Pain Pigeon
A bakery institution that locals unanimously call 'the one everyone in Hatogaya knows.' Featured on TBS Matsuko's Unknown World (cream bread special). Run by a husband-and-wife team—husband handles the dough, wife (a former pastry chef) handles fillings and sweets. An independent shop in operation since 2003, rooted in Hatogaya for 22 years. Signature cream bread is sold twice daily at 10 AM and 2 PM only, prized for its fluffy dough and silky custard cream. Tabelog 3.54/192 reviews. Yahoo Maps 4.08/206 reviews. 3-minute walk from Hatogaya Station. 3 parking spaces.
「The cream bread Matsuko introduced. It really is on another level.」「Worth lining up at 10 AM. I come to Hatogaya just for this cream bread.」「I have been coming for 22 years. Even if prices rise, no other bread will do.」「The fillings the former pastry chef wife makes are the real deal. Not the level of a typical neighborhood bakery.」