点出的绿茶，与珠玉般的时令甜点。
抹茶是石磨研成的绿茶，以热水点成一碗泛着细沫、色泽鲜亮的茶。传统上与和菓子（wagashi）相配——以豆沙、米与寒天制成的精致时令甜点，塑成花、叶与时令的意象。
抹茶居于茶道（chado）的核心，那是一项数百年的待客与当下之修习。茶的微苦由甜味平衡，那一刻意在缓缓品味。和菓子，则是献给季节的、可食的诗。
它是一段被点得美味的停顿：好抹茶草木般的深邃、练切（nerikiri）或麻糬（mochi）的温柔甜意，以及一件美得几乎舍不得吃的小物。为探索的一日，画上完美而宁静的句点。
许多和菓子为植物性（豆沙、米、寒天）。留意现代甜点中的明胶或乳制品；抹茶本身为纯素。
编辑部为这道菜精选的名店，均附可用的预订链接，看中即可直接预约。
Heavenly Vegan Pancakes
The Shinjuku birthplace of the cloud-soft 'Heavenly Vegan Pancakes' that draw queues from vegans and non-vegans alike, with gluten-free options on the same menu.
No.7 Premium Matcha Gelato — the world's richest
This 1848-founded tea house teams up with Shizuoka's Nanaya to serve matcha gelato in seven escalating intensities, climaxing in a near-black No. 7 so concentrated it tastes like eating pure tea leaves.
Vegan pudding & seasonal vegetable course
AIN SOPH.'s flagship spreads across four Ginza floors, where a ground-floor patisserie of vegan pudding gives way to refined plant-based courses upstairs.
Turkish sweets and spiced tea, with an attached halal market
A Muslim-friendly Turkish patisserie/cafe inside Japan's largest mosque, the Tokyo Camii & Diyanet Turkish Culture Center, serving halal confectionery alongside an attached halal market. The mosque is open to non-Muslim visitors outside prayer times.
Halal-meat burgers and matcha sweets
A cafe a 2-minute walk from Kaminarimon serving food without pork or alcohol, using halal meat alongside vegan and vegetarian dishes. Muslim-friendly / pork- and alcohol-free, not third-party halal-certified.
Hand-poured coffee with green curry and custard pudding
A Showa-era kissaten on Koenji's Look Shopping Street, beloved for its vintage jazz-filled rooms, green curry and custard pudding.
