Japanese afternoon tea in Marylebone

Afternoon tea is one of London’s enduring rituals. At Aki, it takes a Japanese-led form: savouries such as chicken katsu, green-tea-smoked salmon and golden yolk eggs with summer truffle; warm dorayaki pancakes in place of scones; and a pâtisserie selection shaped by yuzu, pistachio, chocolate and black sesame.

Created with tastemaker Milly Kenny-Ryder, Aki Executive Chef Collin Hudson and Head Pastry Chef Cosimo De Fusco, the menu brings Japanese flavours and European pastry technique to a long afternoon in Marylebone. Launching Tuesday 4th August, Japanese afternoon tea is served Sunday to Thursday, from 3:00pm to 5:30pm, in Aki’s light-filled restaurant and on its summer terrace.

Set inside Aki’s restored former bank at 1 Cavendish Square, it is a relaxed way to experience the restaurant during the afternoon, within easy reach of Oxford Circus and Bond Street. Discover the story of Aki at Cavendish Square.

What is included in Aki’s Japanese afternoon tea?

The experience begins with a savoury selection, continues with warm dorayaki pancakes served with fruit preserves and clotted cream, and finishes with pâtisserie. Each guest also chooses one teapot from Aki’s tea selection, including Japanese green teas, tea blends and herbal infusions.

A choice of Japanese tea, blends and herbal infusions

Each afternoon tea includes one teapot per person. The tea list moves from Japanese sencha, kabuse saekari and gyokuro to oolong, black, white and herbal teas, allowing guests to choose a traditional Japanese green tea or a more familiar afternoon-tea favourite.

The creators behind Aki’s afternoon tea

This afternoon tea brings together a tastemaker’s eye for London hospitality, an executive chef’s approach to Japanese savoury cooking and a pastry chef’s precision on the sweet selection.

Japanese afternoon tea prices at Aki

Choose the Classic Afternoon Tea or Champagne Afternoon Tea. Every option includes the full savoury selection, warm dorayaki pancakes with preserves and clotted cream, pâtisserie, matcha madeleines and one teapot of tea per person.

Japanese afternoon tea in Marylebone

Aki is at 1 Cavendish Square in Marylebone, within easy reach of Oxford Circus and Bond Street. Set inside a restored former bank, the restaurant gives afternoon tea a setting with more scale and character than a typical hotel lounge. Aki is also listed in the Michelin Guide.

The experience suits birthdays, a catch-up with friends, a thoughtful gift or a relaxed afternoon before the West End. If you would like to give an Aki experience, explore the Aki gift voucher. For larger celebrations, the restaurant’s private dining spaces may be more suitable.

For guests continuing their visit into the evening, Kiyori, Aki’s cocktail lounge in the former bank vault, offers an after-dark change of pace.

A different kind of afternoon at Aki

Aki’s Japanese afternoon tea begins with chicken katsu, green-tea-smoked salmon and golden yolk eggs with summer truffle. It continues with warm dorayaki pancakes, fruit preserves and clotted cream, before ending with pâtisserie and matcha madeleines.

Choose the Classic Afternoon Tea or Champagne Afternoon Tea, and take the afternoon at your own pace.

Aki London serves Japanese afternoon tea Sunday to Thursday from 3:00pm to 5:30pm at 1 Cavendish Square, Marylebone, London W1G 0LA. Choose Classic Afternoon Tea (£49.50 per person) or Champagne Afternoon Tea (£70 per person, including two glasses of Champagne).