9 bakery rooms in Kyoto we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Kyoto | Bakery across every city.

Le Petitmec Oike ★ 4.4

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karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8094, Japan

A black-fronted French bakery on Oike, Kyoto, that anchors the city's croissant scene. Levain breads, viennoiserie and a respectable pain au chocolat.

Grandir Boulangerie Patisserie Oike ★ 4.1

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karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0925, Japan

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

Bakery · ¥

karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8801, Japan

A stone-milled grain bakery on Sanjo, Kyoto, baking denser, longer-fermented loaves. Whole-grain croissants and the city's slow-bread reference shelf.

Sizuya Kyoto Station ★ 4.0

Bakery · ¥

kyoto-station · Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8214, Japan

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

Bakery · ¥

kyoto-station · Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216, Japan

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.

Kuriya Suzuki ★ 4.1

Bakery · ¥

karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8077, Japan

A chestnut-and-cream bakery on Tominokoji in Kyoto. House-made marron cream pan, mont-blanc seasonal pastries and the local autumn pilgrimage shelf.

Shinshindo Kitayama ★ 4.2

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kita-daitokuji · Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8056, Japan

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.

Esprit de Bigot Kyoto ★ 4.3

Bakery · ¥

karasuma-kawaramachi · Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8009, Japan

Philippe Bigot's Kyoto offshoot, the man who introduced French baking to Japan in 1965. Beurre croissants, tarte tatin and brioche on Shijo.

Yamazaki Bakery Kyoto Higashiyama ★ 3.6

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higashiyama · Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0846, Japan

The Higashiyama outpost of the national melon-pan chain in Kyoto, a quick-walk default off Yasui-dori. Cream pan and the always-fresh melon-pan shelf.