Think: the second-best bakery in Tokyo

Recently, we lined up for 45 minutes to try some pastries from a bakery in the Yanesen area, very simply named Think. Only 3 people are allowed in the store at a time, so as you get closer and closer, you are left to stare hungrily at the pastries behind the shop’s screen doors. Also a cute little tanuki standing guard outside Once inside, we made a beeline for their croissants. And since we had lined up for so long, we decided to make it worth our while and pick up a couple of baguettes and other pastries to eat later at home. The verdict - really good, genuinely super delicious croissants and (almost) worth the wait! We visited sometime around 11am on a weekend, so I’d hope you have better luck if you swing by during the week - but one Google review suggests you’ll still line up 30+ minutes even if you arrive around 10am on a weekday. Quite possibly the reason for the long lines is that I discovered that it is currently ranked 2nd on the best bakeries in Tokyo on Tabelog, which is…