I heard there was a famous bakery in Fujieda, near Yaizu in Shizuoka, so off I went. One thing I definitely feel, though, is that getting around rural Japan without a car is not easy. This time I just walked it, but next time I should probably come up with some kind of plan. A bicycle, maybe?

A ramen shop I spotted on the way, doing mapo noodles and sea bream bone rare chashu ramen

If I lived in this neighborhood I’d drop by a place like this now and then, but when you come as a traveler you stick to the famous spots, so it never happens.

You can see the bakery off in the distance.

Even though I headed over right after breakfast, the line was already pretty long. It opens at 11, but apparently the queue is long from the moment they open.

The queue

Still, this much is really not bad.

A kid is helping out with the bakery work.

Looks like a family-run bakery.

The monet sign

Cute.

A cat here too..

The counter

Lovely atmosphere. These days everywhere seems to do this well..

Focaccias

Breads

Breads

Sake lees yeast rustique

A lot of the bread had already sold out.

Pulled pork burger

A cat here too..

Ripe banana crumble

This looks good too.

House-made roast ham and mozzarella cheese

The sandwiches look like a high level too.

Fruit sandwich

It looked pretty so I bought one. But the fruit was sliced so thin that you couldn’t really taste it.. There is a reason the usual fruit sandwich looks the way it does.

Turntable

Youmou to Ohana’s Don’t look back in anger was playing. An exquisite pick. You can listen to it on Spotify.

Breads

The focaccia had sold out and croissants had taken its place.

Krapfen

A sweet fried bread, like a doughnut. It was completely black, which was so odd that I bought one, and it does taste good, but it was too sweet so I passed..

Jagakuro

A bread with potato, bacon and cheese in it.

Rustique

This one is good too.

Spring cabbage and shirasu miso mayo focaccia

Nice as a meal.

A bakery with real character, and a great atmosphere too. The only problem is that if you don’t get there early, the bread you want is gone. The local love for bread really does seem to be endless.

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