ANNA's by Landtmann Vienna (Tokyo, JAPAN) ★★★☆☆

Shibuya Scramble Square is one of the most exciting openings in Tokyo in recent months. It's a huge development and as far as I know, only their East wing is open in November 2019 while the rest of the project remains work in progress.

We arrived at the skyscraping Shibuya Scramble Square following a long long walk from Nishi-Azabu (西麻布). After settling mom and little nugget down at a noodle bar, I decided to sneak out and check out a number of shops in the building including ANNA's by Landtmann Vienna, hidden inside the 6th floor cosmetic section.

ANNA's by Landtmann Vienna is a café and cake shop managed by Café Landtmann, an iconic Viennese grand café and coffee house opened in the Austrian capital back in 1873. Known for its coffee and Austrian desserts, the quintessential café has become a popular meeting place for actors, politicians, officials and journalists over the years. This offshoot they have in Tokyo called ANNA; however, is more focused in health-oriented offerings.

ANNA's special lemonade and healthy drinks including a series of healthy milkshakes made with rice milk.



And detox smoothies made with different combinations of fresh fruits. Even some hot smoothies flavored with pumpkin, apple ginger and hot berry. Honestly, I have never heard of hot smoothies before.



But of course, I was more interested in their collection of pastries. I have been searching for the best cheesecakes in Tokyo all week so this one immediately caught my eyes.



Mom would be interested in this Mont Blanc with white chocolate for sure.



Purple sweet potato cake, another one of mom's favorite.



Some assurance from the café that they do welcome takeaway.



The cake shop is operated under the name of Patisserie Giraud, a brand which has been around since 1955.



My apologies for the extremely weird lighting. I have tried my best to cope with it but obviously, my cheap camera not working well under such poor lighting condition.



Purple sweet potato cake (640 yen) - Mom's a big fan of purple sweet potato so I ended up getting this one for her. It turned out to be a seasonal offering which was only available in winter months.

The layered cake came with purple sweet potato purée on top. Underneath that were layers of custard cream, sweet potato mousse and chocolate sponge cake. A real sweet potato lover's dream.



No-bake cheesecake (660 yen) - I had the vegan cheesecake myself and it was pretty disappointing.



Orange flavored cream cheese, what I thought was mandarin compote, chocolate sponge and breton biscuit base. The mandarin compote provided a bit of crunch to an otherwise plain and boring cheesecake.

For those who are familiar with Hong Kong's dessert scene, the cakes here are very similar to the ones from Aroma Bakery in Hong Kong (in terms of quality).

Food Rating: 4.5/10
Price: ￥￥￥
Address: 6/F Shibuya Scramble Square, 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-6113, Japan
Closest Metro Station: Shibuya
Tel: +81 3-6433-5997
Website: www.giraud.co.jp/annas
Opening Hours: 10:00am - 9:00pm daily