Pelican Bakery
パンのペリカン · Pelican Bakery
- Ward
- Taito
- Price
- ¥400~900
- Hours
- 08:00-17:00 (closes early if s
- Closed
- Sun, holidays, plus special closures in summer and at New Year
- Getting there
- 4 min walk from Tawaramachi Stn (2 exit)
- Founded
- 1942
- Since 1942 this bakery has made exactly two things: a square loaf and rolls
- You can reserve by phone, and most locals do
- You need not just carry the bread away
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Obvious to locals, invisible to visitors
There is a simple reason guidebooks leave this out: to the people who live here it is too obvious to be worth explaining.
Since 1942 this bakery has made exactly two things: a square loaf and rolls. Nothing else. Holding that line for eighty years is the whole identity.
You can reserve by phone, and most locals do. Turning up in the afternoon without one usually means going home empty-handed.
You need not just carry the bread away — the company runs Pelican Cafe nearby, serving the same loaf as thick-cut toast. The bakery closes Sundays; the cafe keeps different hours.
What it is
Taito is a ward the shitamachi ward holding Asakusa and Ueno. It may open only for lunch, or close the moment ingredients run out. Supply outranks the posted hours here. Portions run generous — think twice before upsizing. After six in the evening the atmosphere shifts completely — pick your hour to match your purpose. Keep the receipt — it makes the name easy to look up later, since many signs are kanji-only. If you return, come at a different hour — the impression changes considerably.
What to order
Why locals keep coming
The layout suits solo diners: mostly counter seats, and nobody encourages you to linger. Most customers live within walking distance. Disappoint them once and they never return — which keeps the floor high.