Okinawa: Paris Bread Shop Bonjour

After landing in Okinawa and heading to bed, we were able to wake up early and take a walk around the neighborhood of Ginowan. The air was crisp and refreshing which made the walk a great way to ease in to the trip. We grabbed a few drinks at one of the many available vending machines and took a walk through Morikawa park and past a naval base.
An hour or so into the short adventure we came across a very small bakery hidden away in between large apartment buildings (as most interesting places in Japan are), and stopped for some fresh bread and coffee. Something that I always look forward to when in Japan is the delicious and well crafted bakery treats such as melon pan (pronounced pawn) and Japanese red bean paste buns or an pan.

Some of the many pastries available all ranging from around 150 to 350 yen.
  They also offered the combo choice to add on the drink bar which provides you with all you can drink coffee, sweet tea, water, and a few juices. For an extra couple dollars, it was well worth it. There was a small indoor seating area where you could enjoy your food while watching the bakers in the back go about their business through a large glass window. 

 Everything we tried was absolutely delicious! The toppings were clearly fresh and everything had been made recently. The crispy flaky dough was to die for. My absolute favorite were the tomato and cream cheese pastries. They were creamy on the inside and had a wonderful sun dried tomato taste on the outside. I am definitely planning on attempting to make these on my own some time with some puff pastry squares. 

For such a small and un-assuming shop, we were very impressed and would plan to visit again next time we are in the area. We loved it so much that we made it a point to go in on our final day as a breakfast date before we took another stroll around town. 

Here's a picture of the two of us the first time we visited, enjoying our pastries. Not very flattering but the pictures were fun to take and that's more important! 

Here's some photos from our second visit to the shop and some different treats that we tried. You can also see our adorable coffee cups that they use. They're essentially coffee cup holders that you place the small white cup into so that you have a handle to use and you can switch drinks such as coffee to juice and use the same cup!

We're also wearing new glasses that we were able to get at a shopping center for only around 50 usd without insurance! They gave us a check up and then laser cut our lenses and within an hour we had a new pair of glasses. In the states it takes about one to two weeks and costs at least 200 usd. 

Apple pie, vegetable bread, and peanut butter bread. 

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