Muginoka

At Muginoka, baked goods are ordered directly from staff over a counter showcase in an intimate neighbourhood setting. An emphasis on Japanese wheat flour and additive-free dough forms the core of the bakery's approach, designed around loaves and rolls you can feel comfortable eating every day.

Taking care and time from dough preparation to the oven, the cultured-butter croissant features crisp, flaky layers paired with a rounded buttery aroma. Another everyday favourite is the salted butter roll, offering a lightly crisped crust, moist interior, and balanced saltiness. Sweet options are just as tempting for a quick bite, including cream buns filled with homestyle custard, fragrant walnut sweets, and classic ogura bean-paste rolls.

Among savoury choices, the baked curry bun stands out: because it is baked rather than deep-fried, it stays light, and customers can choose among mild, medium, or spicy fillings. Other savoury variations eat like small homestyle dishes in bread form, such as oyaki buns filled with piquant takana greens, kinpira burdock root, or spicy cod roe and potato.

Table loaves like pain de mie and batards highlight the unadorned character of the flour and fit easily into home meals. Loaves and rolls hold up nicely to a gentle re-baking at home. The bakery is open from 10:00 to 18:00, closing on Wednesdays.