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Kyoto's Best Warabi Mochi

[2023] 14 Best Warabi Mochi in Kyoto

Warabi mochi has an image of a summer Japanese sweet, but it is originally a season word for spring. It is a popular Japanese sweet regardless of the season. So this time, we will introduce Kyoto's exquisite warabi mochi, from new shops to long-established sweet shops! Compare the warabi mochi that each shop is proud of, and that they are particular about the ingredients.

1.Founded more than 300 years ago [Ise Genroku Tachibanaya Main Store] Melting Honnama Warabi Mochi / Sanjo Horikawa

Since its founding in 1708, [Ise Genroku Tachibanaya Main Store] has continued to make Japanese sweets with a focus on the ingredients. Honnama warabi mochi is very popular for its melt-in-your-mouth texture. Hand-cutting makes the cross section uneven, so the soybean flour is firmly sprinkled and the flavor of the black soybean soybean flour can be felt more.

Ise Genroku Tachibana and Honnama Warabi Mochi

Honnama bracken rice cake 378 yen. Bracken-starch dumplings eaten chilled with delicious twists

Ise Genroku Tachibanaya Main Branch

  • Isegen Roku Tachibanaya Honten
  • 16 Higashizume-cho, Sanjo-dori, Horikawa Higashiiriru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 6-minute walk from Subway Nijojo-mae Station
  • Tel.075-221-1912
  • Eat-in not allowed

2.Soft and fluffy bracken rice cake with soybean flour sprinkled four times [Warabi Shoten Main Store] / Fushimi Momoyama

[Warabi Shoten Main Store] sells 5 types of warabi mochi that are made with a different blend of sugar and warabi powder for each flavor. The fluffy bracken-starch dumpling is covered with soybean flour four times and has a smooth texture that makes it drinkable.

Fluffy bracken rice cake from Warabi Shoten

Fluffy toro bracken rice cake 580 yen. Characterized by the gentle sweetness of the bean paste kneaded into it

Warabi Shoten Main Store

  • warabi
  • 4-294-3 Exchange Town, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • Immediately from Keihan "Fushimi Momoyama Station"
    2 minute walk from Kintetsu Momoyama Goryo-mae Station
  • Tel.075-748-6116
  • Eat-in not allowed

3.[Soft] warabi mochi is a reward sweet born from a black diamond / Nagaokakyo

Warabi-mochi specialty store [Jumi] opened in 2022 with reward sweets in Nagaokakyo. Warabi mochi made with bracken flour from domestic black bracken known as black diamond has a natural sweetness and a soft, bouncy texture.

soft bracken-starch dumpling

Warabi mochi 600 yen. A dish that takes time and effort to cool slowly over a day after cooking

softness

  • Softness
  • 1-8-12 Kotari, Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • Immediately from JR Nagaokakyo Station
  • Tel.075-951-1234

4.[Fumonchaya] Enjoy the large bracken rice cake with ice cream sandwiched between the wafers / Shimizu

Fumon Chaya is a place where you can enjoy reasonably priced Japanese sweets in a space inspired by a modern teahouse in front of Kiyomizu Temple. The famous large bracken-starch dumpling Shimizu -KIYOMIZU- is about three times the size of a typical bracken-starch dumpling. Enjoy it with red bean paste and ice cream.

Large bracken rice cake Shimizu - KIYOMIZU - 990 yen. Beautiful bracken-starch dumplings made to look like the pure water of Otowa Falls, which is the origin of the name Kiyomizu-dera.

Fumon Chaya

  • Fumonchaya
  • 2-246 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 9 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Kiyomizu"
  • Tel.075-533-8282

5.Torolli warabimochi [Kinokoto Torori] produced by a well-known store / Gion

A new brand derived from the soybean flour sweets specialty store [Kissho Karyo], a store specializing in take-out sweets warabi mochi. The warabimochi, which is cooked every day at the shop, is wrapped in the deep-roasted soybean flour of [Kissho Karyo] and has an irresistible taste.

Kinokototorori Gion Main Store

Soybean flour and thick warabi mochi start at 580 yen. A masterpiece of thick warabimochi cut into bite-sized pieces and gently wrapped in soybean flour. You can enjoy various combinations such as deep soybean flour, walnuts, and strained bean paste.

Kinokototorori Gion Main Store

  • Kinko and Toro Gion Honten
  • Kyoto prefecture Kyoto city
  • 5 minute walk from Higashiyama Subway Station
  • Tel.075-708-5608
  • Eat-in not allowed

6.[Kyoto Niomon Arashiyama Warabimochi] 3 flavors of fluffy raw warabimochi / Arashiyama

A take-out store specializing in fresh bracken-starch dumplings produced by a Japanese sweets shop [Kyoto Niomon]. Soft bracken-starch dumplings come in three flavors: roasted soybean flour, Uji matcha, and chocolate. Not only are the ingredients kneaded into the mochi itself, but there is also plenty of it on top, giving you a strong sense of aroma and taste.

Kyoto Niomon Arashiyama Warabi Mochi Warabi Mochi (5 pieces) Roasted Soybean Flour

Warabi mochi (5 pieces) roasted soybean flour 400 yen. Roasted soybean flour that is carefully roasted using a hot-air roasting method has a darker color and more fragrant flavor than ordinary soybean flour. Take-out is 800 yen for 10 pieces

Kyoto Niomon Arashiyama warabimochi

  • Kyoto Nioumon Arashiyama Warabimochi
  • June 18, 2022 open
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Ukyo Ward, Saga Tenryu-ji Temple Road Street
  • 1 minute walk from Randen Saga Station
    2 minutes walk from JR Saga-Arashiyama Station
  • Tel.075-354-6661
  • Eat-in not allowed

7.[Ichijoji Nakaya] Zaru bracken is the best of both Japanese and Western / Ichijoji

A three-generation Japanese confectionery shop known for Ichijoji's famous detchi yokan. Zaru warabi is popular in summer. Bracken rice cake with a firm texture similar to kudzu is placed in a small colander, and the surface is made with cream from Hokkaido. The Japanese-Western fusion taste of Hateruma brown sugar syrup is very popular with children and adults alike.

Zaru Warabi of Ichijoji Nakaya

Zaru bracken 620 yen. A refreshing dish inspired by the zarutofu type. A collaboration between a Japanese confectionery craftsman and a patissier has a texture that is not too soft.

Ichijoji Nakaya

  • In the middle of the day
  • 5 Ichijoji Hananokicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 6 minutes on foot from Eiden Ichijoji Station
  • Tel.075-781-5504

8.Warabimochi from [Honke Tsukimochiya Naomasa] with light strained bean paste / Sanjo Kiyamachi

A long-established Japanese sweets shop that has been in business for over 200 years and is popular with tourists. Warabi mochi started around the 1940s and is now a flagship product along with moon cakes. After a long time, it continues to convey the same authentic taste as in the past. Fluffy mochi and light strained bean paste are exquisite.

Naomasa's bracken-starch dumplings

870 yen for 3 pieces of bracken-starch dumpling. The flavorful fragrant soybean flour that is re-roasted at the shop and the modest bean paste wrapped in the soft and thin warabi-mochi are layered to complement each other.

Honke Tsukimochiya Naomasa

  • Honke Mochimochiya Naomasa
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Kiyamachi-dori, Sanjo Agaru, Kami-Osakamachi 530-1
  • 3 minutes walk from Keihan "Sanjo Station"
  • Tel.075-231-0175
  • Eat-in not allowed

9.Warabimochi from [monna] changed the fixed concept of “doesn’t last long” / Higashiyama Gojo

[monna] breaks the stereotype that “bracken-starch dumplings don’t last long” and sells warabi-mochi through mail order and face-to-face. The owner, Yusuke Monna, who has experience working at a famous shop, has developed a warabi-mochi that can be kept for seven days and delivers delicious warabi-mochi all over Japan.

monna warabimochi

monna warabi mochi 12 pieces for 1500 yen. It is so soft that it seems to overflow when lifted, yet it also has a strong stiffness. Expiration date 7 days (room temperature) *Refrigeration required in summer

Kyoto Shimizu bracken rice cake monna

  • Kyoto Yomizu Warabi Mochi Monna
  • 6-538-25 Gojobashihigashi, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 10 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Gojozaka"
  • Tel.075-201-8158

10.Shichiku Warabi / Shichiku from [Rakushaan] for its soft texture

A store specializing in bracken-starch dumplings, which Mr. Nakano, the owner of the shop, used to make as souvenirs. The charm is the soft texture like simmering water that stretches forever when you take a bite.

Seasonal bracken at Rakushaan

750 yen for 8 pieces of Shiki Warabi, 1,350 yen for 16 pieces (reservation only). Not only the bracken-starch dumplings, but also the noshi, boxes, and toothpicks are carefully made one by one, so be sure to make a reservation at least the day before.

Rakushaan

  • Rakushaan
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Kita Ward, Shichiku Shimo Shiba Honmachi 22
  • 3 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Kamihorikawa"
  • Tel.075-494-2551
  • Eat-in not allowed

11.[Gion Tokuya] Cool-looking bracken-starch dumplings / Gion

The sweets made with carefully selected ingredients and freshly made deliciousness, such as hot rice cakes baked by customers on a special stove and warabi rice cakes made with domestic warabi rice cake flour, are popular. Warabimochi, the signature dish, has a melt-in-your-mouth texture and a mild taste that can only be achieved with genuine bracken starch.

Gion Tokuya Warabi Mochi

Tokuya's warabi mochi is 1,320 yen. At the end, you can also make a shaved ice style by pouring black syrup on the ice left in the center.

Gion Tokuya

  • Giontokuya
  • 570-127 South Gion-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 4-minute walk from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station
  • Tel.075-561-5554

12.Bracken-starch dumplings that can only be enjoyed freshly made at [Saryo Hosen] / Shimogamo

This is a sweets shop run by Hosendo, a Japanese confectionery shop founded in 1952, where you can savor sweets while gazing out at the Japanese garden in a sukiya-zukuri tatami room. The lustrous bracken-starch dumplings that are made to order are unique in their elasticity and softness.

Bracken rice cake of Saryo Hosen

Warabimochi (bracken-starch dumpling), a specialty made by carefully kneading domestic bracken starch, costs 1,400 yen. Enjoy the change in taste by pouring Hateruma brown sugar syrup from Okinawa to your liking.

Teahouse Hosen

  • Saryo Hosen
  • 25 Shimogamo Nishitakagicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 3 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Shimogamo Higashi Honmachi"
  • Tel.075-712-1270
  • No takeout

13.[Kanmidokoro Kamakura] A bracken-starch dumpling drink that you can casually enjoy / Ginkakuji

At [Kamakura] in front of Ginkakuji Temple, the warabimochi drink, which uses plenty of finely cut chewy warabimochi, is popular. The lightly sweetened drink complements the warabi mochi even more.

Kamakura Warabimochi Drink

The most popular warabimochi drink, Asakawaen's Matcha S size (620 yen) and Warabimochi luxury strawberry milk S size (650 yen), are moderately sweet and easy to drink. Mix well and enjoy.

Sweets shop Kamakura Kyoto Ginkakujimae store

  • Kamakura (Kamakura) Kyoto Bank Park
  • 14-8 Ginkakujimaecho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 3-minute walk from the bus stop "Ginkakuji-mae"
  • Tel.075-771-3715
  • Eat-in not allowed

14.[Mitsuya] bracken rice cake using rare natural bracken / Saiin

A store specializing in bracken-starch dumplings using natural bracken was born in Saiin. Made with bracken flour from natural bracken from Akita Prefecture, the purity of the starch is higher than that of normal bracken, giving it a sticky, elastic texture and a strong mochi texture. A simple finish with gentle sweetness and plenty of Kyoto soybean flour for a delicious taste that everyone will love.

Mitsuya

Plain 800 yen. It spreads well, has a firm texture, and is very satisfying to eat. There is also a rich lineup, such as azuki and cacao nibs.

Mitsuya

  • Mitsuya
  • February 05, 2022 open
  • 8 Saiin Kozanjicho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 2 minutes on foot from Hankyu "Saiin Station"
  • Tel.075-311-9999
  • Eat-in not allowed
*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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