Japanese sweets parlour cuisine: the best places to taste it in London

6 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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T's Fried Scoop
T's Fried Scoop
97/100 (54 ratings)
Restaurants
Mexican
Fusion
Japanese Fusion
Japanese sweets parlour
Fusion
Japanese Fusion
Mexican
Japanese sweets parlour
Sit down
Fusion
Japanese Fusion
Mexican
Japanese sweets parlour
Cheap Eats
Wheelcake Island
Wheelcake Island
86/100 (48 ratings)
Dessert
Japanese sweets parlour
Taiwanese
Asian
Japanese sweets parlour
Asian
Taiwanese
Cookie
Slider
milk tea
banoffee pie
Imagawayaki
Wheel Cakes
Asian
Taiwanese
Japanese sweets parlour
"Tried the Vanilla Custard wheel-cake and Taro Milk Tea with Tapioca Pearls added. Love the milk tea very much, really tasty and a large amount. Would..."
Dear San
"Tried the chocolate custard cake, oreo cake and matcha cake along with the peal milk tea. Everything was oerfect to my taste. Not too sweet. The..."
Panzani C
"Tried the chocolate custard, vanilla custard and chocoholic flavour. A revisit. Previously tried matcha and red bean from the Spitalfields branch. I..."
Maryam Hussain
"Warm and delicious 車輪餅 😊. Appreciate the flavour variety and deal. My favourite one was the custard and chocolate, and in general they are..."
Luka X
"Wheelcakes are definitely some of my most favourite asian desserts and snacks. Whenever I crave for it, Wheelcake Island is the place to be. Each..."
Honey Frauline
"We brought 4. I had a vanilla custard which I enjoyed and a vanilla and chocolate which was great too. Service was..."
Kevin Mendes
"Traditional Taiwanese wheel cake infused with modern ingredients like Oreo and Biscoff. The simplest vanilla cream filling is still the best. Very..."
Patrick Fan-Chiang
"Delicious red bean cake and pearl milk tea. I will definitely return (want to try matcha cake,..."
Takako Kawabata
"It would have been much better in its own space as the kitchen business not soo..."
Mira Nesterenko
"Delicious wheelcakes, especially when enjoyed..."
Nadji
"We ordered pumpkin, matcha and custard flavoured wheelcake, they were amazing! It would be even better if the shop does like taro/ salty egg yolk/..."
Michelle Shao
"Their wheelcake and matcha latte is delicious! Authentic Taiwanese / Asian taste! Felt like home..."
Elise Ng
"Been coming back for years. Best wheelcake in London no doubt. Friendly service and they do delicious bubble tea..."
DD S
"Super delicious wheelcakes and bubble tea, I always come for their seasonal flavor, love the rose and pumpkin..."
Charlie Lin
"Staff are attentive and friendly. Informs if need to wait in case wanted flavour isnt ready yet. Offers reusable bags and milktea is served in a..."
Bri Valencia Sanvictores
"Lovely young lady that goes by the name of amna served me and was very helpful with giving me advice on what to order , she was a very sweet young..."
Nina Nine
Taiyakiya
Taiyakiya
86/100 (209 ratings)
Dessert
Taiwanese
Japanese sweets parlour
Taiwanese
Japanese
Asian
Japanese sweets parlour
Japanese
Asian
Cereal
Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream
Soft Serve Ice Cream
Iced coffee
Lychee Rose
Juice
Nutella Taiyaki and Azuki Taiyaki
Marshmallow Nutella Taiyaki
Peanut Butter Taiyaki
Cream and Matcha Bubble Tea
Matcha Ice Cream Taiyaki
Ube Boba
Nutella Peanut Butter Takoyaki
Nutella Taiyaki and Banana
Hungry Taiyaki
Taiyakiya Fresh Milk Tea
oreo peanutbutter 奥利奥龙生路銅鱼烧
Ice Cream Sandwich
nutella banana 巧力香蕉鋼鱼烧
Cotton Candy
Asian
Japanese
Taiwanese
Japanese sweets parlour
"Really cute shop located in a nice alley full of Asian food and snack options. Who doesn't like flaky fish shaped pastry! Only had boba on this..."
Max M
"Tried azuki red bean and purple sweet potato taiyakis. Very tasty, soft and not too sweet. You could really taste the red beans and i really love..."
j zhang
"Slightly expected more from the taste, but overall the Taiyakis have a very good texture. I had a black sesame one, it wasn’t terrible but I..."
Ziqin Xu
"- kimchi tofu £3.85 - purple sweet potato £3.35 wide variety of fillings here, both sweet and savoury, with vegan-friendly options too! they also..."
mel
"Really cute clean little shop. The two girls working there helped me out with picking a drink. They have dairy free milk options for the tea. The..."
Elektra Kiourtsoglou
"Very good customer service. Got a Nutella balls milk tea for my younger brother, he was very happy with the drink though he’s usually very picky..."
Shehani_ Fernando.
"I got the tofu kimchi taiyaki and the rose matcha and they are both 10/10, i’m definitely coming back when i’m in..."
Tiana
"A traditional Japanese dessert place, which serves Taiyaki, a Japanese pastry with a sweet or savoury filling. The taiyaki was okay, nothing too..."
Ariff Raiz
"My first Taiyaki experience was a great one at Taiyakiya. Definitely a must stop if you are visiting London. I will be looking for these back..."
Dan Bronson
"First time trying Taiyaki and it was lovely!! It was quite busy but the service was quite fast, we waited around 5 minutes for 1 sweet and 1 Savory..."
Pepper Onigiri
"Yum! We had the 2 for £6 deal. And got two sweet ones. Perfect about of Nutella. First time trying and will deffo come again. A super cute and clean..."
Kayls J
"#UNICORN ICE CREAM 🦄 📍London, Chinatown ⭐️ 4/5 💸 £ 🍴Yep, the unicorn #icecream exists and it's at @ilovetaiyakiya ✨ Delicious soft..."
Alba AB
"It was amazing place. We tried tapioca taiyaki and tapioca cheese , both of them were amazingly yummy and cheep. Don’t forget to try :)..."
Rasim Sen Blockchain Enthusiast&Tech Trainer (zero2hero)
"Ice cream was good and super cute. However, the taiyaki cones aren’t hard like normal ice cream taiyaki. They use the warm soft taiyaki they..."
Kitty Starr
"Very cute place and made fresh to order! We had the kimchi cheese Taiyaki and ice cream Taiyaki with ramune flavour ice cream. The kimchi cheese had..."
Lana-Mae
Cafe Zen
Cafe Zen
82/100 (645 ratings)
Restaurants
Japanese sweets parlour
Cafe
Japanese sweets parlour
Japanese
Cafe
Japanese
Coffee Cake
Cinnamon roll
Scones
Muffin
Soup of the Day
Flat White
Fried Egg Sandwich
Desserts
Salmon Sandwich
Cinnamon doughnut
Carrot Cake
Beer
Fish and Chips
Breakfast Sandwich
Full english breakfast
Biscuits and Cake
Pastries
Savoury Hot Chocolate
Cake Red Velvet Cake
Pastry and Bread Section
Café
Japanese
Japanese sweets parlour
"Really love my sushi! Had to get my picture before I ate it all. Really like how fast service is. The employees are amazing. In a great location...."
Diary of a PISCES
"To busy enjoying my Gyoza (pork) to take a picture of it lol and the super roll, salmon and Yellow tail with Avocado....."
Elisa McClain
"Awesome and interesting sushi options. Tuna and pineapple, and mango and crab. Both..."
Anna Turo
"Fantastic family run business, everything fresh and delicious with great service too! Eat in, take out, or delivery and reasonably..."
Stefan Muirhead
"I stopped in to check it out, the staff was welcoming, polite and friendly. The establishment was clean which is what I was checking for so I got a..."
Untechsavy THANKS
"Food was very great! The taste is real Chinese style. And I really like their desserts. Banana Tempura and ice-cream is wonderful. The owner was real..."
Nan Wang
"After years as a devote Cafe Zen patron, I was disappointed to see another business moving in. I was pleasantly surprised at not only how beautiful a..."
Greg Stefanelli
"Excellent new restaurant. Innovative combinations in the sushi rolls, as well as many tasty Chinese and Japanese favorites. It was uncrowded when I..."
L P
"I love this place even though it's not the original Cafe zen. I still love the sushi. The crab cheese wontons were smaller and cooked harder than I..."
Lucky Libra
"Ordered Baltimore and California Rolls . Both were delicious and fresh . Order prepared quickly, , staff was very pleasant, the prices are..."
Michelle C
"Delicious sushi rolls with daily specials and discounts. BYOB policy is a..."
Shawn Wylie
"I still miss the cooking skills of Cafe Zen when it was at this location but this isn't a bad alternative. Similar menu, taste is per opinion. I say..."
Miguel Panadero
"Delicious food. The fish tastes fresh. Would be 5 stars if they had dine..."
Jeremiah Smith
"Highly recommend their poke bowl, it is delicious and fresh and SUPER easy to order EXACTLY what I want. I would go back again..."
N L
"Sushi food so fresh and taste is delicious. The service so passion. I enjoy the place that I have even..."
guowei zhu
Hefaure
Hefaure
80/100 (1800 ratings)
Restaurants
Japanese sweets parlour
Japanese
Japanese sweets parlour
Japanese
Brown Sugar Bubble Soufflé
Cocoa Cream with Oreo Soufflé
Bubble tea
Strawberry Cream Soufflé
Boba Pancakes
Tiramisu - Alcohol Free
Peanut Butter Pancake
Nutella with Chocolate
Taro Milk Tea
Lotus Biscoff Souffle
Brown Sugar Bubble Milk Tea
Strawberry and Nutella Pancakes
Lotus Pancakes
Oreo Pancake
Nutella and Strawberry Pancakes
Nutella and Strawberry Souffle
Soufflé Japanese Pancakes
Cream Soufflé and Matcha Redbean Soufflé
Japanese
Japanese sweets parlour
"This is a cute little shop where you can sit downstairs or have it to take away. The pancake was so light and fluffy and so delicious!! I ordered..."
Tu Lay Luu
"The pancakes are amazing!! So fluffy and light! We went for the strawberry cream and they were super delicious and not overly sweet. Service was also..."
B K
"Tasty souffle, can highly recommend the pearl and brown sugar. Portion size is adequate and the desserts are really sweet. They have a small..."
Zaki
"Amazing place! Typical Japanese cake with different toppings and flavours! Really small place to take away your sweet pleasure but so tasty! Peanut..."
Josep Antoni R.R.
"So nice I had it twice. This spot doesn’t have seating or dining in but they have another store in Wood Green which I will definitely be checking..."
Hafsa Mohd
"came here for the first time on thursday & had to come back the following day because of how much i enjoyed it. the nutella and strawberries soufflé..."
hafsa
"really amazing pancakes! they’re so light and fluffy it’s genuinely a blessing. they’re a bit expensive (£8, but because i paid with cash i..."
Emina
"Although the pancakes are very light and we loved it, I think it is extremely overpriced. 8 pounds gets you 2 small pancakes. They do a 10% discount..."
Mafalda Pereira
"Soufflé was amazing. Really fluffy with the perfect amount of toppings. The soufflé could’ve been served a little hotter, that would be..."
Hendrik
"The pancakes are lovely , bit expensive but super delicious . I really enjoyed the brown sugar boba pancakes and I tried my friends Oreo one and that..."
Yasmin Kane
"Omg delicious and fluffy pancakes. So addictive. I’ve visited twice in two weeks. Highly recommend you stop..."
Erika Melendez
"The pancakes are delicious, really fluffy. However, the place downstairs with some tables was dirty and lots of empty..."
Aline Kaminski
"Delicious! We had the Oreo and the bubble tea! The chocolate cream on the Oreo is very sweet so I'd recommend sharing but it was sooo tasty! I'd..."
Lana-Mae
"Recommend the Lotus Soufflé Pancakes! Delicious. 10% discount if you pay by cash. Seating area available..."
N RB
"Well, I came to the place to experience what an Asian dessert is, without filters. I took the combination of matcha cream and black beans. It's an..."
Yogev Levy
"Went for the hype and was not dissapointed. The soufflé pancakes are fresh, hot and with all sorts of toppings. I went for the biscoff and payed..."
E. H.
The Alley
The Alley
77/100 (1014 ratings)
Coffee & Tea
Coffee & Tea
Cafe
Japanese sweets parlour
Asian
Cafe
Japanese sweets parlour
Asian
matcha latte
Thai Tea
Taho
Milkshake
Creme Brûlée Milk Tea
Bubble tea
Brown Sugar Deerioca Cream Brulee Milk Tea
Juice
danjjan chicken korean toast 絕不辣雞韓式吐司
Falooda
Brown Sugar Deerioca with Oat Milk
Dalgona Brown Sugar Deerioca Milk
Yogurt Drinks
Dalgona Crème Brûlée Brown Sugar Milk Tea
Green Tea Milk Tea
Coco Brown Sugar Deerioca Milk Tea
Northern Lights and Strawberry Lulu
orange lulu 橙香露露
Sit down
Café
Asian
Japanese sweets parlour
Cheap Eats
"One of my favourite bubble tea places! Tried their taro milk with black sugar, the milk was not too sweet but the brown sugar syrup and boba..."
Yanran Chen
"Great bubble tea. A lot of varieties. I would definitely recommend..."
Andra Radu
"OH MY GOSH. This is bubble tea like I've never seen it before!! As soon as we entered I could tell this was going to be great just by the massive..."
Azure
"Wonderful place. The classic brown sugar milk is awesome. The staff were very friendly and..."
Shaba Ali
"Definitely the best bubble tea I’ve ever had. Really flavourful tapioca and just amazing flavour. Atmospheric and staff are really friendly!..."
Raluca Gayler
"Definitely my favourite bubble tea place here in London. The shop can get really crowded as well so you need to wait most of the time before you can..."
Jovim Lana
"The best bobba tea I ever had. Very tasty😋 and so sweet. Come try it..."
Gadi Gorbunets
"One of my all-time favourite spots for bubble tea and my preferred drink is always the brown sugar milk tea. Key word being “drink.” Would avoid..."
Safwan C
"One of the best bubble drink in London. The tapioca taste very good ✨ so..."
Fildzah Amalia Aziz
"Bubble tea cafe from Taiwan, Creme Brulee Brown Sugar and Royal No. 9 Milk tea was so delicious. So we visited again. This time we drank Creme..."
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