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Recommended cheesecake special feature

[2022] 11 recommended exquisite cheesecakes in Kyoto

We have selected 10 recommended cheesecake shops in Kyoto, each with its own unique flavor, such as the royal roadside with its rich cheese flavor, Basque style, rare cheesecake, New York cheesecake, and vegan cheesecake. Some of them are available for take-out, making them ideal as souvenirs.

1.Sanjo cheesecake with a rich yet refreshing taste [Cafe Reed Island] / Kawaramachi Sanjo

Coffee shop [Cafe Reed Island] is a hideaway coffee shop on the 5th floor of a building near the Sanjo Ohashi Bridge. The Sanjo cheesecake, served in limited quantities daily in the store, has a firm, rich, milky mouthfeel and a flavor that makes the most of the ingredients. The number of cakes is limited, so early arrival is recommended.

Cafe Reed Island Cheesecake

Sanjo Cheesecake 690 yen for its rich yet clean taste and Reed Island Blend 770 yen for its medium deep roast and good balance.

coffee shop or cafe where one can read manga, often has Internet facilities

  • red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)
  • 5F Bunmeido Building, 37 Daikoku-cho, Kawaramachi Higashi-iru, Sanjo-Dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
  • 5-minute walk from Keihan Sanjo Station
  • Tel. 075-241-2210

2.Melt-in-your-mouth cheesecake! [Rare cheese cake at Francois Cafe / Kawaramachi

The rare cheese cake at the long-established coffee shop [Francois Coffee Shop] is made with rich cream cheese and whipped cream, and melts in the mouth. The pastry store next door to the south also offers take-out.

Rare cheesecake from Francois Cafe

Rare cheese cake 700 yen

Francois Tea Room

  • Francois kiss
  • 184 Funatocho, Shijo Shimoru, Nishikiyamachi-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 1 minute walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station"
  • Tel.075-351-4042

3.New York Cheesecake at Papa John's Rokkaku Shop for an authentic taste / Karasuma

Papa John's is known for being the first to introduce authentic New York cheesecake in Kyoto. The classic New York cheesecake is made with simple, high-quality ingredients and baked slowly, creating a perfect balance of texture, melt-in-your-mouth texture, and sweetness.

Papa John's New York Cheesecake

New York Cheesecake 640 yen

Papa John's Rokkaku

  • Papa John's Rokkasho
  • Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo Ward
  • 3-minute walk from Subway Karasuma Oike Station
  • Tel.075-211-1600
  • Take-out available
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4.Basque-style cheesecake with just the right amount of acidity at FORTUNE GARDEN KYOTO / Kawaramachi

The Basque-style cheesecake, which can be enjoyed in a restaurant that makes use of the atmosphere of Shimadzu Corporation's former headquarters building built in 1927, is a replica of the local cheesecake that the patissier ate in the Basque Country, and is exquisite in its richness and smooth texture.

Basque cheesecake from FORTUNE GARDEN KYOTO

Basque style cheesecake 800 yen

FORTUNE GARDEN KYOTO

  • Fortune Garden Kyot
  • 386-2 Ichinofunairi-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 1 minute walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae subway station
  • Tel.075-254-8843
  • Only whole basque cheesecake (12cm diameter) can be taken out

5.New York cheesecake with richness and melt-in-your-mouth appeal [Matsunosuke] / Karasuma Oike

The cake is rich in cream cheese and has a melt-in-your-mouth texture. The owner patissier, Akiko Hirano, who has studied in the U.S., is the only person who could have created this authentic New York cheese cake.

Matsunosuke New York Cheesecake

New York Cheesecake 560 yen

Matsunosuke

  • Matsusuke (son of a god of wealth)
  • 605 Kamegoya-cho, Takakura-dori Oike-sagaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3 min. walk from "Karasuma-Oike" subway station.
  • Tel. 075-253-1058
  • Take-out available

6.Cute looking cheesecake with holes [cafe CHISSA] / Kamigamo

Cafe CHISSA] offers cheesecakes made from Miyama heirloom eggs and milk. The owner, Mr. Takahashi, makes about 6 kinds of cheesecakes, his favorite sweet, by hand every day. The cheesecake with a hole in the middle is refreshingly rare and looks lovely, like cheese from a cartoon.

Cheesecake with holes at cafe CHISSA

Cheesecake with holes 660 yen

cafe CHISSA

  • Cafe Chissa
  • 9 Kamigamoikehata-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan Parking lot at the back Kuze Heights
  • 8 min. walk from "Kitayama" subway station.
  • Tel. 075-204-7180
  • Take-out available

7.Basque-style cheesecake that goes great with blended coffee at Cafe Hyakkei / Kawaramachi

[After serving as the evening face of ELEPHANT FACTORY COFFEE for four years, Mr. Takada went independent and opened this coffee shop near Nishiki Market. The cheesecake, made to match the taste of Hyakkei Blend, is rich in cream cheese and eggs and lightly sweet.

Hyakkei no Hyakkei Blend Deep-fried and Basque-style Cheesecake

Basque-style cheesecake 500 yen and Hyakkei Blend deep roast 650 yen

Cafe Hyakkei

  • coffee shop
  • 2F Yamashita Bldg. 601 Nishidaimonji-cho, Nishikikoji-sagaru, Tominokoji-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 2 minutes walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station"
  • Tel. 075-746-6950

8.Basque cheesecake with a rich harmony of flavors [Daniel's Mondo] / Kyoto Station

The atmospheric appearance is reminiscent of a store standing in a back alley in Italy. The Basque cheesecake is a rich harmony of flavors, with carefully selected ingredients such as cheese made from milk produced by the chef's family in Hokkaido and brown sugar cassonade from France.

Basque cheesecake from Danielʼs Mondo

Basque cheesecake 780 yen

Daniel's Mondo

  • Daniels Mondo
  • 552-15 Higashiaburakojicho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 4 minutes walk from JR Kyoto Station
  • Tel.075-708-3266

9.[Birichinata's cheesecake is made with a moist dough made from the finest ingredients.

Chef Saishiro of Birichinata, a popular Italian restaurant in Shichiku, has started selling cheesecake as a takeout item. After many prototypes and about two years of work, the cheesecake was finally completed. One bite of the cheesecake is a mature treat, with its rich cheese and rum flavor spreading on the palate.

Birichinata Happy cheese cake

Happy cheese cake 2,500 yen and up per cake

Birichinata

  • virikinata
  • 1F Green Heights Mark, 5 Shichiku Kami-enmachi, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3 minutes walk from bus stop "Shimo-midorimachi".
  • Tel. 075-492-7775
  • Take-out and mail order only

10.[Vegan cheesecake at [gen gen] is healthy and guilt-free / Nishijin

Specializing in gluten-free takeout with an all-gluten-free menu created by a chef with experience in vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free restaurants. The vegan cheesecake is made with a nut and sake lees base and kneaded with plant-based cheese.

Gen gen vegan cheesecake

Nut cheese baked cheesecake 540 yen

Gen Gen

  • string (of a shamisen, etc.)
  • 1F Haim Isuzu, 127 Hanakaiin-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 5 min. walk from bus stop "Imadegawa Omiya
  • Tel.080-2400-9659
  • Take-out available

11.Kyoto Banana Chocolate Cheesecake by Cheesecake Specialty Shop [Soraao

Soraao is a cheesecake specialty store located in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, and sells mainly by mail order. Bananas from a banana farm in Kameoka City, Kyoto, and chocolate from Dari K, which has a store in Kyoto's Sanjokai shopping district, are used. Because the taste changes even with the mixture and the way it is mixed, this cheesecake is the result of many prototypes to bring out the best of each and preserve the flavors.

Solao's Banana Cheesecake

Kyoto Banana Chocolate Cheesecake 5,500 yen

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