01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
About this place
On the first floor of Takenotsuka Station, ビアードパパ エキア竹ノ塚店 is a sweets shop for picking up baked treats between journeys or on the way home. Some reviewers say the generous amount of cream, crisp pastry and tasty cookie dough made a lasting impression.
A good place to start if you’re unsure what to choose is the classic Pie Choux Cream Puff. It’s filled with custard and wrapped in crisp pie pastry. There are also different pastries to choose from, including Cookie Choux, made with cookie dough, Paris-Brest and Éclair Choux.
Seasonal limited-edition flavours add another point of interest alongside the regular choices. Examples include Yaki-imo Choux, filled with sweet potato cream made with Naruto Kintoki; a rich-baked-cheesecake choux; and a collaboration item made with coconut choux pastry. The creams and preparations vary with the season. Other choices include a custard pie cornet and fondant chocolat, which also make useful additions to a gift assortment.
The shop offers takeaway rather than table service and is open until 9 p.m. It accepts credit cards and mobile payments. By the station, it’s an easy place to pick up a small treat for the journey home.
