Bread / Dessert / Other Food Shop Spots in Kumamoto Area

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Bread / Dessert / Other Food Shop

Imakin Restaurant

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Pref. Asoshi Uchinomaki 290

This popular eatery boasting over one hundred years of history is frequently featured in magazines and television shows. In the famous Aka beef bowl, chewy, rare-cooked lean fresh meat is packed onto a voluminous bowl of rice, a wonderful dish where umami flavor flows over the palette after just one mouthful. On holidays and in sightseeing seasons, visitors form a long line even before opening.
Hayashi no Ikinari Dango

4.0

21 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Suizenjikouen 7-2

This shop in Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City sells Ikinari Dango Dumplings, a local sweet. Customers from around the country order their Ikinari Dango, made with domestically produced bean paste and sweet potatoes purchased from contract farmers. The shop's unique murasaki-imo manju buns are popular too, with purple sweet potato mixed into the dough. It is located on the approach to Suizenji Park, and when the weather is good, people like to sit and enjoy their sweets in the chairs in front of the store.

1個から販売していただけて、冷たいお茶を「暑いからね、飲んでくださいね」とその場で食べない自分にもお気遣いいただきました。ホカホカのいきなり団子もとても美味しかったです。
Pan Kobo Mamenoki

4.0

2 Reviews

Shopping

Kumamoto Pref. Asoshi Kurokawa 1447

This bakery is located in Aso City. They sell bread made with carefully selected ingredients and their own type of yeast, as well as handmade jam. Their sweet and aromatic bread is made with 100% Hokkaido flour and locally sourced milk from jersey cows. They have an eating area, so lots of people get a coffee to go with their purchase.

阿蘇市黒川の住宅街にあるパン工房豆の木、ちょっとわかりずらい場所ですがナビを頼りに訪問しました。まさに工房と言った趣きのお店で、美味しそうなパンが並んでいました。阿蘇の特産品、赤牛を使用した赤牛カレーパンは絶品でしたよ。
Suganoya (Kumamoto Johsaien Sakuranokoji Store)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Ninomaru 1-14

This restaurant in Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City specializes in cuisine featuring fresh, high quality horse meat. They serve different cuts of horse meat as sashimi, as well as relatively accessible horse meat croquettes that are great for eating while walking around town. Items like their horse meat curry buns are popular presents.
PAIN DAIGO

Shopping

Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiasomura Kawayou 1883

This bakery is in Aso County's Minamiaso Village. Their bread made with Kumamoto wheat flour and natural yeast has been a hit since they opened. Their baked goods feature local Kumamoto seasonal ingredients. With items made with asparagus, sausage, and other kinds of meat and vegetables, the simple natural flavors shine through.
RAKUDAYAMA

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Pref. Asoguntakamorimachi Takamori 2693-4

This shop in Takamori Town, Aso County specializes in charcoal grilled chicken. The name of the store comes from Rakudayama (“Rakuda” means “camel”, and “yama” means “mountain” in Japanese), a nearby mountain that looks like a camel's hump. Smothered in their secret sauce, the taste is like no other. People usually eat it by cutting up the chicken with special scissors.
Morino Kumasan Bon Gateaux

3.0

1 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Pref. Kikuchigunkikuyoumachi Hikarinomori 6-6-1

This sweet shop is located in Kikuyo Town, Kikuchi County. They sell baked confections and cakes made with seasonal fruit, fresh cream and eggs from Kumamoto, and other additive free ingredients. They have an array of colorful cakes available, as well as gift sets packed with their popular baked sweets.

桃のケーキを買いました。フレッシュな果実をそのまま使う場合、個体差があるので難しいと思いますが、見るからに繊維、筋がたくさんと想像できる桃でした… ほかに歯触りの良さそうな桃のケーキもあるのに、たまたま私のタイミングが悪かったのでしょうか。詰めてもらっている時に別のものに変えてと言えばよかったのかもしれませんが、この桃を売り物のケーキで陳列していたことにびっくりです。ほかにも美味しそうなケーキ...
Patisserie Roku

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiogunimachi Manganji 6610

This Kurokawa Onsen pâtissier is famous for its roll cakes made with copious quantities of soyo no tsuki eggs raised at the foot of Mt. Aso. Housed inside an old private home facing Kawabata-dori Avenue in Kurokawa Onsen, the shop’s chou à la crème, topped with a shiokoji (salt-marinated rice malt) cookie, are filled with custard only after a customer orders them. The shop’s plain and matcha roll cakes, made with local Kumamoto and Aso ingredients, are also popular.
La Table de Merucoro

4.5

23 Reviews

Shopping

Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiasomura Kawayou Sakanoue 3765

Merucoro is a famous store, which sells bread made with homemade yeast, around 30 types of jam and baked confectionaries. There is also a café inside the store, where customers can taste the bread and baked confectionaries they have bought with drinks. There is also a lunch set and a cake set. It is approximately 16 minutes’ walk from the Minamiaso Railway Takamori Line’s Choyo Station, along the National Route 325.

阿蘇旅行の際立ち寄りました。友人がお目当てのパンを購入し、隣接のカフェでお茶とデザートをいただきました。平日のためそれほど混んでいませんでしたが、パン屋はさすがに人気なんですね、混雑してました
Shiratamakko

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiogunimachi Kurokawa Onsen Kawabata Dori 6600-2

This Japanese-style sweets cafe is situated along Kawabata-dori Street, the main street in Kurokawa Onsen. Adorned with red noren shop curtains and decked out in pure Japanese decor, the cafe serves orthodox shiratama rice flour dumpling desserts made exclusively with mochi glutinous rice from Aso. The popular Yuagari Shiratama comes with shiratama dumplings served in piping hot water that you scoop out and sprinkle with kinako toasted soybean flour and sweet azuki beans before eating. The shop's vaunted shiratama dumplings are renowned for their smooth, slippery surface and addictive springy, chewy texture. The cafe also offers seasonal varieties such as Hanami Shiratama (flower-watching dumplings) in spring, and Kori Shiratama (shaved ice dumplings) in summer.
Kaze no Mori

4.5

5 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiogunimachi Manganji 312 Apple Mint Herbs Farm

This natural food restaurant is located in Minamioguni Town. The restaurant serves simple cuisine which enables diners to savor the innate flavors of the ingredients. Desiring to provide safe, healthy food, almost all of the restaurant's ingredients, such as the vegetables and the Kiyora rice grown using the pure waters of the Chikugo River, are cultivated by the establishment on its own farm. No additives of any kind are used in any of the restaurant's cuisine, and customers rave that here you can eat your food with the peace of mind this provides. The restaurant also offers vegetarian and vegan dishes, as well as plate meals for children with allergies.

Enjoyed an excellent lunch of vegetables and produce grown on the farm or very nearby area. You can really taste the difference of fresh, clean, vegetables cooked very simply. The dining room itself...
Doradora

4.0

64 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiogunimachi Manganji Kurokawa 6612-2

This dorayaki pancake sandwich shop is situated along the narrow Igozaka hill road in Kurokawa Onsen. The shop sells a variety of charming Japanese-style confections with a focus on the Doradora Burger, a dorayaki pancake sandwich consisting of two handmade pancake buns stuffed with sweet red bean paste and a cream-filled daifuku rice cake. In total, the Doradora Burger is sold with five varieties of fillings - Aso Oguni Jersey cow milk cream, matcha green tea cream, custard cream, cafe au lait cream, and dekopon citrus fruit cream. The moist, tender pancake buns produce an exquisite harmony with the homemade fillings, blossoming in the mouth with a sweetness which is just right. A particularly popular product in Kurokawa Onsen, the pancake sandwiches are carefully cooked and wrapped one at a time, and oftentimes when you come late in the day the shop has already sold out. In addition to being a tasty treat to enjoy after a hot spring bath, they also make delightful souvenirs.

We stopped by here to try some of their sweets but mostly sold out by the end of the day. The pancakes were on the sweet side but it’s worth trying the Kurakawa specialities, around 200 yen per item.
Terakoya Honpo Kurokawa Shop

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiogunimachi Manganji 6694-1

This okaki rice snack shop is located in Kurokawa Onsen. Situated down Sakura-dori Street from the entrance to the hot spring district, the shop exudes a toasty smell. Encased in a truly Japanese atmosphere, the shop is filled with a wide variety of rice cracker products, such as rice crackers made with Ariake nori seaweed from Kyushu, rice crackers made with yuzu citrus pepper from Kyushu, and an exclusive Kurokawa Onsen snack assortment you can only buy in Kyushu. In addition to products designed to be taken home or given as souvenirs, the shop also sells snacks you can enjoy while walking around the area, and customers are even free to buy just a single rice cracker. The shop also sells match green tea soft-serve ice cream and soy sauce ice cream, and many tourists stop by here after enjoying the area's hot spring bathing.
Kashin Nakamura

4.0

4 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Aso-shi Kurokawa 1490-2

This confectionary shop is located a five-minute walk from Aso Station. Based on the owner's desire to help people experience the charms of Aso through confections, the shop sells a variety of confections which embody the charms of Aso. The names of many of the shop's confections are inspired by the Aso area, such as the Himoji-yaki, Nakadake Chocolat, and Higotai. The Himoji-yaki is a bouchee with a texture resembling the rocky surface of Mt. Aso and is stuffed with mochi rice cake and coarse sweet red bean paste; at the request of the imperial household, this confection was used as a souvenir at the Kumamoto Nenrinpikku, a sports tournament and community event for senior citizens.

こちらのお菓子店さんでお土産を購入しました。昼過ぎの来訪でしたがさすがに平日の午後なので混雑はしていましせんでした。
Patisserie d'Aso MIYUKI

4.5

11 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Aso-shi Uchinomaki 224

This patisserie is located in Aso Uchinomaki Onsen, Aso's top hot spring district. Using Jersey cow milk, seasonal fruits, and other local ingredients, the shop continues to make confections sure to make you smile the moment you take a bite. The shop's popular gelato is a luxurious treat made with an abundance of seasonal fruit. You can add up to two toppings per gelato cup from a wide selection, including peaches, mangoes, chocolate, and pistachios. The bright and cherry shop is replete with an eat-in space where you can also enjoy your confection with a cup of coffee.

We happened to be in the area for lunch during an Aso self drive tour. Walking into this shop for dessert was totally unplanned and we were so fortunate we did. We were completely stunned by the...
Shokanji Maruho

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Kikuchi-shi Wai 1097-2

"This longstanding Japanese confectionary shop was established in 1897. The shop continues to make Shokanji Matsukaze, a traditional confection known as the ""thinnest Japanese confection in the country."" Just 1.2 millimeters thick, Shokanji Matsukaze are an elegant and exquisite treat; made from high quality flour and beet sugar, they are toasted to perfection using a proprietary method and then cut to size by hand. They are said to have been one of the aspects of Kyoto culture the powerful Kikuchi clan brought back to the area in the Muromachi period. Crispy and characterized by an elegant sweetness, these confections are a favorite of all ages as a teatime snack and as a gift to give on special occasions."
Goshi Seika

3.0

1 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Kikuchi-shi Wai 1299

This longstanding confectionary shop has been in business for over 90 years. The shop continues to make Sakura no Akebono, a delicate, pastel-colored confection which is one of Kikuchi's most well-known; as well as dorayaki pancake sandwiches; madeleines; and a variety of other sweets. Sakura no Akebono are a type of traditional rakugan candy which are made with a focus on creating an exquisitely moist texture. Made using Kumamoto glutinous rice and Kikuchi Onsen hot spring water, these soft confections have a melt-in-your-mouth texture. The crumbly rakugan outer crust is stuffed with a filling made with granulated sugar and glucose syrup. The shop receives orders from across the prefecture and beyond for this popular product to enjoy during New Year's, at weddings, and during the Doll Festival.

先日家人を誘って初来店しました。お目当はガイドブックに載っていた餡子入りの落雁「桜の曙」。興味津々で賞味したところ、彩は紅白、形は市松模様、甘さは控えめ、食感はふんわり＆しっとり。落雁の概念が吹っ飛びました。やるね！お値段も良心的。ちなみに、創業は大正4年（1916年）。
Nakahara Shogetsudo

4.5

5 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Kikuchi-shi Wai 285

This Japanese confectionary shop was established in 1940. The shop continues to make Japanese confections by hand with fastidious attention to flavor. For its sweet azuki beans, the shop only uses azuki from Hokkaido, and its azuki bean paste, diligently cooked each morning at 6 a.m., is characterized by an elegant, orchid color. The shop's Takemitsuko is a crispy yet soft cookie sandwich inspired by the history of Kikuchi which is filled with apricot jam and garnished with crunchy almonds. The tasty confection was awarded the Minister's Award at the National Confectionary Exposition.

I love the peach jelly! Tastes like a combination of mochi and jelly texture. So good I got 2. Upon entering, the two friendly ladies welcomed us with hot tea and snacks. Very hospitable, very...
Higo Tawaraya

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Kikuchi-shi Wai 649-4

This Japanese confectionary shop is famous for the Kuridago, sold in department stores across the country. The shop sells Kuridago made with lavish amounts of huge chestnuts from Kikuchi; ikinari dango cakes, a famous local confection from Kumamoto; and other sweets. The shop's particularly popular Kuridago look as soft and warm as they are. They consist of chewy dango dumpling dough wrapped around chestnuts whose skin has been painstakingly removed one at a time by hand. The slight saltiness of the dango dough and the light, innate sweetness of the chestnuts results in an exquisite balance of flavors. The shop is dedicated to avoiding the use of additives and its tasty treats are only sweetened with sugar. The shop uses four kinds of sugar depending on the confection - zarame granulated sugar, standard granulated sugar, brown sugar, and wasanbon fine-grained Japanese sugar.
L’oiseau Bleu

4.0

8 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Tamana-shi Naka 1798

This Western confectionary shop is located a three-minute walk from Tamana Station. The shop continues to make colorful confections by hand in an establishment with a cute, eye-catching facade. The talented owner and chef has been celebrated as the best in Japan, having won the Luxardo Gran Premio competition held by the Federation of Japan Confectionary Associations. The shop's Auglio cake was awarded in that same competition and consists of mascarpone mouse and pistachio cream elegantly finished with the aroma of a raspberry sauce maraschino.

和菓子が好き故、自分で行くのは結婚記念日のホールケーキを買うついでにショートケーキをついでに家族分かうぐらい。買ったやつは、一口味見をさせて貰っている。見た目は綺麗で味も相応に美味しい。コンクールで賞を頂いた物も陳列してある。洋菓子が好きな人にとって、一度は口にして常連になるか否かを決めて良いのでは。和菓子党お勧めの商品とお店である。

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Kumamoto Areas

Kumamoto lies in the center of Kyushu, a calm prefecture perfect for easy strolls around the historic center and lazy evenings in the natural hot springs at Kurokawa Onsen. For a slightly more strenuous activity, head to Mount Aso, whose surrounding hills offer hiking opportunities aplenty with views over the active volcano.