Day 92 - Sweets Paradise and Christmas Market

Hey everyone!

On December 12th I met up with some friends to go to Sweets Paradise!
As the name suggests this restaurant is a haven of sweets!

Sweets paradise is an all-you-can eat dessert restaurant. Adults pay ¥1530 (the price increased with the tax hike) and you are given around an hour and a half to eat as much as you can stuff into your fat little chops, which could, incidentally, be quite a lot, or not very much at all!

There are many branches of Sweets Paradise across Japan, but we went to the branch in Ikebukuro. As soon as you entered the restaurant it had a fun almost Charlie in the Chocolate Factory-esque theme to it. However, the branches all seem to have varying themes, which, if you ask me, is a perfect reason to go more than once. To experience the difference atmospheres of course!

sweets paradise gatcha-gatcha machine

The ticket machine also used in lots of fast food restaurants

Before you are guided to your seats you use the machine to buy a meal ticket. These kinds of machines are quite common in fast-food restaurants in Japan.
For example the donburi chains like Matsuya use these machines where you choose your meal and pay for it first. You then take the ticket printed out by the machine and hand it to the waitress or waiter. The benefits to this system is that its rather efficient and you don't have to worry about the bill after your meal!

As to be expected, the clientele of Sweets Paradise was primarily female. That doesn't mean that there aren't a fair share of men who enjoy the sweet treats on offer!

Sweets Paradise has a wide range of cakes and baked goods on offer and they are constantly being replenished. But that isn't all, there is also shaved ice, ice-cream, Japanese sweets and a chocolate fountain to fill up on.

There are also a variety of hot and cold drinks to choose from, from tea to melon soda!

In the middle of the restaurant was this huge rotating ice-cream which was pretty snazzy! 

If you think you would get sick of all the sweets, fear not! There is also a selection of savory dishes to enjoy. There were soups, curry, salad, pasta, and sandwiches to choose from that day, but I have been to Sweets Paradise since and they were also serving pizza, chips and garlic bread. The garlic bread bites were particularly moreish.

There was also a popcorn machine with warm savory popcorn to much on! Being a popcorn fiend, I couldn't resist!

After enjoying sweets paradise Amy and I dashed off to Roppongi to meet some friends so we could visit a Christmas market.

View of Tokyo Tower from Roppongi

The Christmas Market!

We were all missing the feeling of Christmas so it was nice to see some more traditional-looking Christmas decorations. The Green and red decorations coupled with warm fairy lights made me feel like Christmas was on its way!

There were lots of shops selling Christmas decorations, although naturally they were all pretty expensive!

There were also a lot of German Christmas food stalls selling things like sausages and mulled wine. Although I didn't really drink any mulled wine the smell was enough to get me into the Christmas spirit.

There were a lot of people from other corners of the globe who, like us, seemed to also be seeking a more traditional Christmas atmosphere away from home!

I know my friends were happy to see the mulled wines and assortment of cheeses! 

We managed to pack a lot in even though we had had lessons that morning. I was glad to finally try out Sweets Paradise as I had heard a lot about it!

The Christmas market was really nice for its smells and sights but it was a little bit expensive and I found the small size of it a bit disappointing. I was expecting it to be much larger but it only consisted of a few stalls.

Well, that's all for now!

Until next time!