I traveled to Kyoto, Japan. On this trip to Kyoto, I was looking forward to having bread for breakfast. I learned from a Japanese TV drama called “The Secret Pleasures of Kyoto People” that bread made in Kyoto is delicious.
Of all the places I ate bread, the best is Sanjo-Kawaramachi Shinshindo. Shinshindo is a long-established bakery that has been in business since 1913. Sanjo-Kawaramachi Shinshind is not only a bakery but also a restaurant. If you travel to Kyoto, please try Shinshindo’s bread for breakfast.
Sanjo-Kawaramachi Shinshindo
To reach Sanjo-Kawaramachi Shinshindo, walk east on Sanjo-Dori Street in Kyoto toward the Kamo River. Crossing Kawaramachi Street, we continued walking until we saw “The Royal Park Hotel Kyoto Sanjo” on our left. Sanjo Kawaramachi Shinshindo was located on the first floor of this hotel.
The exterior of the restaurant was chicly dressed in black. A breakfast menu was placed in front of the restaurant.
Sanjo-Kawaramachi Shinshindo offers many morning set menus. The restaurant opens at 7:00 AM. When you enter the restaurant, the bread counter is on the left. The restaurant is on the right. We entered the restaurant at 7:20 AM. and were seated without waiting.
The walls of the restaurant were made of bricks. One large mural depicting a baker decorated the wall. The restaurant filled up soon after we entered. There was a line of people outside the restaurant waiting to enter.
Morning Plate
The morning plate included a drink and a plate of food.
Fried Eggs Set
The Fried Eggs Set consisted of one plate with a salad, two bacon and eggs, and two slices of toast. The toasted bread was moist and soft.
There were five types of toast, from which customers chose the bread they wanted to eat. I chose bread from Pan Domi, Bulman, Cereal Life, Whole Grain Life, and Country Bread.
The coffee was refillable.
If you chose the “Special Breakfast” course, you could have all the bread you wanted. The server brought a basket with several kinds of bread to your table. We ordered the bread we wanted to eat from the basket. When we finished our bread, the server asked us, “Would you like some more bread?” All the servers were very kind.
Scrambled eggs set
This toast was a bread called Minor Grain Life. This bread was baked with a blend of seven kinds of cereals.
About 70% of the guests were overseas tourists.
Granola & Yogurt Plate Set
This toast was a bread called Whole Grain Life (two assortments). It was baked with whole wheat flour from “Haruyokoi,” wheat grown in Hokkaido.
When ordering the morning plate set, customers could choose one: fried eggs, scrambled eggs, granola & yogurt, or soup set.
“Daily bread ” hana
This set included two thick slices of toast, three kinds of confiture, and a drink.
The toast came with three kinds of confiture: homemade raspberry jam, whipped butter, and maple syrup. This bread was baked with carefully selected ingredients such as fresh cream, fermented butter, and honey.
Hana is the name of the wife of Shinshindo’s founder, Hitoshi Tsugiki. After Tsugiki Hitoshi passed away, Hana became the second president of Shinshindo.
Small salad with red and green vegetables
I ordered an additional salad from the side menu.
This salad was crisp and tart.
Clam chowder
A cup of soup was a choice of one of three soups. The soup choices were clam chowder, minestrone, and corn soup.
I chose the clam chowder. The soup was served with crackers.
I introduced a delicious breakfast at Sanjo-Kawaramachi Shinshindo in Kyoto, Japan. Bread in Kyoto is delicious. If you travel to Kyoto, please try Shinshindo’s bread for breakfast.
