Bakery Alsace Air opens in front of Ikebukuro Station on May 9th

Gourmet bread made by a French chef, expanding product lineup

Alsace Air, which sells original sandwiches and prepared breads, will relocate to a new store just a two-minute walk from the west exit of Ikebukuro Station and will begin operations on Friday, May 9, 2025.

"Alsace Air" is a bakery that opened in January 2024 and is produced by the French restaurant "Brasserie Laiton" (operated by Laiton LLC) in front of Ikebukuro Station.
With the theme of "recreating legendary in-flight meals," a chef from the restaurant offered savory breads and original creative breads made with plenty of homemade pate and sausages, which proved very popular.
We are pleased to announce that we have opened a new store in front of Ikebukuro Station with expanded bread-making capabilities.

Image of Alsace Ale gourmet bread

The bread products to be sold will include revamped versions of the existing sandwiches and hot dogs, as well as hard breads such as baguettes and rustic bread, original bread, banh mi, quiche, and tartines made with carefully selected ingredients.

The new Alsace Air store is located inside the Brasserie Laiton store, directly opposite hotel hisoca ikebukuro.

You can eat out at the terrace seats at Hotel Hisoka.

The new store will be operated by Yasuda Co., Ltd., which also operates hotel hisoca ikebukuro, and Alsace Air customers will be able to use the hotel's outdoor terrace seating as an eat-out space.

The grand opening of the new store is scheduled for Friday, May 9th, but pre-opening hours will be held intermittently from Friday, April 25th onwards. Details of the pre-opening days, opening hours, products to be sold, etc. will be announced on the official Instagram.

"Alsace Air" is the name of a fictional airline based in the Alsace region of France in the 1960s and 1970s, operating short- and medium-haul routes to major European cities.
In an era when airlines were fiercely competing to offer the best in-flight meals, Alsace Air was committed to serving the finest sandwiches, and even now that flights have been suspended, many people still miss the taste of these sandwiches. This is the fictional background story behind the store's planning.

・Store overview

Shop name: Alsace Air
Address: 1-9-8 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Business hours: 8:00-17:00 (closing time may be earlier if sold out)
Closed: Tuesdays and Wednesdays (also closed on public holidays)
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alsace.air/
Email: alsaceair@gmail.com
Before relocating, the store was located about a 7-minute walk from Ikebukuro Station and was open until February 2025.

・Product image

The classic Patekan sandwich

Duck tartine

Banh mi with gizzard confit

Lunch on the terrace at Hotel Hisoka

Gourmet bread created with the theme of "recreating legendary in-flight meals"

・About pre-opening business

The current pre-opening business schedule is as follows, but is subject to change.
Please check our official Instagram when you visit.
Opening times are scheduled for 10am on Friday, April 25th, Sunday, April 27th, Friday, May 2nd, Saturday, May 3rd, and Sunday, May 4th.

・About Brasserie Laiton

Brasserie Laiton is a French restaurant that opened in May 2022. It is a place where you can enjoy classic French cuisine in a casual atmosphere, and was produced by Cheval de Hyotan, a popular French restaurant in Ikebukuro.
The bakery operated by the restaurant will cease operations following the relocation and opening of "Alsace Air."

Address: 1-9-8 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Official website: https://laiton.tokyo/
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brasserie_laiton/

・About hotel hisoca ikebukuro

Hotel Hisoca Ikebukuro is a designer hotel that opened in March 2022. Based on the concept of "a place where you can be yourself and spend time peacefully," the rooms have a calming design and all rooms are equipped with saunas, making it a popular hotel that has received high praise on various hotel booking sites.

Address: 1-10-4 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Official website: https://hotelhisoca.com/
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotel_hisoca/

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