Cafe / Coffee Shop Spots in Kyoto Area

Area

Kyoto
- Japan
- Hokkaido / Tohoku
  
  Hokkaido
  
  Aomori
  
  Iwate
  
  Miyagi
  
  Akita
  
  Yamagata
  
  Fukushima
- Kanto
  
  Ibaraki
  
  Tochigi
  
  Gunma
  
  Saitama
  
  Chiba
  
  Tokyo
  
  Kanagawa
- Koshinetsu / Hokuriku
  
  Niigata
  
  Toyama
  
  Ishikawa
  
  Fukui
  
  Yamanashi
  
  Nagano
- Tokai
  
  Gifu
  
  Shizuoka
  
  Aichi
  
  Mie
- Kinki
  
  Shiga
  
  Kyoto
  
  Osaka
  
  Hyogo
  
  Nara
  
  Wakayama
- Chugoku
  
  Tottori
  
  Shimane
  
  Okayama
  
  Hiroshima
  
  Yamaguchi
- Shikoku
  
  Tokushima
  
  Kagawa
  
  Ehime
  
  Kochi
- Kyushu / Okinawa
  
  Fukuoka
  
  Saga
  
  Nagasaki
  
  Kumamoto
  
  Oita
  
  Miyazaki
  
  Kagoshima
  
  Okinawa

Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Cafe / Coffee Shop

Kyoto Nama Chocolat Organic Tea House

4.5

47 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Sakyo-ku Okazaki Tennocho 76-15

A chocolate shop famous for it's melt in the mouth texture unlike anything you've ever tasted before. Come enjoy a variety of drinks that blend the flavors of natural chocolate in a shop whose interior overflows with the elegance of Kyoto. It's a small cute shop operating as a cafe space in a classic Kyoto house located near Heian Shrine.

This teahouse was an unexpected joy - on the recommendations of a friend, we had searched nama chocolate and found this teahouse, not realizing that she was actually talking about the *product...
Cafe Kisarado

4.0

1 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Sakyo-ku Takanotamaokacho 49 Green 281F

A cafe located on Ichijoji's Ramen Street. Come relax in this laid-back shop and absorb the warmth of the wooden interior. You can also enjoy a nice meal with their menu options offering ample portion sizes. They offer a variety of drinks and delicious sweets that pair well with coffee or black tea.

けいぶん社にいった帰りに見つけた、小さなカフェです。２人用木の机といすが３つ、３人掛けのカウンター、６人掛けのテーブルの小さな店内。シンプルで落ち着きます。メニューは、定食・自家製ケーキ・コーヒーなどの飲み物。お昼は別にたべたかったので、クルミのケーキと紅茶（ポットサービス。４種類から選べる）を注文しました。ケーキは、手作り！という感じでシンプル、ほんのりあたためてある。紅茶もきちんと淹れてあ...
PAPA Jon's Imadegawa Main Store

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Kamigyo-ku Karasuma-dori Kamidachiuri Higashi Iru Shokokujimonzencho 642-4

This Kyoto cafe opened in 1990 and serves authentic New York cheesecakes. Their main offering is thick, creamy, New York cheesecake. It has an elegant flavor and is made from family recipes of owner Charles Rocher with top quality healthy ingredients. The crunch of the graham cracker crust pairs perfectly with the creaminess of the cake. Cheesecakes can be delivered as gifts nationwide. The store stands out with its bright red western style exterior and they also serve roll cakes, tarts, quiches, and pizza.
Cafe Kasuga

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nishikyo-ku Oharanominamikasugacho 214-2

A mountain coffee shop where you can enjoy authentic fresh seafood cuisine, just a short walk from the Oharano-Shogakkou-Mae bus stop. The shop owners travel and buy tuna from the Kyoto City Central Market before preparing it themselves, allowing you to experience the freshest seafood. A popular menu item is their seafood rice bowl, loaded with so much tuna, squid, sweet shrimp, salted roe, and yellowtail that you can't even see the rice. Also popular is their Gibasa Meal which uses Akamoku seaweed to great visual effect. As a coffee shop they also serve items like cinnamon toast, rich blended coffee, red bean soup, and matcha green tea.
Maeda Coffee Meirin shop

4.0

37 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Muromachi-dori Takoyakushi Sagaru Yamabushiyamacho 546-2 Kyoto Art Center Uchi 1F

This cafe in a classroom of the former Meirin elementary school, closed in 1993, is about five minutes' walk from subway Shijo Station. The more than 80-year-old building is valued as a cultural property, with an exterior patterned after a yamaboko parade float, and a Spanish-style interior. The space combines Kyoto-style atmosphere and modernity, and the menu offers old-fashioned Spaghetti Napolitano, and filling clubhouse sandwiches. There is a sunny terrace for nostalgia-filled mealtimes.

京都芸術センターのなかにある喫茶店！コーヒーの苦みが癖になるかんじです！古い学校をリメイクされた建物で昭和レトロな雰囲気に癒されながらの、優雅なひとときを味わえます！
Cafe Fugetsu

4.5

4 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 570-8

This cafe is inside a Kyoto machiya house that has been passed down for four generations. The shop offers a truly Japanese experience as you remove your shoes at the door, step into their floor-seating room and gaze out on the small inner garden while you enjoy their luxurious sweet treats. Their most popular dish is the Tofu Matcha Cheesecake, made without any eggs, milk, butter or other dairy products. They replace the cheese with tofu to create a mellow, creamy half-baked cheesecake delicacy. It has earned high marks not only from those suffering from food allergies, but the calorie-conscious and those who prefer less-sweet treats as well. In the evening the cafe becomes a home bar that is not open to first time customers.

An absolutely lovely cafe and a hidden gem in the heart of Gion, very peaceful and calming amongst the busy streets! The whole cafe was very traditional with beautiful tatami mats and a lovely small...
Yumeji Cafe Goryukaku

4.0

31 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku

This cafe is inside a building combining Japanese and Western design to blend perfectly into the surroundings. The building, built in 1923, was once the manor of Meiji era entrepreneur Shofu Kajo, stands out for its tiled roof and ornamental shibi. The building interior is filled with the warmth of wood, and is the perfect atmosphere to enjoy their home made tofu dishes and sweets. Their popular Kyoto vegetable curry is filled with produce from the thousand-year old capital city itself flavored with an elegant mix of spices. Their dessert menu is full, and includes dishes like Kuromitsu Tofu, made with unpressed tofu and select black syrup and kinako soy flour. The western-style structure is filled with Taisho romance, and is a nationally registered Cultural Asset.

Happened across this excellent historic restaurant by accident just walking off the crowded lane and eyeing the old stone architecture. Inside over 100 years old and not much changed. Had good lunch...
Fushimi Yume Hyakushu Cafe

4.0

42 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Fushimi-ku Minamihamacho 247

This cafe and shop is located in the renovated former head office of the Gekkeikan brewery, built in 1919. The shop offers a variety of Fushimi specialties, including of course over 100 number of Fushimi sakes. The cafe menu includes their smooth, full-bodied cold-brew coffee made with the same Fushimi water used in the area's sake. They also have a full menu of sweets, including the Saka Manju buns made with Fushimi's famous Shiragikusui water and Junmai Daiginjo sake in the batter, and their Seishu Ice cream, with vanilla ice cream topped with sake. Their Kikizake Set, featuring three different Fushimi sakes chosen on a single theme for comparing, is quite popular, and many visitors stop by the shop to buy larger bottles of their favorite.

This building was used until recently as the headquarter of Gekkeikan. You can take a cup of coffee in this historical site. There is a set of Sake cake and coffee for $9. You can also order Sake, of...
Fruit Parlor Ikeda

5.0

1 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Kita-ku Omiya Kita Tsubakihara 42 Daiichi Ikeda Building 1F

This fruit parlor is in the Misonobashi 801 Shopping District, five minutes' walk from Kamigamo-jinja Shrine. The retro-interior is perfect for enjoying a menu of treats made with loads of seasonal fruit supplied by a fruit seller. They sell fruit parfaits made with ripe delights like melon, strawberry, apple, pineapple, mango and orange, which are perfect for a Kyoto walk. They also have fruit sandwiches loaded with thick-cut fruit and whipped cream, allowing you to savor every mouthful of fruit.

昔ながらの果物屋フルーツパーラーいけだ。一階は販売、二階は喫茶になっていた。喫茶ではフルーツサンドイッチを頂戴した。苺の酸味が良い
Bio Sweet's Capo Capo

4.0

5 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Funai-gun Kyotanbacho Sakabara

This sweets shop in Kyotamba Town, an area in the center of Kyoto Prefecture known for producing Tamba-Dainagon red beans and Tanba black soybeans. They have long created simple treats in this patisserie atelier surrounded by the lush mountains and ayu sweetfish-filled Yura river. Their flagship product is a Vanilla Creampuff, featuring fresh-baked pastries filled with custard cream made from organic Madagascar vanilla beans. They're popular for their natural, mellow sweetness that refreshes body and soul. The attached cafe offers a full lunch menu made with organic vegetables, as well.

お隣のカヌー体験教室に参加してランチで寄りました。自然に囲まれたお店です。スイーツもありました。スイーツだけを購入に来られてました。パスタのランチと日替わりランチをシェアして頂きました。私にはパスタが少し辛かったですが、お野菜も沢山で楽しく美味しかったです。日替わりランチはチキンでしたが香ばしくジューシーでとっても美味しく頂きました。ゆっくりと時間が過ぎて充実したランチタイムでした...
Herbalist Club Miyama

5.0

2 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Nantan-shi Miyamacho

This cafe and gallery is connected to an herb garden displaying several hundred different herbs. This log-house style shop is filled with the scent of herbs, and they offer their own blended herb tea, organic coffee, and seasonal cakes. Everything here, from the building to the tables and chairs, are hand-crafted to create an artisan atmosphere. The tree terrace offers a taste of the outdoors, and there are tea-tables in the herb garden for those who would like a relaxing open-air treat.

Lovely space. Nice views. Delicious coffee. A wonderful personality owner. I will also visit.Thank you very much!
Maizuru Red Brick Park Building 2 Cafe jazz

3.5

18 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Maizuru-shi Kitasui 1039-2 Maizuru Red Brick Park

"This cafe is in the Maizuru Brick Park, a historically valuable gathering of brick buildings often used as filming locations for film and TV. It stands in front of the general reception area of Building 2, which holds the Maizuru City Commemoration Hall, and offers a ""Naval Menu"" that recreates dishes from the former Imperial Navy's cookbook and old cooking references. As Maizuru is considered to be the birthplace of the Nikujaga meat and potatoes dish, they offer a Nikujaga Don rice bowl, as well as Kaigun (navy) curry made from the original recipe, Kaigun beef cutlet made from a recipe that was introduced along with the opening of Japan to outsiders in the Meiji era, and more dishes you won't find anywhere else. They also have a cafe dessert menu with treats like Kaigun Roll and Renga (brick) Pound Cake."

海上自衛隊ゆかりの遊覧船を乗船した後、ランチタイムとして訪問させていただ来ました。予約表に名前を記入して、待っている間に客席の方を見ていると、海軍カレーがメインデッシュと言わんばかりに、殆どの方が海軍カレーをオーダーしているように見えました。私も待っている間は「海軍カレー」をチョイスする予定でしたが、テーブルに座りメニューを見ると食べた事がない「肉じゃが丼」っていうのがあるじゃないです...
MOMICAFE

3.5

9 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Ukyou-ku Saganisoninmonzenkitachuinchou 15

Located in a quiet residential area along Prefectural Route 50, the white interior of this café offers a bright and warm atmosphere, and the large windows by the entrance provide a view of the flowers blooming in the garden and the leaves changing colors in the fall.

If my guess is right, they are out of business. I saw wood board covering entrance door. I will apologize if I am wrong, but it looks abandoned for 6 months or so.
Yukinoshita Kyoto Main Store

4.0

20 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Sanjouaburanokoujichou 145-1

The main location of this café chain famed for its shaved ice and pancakes situated in an alley in Sanjo aburanokoji in Nakagyo Ward. In addition to shaved ice and pancakes, the shop offers sandwiches, gratins, French toast, and other items made with select ingredients ordered from producers around the country.

かき氷でこちらのお店を知りました。今の季節は厚焼きパンケーキ、ランチメニュー（グラタン、ハンバーグなど）があります。ランチをしたかったのですが、訪れたのが遅くてランチタイム終了で残念でした。それでパンケーキにしました。食券システムなのが意外でした。待ち時間は思ったより少なかったです。パンケーキはやわらかすぎず、食べ応えがありおいしかったです。夏にかき氷も食べてみたいです。
Kyoto Modern Terrace

4.0

90 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Okazakisaishoujichou 13 Rome Theater - Kyoto Park Plaza 2F

The Kyoto Kaikan, designed by Kunio Maekawa in 1960, was praised as a masterpiece of modernist architecture. ROHM Theatre Kyoto, facing Heian Jingu Shrine, preserves Maekawa’s vision despite significant alterations and expansion, and Kyoto Modern Terrace is located on its second floor. Here diners can enjoy fire grilled dishes and other menu items made with seasonal Kyoto ingredients in a modernist atmosphere. The restaurant is also rentable for parties and accommodates up to 200 people.

We had been eating at smaller Japanese restaurants during our recent trip so we decided to try the Modern Terrace Café which had an eclectic menu with a sharp, contemporary interior. We followed the...
KAWA CAFE

3.0

149 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto-shi, Kimiya-ku, Kimiya-cho Tsukimatsuhara Kamiru Minnoya cho 176-1

A café stationed inside an old Kyoto townhouse facing the Kamogawa River located halfway between Kawaramachi Station and Gojo Street. The café is open non-stop from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m., offering brunch, lunch, tea time, dinner, and bar services. For dinner, the café serves bistro-style cuisine. During Kyoto’s traditional river deck season, the café also offers terrace seating along the Kamogawa River.

给中国人省流：别来。 This is the first time I give a low-rate comment to a restaurant in Japan. I have been in Japan for almost 4 years an this is the first time I was treated this bad in restaurants/cafes...
MARUZEN-Café

4.0

4 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Yamazakichou 251 Kyoto BAL Underground 2F

A café located inside the Kawara-machi area Kyoto BAL mall. The Kyoto flagship location of the Maruzen bookstore chain adjoins the café. The first Maruzen Kyoto branch opened in 1907 in the Fuya-cho neighborhood on Sanjo Street and was famously used as a setting in Motojiro Kajii’s novel Lemon. Later, the Kyoto branch was moved and then closed before re-opening at its current location. In connection with Lemon, the shop serves lemon-based sweets and hayashi rice (hashed meat and rice), said to have been created by Maruzen founder Hayashi Yuteki, among other items.

東京駅丸の内北口の向かいにOAZOがあり、そこの丸善書店の4階にあるCafeが、ここ京都四条と三条の間のBALに出てました。東京では車で買い物に行くときには立ちよるCafeだったので、ここにも出ているとはちょっと意外で、いつもの老舗ハヤシライスと珈琲をいただいた昼食でした。
BOOK&cafe Tutti

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Ukyou-ku Sagatenryujihiromichichou 3-4 Hotel Binario Saga Arashiyama

A café located in the Hotel Binario Saga-Arashiyama a one minute walk from Saga-Arashiyama Station. In collaboration with Futaba Shobo, a bookstore operating primarily in Kyoto and Shiga, the café also carries various books and Japanese knickknacks. Offering beverages, sweets, light meals, and even alcoholic drinks, visitors can enjoy their order while appreciating the café’s book-lined shelves and artworks.
Umezono CAFE & GALLERY

4.0

31 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Fudouchou 180

The sister shop to the Umezono sweet shop founded in 1927 located in the Fudo-cho neighborhood of Nakagyo Ward. The shop offers Umezono sweets like dango dumplings made according to the same recipe used when the shop was first founded while also serving as a gallery space. The shop also offers items only served here like matcha green tea hot cakes and brown cane sugar French toast. Items such as the mitarashi dango glazed dumplings and warabi mochi bracken starch dumplings are available for takeout.

We absolutely loved this place. My wife has ordered a french toast and she said it was the best french toast ever. Ive ordered matcha pancakes and it was delicious.
Yojiya Café Sagano-Arashiyama Branch

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Ukyou-ku Sagatenryujitateishichou 2-13

A café a five minute walk from Keifuku Arashiyama Station operated by Yojiya, a renowned producer of oil blotting papers. The café serves light meals and drinks such as cappuccinos feature the same familiar logo mark used on Yojiya’s packages. The adjoining café goods hop sells cups, glasses, and oil blotting papers in special Yojiya Café packages.

Gourmet / Alcohol Cafe / Coffee Shop

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.