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New products from GRANDIR, a long-established bakery in Kyoto.

2025.06.20

All GRANDIR shops, a long-established bakery in Kyoto, will launch new products for summer, including a limited-time-only ‘Kyo-sei Chigiripan – Dashi-scented curry flavour’ from July 1 (Tue), 2025.

480 yen (incl. tax)

Kyo-sei Chigiripan, curry-flavoured with broth.
A summer-only flavour of the popular Kyo-Sei Chigiripan, which has sold more than 680,000 units*2 in total. The chunky texture of the dough is kneaded with dashi curry powder with concentrated flavour and spice, and the surface is covered with curry-flavoured breadcrumbs and baked to a golden brown.

360 yen (incl. tax)

Bagel Charcoal-broiled beef rib curry
Slightly sweet bagel dough made from domestic wheat wraps char-grilled beef ribs and keema curry, and is baked with white sesame seeds on the surface. The deep-flavoured keema curry and the flavour of the beef ribs with just the right amount of fat will whet your appetite.

360 yen (incl. tax)

Rice-flour baked curry franks
A chunky texture dough made from a unique blend of domestic rice flour and wheat flour, coated with keema curry and topped with a large frankfurter and cheese sauce, baked to perfection.

230 yen (incl. tax)

Scones Pepper cheese
Savour the flavour of the ingredients in this savoury scone. Soft-tasting scone dough, baked with black pepper and diced cheese kneaded into the dough and topped with more cheese.

About ‘GRANDIR’.

This bakery shop was established in 1989 in Kyoto, a city with a long history steeped in Japanese tradition and culture, and a hotspot for bakeries. The founding shop, Grandeur Shimogamo, has been loved by locals for 36 years and has been selected three times as one of the 100 best bread shops in the ‘Eating Log Pan WEST’.

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