As of August 2021, there are a total of 3 “premiumshokupan specialty shops” in Ashiya City! We’ll also introduce our articles where we actually tried each one〜
panya Ashiya (1st floor of Laporte North Building, along the Yamate Kansen road)
A premium shokupan specialty shop located on the 1st floor of Laporte North Building, north of JR Ashiya Station.
Their shokupan is completely additive-free and made without eggs, honey, or margarine. They use a carefully selected blend of flours and a long, low-temperature fermentation process, which apparently gives the bread both a soft texture when eaten as is and a crisp bite when toasted.
panya Ashiya
Hours
10:00-18:00
Closed
Wednesdays
Address
兵庫県芦屋市大原町11-24 ラポルテ北館1F
Phone
0797-25-7781
(*Please check directly with the shop for the latest information on menu items, hours, and more.)
Ashita no Shokupan Ashiya Main Store (along National Route 2)
An additive-free shokupan specialty shop located south of JR Ashiya Station, near the Kamimiyagawa-cho Nishi intersection along National Route 2!
They sell two types of shokupan: “MU otona,” a mountain-shaped loaf with a restrained sweetness, and “MU kodomo,” a square loaf with a more pronounced sweetness.
明日の食パン 芦屋本店
Hours
9：00～18：00
Closed
Irregular holidays
Address
兵庫県芦屋市上宮川町３−４
Phone
0797-25-0678
(*Please check directly with the shop for the latest information on menu items, hours, and more.)
Nogami Hotel Takezono Ashiya Shop (1st floor of Hotel Takezono, street-level shop)
The Ashiya branch of Nogami, famous nationwide as a premium “nama” shokupan specialty shop.
It is located on the 1st floor of the same building as Hotel Takezono Ashiya in front of JR Ashiya Station. The entrance faces the passageway between the hotel and Laporte Main Building, on the left side when facing the hotel’s main entrance.
Their shokupan is soft, fluffy, and chewy, made with an original blend of flour.
乃が美 ホテル竹園芦屋店
Hours
11:00～18:00
Closed
None
Address
兵庫県芦屋市大原町10-1 ホテル竹園芦屋１F
Phone
0797-61-7488
(*Please check directly with the shop for the latest information on menu items, hours, and more.)
Bonus: Soft French Bread Specialty Shop “Francepan Jinjya Ashiya Main Store”
Francepan Jinjya, a soft French bread specialty shop that opened this May on the 1st floor of Laporte East Building in front of JR Ashiya Station, is a sister shop of Ashita no Shokupan!
They sell “soft French bread,” known for the fluffy, chewy texture of shokupan and the deep, toasty aroma unique to French bread.
フランスパン神社 芦屋本店
Hours
9:00−20:00
Closed
Irregular holidays
Address
兵庫県芦屋市大原町9-1 ラポルテ東館1階101号室
Phone
0797-61-7070
(*Please check directly with the shop for the latest information on menu items, hours, and more.)
Finally
The premium shokupan boom has started to calm down a little
