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    1954 Egashira

    4.0 (54 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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    Leeza D.

    New bakery. We grabbed a box with different varieties. Got in line at 8:45 and the line is constant. Bread freshly brought out at this time. Please come and create your own adventure.

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    Timmy S.

    This excellent Japanese bakery is located in The Camp and sells some delicious bread treats that rival those I've had in Japan. They actually originated in Japan and still have 3 locations there; the original bakery started operation in 1954 (hence their name). I learned this from historical photos and stories on the walls. We came in the late afternoon on a weekday. The Camp is always challenging in finding a parking spot but we had good parking karma that day and grabbed a close one. As it was an hour before closing, the bakery was quiet with no line. They have several seating options inside and a small patio. After our order we sat indoors and enjoyed our selections. We ordered a custard cream bun, a salt bread, and a chocolate stick. Additionally, I had a hot latte. The custard cream bun, so fresh, soft, and filled with a luscious custard, was definitely my favorite. This one perfectly equaled what I would get at the best bakeries I visited in Japan. The salty butter bread, which they are known for, was also pillowy soft with a smattering of sea salt on top that made it very savory, was also great. The chocolate stick had some yummy chocolate chips and was very good but slightly dry (not unexpected since it was near closing time). Still, it delighted my chocolate senses. The latte was fine, nothing special, but the perfect accompaniment to the breads. The baker came out and gave us free samples of their mini croissants, which were fantastic. You can't go wrong if you purchase those. I definitely want to return to try other items, some of which were out of stock due to our late arrival. And to get more of those custard cream buns!

    Canary H.

    This place was very hyped up and I assumed it would have mouth watering, super soft bread. This bakery is located in the CAMP and parking is DIFFICULT!! Especially on the weekends, can't imagine getting parking when you just arrive. You'd have to fight for it. 1954 Egashira is a cute little bakery, facing the parking lot. When we walked in, every seat was taken with numerous people eating bread. There were several baskets with the sign "sold out" placed on top, which was fine. We bought their salt and butter bread, custard, chocolate & custard, and a chocolate chip bread. We stepped outside to do a taste test of every piece. The salty bread was decent but just salt and butter. I didn't understand what the hype was with that but the texture was nice. Their custard bread was dry but the custard was wasn't overly sweet, which was good. I wasn't a fan of any of their chocolate breads. Overall, I think this place is overhyped. I know it's still new and they're working out how to function the bakery with such a big demand. Yet, I wasn't a fan of what they had to offer. I like my bread moist and soft, and I didn't get that here. I'd come to try it again on a weekday and not the weekend.

    Shio and walnut
    Yurie H.

    Cute bakery with decent bread and friendly service. This place is located inside the camp parking can be tricky but there is valet for $8. We came here around 4 Pm about 60% of the bread was sold out. Interior is Japanese style bakery with cute decor. We got the shop shio pan and the walnut bread. Salt bread-soft but the salt was too course but loved how fluffy it was Walnut bread-bit bland it was more like a melon pan Overall I like Okayama kobo better but would like to visit another time try more of there breads.

    Our first of many future orders! Drinks are Cold Brew Coffee with cream and Matcha Sea salt!
    Francis D.

    1954 Egashira is a new bakery establishment that recently opened in The CAMP plaza and boy is this place hyped! Upon entering, line was already out the door and most of the seats were occupied. The cashier told me that lines wrap around the building before 8am but that's a good for business! Despite the line being long, there's a really nice atmosphere to the place. Interior design and props give it a nice bakery touch. Some of the props seem to show some of their history too, like that Casio calculator! Ok let's get to the pastries! FOOD Mini Croissants Ok. This one is honestly my favorite, I never knew how much I enjoyed croissants but these little guys gave a whole new meaning to Croissant! These bite-sized pastries deliver the perfect balance of flaky crunch and flavor! Each box contain 10 and I don't think it's enough so you might want to get 2 boxes hahah HIGHLY recommend!! Salt & Butter Bread This seems to be the popular one as you are limited to 1 per customer. Such a simple pastry yet it feels there's so much that's put through it, as if you can get a glimpse of Egashira's journey. Definitely pairs well with coffee! Get yourself one these pastries (If it's available!) Apple Pie These were deflightful. As someone that's finally appreciating Apple Pie in itself, I think this is one of the best ones I've had yet! I don't think it's one of the crowd favorites but I feel like it should be. If you're an Apple Pie fanatic, you should absolutely get yourself a slice! Mentai France This was different for me. And a good different! The house-made mentaiko sauce really put a new taste on these baguette's and I'm not too crazy about baguettes haha but I would grab a couple of these pastries if you want to experience something different! Heard about 1954 Egashira by word of mouth, through social media and decided to take a visit. A lot of the pastries were nearly out as they're made in batches and whatever is out on display is what they have for the moment. So if you have time to kill or want to hang out, you can take a seat and relax, enjoy their drinks and pastries and see what they pull out of the ovens! As this bakery is located in the CAMP, I would recommend planning ahead before visiting. It gets pretty crowded near the noon and late afternoon with the many shops and food places in the surrounding area. But if you don't mind, it's worth the wait to try out Egashira! Appreciate the delicious pastries, we'll be visiting again real soon!

    Mentai France (roe with mayo bread)
    Deb H.

    I came around 12:15pm on a Tuesday and there were only 5 people in line ahead of me which wasn't bad. They are constantly baking new bread so although some items were sold out, a lot was still available and coming out fresh. Let me start by saying that when I travel to Japan my breakfast literally every day is going to a Japanese bakery and buying Japanese breads. So I am very familiar with and like Japanese breads but these just didn't do it for me since I found them less flavorful and less soft than I had hoped for. I bought 4 breads and only finished eating 1 of them because the others, I decided, weren't worth the calories, so I just threw them away unfinished. The best bread (5 stars for sure! and the only one I ate in its entirety) is their signature 'Salt & Butter Bread' which is $2.95 but you are limited to only buying one because they are so popular (and justly so they are DELICIOUS!) The bread is pillowy soft and fluffy and the perfect blend of butter with salt on top = amazing! What some people did who came together (like a couple) was to buy their bread separately so they could that way each buy one and get 2 of the Salt & Butter Bread. The Kurumi bread (sweet walnut and peanut bun topped with a cookie crust) was okay. I wasn't sure what the cookie cruse was supposed to be because the top of the bread was dry and didn't taste like a cookie although the overall bread was sweet. I wasn't a fan of the chocolate chip bread either because it wasn't soft and the chocolate chips were baked so much that they were powdery/dry when you bit into them and the overall bread didn't have enough chocolate flavor. My least favorite bread was the Butter Sandwich bread because I was hoping for something savory but there was so much sugar (especially in the bottom of the bread like the sugar sunk to the bottom of the loaf during baking) that when I bit into the bread it literally crunched as I was crunching on the sugar crystals. Overall, I'd give 5 stars for the Salt & Butter Bread and 2 stars for everything else.

    Julie S.

    I was super excited to try out this new bakery that had recently soft opened at the Camp in Costa Mesa. I would give the overall pastries 3.5/5. My favorites were the custard pan and mini croissants. I had forgotten the name of the panini sandwich pastry I had gotten, but I liked that one as well. The chocolate stick was also alright. However, I was really excited to try to the salt bread, but it was way too salty in my opinion, and I wasn't able to enjoy the mixture of salt and butter that well. The banana creme matcha was also okay. I would recommend that the employees try to release the drinks in numerical order in which they were ordered. They had mixed up my drink with another person behind me (we ordered the same thing but called his number first). This also happened to the customers in front of me. I waited in line for about 20 ish minutes, and my friend and I were lucky to get an order of salt bread each since it's limited 1 per person and you can't order ahead of time, which is another downside for those waiting in line and don't have a chance to order one once they get to the front.

    Clarisse L.

    I've been seeing so much about this bakery everywhere and I've been meaning to check it out! My friend and I visited on a Saturday morning - we arrived at opening at 9am and waited about an hour before we were able to place our orders. By the time we were leaving, most shokupans were sold out so definitely recommend coming early! I got a regular iced latte, matcha stick, sunrise, panini, kurumi, and a shokupan loaf. The latte was perfect and just what I needed - strong and not milky. I really liked the price points of the drinks, it was refreshing with the current market of $7 lattes. The pastries weren't too life changing and out of all of the pastries, I think I enjoyed the kurumi the most (with walnuts). Shokupan loaf was definitely the star of the show, the bread is so soft and pillowy, I loved it so much! Overall, I'm glad I visited, but I wouldn't say that the pastries are worth an hour long wait. I think the shokupan is worth the visit once the opening rush dies down. I would definitely visit again to get the loaf and to grab a latte!

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    Jessica N.

    New bakery that took over the Blackmarket location at The Camp. They have more savory options later in the day but the line was already at the door by 9am. Some indoor and outdoor seating. Shokupan: soft and fluffy milk bread. Honestly, wasn't different compared to most milk breads I've had but their matcha bread was interesting. Similar to Shokupan but green with some macadamia nuts. Melon pan: crispy on top and slightly sweet, fluffy inside. Pretty standard. They have a cream filled version too. Bacon pesto panini: pretty tasty but exactly what you expect. Custard bun: fluffy bun with sweet yellow custard. Butter bread/sandwich: fluffy buttery brioche with a sweet buttermilk in-between. Definitely recommend toasting it a little bit. Kurumi: fluffy bread with some walnuts inside. Like a lightly sweetened fluffy scone. Salt bread: definitely their best but more pillowy than other stores. No crunchy bottom but super soft with real sea salt. Matcha banana cream: don't let the light color fool you. The matcha was a good amount of strong. Banana cream was lightly sweet and not artificial. Tasted like real banana. Drip coffee: my brother said it tastes like regular coffee. Definitely recommend coming in early as I wouldn't want to wait in a long line at peak times and deal with parking. Parking lot was half full at 9am!

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    Yun Ping C.

    I came here on a Saturday around 12:30 pm. Poor choice on my part since I don't like going out on weekends. Parking is horrendous at the camp but I got lucky with a spot so I decided to stop by. There was a LONG line. I think I waited 30 minutes +. Overall, just not worth it. I know they're in soft opening phase, but they just weren't efficient and everything was sold out. The items I got were good but not worth the parking and wait in my opinion. I got the panini $4.50, peperoncino $3.50, and kurumi $3.30. I liked both the panini and peperoncino, but the kurumi was dry and not very peanut-y. I took a picture of everything in the bakery at the time. I couldn't even get the salt and butter bread because they were out by the time I got to the front? And they said it would be another 15/20 minutes. Panini was good but pricey for half a sandwich. I surprisingly did enjoy the peperoncino because it was very crispy, but it was completely cold in comparison to the panini that just came out. I don't know if they could heat it, but I wasn't offered that option which leads me to service. The workers were nice but nothing special. I'm sure they were very busy, but overall the efficiency just needs work... Ambiance is casual. It was very crowded and busy on a Saturday afternoon. I would definitely plan to visit on weekday in the future. It would be a nice vibe to hangout in if it wasn't so crazy busy. There is indoor seating and outdoor seating but not that much room. Overall, the bread was good but not worth the wait. I will probably try to visit in the future on a weekday when they've been open for awhile and the hype has died down.

    Small box for $10!
    Julie N.

    ...soft opening... only ONE salty butter bread per person, but since I was only 8 min away and I seem to always be standing "in line"... here I am at THE CAMP $38 later... Because Nate said so!! #1954Egashira Wait. That slice of "apple pie" was $10.50??? .... I don't even like apple pie!! ‍ The best item in my box was the Marcha bar. It was delicious! NOT a fan of the salty butter bread, but I'm not a fan of salty or sour, so I shouldn't be judging this...

    Teresa B.

    I visited this bakery during soft opening. I purchased the custard bun and mentai baguette. The custard bun had the perfect squishy texture. The custard cream filling was silky and tasted like vanilla essence. A custard bun from a Chinese bakery has more custard and vanilla flavor. The mentai baguette is new to me. I really enjoyed the savory flavor and crispy butter texture. I will be returning to the bakery to try more items and their shokupan. In addition, their matcha latte prices seem cheaper than other places. The cashier was really attentive and efficient grabbing the items I ordered. They also have displays holding their packaged items.

    Salt & Butter ($2.95), Sunrise Melon Pan ($3.25), Chocolate Stick ($3.85), and Butter Sandwich ($3.50). 5/9/2026
    Sandra L.

    1954 Egashira Bakery replaced The Blackmarket Bakery at The Camp. The interior is cool industrial vibe. It's very open with a small area to sit. They are in their soft opening phase, which probably explains why they sold out on a lot of stuff when I arrived at noon on Saturday. I was still able to purchase items that they recommended, Salt & Butter ($2.95), Sunrise Melon Pan ($3.25), Chocolate Stick ($3.85), and Butter Sandwich ($3.50). They were all so dry and hard at room temperature. I heated it up at home and while it softened up a bit, their breads are dry overall. It definitely does not give me Japanese style bread vibes at all. I also think they need to offer more savory items. Service was fine, everyone was nice and friendly. I just don't know if I'll be back since getting parking here at the camp is a nightmare and unless they do a complete revamp of their bread recipe, it's not for me.

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    Honestly, this is truly such a great place to stop by get a tea or pastry. Love the drinks and love…read morethe food. Although I mainly go for tea right now and my family likes the food and sometimes coffee drinks. The pastries are really quite tasty. They have great coffee sticks which I might try next time too. The next time you go, try a pastry, so far I like the coffee cake muffin a lot, but the croissants are great too. Tell them Frankie sent you although it might but really get you anything. In just enjoy supporting great places who do things right.

    I love stopping at Philz whenever I travel to California. I was introduced to them back in the day…read morewhen I was chilling in San Francisco. I love the quality of their beans. I was driving from Newport to Huntington Beach and came across this location in Costa Mesa. The store is a little hidden from the main road and not very spacious. But the drinks and customer service were great as always. I went in wanting to try something new, but defaulted as always to my longtime favorite Ice Mint Mojito. Phil Jaber founded Philz Coffee in 2003 and spent years experimenting with various coffee beans from around the world to create over 30 different unique blends. Each "cup of love" is custom made in front of you and finished off with their signature mint leave. The Philz baristas make sure your drink is to your liking before you pay. One thing that is unique about Phiz is that they don't do lattes or cappuccinos. The Mint Mojito Iced Coffee is their best seller and still my personal favorite. I ended grabbing one and a bag of coffee beans before hitting the road to my next destination.

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    Chocolate muffin

    1954 Egashira - bakeries - Updated June 2026

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