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The World’s 100 Best Bakeries

Centre The Bakery

Tokyo, Japan

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST BAKERIES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 88 2026
Centre The Bakery

Centre The Bakery is a bread specialty shop with a cafe in Ginza, selling takeout loaves and serving toast sets. Diners toast their own slices at the table on tabletop toasters, and the square loaf is the item most often bought.

Highlights

  • Square loaf
  • Jam and butter set
  • Pullman loaf

Good to know

  • Cash only for takeout loaves
  • Queues form at lunch and on weekends
  • Items sell out by afternoon

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