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The Café Christmas Course 2026 (Hotel New Grand)

Japanese title: ザ・カフェ「クリスマスコース」2026（ホテルニューグランド）

Hotel New Grand Main Building 1F, The Café (Motomachi-Chukagai Sta.)

A Christmas-only course at the historic hotel's coffee house: flounder with champagne cream or rib roast with red wine sauce. Open 11:00-21:30.

Dates
Dec 1 (Tue) – Dec 25 (Fri)
Time
11:00–21:30
Price
Fish course 7,300 yen / meat course 7,500 yen
Venue
Hotel New Grand Main Building 1F, The Café
Nearest station
Motomachi-Chukagai Sta.

Check closed days and last admission on the official page before you go.

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Kyochika's take

A Christmas course at a long-established hotel, from ¥7,300.

At The Café on the 1st floor of the Main Building: flounder with champagne cream sauce for fish, and ribeye with red wine sauce for meat. Open from 11:00 to 21:30, for lunch or dinner.

We think this is the most affordable way to enjoy Christmas at the New Grand. Seats on the Yamashita Park side cost ¥1,000 more per person.

About this event

A Christmas-season course at The Cafe, the coffee house on the ground floor of the main building of Hotel New Grand, which opened in 1927. The fish course features steamed flounder with a champagne cream sauce, and the meat course grilled ribeye with fond de veau and red wine sauce. The hotel's 2026 Christmas theme is "To Be Elegant."

Highlights

  • Fish: steamed flounder with champagne cream sauce
  • Meat: grilled ribeye with fond de veau and red wine sauce
  • Course-only dinner in two seatings on Dec 19, 20, 24 and 25
  • Seats facing Yamashita Park can be reserved (extra charge)
  • The Cafe still serves pudding a la mode, which was born at this hotel
Good for
Anyone wanting a Christmas meal in the coffee house of a historic hotel

Good to know

  • Reservations through the Restaurant Reservation Desk (045-681-1841)
  • On the evenings of Dec 19, 20, 24 and 25 it is course-only, in two seatings: 5:00–7:00 pm and 7:30–9:30 pm
  • Guaranteed Yamashita Park-side seats cost ¥1,000 extra per person
  • About a 2-minute walk from Motomachi-Chukagai Station (Minatomirai Line); paid parking (118 spaces)

Summarized from the official page and press materials.

What is the story of Hotel New Grand?

A Western-style hotel that opened in 1927 (Showa 2) facing Yamashita Park, as a symbol of Yokohama's recovery from the Great Kanto Earthquake. Guests have included General MacArthur, Charlie Chaplin and Babe Ruth. The main building was designated a Yokohama historic building in 1992 and recognized as modern industrial heritage by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2007.

After World War II, while the hotel was requisitioned by the US forces, several Western-style dishes were born here. Pudding a la mode was created for the wives of American officers by the pastry chef of the time, who referred to an American pastry school textbook and served American-size portions with canned fruit. Spaghetti Napolitan was devised by the second head chef, Irie Shigetada, and seafood doria is also said to have originated at the hotel.

The Cafe still serves pudding a la mode, with the apple cut into a rabbit shape. A Christmas course day is a good chance to taste it where it was born.

Hotel New Grand press release, PR TIMES (Japanese) · Nippon Tabi Magazine: Yokohama pudding a la mode (Japanese)

Distance from major stations

From Motomachi-Chukagai
0.2 km, about 4 min on foot
From Nihon-odori
0.7 km, about 11 min on foot
From Ishikawacho
0.9 km, about 14 min on foot
From Kannai
1.2 km, about 19 min on foot

Distances are straight-line; times are rough estimates.

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FAQ

What is The Café Christmas Course 2026 (Hotel New Grand)?
A Christmas-season course at The Cafe, the coffee house on the ground floor of the main building of Hotel New Grand, which opened in 1927. The fish course features steamed flounder with a champagne cream sauce, and the meat course grilled ribeye with fond de veau and red wine sauce. The hotel's 2026 Christmas theme is "To Be Elegant."
When is The Café Christmas Course 2026 (Hotel New Grand)?
Dec 1 (Tue) – Dec 25 (Fri)
What are the opening hours of The Café Christmas Course 2026 (Hotel New Grand)?
11:00–21:30 Check the official page for closed days and last admission.
How much does The Café Christmas Course 2026 (Hotel New Grand) cost?
Fish course 7,300 yen / meat course 7,500 yen
Where is The Café Christmas Course 2026 (Hotel New Grand) and what is the nearest station?
It is held at Hotel New Grand Main Building 1F, The Café. The nearest station is Motomachi-Chukagai Sta..

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