Bread / Dessert / Other Food Shop Spots in Eastern Shinshu Area

  • Bakery & Restaurant Sawamura Kyu-Karuizawa Branch
    Shopping
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa 12-18
    At the Kyu-Karuizawa Branch of Bakery & Restaurant Sawamura you’ll find a bakery, cafe and restaurant. The store is a calm and spacious place covering two floors. The open terrace also has a large number of seats. Bread is made with carefully selected ingredients and appears from the oven in all sorts of fanciful shapes and flavors. The deliciously drawn out flavors and rich aroma is characteristic of the bread baked here. All day long, from morning through to dinner, you can enjoy wonderful food and tea. Morning opening times vary depending on the season so please check ahead.
  • Karuizawa Chocolate Factory
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa 1323-80
    A Western confectionary shop located in Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. The shop sells fragrant macadamia nut chocolate balls coated with select chocolate, baked chocolate rusks covered with cocoa powder, and other tasty treats. Visitors can watch the goings on in the chocolate studio area. The shop also has an eat-in space where customers can take a break.
  • Kusakaru Kotsu Shiraito no Taki Store
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Nagakura Mountain National Forest Inner Shiraito Falls
    This souvenir shop is located at the entrance to Shiraito Falls. They sell a wide variety of souvenirs such as food items including pickles and jam from Karuizawa, folk crafts and picture postcards. Many tourists visit to rest or eat since there are food booths where you can have udon (white flour noodles) or soba (buckwheat noodles) and outdoor benches. Their popular menus are handmade tofu made from the spring water from Shiraito Falls and soybeans from Nagano Prefecture, and salt-grilled white-spotted char.
  • Boulangerie Asanoya Kyudo Main Store
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    4.0
    165 Reviews
    Shopping
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa 738
    This long-established bakery located in Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture was founded in 1933. They have adopted European-style traditional bread-making, and their French bread and German bread baked in a stone oven imported from Spain are well-regarded. Popular products include their Fruit Rye that features the fragrance of rum-soaked raisins and orange peel. In addition, they sell approximately 70 types of breads including the Chocolate Bread that is limited to Karuizawa. The shop features a space to eat inside.

    We loved everything we tried here! It was our go-to breakfast during our two day stay in Karuizawa. I wish I could have brought some of it home!

  • Yamashirokan
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Komoro-shi Tei 314
    A three-minute walk from Komoro Station. This soba noodle restaurant is located close to the inner citadel in the center of Komoro Castle Park. The standard cold zaru soba noodles, which reflect the innate flavors of the ingredients used to make them, are particularly recommended. The large sized soba noodles are enough to feed two people. Weather hot or cold, the restaurants noodles come with edible wild plants, mushrooms, deep fried tofu, and grated yam; the restaurant's Daimyo Soba comes topped with all of these plus an egg. Other toppings include tempura and eggs. The summertime only perilla and plum soba noodles have Japanese ginger in them, giving them a refreshing flavor. During the cherry bossom viewing season, customers can enjoy a banquet with an advance reservation. Note that the restaurant closes when its supply of noodles for the day runs out.

    城内にふさわしい感じの古いお蕎麦屋さんですが、ちょっと建物が古すぎるせいか、たてつけが良くないので食べるのにちょっと不安があるレベルです。お店というよりも古民家を流用している感じがします。肝心のそば自体は味も価格も普通という感じです。

  • Le Regalant
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    4.5
    20 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Karuizawa 1-13
    A Western confectionary shop situated along Karuizawa Hon-dori Street in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. At any given time, the shop offers around 30 varieties of handmade cakes, including the namesake Le Regalant chocolate cake, and the Karuizawa Roll Cake with a pie in the middle. There's also an eat-in space.

    昔懐かしのバターケーキ。 甘さも、絶妙な加減で、昨今の甘すぎるケーキとは、違う事に感動しました。 しかも、価格もリズナーブルで良心的なお店です。また、近くに来た時は、必ず買います(笑)

  • Atelier de Fromage Kyu-Karuizawa Shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Karuizawa 2-1
    A cheese specialty shop situated along Karuizawa Hon-dori Street in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. The shop makes and sells around 20 varieties of cheeses such as camembert crafted with fresh milk from the shop's own farm and other local farms. The shop also offers sweets and pizzas created with its homemade cheeses, as well as homemade additive-free yogurt.
  • Creperie Angelina (Church Street Karuizawa Restaurant)
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Karuizawa 601-1 Church Street Karuizawa 1F
    A crepe shop located inside the Church Street Karuizawa mall situated along Suisha-no-michi Street in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. The shop sells crepes made with an original flour blend and stuffed with seasonal ingredients and fresh whipped cream created within the last two hours.
  • 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.
  • 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。

  • 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...

  • Cake Boutique Peters
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    4.5
    9 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Sakushi Nakagomi 1-14-8
    This cake shop is known for its intricate rose designs, and each cake is imbued with the painstaking effort of the owner and chef. There’s a cafe space where you can enjoy your selected sweets. It’s about a four-minute walk from Nakagomi Station on the Koumi (Yatsugatake Kogen) Line.

    まるごと桃のジューシータルト670円 新鮮な桃の丸ごと1個使われていた 桃だけで数百円のコストがかかっておりコスパが良かった そこのタルトと合わせて食べると美味しかった

  • Chimoto
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    3.5
    33 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa 691-4
    This is a long-established sweets shop, founded in 1947, on Kyu-Karuizawa Ginza Street. The shop sells famous sweets such as Chimomoto-mochi (rice cakes), soy sauce fragrant grilled soft rice cake balls, irresistible delicately sweet soybean paste dumplings, and shaved ice using natural ice offered throughout the year. In summer there are long queues of people wanting to try the shaved ice.

    みたらし団子と言ったら、醤油と砂糖の甘辛に慣れているので、醬油だけの団子はちょっと物足りないと言うかさっぱり過ぎでした。 お店の雰囲気はとても良いので、ちょっと一休みするにはとても良いです。

  • Fuji Ice
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    4.0
    26 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Uedashi Chuou 2-10-14
    A shop selling obanyaki (a pancake-like flour dough bun with a sweet filling) located in Chuo, Ueda City. The shop's signature obanyaki have been a local favorite for some 80 years and come in two varieties-anko (red bean jam) and custard. Despite the shop's name, the shop does not serve regular ice cream (but does sell soft serve ice cream).

    路駐が多くて凄く迷惑 車でこの前を通る時かなり怖いから 店側も何かしらの対応したら? 海野町の恥 ただの今川焼き

  • Gyunyu Senka Moumou
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    4.5
    29 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakuguntateshinamachi Ashitahatsukano 40-1
    A dairy shop located next to Tateshina Daini Farm on Prefectural Route 40 in Ashidahatsukano, Tateshina Town, Kitasaku County. The shop serves milk, soft serve ice cream, and handmade bread which can be enjoyed on the spot. The shop also sells milk jam and milk candy as well as local foods such as fruit jams, juices, and honey.

    雨境峠のちょっと下。ぽつんと一軒だけあるソフトクリーム屋だ。ソフトクリームは美味しいが、それだけじゃなく牧場の景色がいい。岩手から譲り受けた短角牛もいるよ。

  • Tamaki-ya
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Uedashi Chuou 3-8-19
    A Japanese confectionary shop established in 1869 located in Chuo, Ueda City. The shop's dango dumplings are particularly popular and are made with unsparing care using old-fashioned mills and mallets and top class joshinko rice flour blended according to the weather and other factors. In addition to standard Japanese confections like manju buns, ohagi rice cakes, and oyaki dumplings, the shop also sells seasonal sweets such as strawberry daifuku rice cakes in the spring.
  • Shinanoji Usagiya Factory Main Shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Uedashi Kokubu 1-1-2
    "A Japanese confectionary shop situated along National Route 141 in Kokubu, Ueda City. The shop sells sweets made with walnuts such as the renowned ""Kurumi Soba,"" an red bean pasted wrapped in a buckwheat dough and covered with walnuts; ""Kurumi no Harmony"" walnut cookies; and ""Kurumi Yubeshi"" walnut dumplings, as well as confections made with apples like the winter-only ""Ringo Sketch."""

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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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