Tsujiri 都路里 Japanese Sweets & Cafes / Shimbashi

Here is the Tokyo-branch of "Gion Tsuijiri," a famous Kyoto tea shop specializing in "uji" tea since 1860. Not only do they carry tea leaves, but you can also enjoy tea on the spot in their cafe, where the menu is purely tea-related. The green-tea parfaits (in which any combination of tea-flavored ice cream, cake, dumplings, and gelatin are elegantly piled high into glasses) are a taste of heaven for any lover of tea and sweets, and keep the cafe crowded.