The Shikoku part of our trip is officially over now that we’ve crossed the bridge into Kobe. Next up, we’ll spend some time at Mitsui Outlet Park Marine Pia before heading into the city for dinner later.
Mitsui Outlet Park Marine Pia reopened in November 2024 after a massive two-year reconstruction. It’s not the biggest outlet mall — about 150 shops — but there should be more than enough to keep casual shoppers like us happy.
I wasn’t planning on a full-blown lunch after sharing a burger with little nugget earlier in the morning. Maybe I’d just need a small snack. So when I spotted Piece of Bake on the ground level of the outlet, it was exactly what I was looking for.
Piece of Bake is a donut chain from Osaka that I’m familiar with from my frequent visits to the city.
They serve brioche-like, melt-in-the-mouth donuts filled with all kinds of cream custard, and they always prove to be pretty satisfying for those with a sweet tooth.
They were running a promotion featuring the in-season white peach at the time.
White peach donut (518 yen) — The brioche-like choux pastry wasn’t bad.
But I thought the tangy white peach custard 🍑 wasn’t quite the perfect match. Maybe they should tweak the custard to be sweeter, with more fruity notes.
I thought I was done... but little nugget had other ideas in mind, and he’s bringing me to Eggs 'n Things next door! Somehow we always end up at this Hawaiian-themed restaurant whenever we shop at a Japanese outlet (was it last year?).
Food Rating: 5.9/10
Price: ￥￥￥
Address: Shop 1331, 1/F Mitsui Outlet Park Marine Pia, 12-2 Kaigandori, Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 655-0036, Japan
Tel: +81 (0)78-742-7768
Opening Hours: 10:00am - 9:00pm daily
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