Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers will offer a special Valentine's Day course at the French restaurant "Bay View," located on the hotel's top floor, starting February 1, 2026. The course offers guests the opportunity to enjoy a romantic evening with stunning night views of Yokohama.
The Valentine's menu, crafted by French Chef Takagi, features a series of elegant and refined dishes that harmonize splendor and delicate beauty, perfect for celebrating this special day. The course begins with "Fresh Leonardo," a champagne cocktail made with Amaou strawberries and Moët & Chandon. Following this, guests will enjoy an amuse-bouche of sweet shrimp and caviar, an appetizer of scallop and salmon, and a warm starter featuring foie gras enhanced with the aroma of truffle. Each dish carefully brings out the appeal of seasonal ingredients.
For the fish course, lobster bisque is presented in a cappuccino style, concentrating rich flavors. The main dish features domestic beef sirloin finished with a red wine sauce infused with cacao aroma, an elegant plate befitting Valentine's Day. For dessert, the "Parfait au Chocolat" allows guests to fully savor the allure of chocolate, providing a perfect conclusion to the special evening. Additionally, the hotel's original bonbon chocolate "La Legenda," made with the globally rare Venezuelan "Chuao cacao," is presented as a limited gift exclusive to this course.
The pastry shop "Dorer" offers a selection of seasonal limited items, including bread made with abundant chocolate, macarons, and chocolate cakes. These items are suitable for a wide range of occasions, from gifts for loved ones to personal treats.
Valentine's Special Course: A Symphony for Two - Overview
Location: French Restaurant "Bay View" (28F)
Period: February 1 (Sun) to February 28 (Sat), 2026
Hours:
- Lunch: 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM (Last entry 2:30 PM)
- Dinner: Monday to Friday 5:30 PM to 10:30 PM (Last entry 8:30 PM)
- Saturday 5:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Last entry 8:30 PM)
- Sunday and holidays 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM (Last entry 8:00 PM)
Price: ¥18,500
- Includes toast champagne cocktail
- Commemorative photo with photo frame
- Hotel original bonbon chocolate Chuao Chocolate Box "La Legenda"
Menu: Valentine's Special Course - A Symphony for Two
- Fresh Leonardo: Amaou Strawberry and Moët & Chandon Encounter
- Amuse-Bouche: Sweet Shrimp Tartare with Caviar
- Scallop and Norwegian Salmon Confit with Kumquat Sauce, Broccoli Mousse, and Colorful Vegetables Arranged as a Garden
- Foie Gras Royale with Truffle Cream Sauce
- Lobster Bisque: Kaffir Lime Scented Cappuccino
- Rose Granite
- Grilled Domestic Beef Sirloin with Cacao-Flavored Red Wine Sauce, Beet Purée, and Seasonal Vegetables
- Parfait au Chocolat: Tea Cream with Cacao Nib Tuile
- Chocolate Berry Tea
- Assorted Breads
French Restaurant "Bay View" Chef: Takagi Kohei
After studying at a culinary school, Chef Takagi trained at a French restaurant to establish his culinary foundation. Fascinated by France through cooking, he enrolled in a university's French language department and spent four years deepening his knowledge of France. After graduation, he joined Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers, working at French restaurant "Bay View" and the banquet kitchen. In 2018, he was entrusted with the role of exclusive chef for NISSAN STAR SUITES inside Yokohama Stadium, serving from its launch. In 2019, he became the top chef at the all-day buffet "Compass," and in August 2023, he assumed the position of chef at the French restaurant "Bay View," located on the hotel's top floor.
Pastry Shop "Dorer" Chocolate Items - Overview
Location: Pastry Shop "Dorer" (B1F)
Hours: Monday to Saturday 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Sunday and holidays 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Period: February 1 (Sun) to March 31 (Tue)
Macaron Chuao Chocolat
Price: 5 pieces ¥1,600 (tax included), 10 pieces ¥3,000 (tax included)
Description: A specialty of new Pastry Chef Sato, these macarons luxuriously use "Chuao," a rare cacao bean known as the "legendary cacao" that Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel treats as a signature ingredient. The fragrant chocolate ganache and moist macaron shell blend together, allowing guests to enjoy the deep richness and subtle acidity unique to Chuao.
Pastry Chef: Sato Hirokazu
Chef Sato began his career as a pastry chef at "Maxim's de Paris" in Ginza. During 10 years of dedication, he became fascinated by the profound world of French confectionery and traveled to France. In 2000, he served as sous chef from the founding of "Pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki Paris," which opened in Paris, and contributed to the launch of various stores in Japan. He carefully brings out the natural qualities of ingredients while combining different textured components to pursue cakes with concentrated flavors. His simple and stylish designs, avoiding lavish decoration, have earned high praise from many customers. His specialties are cakes and macarons that bring out the rich aroma and depth of chocolate. He continues to provide memorable flavors with delicate textures to many fans.
In August 2025, Chef Sato assumed the position of Pastry Chef at Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers. On the Sheraton stage, where guests from around the world gather, he delivers unique sweets befitting Yokohama, utilizing his international sensibility and experience.
Legendary Cacao "Chuao"
Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers treats "Chuao," a rare cacao bean known as the "legendary cacao," as one of the hotel's signature ingredients. "Chuao" is a cacao bean of high global value produced only in Chuao village, located in northern Venezuela, surrounded by mountains and sea. It possesses a fruity aroma, refreshing acidity, and elegant, deep sweetness, earning high praise from chocolatiers and pastry chefs worldwide as the highest quality cacao. This "Chuao" is also recommended by Alex Ramirez, a native of Venezuela and the official PR ambassador for Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers. The hotel will continue to communicate the appeal of original products while valuing special encounters with rare ingredients and seasonal fruits as the hotel's food concept.
Baguette Chocolat Fruit
Price: ¥490
Description: Cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and orange peel are luxuriously kneaded into French bread dough and baked to a fragrant finish. The balance of sweetness and acidity creates a rich, flavorful result. Crispy on the outside, moist inside, with the spreading aroma of chocolate and fruit, this is a luxurious baguette.
Bread Caramel Chocolat
Price: ¥440
Description: This bread wraps milk chocolate ganache and caramel nuts, creating a piece where rich sweetness and fragrant texture can be enjoyed. Cranberries soaked in white wine add a refreshing acidity as an accent, allowing a light aftertaste amid the richness. This is a bread limited to the Valentine's season.
Schokoladen Kuchen
Price: ¥1,100
Description: "Schokoladen Kuchen," crafted by Baker Chef Morihiro, luxuriously uses high-quality chocolate from Valrhona, beloved by top pastry chefs worldwide. The rich chocolate flavor and moist texture make this a limited-time product perfect for Valentine's Day and White Day. *Available until March 14 (Sat)
Baker Chef: Morihiro Ryuji
Chef Morihiro joined Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers at its opening in 1998. He has created numerous popular products to this day, spreading the name of "Dorer" nationwide. In September 2020, the shop was selected as one of the top 100 bakeries in "Tabelog Bread EAST 100 Famous Shops 2020," gathering high praise from users. In 2022, the shop also received the award "Tabelog Bread EAST 100 Famous Shops 2022." In recognition of his achievements in sincerely engaging with bread-making since the hotel's opening and contributing to the regional industrial promotion through product creation focusing on ingredients and manufacturing methods, he was selected and honored as a "Kanagawa Excellent Industrialist" in January 2026, a prestigious award.
Notes:
- Listed prices include service charge and consumption tax.
- Photos are for illustrative purposes only.
- (Products from Pastry Shop "Dorer" include consumption tax only.)
- Due to procurement conditions, some menu content or presentation may change.
- For the latest information, please check the hotel's official website. https://ybsh.sotetsu-hotels.com/
Reservations and Inquiries:
Restaurant Reservations: 045-411-1188 (10:00 AM to 7:00 PM)
French Restaurant "Bay View": https://ybsh.sotetsu-hotels.com/restaurants/french-bayview/
Pastry Shop "Dorer": https://ybsh.sotetsu-hotels.com/restaurants/dorer/
