Best Local Specialty Restaurants In Kyoto-shi
Here're best Local Specialty Restaurants in Kyoto-shi. We released a ranking of reviews about Local Specialty Restaurants posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Kyoto-shi.
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This is a cafe won popularity in Arashiyama. It's spacious and stylish, but the nostalgic water tap and towel has remained since the age of a public bath. You can eat some Kyoto food like 'Tohu Pasta' and sweets of maccha.◎For lunch, cafe, snacks and also dinner, since it opens till 20:00. You can buy some souvenirs. It has an easy access for it's located near the station.
Name
Saganoyu
Address
4-3 Imahori-cho Saga Tenryuji Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-882-8985
Hours
11:00-20:00
How to get there
Teori Zushi' has dishes of Kyoto foodstuffs and tempura, and it's so beautiful, cute, fashionable that I feel pity for eating. In a comfortable restaurant, it would be unique and interesting for you to roll it by yourselves.◎There're three restaurants in the city and they're different each other. You need to check beforehand whether reservation is needed or not. Sorry, but under 12 years old children can't use the restaurant.
Name
AWOMB
Address
405 Namba-cho Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-203-5277
Hours
12:00-14:00,18:00-20:00
How to get there
It's opened as a knot of Kyoto and NY. They offer a coffee that you can drink only here, but what most ordered is nothing but Dashimaki Sandwich. Fluffy dashimaki is excellent with a bun baked by a popular bakery in Kyoto.◎A side menu became a star menu. This dashimaki, cooked specially by a dashimaki shop, contains much dashi soup, so you can taste Kyoto style sandwich.
Name
knot café
Address
758-1 Higashi-imakoji-cho Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-496-5123
Hours
10:00-18:00
Closed
Tue
How to get there
It opened in April 2017 under the Kyoto Tower. Kyoto's popular restaurants get together at a food hall on the first basement floor. You can easily gather the foods of each shops and enjoy them.◎There're various kinds of shops such as Gyoza, chicken, café and bar. Very convenient to use for lunch, dinner and izakaya. Pay attention to the limited menu!
Name
KYOTO TOWER SANDO
Address
721-1 Higashishio-Koji-Cho, Karasuma Dori, Shichijo Sagaru, Shimogyo-Ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-746-5830
Hours
9:00-23:00
How to get there
Soon, from Kyoto Station
SNOOPY CHA-YA, there're three shops in Japan, offers foods and sweets that have shapes of SNOOPY. Each shop has limited menu, and you can eat Shiromiso Soup and Bubuzuke Pasta at this Nishiki shop. It's full of Kyoto essence!◎1st floor: shop 2nd floor: café You can use this café after sign in the shop. (no reservation) Takeout menu is prepared at 1st floor.
Name
SNOOPY CHA-YA Kyoto, Nishiki
Address
480 Nakauoya-cho, Yanagibaba Nishi-iru, Nishikikoji, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-708-7174
Hours
10:30-17:30
How to get there
A persimmon delicious as it is becomes a pickle! It keeps the texture and sweetness as it is, and pickle's saltness is excellent. Though it's like a sweet, it matches alcoholic drinks so much that I can't stop eating! The kindness to remove the seeds makes us easy to eat.
Name
Saga Tsukemono YAMAJO
Address
14 Setogawa-cho Sagashakadoumonzen Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-871-4457
Hours
9:00-18:00
How to get there
Well sold at handmade market, mitarashi dango (rice cakes with sweetened soy sauce) named 'Pan-dango'. This shop offers freshly grilled one on the original panda plate, which makes it cuter. Not only its cute looks, I recommend it because of the deliciousness.◎Open: only Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Only available while the stocks last. There're no seats, but you can eat freshly grilled soft ones. Also they have ordinary mitarashi dango.
Name
Panda no Sampomichi
Address
202 Shimoyoko-cho Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
090-8652-4220
Hours
[Thu・Tri・Sat]12:00-
How to get there
2 min walk from Taishogun bus stop. 6 min walk from Kitano Hakubai Station.
Fu is often used for cuisine, but you can eat manju of nama-fu (low fu) here. Inside nama-fu, smooth grained azuki bean jam. It's fresh, chewy and delicious! I recommend you to eat it just in front of the shop.◎This shop has more than 200 years history. Their fu made from good well water are all tasty and special. You can reserve food and seats.
Name
Fuka
Address
413 Uratsuji-cho Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-231-1584
Hours
9:00-17:00
Closed
Mon
How to get there
This 'Ebisu Yaki' is sold during 'Toka Ebisu Big Festival (a festival held around January 10th)' of Kyoto Ebisu Shrine. Smiling Ebisu (a Japanese god of business and one of the Seven Gods of Fortune) makes us happy. It contains azuki-bean jam and tastes like dorayaki. I like its small size that I can eat it in one mouth.◎There're often a line of people because it's photogenic for SNS. During the festival, they make it in the store, and you can buy one and take it out. They'll be sold during 1/8-1/12, but you need to confirmin detail.
Name
Kagijin Yoshifusa
Address
140 Komatsu Shijo Oojidori Yamato, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-561-4180
Hours
8:00-18:00
Closed
Wed
How to get there
The sweet shop is at Sannen zaka slope which leads to Kiyomizu temple. The Mitarashi dango (a dumpling covered with kuzu sauce seasoned with soy sauce and sugar) is good for people tired from walking on the slope. Because it is not big, I can eat 5 sticks. And a fresh warm one is exceptional.
Name
Umezono Kiyomizu Store
Address
339-1 Sannenzaka Kiyomizu Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-531-8538
Hours
11:00-18:00
How to get there
Coffee Shop Soiree offers a colorful and refreshing Jelly Punch in a room with retro interior decorations. They prepare some kinds of it, the tingling jelly punch with soda is a standard one. It can entertain you by its appearance, too.
Name
Coffee Shop Soiree
Address
95 Shincho Shijo-agaru Nishi-kiyamachi-dori, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Hours
13:00-19:00
Closed
Mon
How to get there
2 min walk from Kawaramachi Station, or Keihan Shijo Station. By car or taxi, 15 min from Kyoto Station.
Parking
Free parking area is available
eX cafe's good seller menu 'Hokuhoku Odango Set'. Customers grill them on portable clay stove by their own, which will be very enjoyable and special. When your odango becomes brown a little, put sauce, and eat the freshly grilled one! The warm Matcha also makes you feel relief.
Name
eX cafe Arashiyama Main Store
Address
35-3 Tsukurimichi-cho Saga Tenryu-ji Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Hours
10:00-18:00
How to get there
1 min walk from Arashiyama Station. 35 min by car or taxi from Kyoto Station.
Parking
No parking area
Kyoto's specialty is yu-dofu; soybean soft curd warmed gently in hot water. Therefore, I had wanted to eat once at 'Okutan' with a long and honorable history. Their specialty is own made 'Mukashi Dofu' used natural bittern; a coagulant extracted from seawater. It remains the firmness (tofu usually becomes soft after it boiled) and taste of soybeans.
Name
Okutan Nanzen-ji
Address
86-30 Fukuchi-cho Nanzenji Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-771-8709
Hours
11:00-16:00 [Sat・Sun・Holidays]11:00-16:30
Closed
Thu
How to get there
Parking
No parking area
At this café, 'Nyanko (Kitty) Parfait' is famous, but I like this Maccha (Green Tea) Parfait. Rich maccha ice cream and azuki beans, you can enjoy much of Japanese taste. Then you find cute shiratama (sweet rice ball) hiding in it.◎Although it's a book café, they have cut's goods and diorama, and you can enjoy it lazily. They open here till the middle of July 2017, and will move to other place in August 2017.
Name
Secondhand Book & Café KOTOBA-no HAOTO
Address
34 Daikokuya-cho Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-414-2050
Hours
11:30-19:00
Closed
Mon・Tue
How to get there
12 min walk, from Kuramaguchi Station
Shinko' is made from rice flour and steamed in a traditional cooking stove. And its characteristic shape is derived from the winding path to the Atado Shrine. This chewy texture and sweet taste give the comfortable rest for the visitors. Even more, the autumn foliage seen from the restaurant is wonderful, the veranda is a special seats!
Name
Ayu Chaya Hirano-ya
Address
16 Saga Torii Motosenou-cho Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-861-0359
Hours
11:30-21:00
How to get there
Parking
Parking area is available
Although Kyoto has a strong image of Washoku (traditional Japanese cuisine), Kyoto takes the third-place of Gyoza consumption and there are many shops in the city. Among them, Sukemasa is particular about foodstuffs and taste of Kyoto. And their Gyoza has delicious rich taste but also light like Japanese cuisine, that I'm convinced of the popularity with women.
Name
Gyoza Bar Takatsuji Sukemasa
Address
263 Horinouchi-cho Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-541-2715
Hours
11:30-14:00,17:00-22:00
How to get there
It's not to much to say that the history of meat-bowl in Kyoto has started from here. You must miss this restaurant to speak about meat-bowl. Their prize record tells, soft, juicy and rare beef is super delicious and you may not mind if you have to wait in a line.
Name
Hyakushoku-ya
Address
1F 21 Saiinyakake-cho Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-322-8500
Hours
11:00-14:30,17:30-20:00
Closed
Wed
How to get there
Parking
No parking area
At the foot of Togetsu-kyo Bridge, the originally made udon noodle we eat in front of Arashiyama scenery is superb! Among the menu, 'Yuba Udon' with a big yuba (made from soybean milk) I recommend! Feel Kyoto into this Kyoto style udon noodle with tasty soup, thin and soft noodle.
Name
Jikasei-men Arashiyama-tei
Address
Saga-nakanoshima-cho Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-871-4626
Hours
11:00-16:00
Closed
Wed
How to get there
Parking
No parking area
Demachi Futaba is most famous as to Mame-mochi in Kyoto! Lots of koshi-an and red peas wrapped in mochi, 'Meidai Mame-mochi' is very delicious for its good balances of softness of mochi, sweetness of an and salty peas! It's well-received as Kyoto souvenir and people always make a line in front of the shop.
Name
Demachi Futaba
Address
236 Seiryu-cho Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-231-1658
Hours
8:30-17:00
Closed
Tue,4th Wed
How to get there
Their coffee and café latte are well sold, but also 'Watermelon-bar Tonic' is recommendable♡ Frozen watermelon and Japan's popular ice 'Suika-bar' are put dynamically! It's like a dessert but it's a delicious and satisfying drink .◎For only summer, they prepare also coffee made by cold water. It's very best for you to drink them on the roof top under the summer sky on hot day!
Name
The NEXT DOOR, lower east nine hostel
Address
65 Nishikujo Higashi Hieijo-cho Minami-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-671-9991
Hours
8:00-18:00
How to get there