A popular bakery with unique breads in Ayase

  • January 31, 2023
  • July 28, 2023

Bread that is so delicious when you chew it, bread like a dessert that you can enjoy it.

A town with a delicious bakery will make you want to visit just for that.

This time, we will introduce bakeries around Ayase Station.

[Shops introduced in this article]

Bagel laulaa

A bagel specialty bakery that opened in November 2021.

The owner chef, Ms. Masami Tsuruta, makes bagels that have the original taste and texture of wheat flour, and tofu is kneaded into the dough for a healthy taste.

In order to create a gentle taste, she has researched the combination of carefully selected ingredients, and while it is oil-free and egg-free, she adds richness with molasses and adjust the taste with cane sugar.

As the owner chef makes and sells bagels by herself, the bakery is open four days a week from Thursday to Sunday. A maximum of 110 bagels are sold per day, and they are so popular that people line up before it opens. There are about 200 types of bagels, such as dessert-like, meal-like, and sandwiches, and 12 types are available daily, and the lineup will be announced on Instagram stories from 7 to 8 pm the night before.

In addition, various information is sent on Instagram, such as information on bagel classes that are held irregularly. Please check it out.


[(Clockwise from left) Apple cinnamon lotus cookie 380 yen, pepper bacon grain mustard 320 yen, ruby chocolate cranberry 370 yen, fig cream cheese 370 yen, pumpkin pudding 380 yen]

Various types of bagels line up, such as bagels made with apple compote with refreshing sweet taste and topped with a cookie, and bagels that look stylish with great texture.

[Cinnamon sugar 290 yen]

A baked bagel wrapped in cinnamon sugar and topped with granulated sugar.

Recommend a plain bagel (250 yen) as well.

Enjoy the chewy yet fluffy texture of the bagel.

Ms. Tsuruta, the owner chef, "I developed a bagel that is good for the body by kneading tofu into it."

[Exterior / Interior]

  • The bagels baked in the morning sold out within an hour of opening. The shop will be closed for the time being and only a small amount will be sold in the afternoon, so we recommend coming early.
  • It is located through a residential area from the east exit of Ayase Station.

【Shop information 】

■Bagel laulaa

Tel: 03-4400-5686
Business hours: 11:00~17:00 (closes when sold out)
Closed: Monday-Wednesday
Address: 2-1-4-101 Ayase, Adachi-ku
Takeout Reservation: Not available
Barrier-free support: Enabled
Wi-Fi: None
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/bagel_laulaa/
7-min. walk from JR Joban Line/Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Ayase Station East Exit
Measures against COVID-19: Thorough employee hand washing, wearing a mask, temperature measurement, thorough ventilation, disinfection of hands and fingers when customers enter the shop.

NIKI BAKERY Ayase shop

This is a shop with a wide variety of breads that are delicious and satisfying, and that you will want to eat every day. Operated by Niki-no-Kashi in Ameyoko, Ueno, which sells domestic and foreign sweets, it opened as the first of three bakeries in Tokyo and has a history of 50 years.

When the shop opens at 7:00 in the morning, people come to buy bread all the time. You can eat the bread you bought at the cafe "LOIS JAPANE" attached to the bakery.

There are 130 types of bread that are created using about 10 types of homemade dough, including the Ayase shop's original chikuwa bread, Japanese and Western side dish bread, and Danish bread that pursues the taste of the ingredients.

[(From the front) Chikuwa bread 319 yen (takeout 313 yen), walnut raisin 187 yen (takeout 183 yen), coffee 290 yen]

Chikuwa bread has an outstanding visual impact.

A whole piece of fried chikuwa stuffed with a wiener is put on a bun, and the curry powder and sea lettuce added to the batter add flavor. Walnut raisins made with plenty of roasted walnuts are also popular.

[Side dish bread, Danish pastries 150-300 yen range]

A wide variety of breads are available, such as side dish bread such as chicken Tatsuta-age, and Danish pastry with a whole astringent chestnut.

Mr. Yasuhiro Okuno who is the manager of the shop. He is also involved in product development for all shops, and devises ideas while taking in the trends.

[Exterior / Interior]]

  • The shop is spacious and light. The cafe also has a morning service (420 yen, with toast, boiled egg, and drink) until 11:00, and the food is also substantial.
  • Right outside the west exit of Ayase Station.

【Shop information 】

■ NIKI BAKERY Ayase store
Tel: 03-3620-0524
Business hours: 7:00-22:00 (Cafe LO 21:00)
Closed: No holiday
Address: 4-6-14 Ayase, Adachi-ku
Reservations: Not Available (Cafe)
Takeout Reservation: Not available
Barrier-free support: Enabled
Wi-Fi connection: Available (cafe)
Access: 1-min. walk from JR Joban Line/Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Ayase Station West Exit
Measures against COVID-19: Thorough employee hand washing, wearing a mask, temperature measurement, thorough ventilation, disinfection of hands and fingers when customers enter the shop.

Ayase Bakery

The bakery will celebrate its 8th anniversary in March 2023. In the face-to-face sales showcase, side dish breads and Danishes using seasonal ingredients are lined up.

There are about 40 types of bread that use bread dough, croissant dough, and whole wheat dough separately. The dough is carefully made by the owner, Mr. Shotaro Tanaka, and baked in an oven with a kiln effect to provide a fluffy and delicious taste.

A chef friend of the owner devised a recipe for the thick omelet used in the popular thick omelet sandwich and strained the egg several times to make it smooth. The secret of its popularity is that you can feel the warmth of homemade products. They have also developed bite-sized canelés using rice flour so that people with wheat allergies can enjoy them.

[Clockwise from the back left] Pork simmered gratin bread 260 yen, homemade thick omelet sandwich 260 yen, teriyaki chicken and pepper mayo 250 yen, black canelé 190 yen, chestnut sweet potato canelé 180 yen, pistachio and raspberry 240 yen ]

Side dish bread like pork simmered gratin bread is more delicious when lightly warmed. Beautifully colored Danishes and canelés are perfect companions for teatime.

[Currants raisin small 175 yen]

Whole wheat bread is also popular because it has a nice texture. Currants raisins with plenty of small raisins are thinly sliced and served with honey or cream cheese.

A good smell of freshly baked bread is produced one after another from three ovens. "The concept is to make bread that you won't get tired of eating every day," says Mr. Tanaka.

[Exterior / Interior]

  • A face-to-face bakery that blends into the scenery of the city. Some people stop by and buy bread while passing by or walking their pets.
  • It is located behind Ito-Yokado at the east exit of Ayase Station. A sign with red letters is a landmark.

【Shop information】

■ Ayase Bakery

Tel: 03-5856-3088
Business hours: 9:00-19:00 (closes when sold out)
Closed: Sundays (temporarily closed)
Address: 3-15-15 Ayase, Adachi-ku
Takeout reservation: Enabled
Barrier-free support: Enabled
Wi-Fi: None
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayasebakery/
Access: 4-min. walk from JR Joban Line/Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Ayase Station East Exit
Measures against COVID-19: Thorough employee hand washing, wearing a mask, temperature measurement and thorough ventilation.

Le pain Lapin

The shop opened in 2011 and is celebrating its 12th anniversary this year. The owner, Mr. Yasuharu Miyamoto, is from Joël Robuchon, a well-known French restaurant and boulangerie. By offering authentic hard breads such as baguettes and campagne, which until then could only be purchased in the city center, the shop won the hearts of local bread lovers and gourmets as soon as it opened.

Based on the authentic French bread cultivated at a well-known store, there are 80 types of original breads that make full use of about 15 types of dough. Among them, there is a wide variety of Campagne, which uses natural yeast and has a rye flavor. You can enjoy it from breakfast to wine by combining fruits such as figs and oranges, nuts, and cream cheese.

Sandwiches sandwiched between baguettes that go well with seasonal ingredients are also excellent. There are raw chocolate coronet and melon bread that are popular with children, so it is a shop that can be enjoyed by the whole family.

[(Clockwise from the left) Campagne of apple and camembert 320 yen, orange and earl gray gugelhupf 350 yen, pain au chocolat 240 yen]

You can enjoy authentic flavors at a reasonable price, such as Gugelhupf with a refreshing orange flavor and pain au chocolat, which is crispy croissant dough wrapped in chocolate.

[Jumbon Fromage 420 yen]

Sandwich with loin ham and cheese sandwiched between flavorful demi baguettes.

Sandwiches such as homemade roast beef are also popular.

He is the owner, Mr. Miyamoto. From authentic hard breads made with homemade yeast to side dishes and sweet breads, he is particular about the ingredients and manufacturing methods, and carefully bakes each one.

[Exterior / Interior]

  • Lapin is rabbit in French. It is associated with the fact that the shop opened in the year of the rabbit. There are frames with a rabbit motif in the shop.
  • A place close to Higashi Ayase Park (pigeon square) at the east exit of Ayase Station. The stylish appearance that harmonizes white and red is a landmark.

【Shop information 】

■ Le pain Lapin

Tel: 03-5856-0984
Business hours: 8:00-18:00 (closes when sold out)
Regular holiday: Wednesdays, Thursdays
Address: 3-26-2-1F Ayase, Adachi-ku
Takeout reservation: Enabled
Barrier-free support: Enabled
Wi-Fi: None
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/lepainlapin/
Access: 5-min. walk from JR Joban Line/Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Ayase Station East Exit
Measures against COVID-19: Thorough employee hand washing, wearing a mask, temperature measurement, thorough ventilation, disinfection of hands and fingers when customers enter the shop.

(This information is as of January 31, 2023)

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