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The World’s 100 Best Bakeries

Koro Bakery

Onomichi, Japan

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST BAKERIES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 22 2026

No. 1 in Japan

Koro Bakery

Small bakery on Hondori shopping street near Onomichi Station, selling about 70 kinds of hard and sweet bread. Long fermentation and homemade yeast give the dough a chewy texture and strong wheat flavour, and a line often forms early in the morning.

Highlights

  • Beef tendon curry bread
  • Bagels with varied fillings
  • Earl Grey melon bread

Good to know

  • Opens at 7 AM
  • Two parking spaces behind the shop
  • Breads sell out by late afternoon

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