Takasho

Cream bread is a good place to start at Takasho. Diners have praised the dough’s soft, chewy texture and its pairing with custard. The kinako cream bread is another hearty choice, especially for fans of roasted soybean flour. This small bakery in Kyoto’s Minami Ward is a pleasant stop for picking up a few things for breakfast. There is plenty to mix and match, from savoury options such as egg rolls, cheese bread and salt bread to sweet treats including cream bread and mugwort melon bread.

The batard is a versatile choice for the table. One customer enjoyed it plain, then topped it with marinated ingredients such as tomato, whitebait and shiso, as well as mushrooms. They found that the bread’s flavour and texture held up well against the toppings. For something savoury, there are also okonomiyaki bread, baked curry bread, oyaki piroshki and bacon epi. One diner noted that the bacon epi was neither too hard nor too soft, and appreciated the aroma of wheat in the dough. It sounds like a good option for a light lunch or to take away.

Some customers have enjoyed the bread loaf plain, then toasted it the following day to try a different level of browning. Takasho is a takeaway-only bakery, so its breads are best suited to breakfast or a meal on the go.