Translation guide
A shop specializing in pastries and baked sweets. In Japan, this can range from Western-style patisseries to traditional Japanese confectionery stores.
A shop selling Western-style cakes, tarts, and pastries, often with a focus on French-style patisserie.
A shop selling traditional Japanese sweets (wagashi), often made from rice flour, bean paste, and agar.
Standard term for a shop selling Japanese sweets. Casual and widely understood.
老舗の和菓子屋で羊羹を買った。
I bought yokan at a long-established Japanese confectionery shop.
A bakery that also sells sweet pastries like croissants, danishes, and sweet breads.
ケーキ屋 is the most common, everyday term. 洋菓子店 is more formal and often used in shop names or written descriptions. パティスリー implies a French-style, often upscale pastry shop.
The term スイーツ店 (sweets shop) is sometimes used for trendy dessert shops, but it is less specific than 'pastry shop' and may include ice cream, parfaits, etc.
A new cake shop opened in front of the station.
Formal term for a Western confectionery shop. Often used in writing or on signs.
この洋菓子店のシュークリームは絶品だ。
The cream puffs at this Western confectionery shop are exquisite.
Loanword from French 'pâtisserie'. Evokes a high-end, authentic French pastry shop.
彼女はパティスリーでタルトを買った。
She bought a tart at the pâtisserie.
A shop or café specializing in traditional Japanese sweets, often with eat-in seating. Slightly nostalgic feel.
浅草の甘味処で抹茶と団子を楽しんだ。
I enjoyed matcha and dango at a traditional sweets shop in Asakusa.
General term for a bakery. Often includes sweet pastries alongside bread.
あのベーカリーのデニッシュはサクサクで美味しい。
The danishes at that bakery are flaky and delicious.
Casual term for a bakery. May focus more on bread, but often carries sweet pastries too.
近所のパン屋でクロワッサンを買う。
I buy croissants at the neighborhood bakery.