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Gion Maicoto

4.0

5 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachikitagawa 244

Yes this is what I would call a typical souvenir place that sold many local Kyoto items for the Tourist Trade and had a wide variety of goods on sale
Seasonal Cuisine and Obanzai Meals Tsubomi

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 570-232 Daisan Manji Building 2F

This obanzai style restaurant is filled with Kyoto atmosphere, and can be found on Hanamikoji-dori Street. The unpretentious interior has a homey feeling, and they offer heartfelt home-style cooking to match. They offer traditional dishes like stewed Kujo spring onions and fried tofu taitan, fluffy dashimaki tamago rolled egg, chikuzenni stewed chicken and vegetables, or konjac noodles with spiced pollack roe at their counter seating. Their hot, flavorful cooking brings in not only local regulars, but visitors from abroad, as well.
Ristorante t.v.b

4.0

22 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 570-155

This Italian restaurant is less about choosing a dish from a menu, and more about the day's fresh seafood, seasonal ingredients, and recommended cooking style. The wide, stylish interior is hard to imagine from the stately exterior, and the luxurious wood grain, along with the lack of set menu, help this shop really stand out. The staff offer excellent explanations of the day's food, and customers only need to give their preferences or mood to get the perfect dish. They also have a sommelier-selected wine list to pair with their dishes for a bit of grown-up fun.

We went there twice seeking a reservation as we stayed nearby the restaurants, we have asked for table for two but the guy was so kind but could not understand French or English, he was kind enough...
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...
Bubuya

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachikitagawa 297

This chazuke (green tea broth over rice) shop is managed by Kyoto pickle specialist Gion Kawakatsu. Located about seven minutes' walk from Gion-Shijo station, the shop is found in front of Yasaka-jinja shrine and is marked by its red lanterns and wooden pickle barrels. They offer a chazuke dish with 11 kinds of seasonal pickles, including soy sauce-preserved burdock root, cucumber tsuntsunzuke with wasabi and soy sauce, and more. These pickled vegetables are an excellent, healthy source of fiber, minerals, vitamins and other nutrients that are often lacking in modern diets. The gentle, warm chazuke is also an excellent way to refresh your tired body. They also have rice with whitebait, whitebait chazuke, and eel chazuke.
Kaiseki Tsujitome Kyoto restaurant

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Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Sanjodori Ohashi Higashiiri 3-16

These caterers specialized in kaiseki cuisine differentiate themselves from typical catering in that the chef goes to the venue of tea gatherings with meal, tea ceremonies, and other events and prepares the food on-site. The company was established in 1902 after its founder learned the basics from the head of the Urasenke school of tea ceremony and opened and shop in Kyoto. Great pains have been taken to achieve complete harmony between every element of their artwork-like cuisine, whether it is the color and shape of the dishes and bowls, the ingredients, or the seasoning. Each of their exquisitely delicious dishes features ingredients brimming with seasonality handsomely arranged in visually appealing ways. The Akasaka branch in Tokyo has its own Japanese-style dining rooms and is popular as a kaiseki restaurant as well as for their catering.
Gion Tempura Tenshu

4.0

68 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachikitagawa 244 (Shijo Nawate Higashiiri North side)

This is the only tempura specialist on the Gion shopping street. You can enjoy tempura in a shop interior filled with the aura of Kyoto. Their leading product is their filling Anago Eel rice bowl, topped with three whole anago eels. They use fresh eels coated with fluffy, crisp tempura batter for a perfect texture. Their Kakiage rice bowl is topped with a massive kakiage fritter the size of a sandal is so popular it often sells out right after opening. The crisp texture plentiful little shrimp and vegetables, and reasonable price, are its claims to fame.

Worst tempura I ever had. Batter is very thick and extremely oily, it is also very soggy. This goes against every aspect of a good tempura that I know. Maybe the quality is going down hill as...
Gion Koishi

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachikitagawa 286-2

A Japanese confectionary shop located in Gion-machi Kitagawa which was founded in 1936. The shop is famous for its Kyo-ame, Kyoto-style hard candies made according to a traditional method passed down since its establishment, and the shop sells a variety of other delicious items, such as the seasonal “Gion saijiki,” candy, a different flavor of which is offered each month. The shop also offers sweets made with a “secret” brown sugar cane syrup from the adjoining café.
Tsujiri Kyoto Branch

4.0

28 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Shi Higashiyama Ward Shijyori Yamato Oji Nishi Nakano 215

A café and shop located in the Gion Shijo neighborhood operated by the venerable Uji tea shop Tsujiri. The café area serves drinks and sweets made with matcha green tea. The shop area sells high quality tea leaves, tea bags, and sweets such as matcha rusks.

I cant go past a Matcha soft serve in Kyoto from Tsujiri, strong matcha flavour, soft creamy ice cream, perfection.
Gion Kurashita

4.5

82 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 570-157

A traditional kaiseki course cuisine restaurant located in the Gionmachi Minamigawa neighborhood of Higashiyama Ward. The restaurant offers kaiseki dishes made with seasonal ingredients, plain boiled mizutaki dishes, and, in winter only, tecchiri (boiled fugu). The shop’s boiled tofu is made with specially ordered dashi soy sauce and tofu from Hattori, a venerable shop established in 1910 famed as the official provider of the Nanzen-ji Zen Temple. The boiled tofu can be ordered a la carte in addition to the boiled tofu meal.

I ate here on Christmas day which is also the same day as my brothers birthday. They were able to give us a reservation a few days in advance so we were really grateful for that. Upon entering we...
Kyoto confectionery store Jouvencelle Gion Branch

4.0

36 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Yasakatorimae Minami Ikui Town 482 Kei Bun Building 2F

A sweets café operated by the Jouvencelle Western confectionery shop located 100 meters south of Yasaka Shrine's south gate. Here visitors can enjoy sweets reminiscent of the elegance and four seasons of Kyoto, like the “Taketori monogatari,” a mixture of Japanese chestnuts and black soybeans wrapped in dough wrapped in a bamboo sheath and baked. The “Gion fondu,” only available at the Gion location, is a popular menu item which lets diners dip bite sized fruits, pancakes, and sweet dango dumplings in a matcha green tea chocolate sauce.

妻がこちらの《祇園（抹茶）フォンテユ 1540円税込》を食べ、面白いメニューだから一度は食べてみては？と言われ閉店間際の17:30頃訪問しました。菓子や果物が詰められた陶器の重箱で提供され抹茶ソースをフォンテユスタイルで楽しみ最後に残った抹茶ソースにミルクを入れてもらい飲むうスタイルは京都らしいと思いますし妻が私に一度は食べてみてはと言ったこと納得です。個人個人により...
Gohanya Shinkiro

4.0

25 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Miyakawasuji 6-361

A Japanese restaurant located along Miyagawa-cho Street a three minute walk from Kiyomizu-Gojo Station. The restaurant is situated inside a former tea house. As the restaurant’s name implies (“Rice Shop”), the restaurant takes great care in preparing a fluffy rice blending grains from Kyotamba and Omi. During the day, the restaurant serves obanzai Kyoto home-style cuisine meal sets. At night, the shop makes use of its tea house atmosphere to serve a la carte items and course meals together with choice sakes.

The chef was amazing and his staff were very hospitable, going out of their way to welcome us. Sea Bream great. Sea urchin and squid were great. You can trust the chef and his menu snd his...
Yayoi café

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto prefecture Kyoto shi Higashiyama ku Gion Shimogawara 481 Kiiii cho

A café produced by Yayoi, famed for its chirimenjako dried young sardines cooked with green Japanese peppercorn. The café is located 50 meters south of Yasaka Shrine’s Minami ro mon (South Gate). The shop serves pastas and seasoned rice made with Yayoi’s renowned ojako young sardines, ochazuke tea on rice, and sweets such as the Osu sansho cake made with matcha green tea and sansho Japanese pepper. From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., the café also serves a limited number of bowls of jako-gayu, dried young sardine porridge (reservation required).
Nikenchaya Nakamura-rou

4.0

34 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto prefecture Kyoto shi Higashiyama ku Gion Yasaka Shrine Torii inside

A traditional kaiseki course cuisine restaurant located past the torii gate of Yasaka-jinja Shrine. There were once two (“ni ken”) tea houses (“chaya”) facing each other across the approach to Yasaka Shrine, resulting in them being collectively referred to as the “Niken Chaya.” Later, Nakamuraro succeeded one of these, the Kashiwaya, the history of which dates back to the Muromachi period. In the late Edo period, Nakamuraro became widely known as one of Kyoto’s leading restaurants, and in the Meiji period it was a popular place for financiers, writers, and artists to meet. Both in the daytime and at night, the restaurant primarily serves a monthly changing menu of seasonal kaiseki cuisine. The restaurant is also available for wedding receptions, Buddhist memorial services, and other events.

料理内容とかは極めて良いのだが、価格も考慮した総合的なものは「普通」、これだけ払えば、まぁ、こんなもんでしょうね。それにしても創業４８０年の超老舗で歴史的にも凄いのに、何で？？「二軒茶屋」なんてどうでもいいような冠を付さないと口コミページが出て来ないのか？我が国にここ以上の「中村楼」がどこかにあるのか？こんなどうでも良いような肩書は即刻抹消して単に「中村楼」だけでこのページが出て来るようにしなさい...
Gion Moriko

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Shirakawa Musoin Chisenin Hashiganto Le west side 556

A venerable Cantonese restaurant which first opened in 1955 in Shijohorikawa and later moved to its current location along the Shirakawa River north of the Chion-in temple. The shop does not use the strongly flavored animal fats normally used in Cantonese food and adds a Kyoto twist to its dishes to create a cuisine that is gentler in taste. Making use of seasonal and rare ingredients from China and Taiwan, the restaurant is engaged in a constant search for new flavors. In addition to a la carte options, the restaurant also serves extravagant yet reasonable course menus. The restaurant’s thick, addictive annin tofu is a popular dessert which is also available for takeout. Closest station: Higashiyama Station.
Ishibekouji mame-cha Kyoto

4.5

47 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Higashiyama Ward Yasaka Shrine South Minato Le Rock stone wall street

A Kyoto obanzai home cooking restaurant located on the beautiful stone paved Ishibekoji alley close to the Kodai-ji Zen Temple in Kyoto City's Higashiyama Ward. Situated inside a two-story remodeled private home built in the Meiji period, the restaurant's design truly gives diners the opportunity to fully enjoy the elegance of Kyoto, including a refined counter area, tatami seating overlooking a nearby five tier pagoda, and a charming inner garden. The counter is always covered with giant bowls of obanzai cuisine lovingly prepared with seasonal ingredients. The “mamecha no obanzai-bako” box containing seven varieties of obanzai dishes is a particularly popular menu choice.

This restaurant is down a beautiful neighborhood street with cobblestone walks and stone walls. The food was absolutely delicious. They have a set menu which is six or seven courses and plenty of...
Izutsu Yatsuhashi Honpo Gion Main Store

4.0

19 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto-shi Higashiyama Ward Kawabata Line 4 rue Le

This venerable sweet shop and café founded in 1805 is famous for its Izutsu yatsuhashi dumplings, one of Kyoto’s most popular souvenirs. The restaurant is known as the originator of the yugiri, a favorite kabuki sweet and predecessor to the tsubuan coarse sweet bean paste-filled yatsuhashi. In addition to Izutsu yatsuhashi, the shop sells a variety of Japanese sweets perfect for giving as souvenirs and gifts, including cinnamon and matcha green tea-flavored yuko and the kotobukuro yatsuhashi variety, inly available here at the Gion location. Inside the shop there is a rest space where customers can take a break from sightseeing and enjoy their purchases. Closest station: Gion-Shijo Station.

こども連れで行きましたが、失敗でした釜戸が飾りでおいてあったのでお土産を見ている間にこどもがさわってしまったのですが、もぅなんにもはいってないのにさわってちゃんとしてくれなこまるわと睨み付けながら聞こえるように嫌みをいわれてとても嫌な思いをしました。注意するならきちんとさわらないでくださいといってくれればいいのに。これが、京都のいけずかーとある意味感心しました。子連れ禁止とかいてくだ...
Gion Manyoken

5.0

18 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 570-1202F

A venerable French restaurant founded in 1904 operating out a remodeled tea house in the back of Gion’s Hanamikoji Street. This famous established has had the honor of serving the Imperial household and state guests such as members of the royal families of other nations. Focusing on local seasonal ingredients such as Kyoto vegetables and Omi beef, the restaurant serves traditional and formal original French cuisine. The restaurant’s dinner course, which comes with a choice of warm appetizer, fish dish, and meat dish is perfect for anniversaries and other celebratory occasions. The reasonable lunch courses offer diners a chance to enjoy real French cuisine without all the fuss and are particularly popular. Closest station: Gion-Shijo Station.

Very friendly 、good food and elegance ! 「皇室御用達」這間推薦各位來！原因是因為不只「日本皇室」❤、連「歐美皇室」訪日時也指定它專為貴賓們提供超過百年滋味的和風法國料理。
Machiya Cafe Roji Usagi

4.5

11 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Shimoyanagichou 176

A hidden café located in a back alley in Kyoto City’s Higashiyama Ward housed inside a charming and retro over 100-year-old townhouse. Particularly popular menu options include the Kyo-no asa-gohan breakfast, a set which comes with an abundant variety of dishes like grilled fish, numerous sides, and a dashimaki omelet; as well as the daily Roji uzen lunch special. The café is filled with books on Kyoto tourism and history, giving patrons the chance to enjoy a slow breakfast while planning their itinerary. In addition to tatami mat seating, the café also has counter seating easy for individual customers to use.

Tucked away in a little side lane in Gion, not a difficult place to find with Google Map. The menu was simple, for breakfast it was either the Japanese Style Breakfast with grill fish or Japanese...
Kyoto Cuisine Kotoume

4.0

4 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 506-1

This restaurant for Kyoto cuisine is located close to the southern entrance of the Kyoto sightseeing spot Yasaka Shrine’s Minami Romon gate, and is the sister shop of Kyoto Cuisine Ume-Mura where Ito Hirobumi regularly stayed. Located in a restored old Japanese house, its appearance is also attractive for its full Kyoto ambience. For lunch the popular choice is the Koto Bento lunch box in which sashimi, fried food and takiawase (different types of boiled food) are packed into a container shaped like a plum, while for dinner the gorgeous and authentic Koto Kaiseki course is popular. Amidst a relaxing Japanese-style atmosphere enjoy the taste of traditional Kyoto cuisine that makes the most of the flavors of seasonal ingredients and is prepared with delicate craftsmanship. The closest station is Gion-Shijo Station.

It sits at the corner of Yasaka shrine and entrance to Maruyama Park. Nice location but traffic is low volume. Perhaps the pricing is not catered to the masses! The bento boxes looks wonderful and it...

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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.