One of the few places in Hiroshima serving early breakfast, Andersen's cafeteria-style buffet is an unchallenged hit. This Japanese bakery, named after Hans Christian Andersen, started at this store in 1967 and spread to all of Japan. Good desserts, danishes, and fruit bread to go too.
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