Gourmet / Alcohol Spots in Kyoto Area

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Demachi Futaba

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto-shi, Kamigyo-ku Ichimachi-dori Imadegawa Kamiru Aerosecho 236

Located along Kawara-machi Street, this Japanese confectioner was founded in 1899. Their famous “nadai mamemochi” features red bean jam and red peas wrapped in freshly-made mochi. It has been around since the founding, and is a standard Kyoto souvenir, popular enough to see people lining up to get some.
% Arabica Kyoto Higashiyama

4.5

452 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Hoshinochou 87-5

A coffee shop in Higashiyama. The first location in Japan for this chain which has shops in Hong Kong, Dubai, and Kuwait. Here patrons can enjoy coffee made with high quality equipment using beans from company farms in locations like Hawaii. One of the shop’s baristas is a former world latte art champion!

Ive been to %Arabica on three separate trips to Japan, six times total, and not been blown away once. I dont mean this in a bad way - Im a Melbourne coffee snob, coffee is a way of life for me...
Ippodo Tea (Kyoto flagship shop)

4.5

76 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Teramachi-dori Nijo Le Ru

A venerable Japanese tea specialty shop founded in 1717 facing Teramach-dori Street in Kyoto City. The shop mainly carries renowned Kyoto teas characterized by a delicate fragrance, refined sweetness, and mild flavor. From teas which require a whisk and teapot to teabags, the shop carries a wide array of products, and customers can taste before they buy. The shop also provides a takeout service, making it the perfect place to stop by while strolling along Teramachi-dori Street of the Kamo River on a sunny day. You can also enjoy making your own tea in the adjoining Kaboku tea room.

For tea lovers this is the place to go. You can experience a wide range of excellent teas and have them prepared in traditional styles. Their staff is very gracious and friendly. You can sit in or...
Inoda Coffee main shop

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Sakaicho-dori Sanjo Down Le Dogusa cho 140

A venerable coffee shop located in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture that was established in 1940. Outside, the shop looks like a Kyoto merchant’s house; inside, the Western-style, retro atmosphere resembles the lounge of a high-class hotel and looks like a scene out of a movie. The fragrant, nel drip brewed coffee is a point of pride for the café. On request, the shop’s popular Arabian Pearl blend can be served with the perfect amount of sugar and milk. Open from 7 am, the Kyoto Breakfast served until 11 is one of the shop’s specialties and attracts many a repeat customer.
Nanzenji Junsei

4.0

290 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Nanzenji Front of the gate

The Nanzen-ji Zen Temple is the head temple of Rinzai Buddhism. This restaurant located in front of the temple serves traditional Kyoto kaiseki course cuisine such as its famed boiled tofu. Diners can enjoy seasonal kaiseki dishes and boiled tofu while enjoying the view of the restaurant’s garden. After your meal, why not take a stroll in the garden of the Junsei Shoin, a registered Tangible Cultural Property originally built as a space for the study of medicine in the Edo period.

I really dont like writing this, but this restaurant was such a disappointment. Just not the care and quality you come to expect in Japan. The tofu was nice, but Bream was very overcooked and...
Hirobun

4.5

24 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Kuramakibunechou 87

A restaurant and traditional inn just a minute's walk away from a sub shrine belonging to the Kifune-jinja Shrine famed as a power spot which brings luck with love. The inn has a total of eight rooms available to parties of two or larger. The inn takes particular pride in its highly seasonal cuisine, and diners can enjoy “riverbed cuisine” while listening to the murmurs of a stream fed by the Kifune River in summer. In winter, the inn serves wild boar hot pot rich in collagen and nutrients said to give beauty and good health. No matter what season you visit, you are sure to find unique seasonal charms.

Getting there from central Kyoto is kind of an ordeal, and a lot of what we read ahead of time wasnt accurate. We found the best way was to start at Demachiyanagi Station, which is also the starting...
Menbakaichidai

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kamigyou-ku Minamiseyachou 757-2

This ramen shop is located in Kamigyo Ward of Kyoto City. This unique Negi Onion Ramen is made with spring onions harvested right in Kujo, Kyoto and heaps of the shop's own spring onion oil. Also called, Fire Ramen, flames erupt when pouring the spring onion oil onto the ramen. Making this a multi-sensory experience of entertainment and taste, which many enjoy.
Gion Tsujiri (Kyoto Station Hachijoguchi Store)

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Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Ward Shimogyo-ku Kyoto Station Hachijoguchi Kyoto Hachijo Asty Road

This is a tearoom in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City. This tearoom sells Kyoto's famous uji tea, as well as castella cake, tea crackers, and confections. This shop is not only endeared by the locals, but visitors come from afar to purchase their Kyoto souvenirs. Matcha and hojicha flavor softy creams are one of their dessert specialties.
MO-AN

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Kiyomizu 2-246

The Japanese confectionery store is located in front of the Kiyomizudera Temple Monzen in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. This store sells the KiyomizuOfukuhan and Hyakufukuarare crackers made with discriminatingly selected ingredients. There is a cafe in the store where one can enjoy warabimochi cakes or a lunch meal, but the lunchis limited to the first 20 customers only. Many visitors take a break here and buy some souvenirs.
MACCHA HOUSE Kyoto Kawaramachi

3.5

77 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Kawaramachi Dori 4 rice Yoneya Town rising 382-2

This store specializing in matcha green tea is located in Kyoto's Shijo Kawaramachi, and among the nine branches they have opened mainly in Asia they provide an original menu that has arranged items reimported from the matcha green tea culture that has developed overseas. Known for using matcha from Kyoto's long-established shop Morihan, on off-days it is so popular that there will be lines several hours long. The most popular item is the matcha tiramisu, in which mascarpone cheese and sponge cake are placed into a masu (traditional square measuring cup) and given a sprinkling of matcha on top. The thick texture with the fragrance of the matcha makes for an exquisite combination and is one of their specialty sweets. The closest station is Kawaramachi Station.

My wife loves Maccha so we had to stop in and get some of their Tiramisu maccha. I’m not that big of a fan of the taste usually but this was really good.
Honke Owariya

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Kurumayachou Junichiro Niro

Honke Owariya is a soba (buckwheat) confectionery shop located north of Kurumayacho-dori Street from Karasuma Oike Station. It has a long history dating back from the Muromachi period, and in 1465 moved from Owari to Kyoto as a confectionery shop. The shop is built with a charming wooden construction from the early Meiji period, and as it is in a place removed from the hustle and bustle one can enjoy a relaxing moment here. The signature dishes are “Hourai Soba” made in the spirit of “buckwheat is a fortuitous food” and “Soba Mochi” which is a sweet made with soba flour.
Arashiyama Yoshimura

4.0

214 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto-shi Ukyo-ku Arashiyama Togetobashi Kita-nishi West second elephant

A handmade soba noodle restaurant standing near the Togetsukyo Bridge, a popular spot in Kyoto City’s Arashiyama area. The shop’s handsome sign, decorated with characters that read “Busho” written by the great artist Rosanjin, welcomes diners. Inside, you can look out over the Togetsukyo Bridge and enjoy the beauty of the season while savoring the flavor of buckwheat noodles crafted by a culinary artisan. The shop’s Kyoto vegetable soba is particularly popular with women customers.

A nice place to have lunch after visiting arashiyama. Be sure to go early. There is a nice view from the table. The soba mushroom soup is delicious so is the cold soba.
Kyoto Uji Tea, Itohkyuemon Main store

4.0

200 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Uji City Hojimami Araki 19-3

An Uji tea specialty shop founded in 1830 which sells high class teas made with hand-picked, first-grade tea leave, as well as other tea varieties. Past the distinctive white noren curtains, patrons can enjoy matcha green tea, gyokuro high quality green tea, sencha green tea, and sweets made with fresh ground matcha in a Japanese modern atmosphere. At the sample counter, shoppers can also taste wares they are interested in purchasing. The adjoining teahouse space serves unique, Uji sweets such as Uji matcha parfaits made with high quality Uji tea and matcha anmitsu sweet beans covered with syrup and green tea powder. Closest stations: Uji Station and Mimurodo Station.

This restaurant came up as recommended on TripAdvisor while planning my day trip to Uji. I am so glad I found this place because it is delicious! The cold soba matcha noodles are unbelievable... You...
Menya Gokkei

4.0

82 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Ichijoujinishitojikawarachou 29-7

This ramen shop is in the ramen mecca of Ichijoji in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City and is a frequent haunt of ramen fans. Featuring a rich broth, they use noodles of medium thickness that have some give from the Kyoto noodle maker Men-ya Teigaku. They close shop as soon as the soup runs out.

Despite the title of my review, there is also broth made of seafood but I didnt taste it yet. But the chicken original versional ramen is very delicious. I can eat it without difficulty although the...
Malebranche Kitayama Main Store

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Kita-ku Kitayama Pass Botanical Garden North Mausumen

"With a main store located near Kitayama Station, the triangular roof and brick facade is the sign that you've come to Western confectioner ""Malebranche."" You can enjoy eat-in desserts only available at the salon adjacent to the shop. In the connecting concierge's room, they sell some products of the chocolaterie ""Cacao 365 Gion Shop."""
Gion Komori

4.0

90 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gion Shinbashi Motoyoshicho 61

Sweet shop and café located in Gion Shirakawa at the intersection of Shirakawa-minami Dori street and Shinbashi-dori street. The shop offers sweets made with select ingredients such as Tokachi dainagon adzuki beans roasted only in sufficient amounts for the day each morning and kudzu with anmitsu syrup made with Yoshino kudzu to order. In addition to standards such as warabi mochi bracken starch dumplings, anmitu sweet beans in syrup, ice cream, and zenzai sweet bean soup, the shop also serves dinstinctive choices such as matcha green tea bavarois parfait. Visitors can buy sweets for souvenirs and even mix and match selections.

Popped by for parfait and wara mochi and hell yeah, it was amazing. Delicate and delicious. The store would bring you back in time with the traditional atmosphere. Love it.
Yamamoto Menzou

4.5

201 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Okazakiminamigoshochou 34

This udon restaurant is in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. It makes use of the features of the old merchant shop it's in and prides itself on udon with an appealing texture that goes down smooth. Their crispy Tsuchi Gobo-Ten tempura with curry powder and udon broth is also popular. They offer a wide variety of items including tenzaru udon and tsukemen dipping noodles, making it one of Kyoto's leading udon restaurants.

Udon are savory , its really worth a stop. Their sort of reservation system is really nice so you wont have to wait in line for hours. Staff is very friendly which is rare for a restaurant this...
Tenka Ippin Main Shop

4.0

102 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Ichijoujitsukudachou Maison Shirakawa 1F

Tenka Ippin started its life as an outdoor ramen stand in 1971. It owes its continuing popularity to its broth, which is rich but with a clean aftertaste. The restaurant has grown and now has many branches, but the original branch has some unique menu items, and you will find yourself wondering which of the many varieties to choose.

I had a stopover for lunch here during my time in Kyoto. I must admit that Tenkaippin is among the best that serves good ramen. I went to this place twice! I just love it.
Kyogoku Kaneyo

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Hexagon Tong New Shin Kyogendo Entrance Matsukeba-machi 456

A venerable eel restaurant founded at the end of the Taisho period located in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. The warm and retro looking exterior looks the same as when the restaurant was established and stands out all the more amongst the throngs of buildings in Shinkyogoku. The key to the shop’s flavor is a secret sauce passed down for one hundred years which brings out the savory deliciousness of plump eels from Lake Hamana. Particularly popular are the standard eel rice bowl and the restaurant’s famous “kinshi-don”—eel rice bowl topped with an egg fried Kyoto style. One of the restaurant’s customs is the “Kaneyo Yose” held each month, an event which includes live entertainment with a meal.
Smart Coffee

4.0

179 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Teramachi-dori Sanjo Kameru 537 Tianari-cho Mae

This venerable café located in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture was founded in 1932. The flavor of the coffee, which has been roasted in-house since the shop was first opened, goes perfectly with the café’s fluffy pancakes and French toast. The shop’s retro and relaxing atmosphere backed by the warmth of brick and wood is also part of its charm. A Western-style restaurant is located on the second floor; the Smart Lunch, which gives you a choice of two main dishes, is its feature menu item. Smart Coffee is popular not only with regulars but tourists as well.

Read the reviews and wandered over. Luckily we got here early so didn’t queue. The first day I went straight for the french toast and husband had the pancakes. Second day we both had the french toast...

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Kyoto Areas

Its wooden tea houses, shuffling geisha, and spiritual sights have seen Kyoto hailed as the heart of traditional Japan, a world apart from ultramodern Tokyo. Despite being the Japanese capital for over a century, Kyoto escaped destruction during World War II, leaving behind a fascinating history which can be felt at every turn, from the fully gold-plated Kinkakuji Temple down to traditional customs such as geisha performances and tea ceremonies, which are still practiced to this day.