Kuriya Suzuki ★ 4.1
A chestnut-and-cream bakery on Tominokoji in Kyoto. House-made marron cream pan, mont-blanc seasonal pastries and the local autumn pilgrimage shelf.
Worth the queue: Marron cream pan
Neighborhoodkyoto-station
Hours08:30-20:00
Location
Address: Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216, Japan
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Worth the queue: Karasu pan dark loaf
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Worth the queue: Mentaiko bagel