Cake & Bakery Shop 1F
Try some of the new seasonal creations from our chefs.
We stock an extensive variety of cakes, including the popular Suica penguin cake and seasonal fruit cakes. We also sell the top selling Nishi Ikebukuro curry bread, and bread baked in the hotel, including our premium Pain De Mie m made from our original wheat blend. You can also browse through our range of gift products, such as baked confectionery.
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Recommended cake
Suica penguin pudding (limited)
Our popular Suica penguin, made into a chocolate pudding.
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Owl Cake
The owl, whose Japanese name fukuro has the auspicious meanings of “bringing fortune” and “no hardships,” is the perfect lucky charm for a gift to invite in good fortune. It is most fitting that this cake with the owl as a motif was created here in Ikebukuro, with its deep association with owls.
The cake’s taste and design change every season.
Whole Cake
Strawberry Shortcake
Delicate sponge cake and fresh cream sandwiching strawberries.
Basque cheese cake
Baked to perfection to ensure that the aroma and flavor of cream cheese made with fresh milk from Hokkaido can be experienced along with the subtle sweetness of the burnt top and the smooth, melt-in-the-mouth center.
※All prices above include tax.
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※Opening days and hours are subject to change.
Our Most Popular Product! Nishi Ikebukuro Curry Bread
Curry Bun for Adults, Born in Ikebukuro
Curry Bun is the epitome of the savory bread. The hotel’s chefs have brought together their expertise and techniques to create the ultimate curry bun.
When you fill your mouth with the spicy, rich, and slightly hot curry filling, enveloped in bread that has been fried to a crisp texture, you are sure to sense a depth of flavor that completely unlike any other curry bun you have tried until now.
Try this special, exquisite offering created to become the king of kings of the bread world.
Classic bread
Classic bread
※All prices above include tax.
※Photographs are for illustrative purposes only.
※Opening days and hours are subject to change.
The Chef
Pastries Chef Hiroshi Sako
After being captivated by the world of desserts at a young age, he knocked on the door of a confectionery artisan 25 years ago and asked to become an apprentice.
He later became a driving force behind hotel dessert buffets, creating an extensive range of desserts, from classic flavors to highly original desserts.
Upholding classic, traditional tastes is not easy.
While holding dear those flavors and techniques that have been conveyed down the years, he also continues to explore new things.
Bakery Chef Yuichi Yoko
Joined Hotel Metropolitan in November 2006 after honing his skills at various other hotels.
He has been Chief Baker since 2012 and holds “The Customer’s Viewpoint” as his motto.
He creates a wide range of easy-to-enjoy breads that you’ll want to eat every day.
Information
| Floor | First floor |
|---|---|
| Opening hours | 11:00a.m. ～ 8:00p.m. |
| Regular holiday | Open All Year Round |
