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BakeryFrench boulangerie-brasserie
Viron Marunouchi in Tokyo is the French boulangerie-brasserie that imports French Retrodor flour. The hand-shaped baguette is Tokyo's reference baguette.
Worth the queueBaguette Retrodor with French flour
TipBakery counter and seated brasserie are on the same ground floor. Order baguette by 14:00 for the freshest batch.
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BakeryBakery cafeWalk-in only
Bread, Espresso & is the Omotesando flagship of a much-loved Tokyo bakery cafe, open since 2009 and known for its Mou, a square pull-apart buttered brioche.
Worth the queueMou pull-apart buttered brioche
TipThe Mou brioche and the French toast made from it sell out by mid-afternoon; the bakery and cafe share one counter just off Omotesando.
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BakeryHeritage anpan bakeryWalk-in only
Ginza Kimuraya in Tokyo has baked Japan's original sakura anpan since 1869, the Yon-chome corner the Meiji Emperor was once served from. Salt-cured blossom.
Worth the queueSakura anpan
TipOpen daily 10:00-21:00. The original sakura anpan and the koshi-an sweet bean version are the canonical picks.
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BakeryBelgian organic-bread cafe
Le Pain Quotidien Shibakoen in Tokyo is the Belgian organic-bread chain's park-side cafe under Tokyo Tower. Communal table, organic sourdough, vegetarian.
Worth the queueOrganic sourdough tartines
TipWalking distance from Tokyo Tower. Lunch tartines and breakfast plates are the value play.
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BakeryAmerican-style bakery and deliWalk-in only
Dean and Deluca Roppongi in Tokyo Roppongi Hills is the New York deli's flagship across the Hillside corner. Bakery shelf, deli counter and cafe seats.
Worth the queueSourdough and seeded loaves
TipOpen 10:00-21:00 daily. The seeded sourdough and the salt-baked cookies are the takeaway picks.
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BakeryFrench patisserie and viennoiserie
Pierre Herme Paris Aoyama in Tokyo is the French patissier's Asia flagship on Aoyama-dori. Macarons, the Ispahan, and a viennoiserie counter for croissants.
Worth the queueIspahan macaron and croissant
TipThree-floor flagship; the cafe second floor is the calmer seated option. The Ispahan rose-lychee macaron is the canonical.