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Evolving! Delicious donuts in Kyoto

[2023] Evolving! 12 delicious donuts in Kyoto

Featuring recommended donut shops in Kyoto, selected by our local editorial staff. There are doughnuts you will want to eat every day, healthy doughnuts, and doughnuts that look great in photos! Why not find a store that suits your taste in terms of sweetness and mouthfeel?

11. You can enjoy colorful yet healthy doughnuts [NAYAMACHI DONUTS Kimi ni, aruga] / Fushimi Momoyama

This shop stands out from the crowd with about 20 kinds of colorful and fashionable looking doughnuts. The secret of their popularity is not only their gorgeous appearance, but also their healthy manufacturing process that uses only the finest ingredients. The dough is made from rice flour or brown rice flour, and the glaze that brightens the doughnuts is made without coloring agents. The toppings are all natural, including superfoods, dried fruits, and nuts.

NAYAMACHI DONUTS You can have it.

Kimi ni nata, accented with the flavor of coconut and the crunchy texture of petit seeds, is 310 yen. Other items include the bright green tea of SHUHARI, topped with a cute white ubu-arare, just for you, for 310 yen.

NAYAMACHI DONUTS You can have it.

  • Nayamachi Doughnuts for you
  • 106-7 Naka-Yuzukake-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 7 min. walk from Fushimi Momoyama Sta. of Keihan Co.
  • Tel. 075-606-1134
  • Eat-in allowed

12. Tofu donuts made by a tofu shop established over 80 years ago [Yamashita Tofu Donut Shop] / Muko City

As you approach the store along Nishikuni Kaido, you can smell the sweet smell of fried food. Elderly people with carry bags in tow and mothers with babies stop by one after another to visit this popular store. Everyone wants to try the doughnuts made with Hokkaido wheat, Tanegashima raw sugar, and homemade soy milk, which the 83-year-old Yamashita Tofu Shop began making 17 years ago. Some fans say, "I only eat doughnuts here! We are so happy to have fans who say, "I only eat doughnuts here!"" says the wife of the fourth generation owner, Hiromi Sasaki, standing in the store, smiling as she hands out the doughnuts she is so proud of.

Yamashita Donuts

Soy milk doughnuts start at 105 yen per doughnut. Plain, green tea, chocolate-covered, etc., the showcase has about 6 varieties that change daily.

Outside of Yamashita Donuts

Yamashita Tofu Donut Shop

  • YAMAMATA TOFU NO DOUNATSUYA
  • 5 Kishinoshita, Terado-cho, Muko-city, Kyoto, Japan
  • 5 min. walk from Hankyu "Higashi Mukouka" station.
  • Tel. 075-754-7572
  • Eat-in allowed

13. A space where you can relax with hip-hop [Groove Doughnuts] / Kameoka

The casually placed vinyl records and turntables, as well as the selection of music playing, also make guests' hearts skip a beat. The case is lined with about 10 types of doughnuts, including plain, honey-glazed, and other standard doughnuts, toppings such as bacon, honey, and mustard and peanut banana, and cream doughnuts with pistachio and rare cheese. Take off your shoes and enjoy the exceptional taste of the doughnuts while looking out over the countryside.

groovedoughnuts

(Front left) Peanut butter and banana chips with a rich banana aroma are both made in house. (Back) Plain dough made from Hokkaido flour and deep-fried in rice oil, coated with homemade caramel sauce: 280 yen.

Inside the groovedoughnuts store

Groove Doughnuts

  • Groove Donuts
  • 22, Okujo Sugawa, Hietano Town, Kameoka City, Kyoto, Japan
  • Bus from JR Kameoka Station
    3 minutes walk from bus stop "Okujo
  • Tel: None
  • Eat-in allowed
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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