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Boulangerie Ken

Rating83SCORE
WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
Tabelog rating 3.73 from 926 reviews (over 3,700 saves).
食べログ3.73点・926件(保存3,700件超)。
Named to Tabelog's Top 100 Bakeries five times (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) and featured on Nippon TV's Omoumai Mise program — a single independent shop with no chain expansion.
食べログ「パン 百名店」に5回選出(2017・2018・2019・2020・2022)、日本テレビ「オモウマい店」でも紹介された実績ある単独店舗(チェーン展開なし)。
After a temporary closure starting February 20, 2026 due to the owner's serious illness, it reopened March 31, and multiple visit reports from April onward confirm continued operation and strong praise for the bread.
店主の大病による一時休業(2026年2月20日〜)を経て3月31日にリニューアルオープンし、4月以降の複数の訪問レビューで営業継続と味の評判の高さを確認。
Reviews are specific rather than formulaic.
定型文的な絶賛は見られず、具体的な感想が中心。
Popular Dishes
Mentaiko Mochi Cream Cheese Bagel
明太もちクリチベーグル
Red Bean Butter Sandwich Bagel
粒あんバターサンドベーグル
Very Berry Cheesecake Bagel
ベリーベリーチーズケーキベーグル
What kind of place?
Fake reviews removed

This bagel-focused bakery opened in Shimo-Akatsuka in October 2005. Known for its famously oversized “dumbbell bagels,” it has been named to Tabelog's Top 100 Bakeries list multiple times (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022). After a serious illness kept owner Ken in and out of hospital for two years, the shop reopened on March 31, 2026, and he is gradually rebuilding the menu as part of his rehabilitation.

The bagels are praised as “chewy and moist” with “a crisp outside and soft, chewy inside.” Post-reopening reviews from April 2026 onward are largely happy the shop is back, though some note “fewer hard-crust breads than before” or that “the creative specialty bagels weren't available” — signs the lineup is still being rebuilt. No mentions of unscheduled closures; operations appear stable.

Business Hours
MonClosed
Tue・Wed9:00-19:00
ThuClosed
Fri9:00-19:00
Sat・Sun8:00-19:00
Regular Holiday：Monday・Thursday
Phone03-5383-2216Call
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About a 1-minute walk from Tobu Tojo Line's Shimo-Akatsuka Station. A bagel-focused takeout-only bakery. Closed Mondays and Thursdays (Tue-Fri 9:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 8:00-19:00). As the shop only recently reopened as part of the owner's rehabilitation, the product lineup is currently limited.
2-2-17 Akatsuka, Toei Chisan Building 1F, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
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Boulangerie Ken

Rating83SCORE
Popular Dishes
Mentaiko Mochi Cream Cheese Bagel
明太もちクリチベーグル
Red Bean Butter Sandwich Bagel
粒あんバターサンドベーグル
Very Berry Cheesecake Bagel
ベリーベリーチーズケーキベーグル
Business Hours
MonClosed
Tue・Wed9:00-19:00
ThuClosed
Fri9:00-19:00
Sat・Sun8:00-19:00
Regular Holiday：Monday・Thursday
Access
About a 1-minute walk from Tobu Tojo Line's Shimo-Akatsuka Station. A bagel-focused takeout-only bakery. Closed Mondays and Thursdays (Tue-Fri 9:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 8:00-19:00). As the shop only recently reopened as part of the owner's rehabilitation, the product lineup is currently limited.
2-2-17 Akatsuka, Toei Chisan Building 1F, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
Phone03-5383-2216
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WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Why this place makes the list
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
Tabelog rating 3.73 from 926 reviews (over 3,700 saves).
食べログ3.73点・926件(保存3,700件超)。
Named to Tabelog's Top 100 Bakeries five times (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) and featured on Nippon TV's Omoumai Mise program — a single independent shop with no chain expansion.
食べログ「パン 百名店」に5回選出(2017・2018・2019・2020・2022)、日本テレビ「オモウマい店」でも紹介された実績ある単独店舗(チェーン展開なし)。
After a temporary closure starting February 20, 2026 due to the owner's serious illness, it reopened March 31, and multiple visit reports from April onward confirm continued operation and strong praise for the bread.
店主の大病による一時休業(2026年2月20日〜)を経て3月31日にリニューアルオープンし、4月以降の複数の訪問レビューで営業継続と味の評判の高さを確認。
Reviews are specific rather than formulaic.
定型文的な絶賛は見られず、具体的な感想が中心。
83SCORE
What a score of 83 means
A measure of whether people truly want to return — not hype. Calculated after removing fake reviews.
Real reputation
Fake reviews removed

This bagel-focused bakery opened in Shimo-Akatsuka in October 2005. Known for its famously oversized “dumbbell bagels,” it has been named to Tabelog's Top 100 Bakeries list multiple times (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022). After a serious illness kept owner Ken in and out of hospital for two years, the shop reopened on March 31, 2026, and he is gradually rebuilding the menu as part of his rehabilitation.

The bagels are praised as “chewy and moist” with “a crisp outside and soft, chewy inside.” Post-reopening reviews from April 2026 onward are largely happy the shop is back, though some note “fewer hard-crust breads than before” or that “the creative specialty bagels weren't available” — signs the lineup is still being rebuilt. No mentions of unscheduled closures; operations appear stable.

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