Bread / Dessert / Other Food Shop Spots in Nagano Area

  • Patisserie et cafe Petit Lapin
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    4.5
    5 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Oiwake 97-18
    A Western confectionary shop located in Oiwake, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. At any given time, the shop sells around 10 varieties of cakes made with seasonal Nagano fruits by the hands of a patissier who trained in France. The shop also has a cafe space inside.

    妻が中毒に近く、軽井沢に行くたびに寄ります。駐車場のキャパは2台だけでテーブル席が一つとカウンター数名分という規模ですが、空いていれば我が家の大型犬(50キロ)も店内OKで、超高級車で来たゴールデンレトリバーにも会いました。味オンチ夫婦の感想ですが、どれでも美味しいので遅めの時間に行って、選択肢の減ったケーキを試すのも逆に楽しみです。

  • Megami Lake Oshokuji-dokoro Yamayu
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Tateshinamachi Ashidahatsukano 1042
    A restaurant situated along Lake Megami in Tateshina Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. Using local Tateshina beef and Tateshina pork brand meats, the restaurant serves charcoal-grilled meat dishes as well as tonkatsu breaded pork cutlet and basashi horsemeat sashimi combo meals, and a la carte dishes. During lunchtime, customers can enjoy yakiniku Japanese barbecue and steaks; the Tateshina gyudon, a rice bowl covered with egg and piled high with Tateshina beef; a hearty basashidon horsemeat sashimi rice bowl; and other rice bowl dishes and combo meals, plus curry and more.
  • Japanese sweets Hokodo
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Kiso-gun Kisomachi Fukushima 5352-1
    A Japanese confectionary shop situated along Prefectural Route 269 in Fukushima, Kiso Town, Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture. This long-standing establishment was founded in 1913. The shop's signature product is its Soba Manju steamed bean jam buns made with buckwheat flour, a local specialty product. The shop also sells other Japanese confections such as Osoba Sabure buckwheat leaf-shaped cookies whose dough has buckwheat flour added to it, Kiso Dayori, and seasonal Hobamaki rice cakes wrapped in a hackberry leaf.
  • Kaiundo Main Store
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    4.0
    49 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Chuou 2-2-15
    This long-established western sweets shop founded in 1884 was given a new building in 1998, and features a simple yet innovative design that blends in to the townscape of the Matsumoto castle town. Their representative sweets are the steamed confection Kaiun-oimatsu and Japanese style nougat Shinmito. With a cute swan as its icon, their western-style sweet Swan Lake is also popular and is frequently featured in magazines. They have a soft ice cream robot inside the store, and guests can purchase their treat by operating the touch panel themselves. The closest station is Matsumoto Station.

    以前、頻繁に松本を訪れていたころに1、2度来たことがありますが、職場へのお土産を買うために久しぶりに訪れました。 以前と違い、イートインコーナーが充実していました。 何種類か常温で持ち帰れるお菓子を買いましたが、値段はやや高め。味は間違いないです。

  • salon as salon
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    4.5
    8 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Chuou 3-5-102F
    This “hideout” café operates on the second floor of “Gunjo”—a beauty parlor in a remodeled warehouse. The café was opened by beauty parlor regulars, and its interior features a relaxed space with a mix of East and West. From the large window, you can get a clear view of Nakamachi and its rows of warehouses—popular with tourists. The homemade sweets are also popular, with handmade dishes like “soba powder crepe” and “soy milk and white sesame pudding” a hit with female customers. The closest station is Matsumoto Station.

    This friendly little cafe is located up some stairs above a shop on Nakamachi St. The BLT sandwiches and giner chair we had were delightful (little works of art served with beautiful pickled vegs and...

  • Sakurai Kanseido Main Store
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    4.0
    29 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kamitakaigunobusemachi Obuse 774
    This is an old Japanese confectionery shop in Obuse Town, Kamitakai County, Nagano Prefecture, and the Kurirakugan sweet introduced by the first owner in 1808 is said to be the start of Obuse chestnut sweets. Maintaining traditional flavors and techniques, they sell a variety of sweets of chestnuts from Japan and abroad. In the wide space of the pure Japanese interior are lined a variety of sweets including the popular Jun Kuri Yokan made with just chestnuts, sugar and vegetable gelatin, and the Jun Kuri Kanoko which is pure chestnut bean paste matched with pieces of chestnut. Both inside and out there are rest spaces in which one can take a break from shopping.

    We went there after our visit to the Hokusai Museum to get some snacks. They have a big variety of cakes in glass display shelves. They were tasty. The chestnut ice cream was not available. There...

  • Kurian Fumido
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kamitakaigunobusemachi Obuse 414
    Located in Obuse Town, Kamitakai County, Nagano Prefecture, this long-established confectioner opened in 1864. They make and sell chestnut candy—a specialty of Obuse—and in the spacious interior, you’ll find rows of various sweets made using quality, domestic chestnuts. Popular options range from the standard “chestnut jelly” with its elegant sweetness to the “kurikanoko” made from only chestunt and sugar and the “hatsuguri” which won the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Award. The interior also features a café space, where you enjoy sweets made with chestnut or Obuse ingredients.
  • Ciboulette
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    3.5
    9 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Prefecture Kitasaku-gun Karuizawa-machi Old Karuizawa 668 Karuizawa shopping array
    A café located in “Karuizawa Shopping Alley” in Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture operated by a natural ice vendor which was founded over 100 years ago. The café is famous for its sweet, shaved ice, made with rare natural ice created by freezing spring water from Mt. Asama outdoors in the cold air of winter. Shaved thin and fine, the ice is light, resembling fresh-fallen snow. Piled heaping high, you might think one bowl is too much to eat, but it’s so delicious you’ll find your spoon hitting bottom before you know it.

    とてもとても大きなフワフワのかき氷です。天然氷を使っているので頭がキーンとなりません。店員のおじ様も優しいです。

  • Cafe VARIE
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Aduminoshi Hotakariake 8177-1
    A cute café located in Hotakaariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture. With a yellow building resembling a small hotel, its country-style interior creates a soothing and warm atmosphere. The café’s sweets and dishes, laboriously prepared by the chef using local ingredients, are highly reviewed. Particularly popular menu options include the slow-stewed beef stew and the sweets sampler, which comes with three or four sweets. A corner of the café is a shop space selling natural stone accessories and knickknacks. The picturesque scenery of Azumino stretches out from the windows on the second floor, and here you can relax and forget the passage of time.

    眺めがいいのでと2階席を勧められ、窓際のカウンター席で寛ぐ。 ケーキ盛りのセット600円を注文。手作りのケーキが4種どれも美味しかったです〜 コスパもいいですね。

  • Libisco
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    4.5
    30 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa 742-7
    A popular gelato shop located on Kyu-Karuizawa Tennis Court-dori Street in Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. Libisco never uses product made the previous day, making fresh batches to serve that day by hand every morning. Made with fresh fruit and milk from Obuse, Libisco’s gelato uses no preservatives and is flavored only with natural ingredients. The dekopon and yogurt double is a particularly popular combination. Libisco also serves flavors made without any eggs or milk, making it a popular destination for persons with allergies as well.

    軽井沢銀座から駐車場方面の横道を進むと突然出てきたお店。 ダブルでミルクとブルーベリーを食べました。ブルーベリーは見た目どおりに濃厚でびっくりしました。ちょい高めですがそれだけの味かな

  • Misuzuame Honpo Ijima Shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Uedashi Chuou 1-1-21
    A well-known sweet making shop known as Misuzuame which has long been popular as a Shinshu confection. Using traditional methods unchanged for years the sweets are made with the real fruit flavors intact without the use of any added coloring, artificial flavoring or preservatives. As well as the dried jelly candy, Misuzuame, made with agar and starch syrup, the shop also sells a range of jams and jelly. The building, built in 1924, has been designated as a registered tangible cultural asset. The interior of the store has been created with a fusion of Japanese and Western styles, and decorated with modern furniture. The shop is located a short distance from Ueda Station making it a key city landmark.
  • Karuizawa Hotel Longinghouse Restaurant
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    3.5
    21 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa Izumi no Sato
    A restaurant with delicious tasting vegetables in the Karuizawa Hotel Longinghouse. The restaurant gets fresh and seasonal produce all year round from farmers throughout the country. The restaurant prides itself on using local meat and fish for local consumption, and the staff also grow their own vegetables. There are two private rooms large enough for eight people in the restaurant which can be used for business or pleasure. They also have seating out on the terrace where pets are welcome. The restaurant is open for bookings from breakfast to dinner.

    I think I just rated the hotel and not the food so will do tis again. Just had the best 5 course meal I have ever ad at tis lovely restaurant - food really fresh and beautifully presented. I have...

  • Chiffon & Cake Karen
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    5.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Naganohigashimachi 198
    This chiffon cake specialty shop also has a café. “Fluffy” and “rich” are characteristic textures here. And they have over 30 items. There are six to eight short cakes which change day to day. They are handmade with choice ingredients and in-season fruits and vegetables, and with no preservatives to maintain natural flavor. The highly rated “kurihana honey ginger” uses rare natural honey from Ogawa Village. You’ll also find chiffon cakes with unique combinations.

    善光寺表参道の東側の道にあるシフォンケーキ店です。古い建物をタイルなどでかわいくリノベーションしてあります。 ショーケースの中にはたくさんの種類のシフォンケーキや焼菓子があります。イートインで今回はフルーツのカキ氷もいただきました。 イチゴ、桃などあるなか、サッパリした青リンゴを。シャキシャキの食感とさわやかなシロップが珍しく、アイスクリームも入っていて食べごたえがあります。添えられたシフォンケ...

  • Kukuya Syunsui
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    4.0
    18 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Naganomotoyoshichou 486 Zenkoji Nakamise Street
    Kukuya Syunsui is located near to the front gate of Shinshu Zenkoji Temple and sells Shinshu cakes and confections. The shop sells various goods in collaboration with a hand towel shop, Kamawanu, and they also have Zenkoji Temple ‘Yawataya Isogoro’ peppers, popular as souvenirs from Shinshu. Additionally, they sell Shinshu miso, Shinshu fruit jam, honey, and Western and Japanese style confectionery among other things. The shop has a full take-out menu and their soba crepes and soba galettes can only be tasted here. They also have limitedly available foods on the menu too.

    We only ordered the crepes and did not go inside the cafe/restaurant. The crepe was tasty and crepe is of fine quality. We all enjoyed it after visiting the temple. However, I think it would really...

  • Pâtisserie Keinoshin
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    4.5
    3 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Wakatsukidanchi 2-33
    This shop sells Western-style sweets made with in-season fruits cultivated and harvested in Shinshu. There are always 15 varieties of beautiful cakes decorating the showcase. A nice selection of tarts evokes the seasons, with Shinshu apricot tart or Shinshu black fig tart. As for chocolates, the bon bon chocolate is recommended. The cacao beans are the finest choice beans from French company Pralus. There is also an eat-in area.

    A pastry shop that mostly serves French pastries and uses seasonal fruits The cakes are impeccable and you can’t go wrong with any of the seasonal offerings Only drawback is that it’s quite...

  • Kirakudo
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Iyamashi Iyama 1201-2
    This well-established confectioner is well known for Iiyama’s famous “Chiyo no ume.” Azuki red bean jam is wrapped in gyuhi, and tucked in a shiso leaf in this Japanese confection. It has a history of popularity as an Iiyama souvenir. “Chestnut chuka manju” with chestnut-filled red bean paste in dora-yaki is recommended. Everything is made fresh, so the sekihan rice and okowa are great but require a reservation. The owner trained in a Western confection shop, so you may see fruit cakes out sometimes too.
  • Saint-Honoré Azumino Branch
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    3.5
    4 Reviews
    Shopping
    Nagano Pref. Aduminoshi Hotakariake 8148-3
    The bakery is located along Prefectural Route 25 in Hotakaariake, Azumino City. Not only can you buy a variety of breads made with natural yeast and ingredients, you can also eat in. The building is surrounded by trees like a log cabin. When the weather is nice, you can stretch out on the terrace.

    カーナビがないと見落としてしまいそうな路地を入っていきます。駐車場は、広いです。パンを買うなら、11:00前がオススメです。お昼には、だいぶ売れてしまいます。 店内は狭いですが、雰囲気はとても良いです。テラス席と外にも席があるのでゆっくりくつろげます。お一人様が、ちらほらいました。 メニューは、少ないです。買ったパンも店内で、食べれます。レジで注文して席について待つスタイルです。

  • Kiyoe
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    653 Yokawazawa cho Nagano city Nagano prefecture
    A long-established shop near Zenkoji Temple, this confectionery produces and sells a variety of goods, including the famous “ishigoromo,” which is a bean jam ball covered in surimitsu honey. The oyaki buns are loved by locals and worshipers visiting Zenkoji Temple, and in fact, they are supplied to the monks at the temple as well.
  • Matsumoto Seika
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Shimotakaigunyamanouchimachi Hirao 2185-2
    Located in Shibu Onsen, Hirao, Yamanouchi Town, this confectionery boasts an 80-year history. It sells many types of manju (sweet buns), including “Shinshu sesame seed soba manju,” which contains bean jam mixed with sesame paste and Shinshu miso wrapped in dough containing soba powder, “onsen manju,” “miso manju,” “jizake (local brew) manju,” and so on.
  • Fukiya Shoten
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    4.0
    2 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Pref. Shimotakaigunnozawaonsenmura Toyosato 9350
    This souvenir shop is located in Toyosato, Nozawaonsen Village and was built in 1904. The “Fukiya no onsen manju” buns are filled with homemade strained bean paste, and this popular product has been around for nearly 100 years. You’ll also find other food products Nozawa pickles and winter-exclusive “banana rolls,” not to mention folk crafts like “dove wheel” toys.

    スノボ土産に、温泉まんぢうです。 目新しさはないけれど、やっぱり昔懐かしい感じでホッとする美味しさです。

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Nagano prefecture is an exciting mix of mountains, hot spring monkeys, and preserved Edo history. At the heart of the Japanese Alps, Nagano is one of the country’s most popular destinations, whether in winter for its snow sports and the much-loved Jigokudani Monkey Park or in the warmer months for discovering the undulating hills on foot. For fantastic Edo architecture, head to the Kiso Valley for a 60-kilometer stretch of quaint wooden buildings that marked the Nakasendo route 200 years ago.

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