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About this place
When two diners couldn’t decide which bagels to try, CROSS ROAD reportedly suggested cutting them in half so they could share. They enjoyed one with tomato, tiny dried fish and nuts, and another topped with bonito flakes, soy sauce and cream cheese. The menu also features distinctive savoury combinations, including black pepper, lemon and cashews on fresh-vegetable tomato dough, and wasabi, dried whitebait, salted kelp and cashews on soy milk dough with daikon leaves. Both the dough and the toppings vary, making these options appealing starting points for a savoury meal.
One visitor said the bagels changed their preconception that they would be heavy and hard. Another recalled the soft dough’s gentle sweetness and a simple sandwich of egg filling, tomato, lettuce and ham in a warm bagel. Bagel sandwiches are also available as a set with coffee. A diner who ordered a purple sweet potato bagel with egg salad, ham, tomato and salad reported that their meal came with coffee, yoghurt and mandarin orange, among other items, for ¥850. That describes their visit rather than a guaranteed set, but it gives a sense of the option to enjoy food and a drink together. Coffee is available as Kilimanjaro or the original blend; the menu lists both hot and iced coffee at ¥500. Choose a bagel on its own or put together a light meal with a set.
This casual café offers dine-in service and is also suited to solo visits. The menu lists a weekly bagel for ¥400, as well as frozen bagels to take home for ¥350, giving visitors the option of enjoying them later.
