Flour power: Nina Metayer brings her ‘world’s best’ pastries to Tokyo

World’s Best Pastry Chef 2024 winner Nina Metayer, whose Tokyo shop is her first outlet outside France, believes the French and Japanese share “similar aesthetic sensibilities.” | JOHAN BROOKS

Oct 21, 2026

There are desserts. And then there are desserts that have the power to momentarily stop your fork midair, leaving you to stare in awe at their artistry.

Nina Metayer’s pastries fall into the latter category.

In April, the French pastry chef opened her first outpost in Japan, Nina at The Ritz Carlton, Tokyo, in the capital’s Roppongi neighborhood. Many of her creations feature her trademark intricate floral motifs.

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