"Purists appreciate his precision and traditional flavors like chocolate, pistachio or strawberry, but the more unconventional flavors — wasabi-horeseradish, houjicha, genmaicha or umeboshi (Japanese salt plum) — are the real draw."
on Macarons
"With a focus on perfecting simplicity, his macarons are simple, delicious and unbelievably precise in flavor. While Sadaharu Aoki is certainly not the first name that comes to mind when thinking of famous Parisian pastry chefs, his macarons are absolutely exquisite and definitely one of the best in Paris."
on Macarons
"If you’re looking for French macarons with a Japanese twist look no further than Sadaharu Aoki. What makes these macarons a must try is the technique used by pastry chef Sadaharu Aoki which involves fusing traditional Japanese ingredients and flavours in French macarons. Some of the key flavours featured in Sadaharu Aoki macarons include yuzu, red bean, black sesame and of course matcha!"
on Macarons
"They also have plenty flavours of macarons and they are pretty consistent with flavours and textures. Another great news they served Degustation set (1600yen) basically consist of various small cakes of their most popular cakes, a perfect solution if you are tempted by their numerous beautiful cakes."
on Macarons
"These Matcha green tea macarons are by award-winning pastry chef, Sadaharu Aoki. For nearly 20 years, he has been amazing the Parisians with his Japanese influences to French pâtisserie. His yuzu citrus macarons pack a delicious punch, as do the black sesame."
on Macarons
"So, yes, definitely grab at least a dozen violet macarons from Monsieur Aoki. In my not-so-humble opinion, they’re his finest macs, and worth every centime."
on Macarons
"Go to his Rue de Turenne location, sit in the salon de thé and have a mille feuille.”
"This cake is made of caramelized puff pastry and seasoned with a delicious pastry cream with vanilla and green tea. Impossible to resist."
"For those less adventurous, his traditional mille-feuille is perfection incarnate."