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The World’s 100 Best Bakeries

Pain du Marché

Kusatsu, Japan

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST BAKERIES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 100 2026
Pain du Marché

Bakery in Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, with a wide range of savoury and sweet breads. Its curry bread, brown rice bread and croissants come from a small one-way shop where queues form at busy times.

Highlights

  • Brown rice bread
  • Cheese curry bread
  • Tandoori chicken bread

Good to know

  • Small car park, often full on weekends
  • Shop is small, one-way aisle

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