［2025] 26 Recommended Shaved Ice Shops in Kyoto! From the hottest stores to the most popular classics

Leaf KYOTO ［2025] 26 recommended shaved ice shops in Kyoto! From the hottest stores to the most popular classics!

2025.6.6

［2025] 26 recommended shaved ice shops in Kyoto! From the hottest stores to the most popular classics!

Shaved ice has been attracting more and more attention in recent years. While specialty stores that specialize in shaved ice are becoming established year-round, there is nothing quite like a bowl of shaved ice in the height of the summer season. Here we introduce a selection of the hottest shaved ice to be enjoyed in Kyoto in 2025, ranging from the royal road to Uji green tea and seasonal fruits to more advanced shaved ice with espuma and spices. (TEXT/Hana Toba, EDIT/Kanako Horike)

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1.: [Gion Tokuya] Surrounded by the scent of bancha with summer limited shaved ice / Gion

2.: A dreamy sensation in the mouth! ［Strawberry milk shaved ice at Kyo Hyouka Tsurara / Nijo

3.: [Itoken] melon shaved ice with melting pulp sauce / Fukakusa

4.: MARUNI CAFE's strawberry miruku shiratama (white rice dumplings), made with strawberry sauce that is full of pulpy texture, is the key ingredient.

5.: Pudding on the outside, pudding on the inside! Na [Confectionery and Teahouse Checa] shaved ice / Okazaki

6.: Enjoy to the end! ［Strawberry & Pistachio at BABBI GELATERIA KYOTO / Kiyamachi, Tokyo

7.: Mango shaved ice with plenty of pulp at Umekado / around Tofukuji Temple

8.: Ujikintoki Shiratama & Warabimochi (rice cake) at Amato-chaya Umeen Sanjo Teramachi that will bring a smile to anyone's face / Sanjo Teramachi

9.: Refreshing to the end! Sweet and refreshing shaved ice with mandarin oranges at Hyssop / Kawaramachi

10.: Artistic shaved ice from [Lies and I] that makes everyone happy / Uji

11.: Strawberry kuromitsu kinako shaved ice at Nigenjaya (Nakamura-ro) / Gion, Gion, Tokyo

12.: NY cheesecake shaved ice only available at the cheesecake specialty store [Papa John's Imadegawa Honten] / Imadegawa

13.: Enjoy a new sensation of sweet and sour shaved ice! ［Kyo no Shiromiso (Kyoto white miso) at Kyo no Hyo-ya Sawa / Senbon Nakatateburi

14.: Ujikintoki with homemade milk ice cream at Mikazuki Hyokaten / Kiyomizu Gojo

15.: [Nijo Wakasaya Teramachi Branch] Saiun Shaved Ice with Homemade Syrup/Kyoto Shiyakushomae

16.: Refreshing with mint! ［Cool and refreshing shaved ice at Daigokuden Rokkakumise Seien / Karasuma

17.: Matcha azuki shaved ice with plenty of sweet bean paste at SARUZARUYA / Shimogamo-jinja Shrine

18.: Shaved ice with beans at Breeze Tainan -TEARS II- (Breeze Tainan Tears II) / Gosho area

19.: Brown Sugar Rice Cake Ice with Hon Warabi Mochi at Bhagavan, a teahouse made by a gardener / Arashiyama

20.: Enjoy the coolness all the time at Saryo SENTAMA's shaved ice with kuzu (green tea) / Senbon Imadegawa

21.: Strawberry shortcake-like strawberry creamage at Yukimian / Nijo Castle area

22.: Shaved ice at "BRUNBRUN" is irresistible to chocolate lovers / Gosho Minami

23.: Shirokuma-chan with cute dull eyes at Tsukigase Sakai-machi sweet store / Karasuma Oike

24.: Tea specialty store [Shimizu Ippoen Cafe Kyoto] specializing in frothy green tea snow ice / Higashiyama Shichijo

25.: [Ocha and Sake Tasuki Shinpukan] matcha mitsuki shaved ice has a soft feather-like texture / Karasuma Oike

26.: ［Kyo Binga Aetnomono's sweet and melting baked sweet potato style shaved ice / Kawaramachi, Tokyo

26. [Ocha and Sake Tasuki Shinpukan] matcha mitsuki shaved ice has a soft feather-like texture / Karasuma Oike

［The concept of "cherishing what already exists and creating new value" is expressed in the form of classic shaved ice using Kyoto's seasonal ingredients at TASAKI SHINPUKAN (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto). The Matcha Mitsu Shaved Ice, with ice made with clear pure water, exquisitely bitter green tea, and sweetened condensed milk, is a dish with a mildly sweet taste followed by the aroma of tea. Shaved ice based on cocktails and tea cocktails can also be enjoyed.

Matcha Mitsu Shaved Ice 1,250 yen

Tea and Sake Tasuki Shinpukan

Tea and Sake Tasuki Simpukan
Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Karasuma Street
Short walk from Karasuma-Oike Subway Station
Tel.075-744-1139

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27. ［Kyo Binga Aetnomono's sweet and melting baked sweet potato style shaved ice / Kawaramachi, Tokyo

At the rear of the leather apparel store No-No Yes is a shaved ice store [Kyo Binga Akemono] (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture), open only during the Noryoyo-doko (summer evening) season. Kyoto Sweet Potato is a cold, baked sweet potato-like shaved ice made with Kyoto-grown Beniharuko (red sweet potato). The sweet potato syrup and sweet potato shiratama (sweet potato dumplings) make this shaved ice the perfect new summer treat.

Kyoto Sweet Potatoes of the destination.

Kyoto Sweet Potato 2000 yen (1500 yen for takeout). Sweet like a baked sweet potato and melt-in-your-mouth appealing!

Kyo Binga

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162 Izumiya-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 1B, 6 min. walk
Tel. 075-744-1884

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All prices include tax.
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