Gregory Colet Patisserie - Kobe

店はおしゃれで落ち着きのある雰囲気でした。 ケーキはモンブランとチョコレートケーキを食べました。 モンブランは上品な味でラム酒が効いててよかったです。チョコレートも甘すぎないけど濃厚で美味しかったです。 ケーキを頼んでから2階に上がってドリンクを注文するのですが、カフェラテ1杯にしては待ち時間が長かったように感じます。笑 無愛想な店員さんもおられましたが、ベテランっぽい店員さんの笑顔が素敵でした。

どれを食べても美味しかったです！！ 沢山あって迷いました。ので、たくさん買いました。笑 ほんとにどれも美味しかったです。さくさく、ザクザク系のケーキよりはしっとりスポンジ系のケーキの方が強いのかなという印象でした。 ただ、甘みは強めなのでコーヒー必須です。

イートインもできる洋菓子屋さんです。下の売り場の入口付近には、猫の肉球をイメージしたフィナンシェや、可愛らしい様々な種類のクッキーがこれまた可愛い缶に入ったものなど、人に贈ると喜ばれそうなものがたくさんあります！二階ではイートインができますが、まず一階のショーケースの中のケーキを選び、それから二階へと移動するシステムなので、お間違えのないよう…ケーキはお値段が多少張りますが、一口目から食べ終わるまで、ずっと美味しかったです！わたしは抹茶のモンブランをチョイスしましたが、とにかく抹茶が濃い！！中は、サクサクのクッキーや栗のクリームが層を成していましたが、外側の抹茶が濃かったため、エスプレッソではなく、もっとマイルドなドリンクにすればよかったのかも?次は違うケーキを試したいなと思いました！

I love this patisserie as Kobe's No.1.

Their absolu is the best desert I've ever had. Period

Excellent quality patisserie, up there with the greats like Pierre Herme etc etc. They have a good selection of cakes and deserts as well as premium quality tea. Cash only.

(Trip was made back then on 10 Dec 2019, 2 years before the Covid-19 Pandemic hit) It’s not often that you encounter something extraordinary, but after having tasted Gregory Collet’s cakes, you know that they stand out from the rest of the crowd. Their creations not only looked refined but also tasted heavenly. The cakes we tried were: 1. Strawberry Shortcake: The white chocolate shell and mousse were subtle and not overly sweet, which complimented the fruity berry aroma of the strawberry filling. The whipped cream was very light and fragrant. 2. Savarin Orange: There was the zesty orange aroma thanks to the orange custard and diced orange filling. The addition of the piped orange liqueur gives it more depth in flavour and complexity in its taste, while offsetting some of the sweetness. 3. The Avant Garde: It consists of a chocolate ganache encased in a vanilla cream mousse resting on a praline base. The chocolate ganache was rich and smooth, and the vanilla custard mousse tasted like the best vanilla custard ever. The praline base adds not only wonderful texture but a nice Smoky note to it (like burnt caramel). 4. Chocolate Tart: The chocolate cake was very intriguing. The milk chocolate filling was the smoothest I’ve ever tasted (velvety smooth). Not sure what they did or added to the milk chocolate filling, but it also had a unique complex taste (unlike the plain milk chocolate taste). Some sort of black tea perhaps? It also has purées dates as the filling and a garnish. Now I’m not a fan of dates, but the date purée surprisingly complimented the chocolate tart very well. Having chosen 4 cakes, I thought that I’d be disappointed with 1 or 2 of them. However, all of them have hit the mark and were really impressive, which made this the most exquisite patisserie out of all the patisseries I’ve tried before. Their staff were also friendly and provided such gracious service. A perfect 10 out of 10 and one you can’t afford to pass up on. Sadly we’re unable to travel to Japan due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Otherwise, I would buy a plane ticket to Kobe just for their desserts.

Had a lovely tea time here today. Not so busy; kind staff. Delicious cake and coffee. Building is pretty trendy too. Not the cheapest place in town, but then you pay for quality.