Dominique Ansel Bakery (Tokyo, JAPAN) ★★★★☆

New York based French pastry chef and owner Dominique Ansel, the man behind the cronut frenzy, has brought his gig to Tokyo this fall. The much anticipated opening of Chef Ansel's first overseas bakery has been well documented by the media over the past year and it has finally arrived behind the busy streets of Omotesando. 



We know we are in for a treat here but wait, where's the anticipated lineup for those famous cronuts?



As it turned out, they were already sold out before we arrived at 1:40pm. Why am I not surprised?



My partner in crime (yeah, my mom) wasn't all that crazy about French pastries. She told me she would rather have bread instead!



Say hello to Mr. Roboto, a Japan-only item from Chef Ansel. This is supposed to be the chef's contemporary take on the melon pan filled with a caramel black truffle custard.



Of course, I was a little gutted for missing out on the famed cronuts. Perhaps I will find time to visit the new home of the 2014 James Beard Award Winner for “Outstanding Pastry Chef” some time next year.

Note: The food rating given here is strictly based on what we've tasted which was just Mr. Roboto and nothing more. Cronuts and pastries were not part of the rating. 





Food Rating: 5.5/10
Price: ￥￥￥
Address: 5-7-14, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
Closest Metro Station: Omotesando
Tel: +81 (0)3 3486-1329
Website: dominiqueanseljapan.com