Maruyama S Bakery [Mimi's World Tour]

Bakery: Maruyama S Bakery (ベーカリー円山育ち)
Address: 20 Chome-1-1 Odorinishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Website: n/a 
Style: Japanese
Price: $-$$ 

This small, well-priced corner bakery has about a dozen types of sweet and savoury buns spread out along the window, on either side of the door, with there being (or so I thought) more savoury than sweet. Baked goods are simple in appearance and fairly doughy, with nothing too elaborate or cake/pastry-like. If I recall correctly their signature items - unique baked goods that I had yet to see elsewhere - included some sort of baked apple bread and a baked cheese melon pan.

 Neither one looking all that enticing, I went instead with a classic melon pan (140 yen). It'd been awhile, after all. It differed from other melon pan in that it didn't have the standard crisscross pattern on top and the melon crust was more a baked sugary crumble, similar to their baked cheese version, in fact. I felt like it didn't have the crunch I wanted or at least wasn't thick enough to add that much-needed texture to the soft, airy bun underneath. And a melon pan is all about that crust. Good snack, but not great.

Rating: **1/2