Ginza is known for shopping and fine dining, but it also has small stops for coffee and dessert. This short guide covers three of them, using each operator’s own website and press release: a soft serve shop, a French café and an art lounge. The hours differ, so the order in which you visit them matters.

Step 1: Check the hours first

The three stops keep different hours, according to their official pages. The art lounge is open on weekdays only and closes at 17:00. The soft serve shop opens at 11:00 and closes at 19:00. The French café is open longest, and its bakery opens at 9:00. Hours change, so check each stop’s page before you go.

Step 2: Choose your stops

DOLCE TACUBO GINZA. What it is: a dessert brand from Sowanie Inc. According to the company’s press release, it began as a takeout-only shop, and the Ginza shop is its third location, opened on June 18, 2026. The soft serve is called Dolce Tacubo Soft Serve (Dorutaku Soft in Japanese). It comes in three flavors: milk, matcha, which is new, and mix. It is made with an Italian Carpigiani machine, and the milk version uses a cream called Crème Soigné. The press release also lists eight gelato flavors that are always available, three financiers (small baked cakes), and a white pudding. The company’s official site lists the Ginza shop’s hours as 11:00 to 19:00, with no regular closing day, but its June press release gave shorter hours and a Wednesday closure, so hours may change. The official site does not mention the soft serve, seating or queues, so confirm what is on sale when you arrive.

Address: 1F, GINZA Kamui Building, 7-11-14 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061.

How to visit: call 03-6263-9250 or check the shop’s Instagram account, @dolce_tacubo_ginza, for the latest hours. The official site offers pickup reservations through TableCheck for takeout desserts, and it does not list the soft serve among them.

AUX BACCHANALES, Ginza. What it is: a French-style café and brasserie, and one of Ginza’s long-established, familiar stops rather than a hidden one. The brand has shops across Japan, including Kyoto, Yokohama, Umeda and Hakata. On its official site, the brand says its café offers “a part of everyday France” from morning to night, with espresso, croque monsieur, quiche and omelettes. A bar is attached, with a brass counter, and drinks there are priced a little lower, in the French style. The site says menus differ by shop. The Ginza shop’s café and bar hours are 11:00 to 23:00 on weekdays (last order 22:00), 10:00 to 23:00 on Saturdays (last order 22:00), and 10:00 to 22:00 on Sundays and holidays (last order 21:00). Its bakery is open from 9:00 to 20:00.

Address: Gallery Center Building 1F, 6-3-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

How to visit: call 03-3569-0202. The shop list on the official site does not show a web reservation link for the Ginza shop.

Bread, Espresso & GINZA LOUNGE. What it is: a café that doubles as an art lounge, run by HitoBito Inc. According to the company’s press release of April 10, 2026, the lounge was members-only and opened to the general public when it reopened on April 13, 2026. It permanently displays about 50 works by seven emerging young artists, and many of the works can be purchased. The release describes a “modern classic” setting where you can view art over coffee, as part of a project with ArtLeap Inc. It is open from 10:00 to 17:00 and closed on Saturdays and Sundays. The last order is at 16:00 in the press release and at 16:30 on the shop’s page, so plan to arrive well before closing. The release does not say whether reservations are needed.

Address: 3F Nitta Building, 8-2-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061.

How to visit: call 03-6263-9981 or check the shop’s Instagram account, @bread.espresso.and.ginzalounge.

Step 3: Put them in order

Because the art lounge closes at 17:00 on weekdays, go there first on a weekday, then continue to the French café or the soft serve shop. On a weekend, skip the art lounge, since it is closed, and choose between the other two.

Step 4: Pair them with the rest of your Ginza day

For stores and Japan’s new tax-free refund, see our shopping guide. For a full meal, see our restaurant guide.

Where to book

Two luxury hotels within reach of Ginza are the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, which lists a 12-minute walk from Ginza Station, and The Peninsula Tokyo, which describes itself as steps from Ginza. Each Trip.com listing shows its own room types, price and cancellation terms, so compare them before you book. GetYourGuide lists food and sightseeing experiences in Ginza, each with its own details and cancellation terms.

Sources: DOLCE TACUBO official website and the Sowanie Inc. press release of June 16, 2026 (Japanese); AUX BACCHANALES official website (shop list and café page, Japanese and English); HitoBito Inc., Bread, Espresso & GINZA LOUNGE shop page and the press release of April 10, 2026 (Japanese). Photos: DOLCE TACUBO (press release images), AUX BACCHANALES and Bread, Espresso & GINZA LOUNGE (official websites).

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