Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto will host an “Elegant New Year Afternoon Tea” from December 26 through January 12, 2026.
The sweets selection includes fromage frais made with yuzu from Mizuo in Kyoto, white sesame ohagi with a layer of white sesame atop mitarashi bean paste, white chocolate butter sandwich, framboisier, strawberry and vanilla yokan, shiratama zenzai with berry shiruko and MAEDA OLIVE FARM olive oil, cushion-shaped berry mont blanc, and verrine soy milk pudding with strawberry sauce. Six varieties of savory items using seasonal ingredients are also available. For one dish, guests grill their own dumplings over charcoal, enjoying two kinds of dango—plain white and mugwort—with two types of bean paste: a yuzu bean paste combining yuzu marmalade from Mizuo, Kyoto and white bean paste, and a house-made bean paste. From January 1 to 3, 2026, white miso ozoni (New Year’s rice cake soup) will also be served.
The venue is the 3rd-floor kappo restaurant “Ryozen.” Afternoon tea is served from noon to 4:00 p.m. The price is 7,500 yen from December 26 to 31, 10,000 yen from January 1 to 3, 2026, and 7,500 yen from January 4 to 12, 2026. Tax and service charge are included.
