Le Petitmec Oike
- ★ 4.4
- ¥
- Karasuma and Kawaramachi
Order Beurre croissant
A black-fronted French bakery on Oike, Kyoto, that anchors the city's croissant scene. Levain breads, viennoiserie and a respectable pain au chocolat.
Bakery counters in Kyoto worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
Where to queue for bread and pastry
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Grandir Boulangerie Patisserie Oike
- ★ 4.1
- ¥
- Karasuma and Kawaramachi
Order Mentaiko bagel
A neighbourhood bakery near Kyoto City Hall, on Oike. Mentaiko bagels, black-tea panini and the morning queue that everyone in Nakagyo recognises.
Panscape Sanjo
- ★ 4.2
- ¥
- Karasuma and Kawaramachi
Order Whole-grain croissant
A stone-milled grain bakery on Sanjo, Kyoto, baking denser, longer-fermented loaves. Whole-grain croissants and the city's slow-bread reference shelf.
Bakery tastings, classes and tours in Kyoto
Sizuya Kyoto Station
- ★ 4.0
- ¥
- Kyoto Station Area
Order Carnet ham and onion roll
The 1948-founded local chain of Kyoto, with the Station outlet running 21 sister branches. Carnet, the city's ham-and-onion spiral, defines the counter.
Sizuyapan
- ★ 4.0
- ¥
- Kyoto Station Area
Order Yuzu citrus anpan
Sizuya's anpan-as-design-object spinoff inside Kyoto Station's Porta basement. A dozen flavours, gift-wrapped one at a time, and the queue spinning daily.
Shinshindo Kitayama
- ★ 4.2
- ¥
- Daitokuji and Kita
Order Karasu pan dark loaf
Kyoto's original French bakery, founded 1913 by a baker trained in Paris. The Kitayama branch sells the karasu dark loaf and old-style country baguettes.
fiveran
- ★ 4.4
- ¥
- Karasuma and Kawaramachi
Order Beurre croissant; custard cream pan
Boulangerie et cafe fiveran near Karasuma Oike works French recipes with carefully sourced ingredients, a Tabelog Bread 100 pick for its buttery croissants.
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