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The best Anmitsu in Tokyo

Also spelt an mitsu, cream anmitsu, kuri anmitsu and mitsumame. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Mihashi (Ueno Honten)

    Ueno, by Ueno Park Tokyo Station, Nihonbashi and Kanda

    Open
    10.30am to 9pm, closing days irregular
    Where
    4-9-7 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0005

    Ueno's original Mihashi has been on this corner since 1948. The shiratama cream anmitsu is the order, black syrup poured over soft agar. Closing days are irregular, so ring first, and weekend queues reach the pavement.

    What to orderShiratama cream anmitsu

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  2. Number 2.Kanmidokoro Hatsune

    Ningyocho, Nihonbashi Tokyo Station, Nihonbashi and Kanda

    Open
    11.30am to 6pm, shut Tuesdays
    Where
    1-15-6 Nihonbashi-Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0013 (Gobangai Building 1F)

    Tokyo's oldest kanmidokoro, trading in Ningyocho since 1837. The apricot anmitsu came from a pregnant customer's request forty years ago; pick white syrup over black. Closed Tuesdays, and the small room fills at weekends.

    What to orderAnzu (apricot) anmitsu, white syrup

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  3. Number 3.Asakusa Umezono (Honten)

    Asakusa, off Nakamise Asakusa and Ueno

    Open
    10am to 5pm, 6pm weekends, some Wednesdays shut
    Where
    1-31-12 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0032

    Founded 1854 beside Sensoji, and still a tea house first. The shiratama cream anmitsu is the one to have, though the awa zenzai is the house dish. Wednesday closures shift monthly, so check the notice.

    What to orderShiratama cream anmitsu

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  4. Kinozen (Kagurazaka)

    Kagurazaka, near Iidabashi Shinjuku

    Open
    From 11am until the day's stock runs out
    Where
    2-12-15 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0825 (Sawaya Building 1F)

    Kinozen came back to Kagurazaka in July 2025, now in the Sawaya building rather than its old spot by Iidabashi. Order the anzu anmitsu. Stock decides closing time, so go before the afternoon thins out.

    What to orderAnzu anmitsu (1,200 yen)

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  5. Takemura

    Kanda-Sudacho, by Awajicho Tokyo Station, Nihonbashi and Kanda

    Open
    11am to 8pm, shut Sun, Mon and holidays
    Where
    1-19 Kanda-Sudacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0041

    A 1930 wooden house that survived the firebombing, listed by the city since 2001. Have the cream anmitsu, and agemanju alongside. It shuts Sundays, Mondays and holidays, and queues daily since the 2024 drama.

    What to orderCream anmitsu, plus agemanju to take away

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  6. Kanmidokoro Irie

    Monzen-nakacho, Koto-ku Tsukiji, Tsukishima and Toyosu

    Open
    11am to 6.30pm, shut Wednesdays
    Where
    2-6-6 Monzen-nakacho, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0048

    A Monzen-nakacho konnyaku and agar maker that opened its sweet counter in 1970. The anmitsu, with the paste laid on in a half-moon by spatula, is what to have. Wednesdays are shut unless a temple day falls.

    What to orderAnmitsu (900 yen), or mamekan for the salted peas

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  7. Kanmi Okame (Yurakucho)

    Yurakucho Ginza, Yurakucho and Shimbashi

    Open
    11am to 8pm, shut Mondays
    Where
    2-7-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006 (Itocia Plaza 1F)

    Folk-craft furniture, a big okame mask over the door, and a bowl heaped with agar, peas, gyuhi and apricot. The plain anmitsu is the order. Mondays are dark, moving to Tuesday when Monday is a holiday.

    What to orderAnmitsu (980 yen), or the yuzu anmitsu

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  8. HIGASHIYA GINZA

    Ginza 1-chome Ginza, Yurakucho and Shimbashi

    Open
    11am to 7pm daily, tearoom last order 6pm
    Where
    1-7-7 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 (Pola Ginza Building 2F)

    A tea salon above Ginza's main street, where an anmitsu obsessive who has eaten 3,200 bowls puts the shiratama version first. It only comes as a tea set, and under-twelves are not admitted.

    What to orderShiratama anmitsu

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  9. Meguro Higashiyama Kokubo

    Higashiyama, nine minutes from Nakameguro Nakameguro, Ebisu and Meguro

    Open
    9am to 6pm, shut Sundays and third Saturday
    Where
    1-16-16 Higashiyama 1F, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0043

    An agar factory from 1946 that sells cups of anmitsu from its own front, nine minutes off Nakameguro. Buy the ogura anmitsu at 432 yen. There is nowhere to sit, Sundays are shut, and afternoons often sell out.

    What to orderOgura anmitsu cup (432 yen)

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  10. Wabisuke

    Kyojima, near Hikifune Ikebukuro and Takadanobaba

    Open
    Noon to 5pm, shut Sundays and Mondays
    Where
    2-23-7 Kyojima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 131-0046

    Down a Kyojima back lane, a former tea-shop worker pours the tea himself. The plain anmitsu carries seasonal fruit and gyuhi; autumn brings a chestnut version. Doors open at noon and stay shut on Sundays and Mondays.

    What to orderAnmitsu, or the kuri anmitsu in autumn

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  11. Toraya Karyo (Akasaka)

    Akasaka, near Akasaka-mitsuke Roppongi, Azabu and Akasaka

    Open
    11am to 5.30pm, shut on the 6th of the month
    Where
    4-9-22 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052

    The Kyoto house's Akasaka tea salon lays mizu-yokan and awa-yokan under a heap of koshian. Order the anmitsu and expect to pay 1,760 yen for it. The salon shuts on the sixth of each month.

    What to orderAnmitsu (1,760 yen)

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  12. Aoyama Beniya

    Gaienmae, Minami-Aoyama Shibuya and Harajuku

    Open
    10.30am to 5pm, shut Mondays and Tuesdays
    Where
    2-17-11 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062

    A 1923 Aoyama wagashi house, now on a green corner at Gaienmae with a sweets room behind the shop. The autumn chestnut anmitsu comes with koshian sauce, not black syrup. It shuts Mondays, Tuesdays and for weeks each summer.

    What to orderAnmitsu kuri sencha set

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  13. Imojin

    Nezu, Bunkyo-ku Asakusa and Ueno

    Open
    11am to 7pm, shut Mondays, also Tuesdays Oct to Mar
    Where
    2-30-4 Nezu, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0031

    A four-generation Nezu shop that began selling roast sweet potatoes in 1912. Ask for the cream anmitsu, with its home-made vanilla ice on top. Shut Mondays, and Tuesdays too from October to March.

    What to orderCream anmitsu with the house vanilla ice

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  14. Seijo Anya

    Seijo, by Seijogakuen-mae Shimokitazawa, Setagaya and Kichijoji

    Open
    Tea room 11am to 6.30pm, shop 9.30am to 7pm
    Where
    6-5-27 Seijo, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-0066

    Sister shop to a 1918 Seijo confectioner, with a tea room at the back. The cream anmitsu lets you choose matcha, kinako or wasanbon ice; take kinako. It is a long ride out to Seijogakuen-mae.

    What to orderCream anmitsu (1,067 yen) with kinako ice

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