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| Ginza Bunmeido Cafe |
The renowned Bunmeido is a chain
of pastry and tea houses known for its castella cake and other Western-style
sweets.
Since 1900, the original Bunmiedo store from Nagasaki has been making
the castella cake.
This Japanese honey sponge cake, also known as the kasutera, was originally imported
by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century.
It is made of sugar, eggs,
flour, and malt syrup. They have 3 varieties - plain, honey and macha green
tea. Traditionally, it is tasted simply with a cup of Japanese green
tea.
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| Dining Area |
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| Beef Curry and Rice |
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| Spaghetti Neapolitan |
Though desserts seemed to be
the star attraction, this second floor Western-style café, which can seat about
30 pax, also has a lunch (11 AM – 2 PM) menu with a la carte Western cuisine including
the Bunmeido Hayashi Rice (rice with beef in a rich demi-glaze sauce, ¥1,200) and
sandwiches.
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| L-R: Cheska, Kyle and Bryan |
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| Yakitake Mikasa Pancake |
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| Mixed Sandwiches |
We ordered their Beef Curry
and Rice (¥1,200), their East/West-influenced Yakitate Mikasa Pancake (¥1,500),
Mixed Sanwiches (¥1,100) and the Spaghetti Neapolitan (¥1,200).
The latter was an
excellent Japanese interpretation of what is an Italian pasta but nevertheless was
really good. The café was a great spot
for a quick break or a light meal and the staff were friendly and attentive.
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| L-R: the author, Jandy and Grace |
At the ground floor is the
pastry shop where you can take out, aside from castella, purin (Japanese pudding), dorayaki
(Japanese red bean pancake), baumkuchen
(German variety of spit cake) and more. Perfect for those who just want to grab
and go.
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| The pastry display case |
Ginza
Bunmeido Cafe: 2/F,
13-11, 4-Chome, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Tel: +81-3-3545-0006. Open daily, 10 AM – 7 PM.
The renowned Bunmeido is a chain
of pastry and tea houses known for its castella cake and other Western-style
sweets. 
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