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Leaf KYOTO [2022] I want to visit once! 18 exquisite Japanese lunches in Kyoto

2022.10.27

[2022] I want to visit once! 18 exquisite Japanese lunches in Kyoto

This time, we will introduce popular Japanese lunches that you can casually enjoy in the city centering on the Kyoto Station, Kawaramachi, and Karasuma areas, which are the center of Kyoto!
You can enjoy delicious food before going sightseeing, or you can enjoy lunch during your travels. From well-established restaurants to popular casual Japanese restaurants, enjoy delicious lunches to your heart's content.

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Contents of this article

1.: Beautiful hand-woven sushi [AWOMB Karasuma Main Store] / Karasuma

2.: Enjoy Kyoto Meat at Meat Banzai Lunch at [Kyo ~miyako~] / Gion

3.: Japanese restaurant [Ri KOTOWARI]/Kawaramachi, popular for its greedy 3-kind rice bowl plate

4.: Lunch at [Koryori Takaya] with seasonal ingredients / Kyoto Station

5.: [Tsuke x Koji Haccomachi] for a healthy fermented menu / Karasuma

6.: Lunch at [Tsukeyasai isoism] where you can enjoy various arrangements of homemade pickled vegetables / Kyoto Station

7.: Enjoy luxurious sukiyaki rice bowls at [Ushiya Yohei] / Marutamachi

8.: Enjoy a playful [Creative Cuisine Wa] lunch that combines Japanese and Chinese cuisine / Karasuma

9.: Fresh fish delivered directly from the production area at [Anji Karasuma Rokkakuten] / Karasuma

10.: A long-established ochazuke restaurant [Marutamachi Junidanya]'s superb dashimaki / Around the Kyoto Imperial Palace

11.: [Tai Meshiya Fukuno] Aged sea bream in your favorite way / Kawaramachi

12.: Take a break with a luxurious set of [Temari sushi and Japanese tea Soda] / Karasuma Oike

13.: Tempura and fish change daily [Manzaratei NISHIKI] / Karasuma

14.: Casually enjoy Kyoto delicacies at [Chiso Inaseya] / Karasuma Oike

15.: Daily lunch at [Sake Tomeshi Nishiki Shokudo] with a wide variety of Japanese, Western and Chinese dishes / Karasuma

16.: Lunch set where you can casually enjoy the taste of Japanese cuisine [Kappo Nagi] / Karasuma

17.: Enjoy a casual lunch with fresh fish [Yumedokoro Fisherman's Meshi Zagoya] / Karasuma

18.: [Lunch stop] Seared set meal at [Robatayaki Kochi], a popular Tosa specialty, straw-grilled / Around Nijo Castle

16. Lunch set where you can casually enjoy the taste of Japanese cuisine [Kappo Nagi] / Karasuma

At [Kappo Nagi] in Karasuma Nishiki-koji, where the owner has been a chef for over 40 years, you can enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine at a reasonable price. The daily lunch set includes a combination of sweet potatoes and carrots cooked together, pickles, broccoli tossed with rice, and a dessert of strawberries and bracken powder. The bargain green tea soba set is also very popular.

Daily meal 900 yen. The simmered ingredients, side dishes, and sweetness are changed daily. At the time of shooting, grilled amberjack and grunt torikyu

Japanese cuisine Nagi

kappo unagi
Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Nishikikoji-dori, Karasuma-nishiiri, Odashiyamacho 315-1 Ono Building 1F
2 minutes walk from Hankyu Karasuma Station
Tel.075-213-0369
Lunch 11:30-14:00

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17. Enjoy a casual lunch with fresh fish [Yumedokoro Fisherman's Meshi Zagoya] / Karasuma

At [Yumedokoro Fisherman's Meshi Zagoya], which is famous for its lunches with lines, you can enjoy luxurious fish dishes at reasonable prices. The “luxury meal” served on a single plate is a row of rice bowls made with fresh fish and side dishes. Pour beaten egg with soy sauce and wasabi on top of the bowl, and finish off by pouring dashi stock to enjoy as ochazuke.

Luxury meal 1000 yen. It comes with a luxurious rice bowl made with fish procured on the same day at the central market, a daily main dish (a whole piece of horse mackerel on this day), a salad, and homemade chawanmushi.

Yumedokoro Fisherman's Meshi Zagoya

Yumedokoro Ryoshimeshizakoya
147-3 Honeyacho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
3-minute walk from Subway Karasuma Oike Station
Tel.075-221-3358

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18. [Lunch stop] Seared set meal at [Robatayaki Kochi], a popular Tosa specialty, straw-grilled / Around Nijo Castle

A popular restaurant known for its straw-grilled Tosa specialty, which is grilled over a flame of straw. The owner, who is from Kochi Prefecture, seared Kochi ingredients into a fragrant dish in the store. At lunchtime, they serve tataki set meals at a reasonable price of 1,500 yen. Including seared bonito, sashimi, tempura, sushi, etc., with side dishes and miso soup.

Tataki set meal 1500 yen. A luxurious lunch with more than 10 kinds of side dishes. The seared bonito, which is the main dish, is sprinkled with salt, so leave it as it is. Along the way with ponzu sauce

Robatayaki Kochi

Robatayaki Kouchi
276-2 Sanjo Omiyacho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
6-minute walk from Subway Nijojo-mae Station
Tel.075-841-5026

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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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