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Last updated 2026-09-25 — So, what’s Japan’s number one dessert? The Japanese food website “Tabelog” (tabelog.com) annually ranks restaurants, ramen shops, and desserts. First, it selects 470 establishments based on ratings, and then readers vote for the top 50 most delicious across the country. Recently, the 2016 updated list was announced, with the top three dessert spots all located in Kyoto Prefecture. The number one is Shougetsu, number two is Chaya no Bozen, and number three is Xi Fangxuan — all long-established wagashi shops. This shows that Japan still holds a deep affection for traditional, history-rich wagashi.


▲Representative wagashi from Xi Fangxuan: Jyuraku. (Photo / courtesy ofXi Fangxuanofficial website)

Reported by Huang Shiyuan / Taipei

So, what’s Japan’s number one dessert? The Japanese food website “Tabelog” (tabelog.com) annually ranks restaurants, ramen shops, and desserts. First, it selects 470 establishments based on ratings, and then readers vote for the top 50 most delicious across the country. Recently, the 2016 updated list was announced, with the top three dessert spots all located in Kyoto Prefecture,number one is Shougetsu, number two is Chaya no Bozen, and number three is Xi Fangxuan,all long-established wagashi shops. This shows that Japan still holds a deep affection for traditional, history-rich wagashi.

The fourth to tenth places are respectively Matsuchodo in Osaka Prefecture, M-Coide in Tokyo, Atesway in Tokyo, Kawabata Dokei in Kyoto Prefecture, Asterisk in Tokyo, and Patisserie 0 - Jun Tousho in Kyoto. < /p >

Tabelog’s 2016 Top 50 Most Delicious Desserts in All of Japan – Top 10

Shougetsu
Address: 6, Ueno-Kamigayacho, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Phone: 075-491-2464

Chaya no Bozen
Address: 25, Nishitagakicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Phone: 075-712-1270

Xi Fangxuan
Address: 180, Okumon-dori Nakanotachibana Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Phone: 075-441-0803

Matsuchodo
Address: 2-36-2, Yamada-cho, Suita, Osaka Prefecture
Phone: 050-5868-7965

M-Coide
Address: 1F, 32-9, Okubo, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture
Phone: 03-5758-0515

Atesway
Address: 3-8-8, Kichijoji Higashicho, Musashino, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture
Phone: 0422-29-0888

Kawabata Dokei
Address: 2-12, Shinmeicho, Shimogamo Minamino, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Phone: 075-781-8117

Asterisk
Address: 1F, Tamatechno Building, 1-26-16, Kamihara, Meguro, Tokyo
Phone: 03-6416-8080

Patisserie 0? (Text corrupted — please provide clean text for accurate translation) Address: 21-3, Hananoki-cho, Ichijoji, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Phone: 075-706-5085

Flour 0? (Text corrupted — please provide clean text for accurate translation) Address: 2F, 3-4F Building, Yotsuya, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-3357-6526


Japan’s 50 Most Delicious Desserts of 2016 – Complete List from Tabelog

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