Asakusa Kagetsudō Melon Bread — Restaurant in Tokyo

just walking NEAR this stall front is heaven for melon pan/pineapple bun lovers — the sweet, signature, sugary aroma of the bread entices everyone walking by. compared to pineapple buns, i found that the melon pan was much softer and floppier/limper(?) than a pineapple bun. as well as that, the top was crispier/crunchier than a typical pineapple bun’s, which is usually very crumbly. i loved how the matcha ice cream wasn’t too sweet at all, with its perfectly bitter notes of green tea complementing the sugary top of the melon pan. the soft serve was also extremely creamy, and the coolness of the ice cream contrasted well with the warm, fresh, fluffiness of the bun. although it didn’t completely blow me away, and i think i still prefer pineapple buns, this was extremely satisfying and filling. also don’t be intimidated by the line, it moves EXTREMELY quick, since a lot of people are just getting the melon pans and not the ice cream (although you might have to wait a bit if you want ice cream, since they do it one by one and it’s...

We arrived at Asakusa Kagetsudō MELON PAN 30mins before closing. There was a short queue building up, but the queue moves very quickly.

We ordered a plain melon pan, and a melon pan with matcha ice cream. Appearance and taste wise, it’s a bigger and sweeter version of Hong Kong’s Polo Bun in our opinion, albeit with a crunchier texture.

We think what’s really tasty is the melon pan with matcha ice cream. The crunchy surface, together with the fluffy inners of the melon pan and the smoothness of the matcha ice cream complements each other super well. It’s like sandwiching ice cream between well-toasted sweet bread and it’s absolutely yummy!

Though it tastes good, I think it’s slightly pricier than usual but it should be expected since it’s located near the touristy Asakusa. We recommend trying the melon pan out if you’re in the area, and honestly we would have wanted a second serving but it was already...

Went with a friend who is 6' 10" tall, who plays basketball at our university in America. We told the owner that and I think he may have thought he was famous or something. Anyway, pretty much everyone in Japan would go up to my buddy and ask, "2 meters tall?", extending and retracting their horizontal hands on top of their heads. Our waiter was no different, but he smiled and kept us company. We then proceed to eat some of the best hot tempura soba I have ever had, and stood up with two of their amazing, warm sugar rolls in our hands. The owner walked us out and told everyone in front of the restaurant to, "make room for the famous basketball players!" We know because my friend knows Japanese. We exit the restaurant to a crowd of glittering eyes and drawn out "oh!"s. It was truly a glorious day in Asakusa. We stood and watched a trained monkey do tricks while we wolfed down our warm...