To top things off, the top layer of the tart is coated with a fruity glaze. You can choose whether you want the filling to be “rare” (gooey) or “medium” (slightly firmer). Pablo’s signature cheese tart ( ¥ 850) is not a small, bite-sized one like Bake’s rather, with a diameter of 15 cm, it’s good for sharing.

Also, some stalls – like one of the Akihabara branches-just sell mini-tarts. Some offer everything on the menu and even provide space for customers to sit down and eat, while others are just stalls. In Tokyo, it has branches in Shinjuku, Omotesando, and Akihabara, among others. Like Bake, it has several branches in Japan and overseas. (It still uses ingredients from Hokkaido, though.) Your mileage might vary – some people are on Team Bake, while some are on Team Pablo. PabloĬompeting with Bake for the title of Japan’s best cheese tart is not a Hokkaido-based chain, but one that hails from Osaka- Pablo. The filling is a fluffy cheese mousse made of three different kinds of cream cheese, and the crispy crust is baked twice.Īddress: 1/F Lumine Est, Shinjuku 3-38-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyoīusiness Hours: Weekdays 11:00 am-10:00 pm | Weekends 10:30 am-9:30 pmĪddress: Outside the central ticket gates, inside Ikebukuro Station, Minami-Ikebukuro 1-28-2, Toshima-ku, Tokyoīake Cheese Tart (Gransta Marunouchi branch)Īddress: B1F Tokyo Station (outside the ticket gates), Tokyo Station, Marunouchi 1-9-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyoīusiness Hours: 8:00 am-10:00 pm (Monday-Saturday and holidays) | 8:00 am-9:00 pm (Sunday and days before holidays) 2. Bake’s cheese tarts ( ¥ 216 per piece ¥ 1,242 for a box of six) are not sickeningly sweet the sweetness is quite mild.

If you were to try just one brand of cheese tart, this would be it.

Bake cheese tart