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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
The information is subject to change. Please contact each store or facility directly for the latest information.
All prices include tax.
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