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Japanese sweets shop; traditional dessert café
A shop or café specializing in traditional Japanese sweets and desserts such as anmitsu, shiruko, and mochi. Often serves tea alongside the sweets.
甘味処であんみつを食べた。
I ate anmitsu at a Japanese sweets shop.
この通りには老舗の甘味処がある。
There is a long-established sweets shop on this street.
散歩の途中で甘味処に立ち寄って、抹茶と白玉ぜんざいを注文した。
During my walk, I stopped by a Japanese sweets shop and ordered matcha and shiratama zenzai.
USAGE:
A compound of 甘味 (sweets, sweetness) + 処 (place). Refers specifically to shops serving traditional Japanese desserts, as opposed to Western-style cafés or patisseries.
CULTURE:
甘味処 are often associated with a nostalgic, old-fashioned atmosphere. Typical menu items include あんみつ, 汁粉, 善哉, わらびもち, and 白玉だんご, often served with 抹茶 or ほうじ茶.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 老舗の甘味処 (long-established sweets shop)
- 甘味処に入る (to go into a sweets shop)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 和菓子屋: Japanese confectionery shop — sells sweets to take home rather than eat in
- カフェ: café — a Western-style establishment