Japan Mar 2011 Day 3 – Pâtisserie Henri Charpentier

Pâtisserie Henri Charpentier (PHC) is easily the most “accessible” french bakery in Japan, with many takeaway outlets in depachikas of the major departmental stores like Isetan, Daimaru and Takashimaya, all over Japan. In fact, I don’t recall not seeing them at any of the departmental stores we went to! If one is forced to draw comparisons, PHC is like BreadTalk in Singapore, only that the former is much much much much much much…better, especially for a pastry junkie like me!

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July 9, 2011 | Categories: Food, Travel | Tags: cake, cherry macaron, chestnut, 銀のモンブラン, financier au beurre, financier au thé vert matcha, gateaux, Henri Charpentier, Japan, kansai, Kyoto, macaron cerise, macaron fruit de la passion et chocolat, macaron magador, macaron rhubarbe et fraise, macha financier, marron, mignardises, Mont Blanc d' Argent, passionfruit and chocolate macaron, pâtisserie, petit four, rhubarb and strawberry macaron, Takashimaya, 日本, 京都 | 13 Comments