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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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.

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

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