Shangri-La Tokyo will offer the ‘Asian Ethnic Summer Afternoon Tea’ from July 1 to September 30.
With the theme of “Oriental,” the menu features sweets and savories crafted with fruits and ingredients representative of Asia.
Examples from the menu include sweets like “Peach and Lychee Saint Honoré,” topped with peach and lychee on an egg tart, finished with peach cream and cookie choux; “Mojito Madeleine,” centered with lemon curd, infused with mojito syrup, and coated with white chocolate; “Passion Fruit Chocolate Cake,” offering a light taste with tropical fruits passion fruit and pu-erh tea cream. Savory items include “Cantonese Char Siu Bao,” featuring Cantonese-style char siu marinated in sauce and sandwiched with a sauce of chopped zha cai and century eggs in a Chinese bun, and “Soft Shell Crab and Kaoya Skin,” which wraps soft shell crab in Peking duck skin, finished with sweet bean sauce and special sauce. Additionally, there are three types of scones, including the classic, a new creation with oolong tea and orange, and the flaky, crunchy “Pineapple Bun.”
The location is on the 28th-floor Lounge & Bar “The Lobby Lounge.” The service hours are from noon to 5:30 PM on weekdays and from 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM on weekends and holidays. The price is 8,580 yen.
