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Kyoto's popular oden special feature

[2022] Dashi is the decisive factor! 10 Popular Oden in Kyoto

When the weather gets colder, you will find yourself craving oden. In addition to the standard menu items, such as the dashi soaked, fluffy daikon radish and the tender, half-boiled egg, there are also many creative oden dishes on standby. Enjoy Kyoto's popular oden.

1.Oden, a specialty at a corner of an alley [Sake and Meal Rin] / Kawaramachi

A short walk from Shijo Kawaramachi. Located in a quiet alleyway in the city, Uri quietly hangs a signboard. The restaurant offers a variety of dishes such as their famous oden (oden with half-boiled eggs and tender beef tendon), Kyoto-style cuisine that they have honed their skills at many kappo restaurants, and their standard potato salad. In addition to sake-driven snacks, the restaurant also serves oyakodon and, depending on the day, kamameshi (rice cooked in a pot with rice and eggs). The location is not easy to find, but you will want to visit even if you have to look for it.

Sake and Dine Uri no Oden

Beef tendon 450 yen, radish 250 yen, tofu 250 yen. Oden is a dish that takes a lot of time and effort to prepare. The refined broth made from bonito and kelp is added to the soup, concentrating the flavor of the ingredients.

Drinks and Dining

  • Osakako and Shouji
  • 317-15, Tabukuriya-cho, Ayakoji Fuyacho Higashi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 2 minutes walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station"
  • Tel. 075-344-7899
  • 17:00-22:00

2.Sake-kasu oden (oden with sake lees) by Junmai Sake Kasu Tamanomitsu, a long-established sake brewery

This is a restaurant and store under the direct management of Tamanomitsu Sake Brewery in Fushimi, based on the concept of "making sakekasu (sake lees) a part of your daily life. The restaurant offers a wide variety of menu items using "Junmai Sakekasu," the sake brewery's specialty made from rice and rice malt only. The dishes made with the sake lees are rich in flavor and have a mild taste, demonstrating the charm of sake lees.

Sake lees oden from Tamanohikari

Sakekasu Oden is made with five kinds of broth that brings out the flavor of aged sake lees. From standard items such as daikon radish (319 yen) to more unusual items such as whole tomatoes (649 yen) and avocados (539 yen).

Junmai Sake Lees Tamanomitsu

  • sake made without added alcohol or sugar
  • 658-1, Inabando-cho, Takatsuji-dori Karasuma-higashiiru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 6 minutes on foot from Hankyu Karasuma Station
  • Tel. 075-352-1673
  • 11:30~14:30 (LO/13:30)
    17:00-22:00 (LO/21:30)

3.Casual, authentic oden [Gokomachi ONO] / Kawaramachi

Although the restaurant is simple and casual, the menu is full of authentic Japanese dishes. Oden soaked in broth is served with a wide variety of seasonal vegetables. Sip a glass of cold sake while enjoying oden. You can enjoy such a blissful time without any tension.

Oden at ONO, Miyukicho

Daikon radish 300 yen, half-boiled egg 250 yen. The flavor of the clear broth that brings out the color of the oden seeds is deep and fragrant.

Miyukicho ONO

  • Gokomachi Ono (fifth highest of the eight hereditary titles)
  • 423 Dainichi-cho, Shijo-agaru, Gokomachi-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3 minutes walk from Hankyu "Kawaramachi" station
  • Tel.075-251-0708
  • 17:00 - 24:00 (LO/23:30)

4.Oden and Kamahan (rice cooked in a pot) at Muro / Shijo Omiya

This oden specialty restaurant is owned by Chabuya, which is known for its yakitori (grilled chicken). The restaurant offers about 35 kinds of oden, using kombu (kelp) and bonito in a unique light dashi broth that uses little or no soy sauce to bring out the flavors of the ingredients. Enjoy it with a glass of recommended sake (from 550 yen).

Oden and Kamameshi Muro's Oden

Various kinds of oden from 194 yen. Five popular varieties: the standard daikon radish, egg, and baked chikuwa, as well as chicken tsukune with shiitake shrimp paste and quail egg inside.

Oden and Kamameshi Muro

  • Oden and Mameshi Muro
  • 3-3 Mibu-Bojo-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 2 minutes walk from Hankyu "Omiya" station
  • Tel. 075-822-7300
  • 18:00-24:00 (LO/23:00)

5.[Specialty rolled kyabetsu at Bengara-ya / Fushimi

Oden specialty restaurant loved not only by locals but also by fans from far and wide. In the retro atmosphere of the Taisho and early Showa periods, you can enjoy homemade oden and a lively time. The broth is made from eight kinds of vegetable broth, chicken stock, and whale koro, and finished with bonito and kombu for a rich, full-bodied flavor.

Oden Specialty Store Bengaraya Oden

Rolled gyabetsu with plenty of meat wrapped around it, 550 yen. The roll is melt-in-your-mouth soft and has a slight aroma of ginger.

Oden specialty restaurant Bengara-ya

  • Oden Senmonten Bengara-ya
  • 185-2 Kamiyukake-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • Six-minute walk from Fushimi Momoyama Station, Keihan
  • Tel.075-622-6908
  • 17:00-23:00

6.Sake & Snacks Tanagokoro's black-and-white oden, prepared with a lot of effort / Gojo

A izakaya where local drinkers gather to enjoy oden and the best dishes of the day. The restaurant's oden is well-reputed, with a choice of two kinds: white oden made with chicken broth and black oden made with hatcho miso, both of which take a lot of effort to prepare. The junmai sake of the same name, "Tanagokoro," is refreshing and easy to drink, making it perfect as an in-between-dinner drink.

Sake & Snacks Tanagokoro Oden

Six kinds of white oden are prepared in a rich broth made by cooking chicken bones for about eight hours. 970 yen. Six kinds of black oden are prepared in a sweet and rich broth of Hatcho miso for 970 yen.

Sake and snacks Tanagokoro

  • Salmon, fish Tanagokoro
  • 94, Banjoji Nakano-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 5-minute walk from Subway Gojo Station
  • Tel. 075-351-3999
  • Around 18:00-23:00

7.Deep Oden by a long-established dashi (Japanese soup stock) shop [Fuyamachi Uneno] / Kyoto Gosho area

This oden restaurant is run by Uneno, a long-established dashi shop. Oden is prepared by simmering in a sweet broth, then pouring the clear, delicate broth into the bowl after serving. The depth of flavor created by the chef, who has a background in Italian cuisine, is also a must-try.

Fuyacho Uneno's Oden

Homemade Hirosu with seasonal ingredients and chopped kelp, octopus with exceptional texture, daikon radish soaked in broth, and other oden cooked in a pot of boiling water are available from 350 yen.

Fuyamachi Uneno

  • of prefectural governor's mansion (Edo period)
  • Daini Fuyacho Building 103, 225 Owari-cho, Oshikoji-agaru, Fuyacho-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3-minute walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Subway Station
  • Tel. 075-213-8080
  • 17:30-23:00 (LO/22:00)
    Lunch is served Thursday and Friday 11:30am - 2:00pm (LO)

8.Musubi kyoto's original oden (Japanese oden) is a great way to enjoy Japanese sake.

A dining room in a triangular space of only 5 tsubo (3.5 square meters) that you will find in the Kitano Shopping Arcade. All oden and tempura dishes go well with sake. In addition to the standard dishes, there are also a variety of arrangements on standby, such as oden with daikon radish cooked in a light broth of dried bonito flakes and kelp and topped with porcini mushroom sauce.

Oden at musubi kyoto

Oden Daikon with Porcini Mushroom Cream Sauce, 380 yen. Daikon radish cooked in a light broth of dried bonito flakes and kelp, topped with a sauce flavored with porcini mushrooms.

musubi kyoto

  • Musubi Kyouto
  • October 01, 2019 open
  • 48-6 Sangen-cho, Shichibonmatsu Higashi-iru, Nakanakauri-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 5 min. walk from bus stop "Senbon Neutral Sell".
  • Tel.070-4281-0643
  • 17:00-22:00 (LO/21:00)

9.Oden at Suzuna, where the refined broth soaks through / Shijo Omiya

Oden is an at-home small restaurant marked by a lantern with the word "ODEN" written on it. It is a rare place where you can enjoy oden and other dishes carefully prepared one by one at a reasonable price. Oden is served year-round, and the broth made from Rishiri kelp and premium bonito is superb.

Suzuna Oden

The dishes are all elaborately prepared, such as daikon radish soaked in broth, half-boiled egg with melt-in-your-mouth yolk, octopus, homemade Hirosu, and more. Oden dish: 200 yen and up *Varying prices

turnip (Brassica rapa)

  • turnip (Brassica rapa)
  • Solitaire 1F, Gojo, Matsubara Omiya Higashi-iru Gojo, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 8 minutes on foot from Hankyu "Omiya Station"
  • Tel. 075-821-6373
  • 18:00-23:00 (LO/22:30)

10.[The meat miso is the key to the flavor of oden at Kazusaya / Karasuma Oike

This is a meat miso oden izakaya with a sister restaurant, a popular yakitori restaurant. The oden is slowly simmered in a bonito and kelp broth, and when topped with a special meat miso made from minced chicken, it becomes even tighter and richer, making it an excellent partner for Japanese sake.

Meat miso oden Kazusaya's oden

A set of assorted dishes including baked tofu, eggs, baked chikwawa, top quality ganmono, beef tendon, etc. 790 yen

Meat miso oden Kazusa-ya

  • Nimuso Oden Kazuya
  • Royal Plaza Bldg. 2F, 260 Mikayama-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 4-minute walk from Subway Karasuma Oike Station
  • Tel. 075-254-8344
  • 17:00-23:30 (LO/23:00)

11.Tame~miso's original oden with white miso paste / Marutamachi

A restaurant specializing in miso cuisine run by a proprietress with a passion for miso. Yamari's white miso, which is also used by ryotei (Japanese-style restaurants), is poured over oden (Japanese-style stew) simmered in a beautiful golden broth made with chicken stock and ichiban dashi (first soup stock). Enjoy the melt-in-your-mouth texture and deep flavor of this gem.

Oden at Tame~miso

More than 20 kinds of well-seasoned oden are available, including half-boiled egg (250 yen), curly fu (350 yen), chikuwa (250 yen), rolled cabbage (rolled Chinese cabbage in winter) (450 yen), and radish (250 yen). Oden can be enjoyed all year round.

Tame~miso~.

  • Shoo~miso~!
  • 223-3 Tamauetamachi, Muro-machi Nishiiru, Marutamachi Dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
  • 3 minutes walk from "Marutamachi" subway station
  • Tel. 075-746-4898
  • 17:00 - 24:00 (LO/food 23:00, drink 23:30)
*Please note that the information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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