A fresh rice bread specialty shop, “KOME PANTRY,” opened along Miyagawa Keyaki-dori on May 18.
↑ The exterior of “KOME PANTRY”
↑ We stopped by in the afternoon on opening day, and everything except the plain “fresh rice bread” was already sold out! According to the staff, there was even a line when the shop opened.
“Fresh rice bread” is made not from rice flour, but from raw rice, giving it a fluffy and chewy texture! They use Yamada Nishiki, a sake rice grown in Hyogo Prefecture, and the bread is apparently made gluten-free and plant-based.
↑ There was an ad for the shop on a utility pole along Keyaki-dori! The stylish visual shows cross sections of the different fresh rice breads lined up.
Here’s the map↓
The address is 5-10 Higashiyama-cho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Area Around “KOME PANTRY”
↑ It’s along Miyagawa Keyaki-dori, in the spot where the takeout gyoza specialty shop “けやきや” used to be (“けやきや” has moved to a location right by Hanshin Fukae Station). To the left as you face it is “中国菜・ＨＡＴＳＵ,” and to the right is “芦屋ステーキ喜一.”
↑ If you head this way north, you’ll find the grocery shop “ほのかの果実芦屋本店” and Ashiya Municipal Iwazono Elementary School.
↑ If you go the opposite way south, there’s the fresh fish and dining shop “芦屋 べに屋” and “いかり 芦屋店.” After crossing the Hankyu Kobe Line, you’ll find places like “茶庵 瀧家” and “芦屋ロサブラン.”
↑ Across the Miyagawa River is the creative Japanese restaurant “芦屋和奏こころ.”
Menu at “KOME PANTRY”
↑ In addition to the plain “fresh rice bread,” the lineup seems to include loaf-style fresh rice breads such as “brown rice bread,” “black soybean bread,” and “sake fruit,” as well as two types of fresh rice muffins: “maple muffin” and “sake lees muffin.”
The detailed menu is also posted on the official website!
KOME PANTRY
Hours
11:00～16:00（Closes when sold out）
Closed
Sun / Mon / Holidays
Address
兵庫県芦屋市東山町5-10
Phone
0797-35-0081
Related Links
HP
Instagram
(*Please check with the shop directly for the latest information on menu items, business hours, and more.)
Final Thoughts
The shop is supervised by Shiori Leto, who has published recipe books for bread and sweets made with raw rice and also holds classes on how to make fresh rice bread. Since the shop closes once items sell out, it’s probably best to go earlier in the day.
We’ll be sharing a report later on “Ashitsuu Gourmet” after actually trying the fluffy and chewy “fresh rice bread”!
