SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The Japanese bakery chain Beard Papa's is bringing its fluffy cream puffs back to San Diego!

The company announced it will be opening a new San Diego location in Kearny Mesa's Convoy District at 4488 Convoy St., Suite E, in a small plaza right across from 7-Eleven.

Beard Papa's previously had a presence in San Diego's La Jolla neighborhood on Girard Avenue, but that location closed last year.

Now, it currently has 16 locations throughout California, with multiple other U.S. locations spread across 11 states and 500 worldwide.

Beard Papa's started as a small bakery in 1999 in Osaka, Japan. It rose to popularity for its double-layered puff "choux" pastry recipe, pie crust outer layer and vanilla custard cream filling.

The current menu offers a wide array of cus

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