
The Gion Festival, Kyoto's big summer event, will return in 2022 for the first time in three years with a procession and stalls! In Yoiyama, many restaurants will offer limited menus of exquisite gourmet foods that can only be enjoyed at this time.
The first festival is a pedestrian zone, and the second festival is the post festival, where Takayama makes a full-fledged comeback after a 196-year absence. Both events are not to be missed.
Now, let's go out to the Gion Festival with a gourmet map in hand!
Gion Festival Yoiyama period/
July 14-16 *Pedestrian paradise on July 15 and 16
July 21-23
Enjoy Obanzai and creative Japanese dishes made with seasonal ingredients in a renovated Meiji-era kimono shop in a traditional Kyoto townhouse. During the Gion Festival, croquettes with pork cubes will be served. Slowly simmered tender pork kakuni is a specialty of Manzaratei NISHIKI. The flavor-soaked kakuni has a strong presence even when made into croquettes. Stop by if you are hungry.
Product sold: Kakuni croquettes (250 yen per croquette)
Date and time of sale: July 13 (Wed.) - 16 (Sat.), 14:00 - 22:00
Sales location / Over-the-counter sales
An authentic Chinese restaurant where carefully selected ingredients can be enjoyed in a relaxed atmosphere in a luxurious restaurant. A food stall will be set up in front of COCON Karasuma for the first two days of the festival, selling special dishes at reasonable prices. Recommended menu items are "rice with beef rib and starchy sauce" and "shark's fin pork buns. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy authentic Chinese food in a casual atmosphere.
Sales Menu/
Beef belly rice with starchy sauce, Hong Kong-style fried noodles with soy sauce, 600 yen each
Shark fin pork buns, spring rolls (2), Peking duck (500 yen each)
Mango pudding, coconut dango (2 pcs.) 400 yen each
Coconut milk with tapioca, draft beer, 500 yen each
Egg tart, sesame dango (2 pcs.) 300 yen each
Date and time of sale / Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16, 18:00-22:00
Sales location / In front of the main entrance of COCON Karasuma
This is a bar where you can casually enjoy Italian cuisine using mainly vegetables grown in Kyoto and wines from around the world selected by a sommelier. At lunch time, enjoy the salad bar with a wide array of colorful vegetables. During the Gion Festival, an omelette with plenty of cheese is served. This luxurious dish is finished with a truffle-scented sauce.
Menu/Cheese omelet with truffle sauce 700 yen
Sales period / Thursday, July 14 - Saturday, July 16, Thursday, July 21 - Saturday, July 23
Sales hours / 17:00 - 21:00
Sales location / Sold in the store
A Japanese restaurant where you can enjoy seasonal ingredients with a menu that changes daily. During the Gion Festival, the restaurant will sell the "Hamo Katsu Burger," a sumptuous burger made with hamo (Japanese conger eel) from the Seto Inland Sea, which is in season in summer. Be sure to try this unique Kyoto hamburger topped with Shibazuke tartar sauce. The limited menu of homemade shaved ice (two kinds: strawberry milk and green tea strawbime cake) is also popular every time.
Sales Menu/
Hamo Katsu Burger 600 yen
Homemade shaved ice with strawberry milk 500 yen
Homemade Green Tea Strawberry Mochi Shaved Ice 500 yen
Meyer Lemon Sour 500 yen
Sales period / Thursday, July 14 from evening, Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16 from noon to night, Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23 from evening
Sales location / Sold in front of the store (terrace seats also available)
A restaurant specializing in samgyeopsal is well-known for its copy of "Unwrapped pork is just pork. In addition to enjoying samgyeopsal with a variety of meats and toppings, the restaurant also offers authentic Korean cuisine and a wide variety of drinks such as makgeolli and chamisul (Korean rice wine). Kalbi samgyeopsal will be sold during the Gion Festival. Perfect for those who want to eat meat with gusto.
Menu/Vege Tejiya's Kalbi Samgyopsal with kimchi 500 yen
Sales period / Thursday, July 14 - Saturday, July 16
Sales hours / Food stalls from 12:00 (from 14:00 on the 14th) In the store from 16:00
Sales location: In front of the store and inside the store
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