished with glossy, fresh strawberries and a champagne gelée that catches the light like jewels, evoking the glittering scenery of the Champs-Élysées. Macarons filled with pistachio ice cream and delicate almond-pistachio tuiles complete an elegant glass dessert that catches the eye at first glance. The strawberries' juicy sweet-tartness, the pistachio's deep richness, rose's elegant fragrance, and the champagne gelée's light lingering finish layer together with every spoonful, changing character with each bite. The parfait can be enjoyed at Bar & Lounge Whisk, with views over the greenery of Hamarikyu Gardens and the waterfront of Tokyo Bay.
Layers of the Strawberry and Pistachio "Layered Parfait"
Top: Fresh Strawberry and Champagne Gelée
Vivid fresh strawberries are layered with a sparkling champagne gelée and crumble, evoking the glamour of the Champs-Élysées streetscape. A macaron filled with pistachio ice cream, an almond-pistachio tuile, and a white chocolate plate add a special touch to both the flavor and the presentation.
First Layer: Strawberry Compote Gelée
Strawberries are made into a compote and set into a gelée that keeps their natural fruitiness. Its juicy sweetness and gentle tartness open the parfait on a bright note.
Second Layer: Rose Mousse
A smooth white-chocolate-based mousse delicately scented with rose. An elegant floral fragrance drifts up through its milky richness, brightening the strawberries' sweet-tartness.
Third Layer: Strawberry Compote Gelée
A second layer of strawberry compote gelée lightly bridges the flavor from rose mousse toward pistachio. Eating it together with the surrounding layers brings out the strawberry's presence even more.
Fourth Layer: Pistachio Mousse
A smooth mousse that locks in pistachio's toasty, concentrated flavor, adding rich depth and a pleasant shift in texture to the parfait.
Fifth Layer: Framboise Gelée
The bottom layer is a framboise gelée with a bright tartness. It tightens the lingering richness of pistachio and white chocolate, keeping the impression light and festive through the very last spoonful.
Details
| Available | October 1 (Thu), 2026 to January 8 (Fri), 2027 |
| Hours | Weekdays: 2:00 PM–10:00 PM / Weekends & Holidays: 12:00 PM–10:00 PM |
| Location | Mesm Tokyo, 16F Bar & Lounge "Whisk" (1-10-30 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo) |
| Price | Layered Parfait: ¥2,800 / With drink set (unlimited tea or coffee refills): ¥4,000 ※ Prices include consumption tax and a 15% service charge. ※ Limited quantities available; ends when sold out. |
| Reservations | https://x.gd/KGX21 or Mesm Tokyo main line: 03-5777-1112 |
Bar & Lounge Whisk takes its name from the idea of "whisking" together contrasts — tradition and innovation, energy and refinement, stillness and motion. Themed after an artist's atelier and inspired by paintings, it offers original mixology cocktails and mocktails crafted by the venue's mixologists, along with house-made sweets and light bites. By day it has the relaxed feel of a waterside café overlooking Tokyo's waterfront; by night it becomes a bar lounge with glittering views and live music and art performances.
Bar & Lounge Whisk (16F)
Hours: Weekdays 2:00 PM–12:00 AM (L.O. 11:00 PM) / Weekends & Holidays 12:00 PM–12:00 AM (L.O. 11:00 PM)
Seats: 56
