Yoshi Pan

Tucked along a quiet side street in Moto-Asakusa, Yoshi Pan is a bakery known for its substantial, pleasantly chewy doughs and inventive flavour pairings. Its savoury stuffed breads and bagels stand out in particular, filled right to the edges. The imaginative lineup spans both savoury meals and sweet treats, including k個月-spiced kinpira, mackerel bread combined with lotus root and cheese, and sweet bagels filled with soft gyuhi mochi.

The everyday staples have character of their own. Warming an anpan in a toaster oven crisps the crust while accentuating the chewy texture inside. The counter also features loaves and rolls for the daily table, such as crisp-crusted mini French baguettes, cheese breads with fragrant toasted edges, and hearty peaked loaves known as yama-pan.

Beyond bread, the bakery offers an appealing spread of baked treats, including well-formed coconut scones, naturally leavened yeast cakes, carrot cake, and an intriguing sansho pepper cake that broadens the selection.

Yoshi Pan operates on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays as a takeaway-only counter service. Because the daily lineup is posted on the bakery's official Instagram Stories, checking ahead is worthwhile if you have your eye on something specific. Cashless options including credit cards, transit IC cards, and QR code payments make stopping by quick and convenient.