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Meitō at Ikebukuro PARCO

Location: 1 Chome-28-2 Minamiikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo 171-0022, Japan

Ikebukuro PARCO

Taiwan castella specialist from Tainan, baking fluffy meringue-textured cakes at its Ikebukuro branch by PARCO.

Taiwan castella specialist from Tainan, baking fluffy meringue-textured cakes at its Ikebukuro branch by PARCO.

Meito is a Taiwan castella specialist that began in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan in 2009, where owner Mr Guo's soft, airy recipe soon drew daily queues. The brand crossed to Japan in 2022 with a first store in Kichijoji, and its Ikebukuro branch opened on 28 June 2023 as the country's second, taking a spot right by PARCO on the east side of the station. The shop's calling card is a distinctive shuwa-shuwa texture: bakers fold in plenty of meringue and adjust the method to the day's humidity and temperature, trapping large bubbles that fizz away on the tongue. The classic Original castella is available daily, while a rotating line-up brings in pumpkin and cheese, chocolate, angel lemon and seasonal specials such as June cold cacao and the much-talked-about Dubai chocolate collaboration. Bakers make each cake by hand in the shop, so the scent of fresh baking drifts out onto the street, and a daily selling calendar lists which varieties appear on which day. Opening hours run from 10:00 to 21:00, and the location beside PARCO, Seibu and Big Camera makes it an easy stop on any Ikebukuro shopping loop. For anyone curious about the Taiwanese castella craze that has swept across Japan, this bright yellow storefront is a genuine taste of the original rather than a copy. The queues that form on weekends speak to the cake's loyal following, and the single-cake format makes it a simple souvenir or a treat to share. A short detour from the station delivers a slice of Tainan's most famous export, baked fresh in front of you.
+81 50-3595-0236
1 Chome-28-2 Minamiikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo 171-0022, Japan
Ikebukuro PARCO

Operating Hours

Closed - Opens Tomorrow
Opens tomorrow at 10 am
Monday
10 am–9 pm
Tuesday
10 am–9 pm
Wednesday
10 am–9 pm
Thursday
10 am–9 pm
Friday
10 am–9 pm
Saturday(Today)
10 am–9 pm
Sunday
10 am–9 pm

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