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[2023] 11 Stylish Machiya Cafes in Kyoto

Machiya townhouses have developed through the accumulation of wisdom and ingenuity for living over a long history. Kyoto is dotted with cafés that have inherited the design of such machiya townhouses, but have been transformed into modern forms and become places for people to relax. Visit to rediscover the unique charm of a townhouse.

1.Stylish café [CLASSLOBE] / Karasuma

CLASSLOBE opens on Bukkoji-dori, which sells adult cute parfaits, miscellaneous goods, and apparel. In the café space on the 1st floor, you can enjoy parfaits and shakes made with soft-serve ice cream from the Italian [Carpigiani] soft-serve ice cream machine. Accessories and clothes are lined up on the 2nd floor, so feel free to check them out.

CLASSLOBE In-store
CLASSLOBE parfaits and smoothies

From the left, strawberry and raspberry parfait 2,310 yen. Haskap shake 1,650 yen

CLASSLOBE

  • class robe
  • April 29, 2022 open
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Shimogyo Ward, Bukkoji-dori Takakura Nishiiriru Nishimae-cho 367-4
  • 4-minute walk from Subway Shijo Station
    4-minute walk from Hankyu Karasuma Station
  • Tel.075-353-1800

2.A sweets cafe where you can enjoy waiting at the counter [Making Sweets] / Nishijin

The owner, Mr. Ito, who has been active as an Italian chef for over 20 years, opened a long-desired café that mainly serves sweets in a townhouse in Nishijin, away from the center of town. The lineup includes sweets with a gentle taste, such as old-fashioned puddings and expressive donuts that are intentionally distorted. You will feel happy in the morning.

making sweets
Sweets Tsukuru's Pancakes

Light-tasting pancakes made with only ingredients that the owner can trust 850 yen

making sweets

  • Making sweets
  • 36-2 Zuikoinmaecho, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 2 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Tenjin Koen-mae"
    13 minutes walk from Kuramaguchi Subway Station
  • Tel.075-205-3878

3.Special coffee and food menu to enjoy in Kyomachiya [Ogawa Coffee Sakaimachi Nishiki] / Shijo Karasuma

A long-established roaster [Ogawa Coffee], which celebrated its 70th anniversary, has opened a new store. Special coffee and food that can only be tasted here, such as toast and sandwiches using bread baked in the store, coffee jelly and parfait using ethical coffee, are on standby. You can enjoy a leisurely time from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.

Ogawa Coffee Sakaimachi Nishiki
Ogawa Coffee Sakaimachi Nishiki Store Menu

Popular morning menu, Kujo green onion and shirasu egg sandwich 1300 yen. with coffee

Ogawa Coffee Sakaimachi Nishiki

  • Ogawa Coffee Sakaimachi Nishikiten
  • February 11, 2022 open
  • 519-1 Kikuya-cho, Sakaimachi-dori, Nishiki-koji, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 8-minute walk from Subway Shijo Station
    8 minutes walk from Hankyu Karasuma Station
  • Tel.075-748-1699

4.Enjoy home-roasted coffee away from the hustle and bustle of the city [IWASHI COFFEE] / Nishijin

Mr. Mashita, the owner of the shop, brews coffee near the entrance where the fern and aloe bask in the sun. He says that he enjoys exchanging small words such as "It's a nice weather, isn't it?" and "Is it okay if I leave this shop card?" Coffee beans roasted in an open-fire machine connect all sorts of connections.

Sardine Coffee Store
Sardine Coffee Menu

Sasha pound cake 450 yen, peanut and chocolate cookie 350 yen, which goes well with Brazil 400 yen

IWASHI COFFEE

  • sardine coffee
  • 414 Nagatocho, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 5 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Senbon Demizu"
    3 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Marutamachi Nanahonmatsu"
  • Tel: None

5.Enjoy the atmosphere of Gion and the sweets made with care [Gion Komori] / Gion

A sweets shop located in a preservation district of traditional Kyoto townhouses. The spirit of hospitality that has been cultivated since the days of the tea house has been handed down to this day, and the adzuki beans are cooked every morning in the amount that will be used for one day, and the anmitsu kudzu using Yoshino arrowroot is made after receiving an order. Not to mention the freshly made deliciousness, the warm feelings of the owner will soothe the fatigue of your trip.

Gion Komori
Gion Komori's Matcha Bavarian Parfait

A popular parfait where you can enjoy various textures, Matcha Bavarois Parfait 1,600 yen

Gion Komori

  • Gionkomori
  • Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Higashiyama Ward Shimbashi-dori Yamatooji Higashi-iriru Motoyoshicho 61
  • 5-minute walk from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station
  • Tel.075-561-0504

6.Sweets cafe [Sweets Cafe KYOTO KEIZO] popular for its unique menu / Around Nijo Castle

In the store, which is a renovated townhouse built more than 100 years ago, you can enjoy sweets such as Mont Blanc with an expiration date of 10 minutes and eat-in limited shortcake made in the back workshop. Also, I am happy that food such as spice curry and taco rice is substantial.

Confectionery Workshop & Sweets Cafe KYOTO KEIZO
Mont Blanc at Confectionery Workshop & Sweets Cafe KYOTO KEIZO

10 minutes Mont Blanc 1078 yen that suddenly became nationwide. Enjoy the melt-in-your-mouth goodness to your heart's content

Sweets Cafe KYOTO KEIZO

  • Sweets Cafe Kyoto Keizo
  • 293 Gokucho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 5-minute walk from Subway Nijojo-mae Station
  • Tel.075-821-0303

7.Book Cafe [Cafe1001] / Nishijin

A book cafe in a renovated townhouse from the Meiji era. The store has more than 2,000 books in the store, which makes use of the goodness of the machiya townhouse without repairing it too much. In addition, chocolate mint fans from all over the country come to see the seasonal menu devised by the owner who loves chocolate mint. It's better to visit early as it's sold out.

Cafe1001
Chocolate mint parfait at cafe1001

Chocolate mint parfait 1300 yen devised by the owner who loves chocolate mint

Cafe1001

  • Cafe Ichimaru Maruichi
  • 288 Taidocho, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 5-minute walk from the bus stops "Chiekoin Nakadachiuri" and "Senbon Nakadachiuri"
  • Tel: None

8.Chocolat specialty store [Chocolat BELAMER Kyoto Bettei] / Karasuma Oike

A chocolate brand born from Kyoto to spread the good ingredients, techniques, and seasons of Japan to the world. The showcase inside the store is lined with beautiful chocolates that look like jewels. At the chocolate bar on the 2nd floor overlooking Sanjo Street, you can enjoy seasonal Hachette desserts and afternoon tea with desserts unique to chocolatiers.

Chocolat BELAMER Kyoto Bettei
Afternoon Tea Set at Chocolat BELAMER Kyoto Villa

Afternoon tea set (for 2 people) 5500 yen. A wide variety of contents such as petit fours and chocolate fondues that are particular about materials and finishes

Chocolat BELAMER Kyoto Bettei

  • Chocolate Bel Amer Kyoto Bettei
  • 66 Masuya-cho, Sakai-machi Higashi-iru, Sanjo-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi
  • 5-minute walk from Subway Karasuma Oike Station
  • Tel: 075-221-7025

9.Enjoy homemade spaghetti and cake to your heart's content [Second House Higashinotoin] / Shijo Karasuma

A spaghetti and cake shop born in Kyoto that has been in business for over 40 years. You can enjoy delicious spaghetti without being pretentious, so it is always crowded with people who work in the neighborhood and shoppers at lunchtime. For dessert, it is standard to enjoy a large cake and plenty of coffee. One of the specialties is that you can see the cherry blossoms in full bloom from the windows on the 2nd floor in the spring.

Second House Higashinotoin
Second House Pasta

The second tomato sauce, a popular menu item, costs 1,250 yen. A classic dish with bacon, onions, green peppers, and shrimp

Second House Higashinotoin

  • Second House Higashino Tointen
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Higashinotoin-dori Rokkakushitaru Misayamacho
  • 6 minutes walk from Subway "Shijo Station"
    6 minutes on foot from Hankyu Karasuma Station
  • Tel.075-241-2323

10.Feeling relieved as if you were at a relative's house [Bun Bun Cafe] / Nishijin

Just hearing "a community cafe that supports the preservation and utilization of historical buildings" might make you feel a little nervous, but it's actually not. It is a convenient place to rest while walking around Nishijin. Take off your shoes, sit in the back room, and enjoy a cup of warm roasted tea.

Bunbun Cafe Inside
bun bun cafe menu

Zenzai with 2 mochi and sweet potato for 600 yen. Served with roasted green tea and salted kelp

Bun Bun Cafe

  • 80-6 Yuhashizumecho, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 3-minute walk from the bus stop "Ichijo Modoribashi/Seimei Jinja-mae"
    10 minutes walk from Subway "Imadegawa Station"
  • Tel.070-8586-3182

11.Machiya cafe [cafe origi] where soft serve ice cream "welcomes" / Nishijin

The soft-serve ice cream object enshrined in front of the store has a unique presence. Once inside, you will be greeted by a calm atmosphere that retains the atmosphere of a townhouse. Here you can enjoy a carefully selected cafe menu such as hand drip coffee from [Circus Coffee] and original herbal tea from [niwatoco tea]. The food is retro Neapolitan and, of course, soft serve ice cream is also on standby.

cafe origi
cafe origi

Nostalgic Neapolitan with classic ingredients of onions, bacon, mushrooms, and green peppers880 yen

cafe origi

  • Cafe Origi
  • 1-542-1 Sasayacho, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 4-minute walk from the bus stop "Imadegawa Jofukuji"
  • Tel: None
*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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