[Lapin de Neige in Hakodate] Saint-Marcoux and Meringue Chantilly with French Atmosphere

Lapin de Neige

Patisserie Lapin de Neige (パティスリーラパン・ド・ネージュ) is a popular pastry store near Hakodate City Government in Ote-machi, Hakodate city. The Lapin de Neige means "Snow Rabbit" in French, so the snow rabbit is used as an icon in many places of the store. Mr. Masanao Fujiyama (藤山 正直), an owner patissier, has established it since 2011. He used to work at Dalloyau Japon in Tokyo. The Dalloyau is a food company in France, and they had served in charge of dining table at the Versailles Palace since 1682. Therefore they serve French cakes. I have no idea that a traditional French cake can be eaten in Hokkaido.

The blue wooden building make people feel the historical Hakodate. The store is not so large, but a place for customers to enjoy foods and drinks is provided at the store.

List of Means of Transportation

Highway buses run between the Hakodate and the Sapporo. Refer to following the means of the transportation in the Hakodate. As for car rental comparison websites, you can compare vehicle rental prices on Tabi-Plaza Rental Car Reservation (旅ぷらざレンタカー予約), Jalan Rental Car (じゃらんレンタカー) and Rakutem Travel Rental Car (楽天トラベルレンタカー).

Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Sapporo to Hakodate	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Hakodate to Sapporo	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Hokkaido Bus(北海道バス)	From Sapporo to Hakodate	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Hokkaido Bus(北海道バス)	From Hakodate to Sapporo	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nippon Rent-a-car(ニッポンレンタカー)	Their offices are near Hakodate Station and Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Times Car Rental(タイムズカーレンタル)	Their offices are near the Hakodate Station and the Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Toyota Rental Lease(トヨタレンタリース)	Their offices are near the Hakodate Station, the Goryokaku Fort and the Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nissan Rent-a-car(日産レンタカー)	Their offices are near the Hakodate Station and the Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Orix Rent-a-car(オリックスレンタカー)	Their offices are near the Hakodate Station, the Hakodate Ferry Terminal and the Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Station Rent-a-car(駅レンタカー)	Their office is near the Hakodate Station.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Budget Rent-a-car(バジェットレンタカー)	Their office is near the Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
World Net Rent-a-car(ワールドネットレンタカー)	Their office is near the Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nico Nico Rent-a-car(ニコニコレンタカー)	Their office is near the Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Ones Rent-a-car(ワンズレンタカー)	Their offices are near Kaigan-cho, the Hakodate Ferry Terminal, the Hakodate Airport, the Goryokaku Fort and the Yunokawa Onsen.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten

HAKODATE

Hakodate (函館) that about 260,000 people live is the 3rd largest port city in Hokkaido, and is a regional hub city of the Southern Hokkaido area. The Hakodate became incorporated with Toi town (戸井), Esan town (恵山), Todohokke village (椴法華) and Minami-kayabe town (南茅部) in 2004, and most of Kameda Peninsula (亀田半島) has changed to the Hakodate. It is one of most popular tourist cities in the Hokkaido, and about 5 million people visit here. The downtown of the Hakodate from Mt. Hakodate toward former Goryokaku fort is developed on a large sandbar between the seas, and a unique seashore landscape is very popular. Although a lot of tourists think the center town of the Hakodate is around Hakodate Station and the Mt. Hakodate, it is around Hakodate Streetcar Goryokaku Koen-mae Stop (函館市電五稜郭公園前駅). The Hakodate is also well-known as a city with a lot of slopes, and there are 19 slopes with its name such as Hachiman-zaka slope (八幡坂), Daisan-zaka slope (大三坂) and Motoi-zaka slope (基坂), so around the Mt. Hakodate has a lot of slope lands, and the Hakodate has a lot of narrow roads. As for a climate, the Hakodate is wamer than other cities in the Hokkaido because it is located of the Southern Hokkaido, and it does not snow hard. Article is here

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Saint-Marcoux and Meringue Chantilly

When I asked a waitress about store's recommendation, she replied me "That is a cream puff". Unfortunately, it was out of stock. She continued and said "Saint-marcoux (サンマルク) is also sold well". Therefore I ordered Saint-marcoux, Meringue Chantilly (ムラング・シャンティ) with graphically interesting designs and a cup of coffee. The price of the Saint-marcoux was JPY 378. The price of the Meringue Chantilly was JPY 303. I decided to eat those at the store.

About 5 minutes later, the cakes dished up meaty on a plate and the coffee were served. A cup of the coffee was transparent glass. First I ate the Saint-marcoux. The cake had 5 layers, chocolate mousse layer, fresh cream layer, sponge cake layer and others. The top of the cake was caramelized. It tasted the bitterness of the caramelization in the sweetness. I thought that it was the cake for adults. It was tasty!

Then I ate the Meringue Chantilly. Fresh cream and baked meringue conatined orange peel. Rich flavor of the fresh cream and light baked meringues were good. The fresh cream gradually became tough for me, but I thought that people with a sweet tooth were no problem. Thanks for the tasty cakes!