Tokyo Bakery

Melon Pan

The classic Japanese sweet bun with a crunchy cookie crust scored in a crosshatch pattern — pillowy interior beneath a crisp, lightly sweet shell

Curry Bun

Deep-fried or baked bun stuffed with a lightly spiced Japanese-style curry filling — a savoury counterpoint to the sweet cases

Anpan (Red Bean Bun)

Soft milk-bread bun filled with smooth or chunky sweetened red bean paste — a Japanese bakery benchmark done simply and well

Cream Pan

Pillowy bun piped with custard cream — judge any Japanese bakery by this; when the custard is silky and not too sweet, everything else follows