No. 01 / 浅草 ASAKUSA / Tokyo

JUMBO MELON PAN.

浅草 花月堂
Jumbo melon pan
¥250 EACH
SOLD OUT BY 3 PM
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The Number / Count

3,000

jumbo melon-pan baked & sold — every single day.

The dough / Dough

A three-hour rest — about three times longer than most. That long fermentation is what makes the cookie shell snap and the crumb tear in clouds. One recipe, baked all day, every day.

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Stack of melon pan
VOL. 3K

The Bun / Product

ONE BUN.
NO TRICKS.

Bigger than your hand. A crackled, sugar-cookie crust over a slow-rested brioche centre. The whipped-cream and ice-cream versions split the bun open so the filling shows. The original is best the moment it leaves the oven.

BAKED ALL DAYFRESH OUTNO PRESERVATIVESTAKE-OUT

Visit / Honten

BESIDE
SENSŌ-JI.

Address
東京都台東区浅草 2-7-13
Asakusa 2-7-13, Taitō-ku, Tokyo
Phone
03-3847-5251
Hours
09:00 — until the jumbo melon-pan is gone
(often late afternoon)
Closed
Irregular — no fixed closed day.
Web
asakusa-kagetudo.com
@asakusa.kagetsudo
Storefront beside Senso-ji
本店 / HONTEN
Map & Links
Map: 2-7-13 Asakusa
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TokyoTaito City2-7-13 Asakusa
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