In Japan, the parfait stopped being a mere sundae a long time ago. The name is French and the tall glass came from the American soda fountain, but the country’s fruit parlors and kissaten (old-school

In Japan, the parfait stopped being a mere sundae a long time ago. The name is French and the tall glass came from the American soda fountain, but the country’s fruit parlors and kissaten (old-school coffee shops) have turned it into something else entirely: a dessert built layer by layer around shun, the fleeting peak of the season. The best examples are like a tasting course in a glass, with an opening, a twist, and a finale. Well-known parfait critic Onoya — a man who eats his way through more than 300 parfaits a year — puts it simply: parfait is entertainment. Here are 10 places — some fleeting, some faithful year-round friends — to taste what the fuss is about.

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