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I want to visit once! Excellent Japanese lunch in Kyoto

[2024] 28 Excellent Japanese Lunches in Kyoto 28 Excellent Japanese Lunches in Kyoto

This time, we will introduce popular Japanese lunches that you can casually enjoy in the city centering on the Kyoto Station, Kawaramachi, and Karasuma areas, which are the center of Kyoto!
You can enjoy delicious food before going sightseeing, or you can enjoy lunch during your travels. From well-established restaurants to popular casual Japanese restaurants, enjoy delicious lunches to your heart's content.

Contents of this article

1.
Outstanding cosmopolitan cuisine! Omakase lunch featuring fresh fish [Warakumi Ishimamaru] / Gojo
2.
Authentic Japanese cuisine at a reasonable price! [Kisetsu Ryori Kinugawa's Tempura Soba Gozen (Lunch) / Toji
3.
Limited to 15 servings! Daily set menus at Uwoto, where you can feel the tradition of Kyoto cuisine / Gojo
4.
Sashimi set menus at a Japanese restaurant with a history as a fresh fish restaurant [Uomasa]/Gojo
5.
Sashimi set menus at Sousaku Cuisine Yamahisa, where you can enjoy fresh fish to its fullest / Marutamachi
6.
Carefully prepared mini kaiseki course at the long-established Japanese restaurant [Kume Matsushima] / Gojo
7.
[Enjoy a casual, authentic Japanese course meal at Wagozen Nishiizawa / Demachiyanagi
8.
Seasonal Cuisine Kazu (Seasonal Cuisine Kazu), a restaurant with a reputation for authentic Japanese set menus that take full advantage of the skills of its chefs / Nijo Castle area
9.
[Freshly deep-fried tempura and a meal filled with homemade side dishes at Nishiki Hirano / Karasuma
10.
Kiraku Sushi Samon] / Kitano Shiraume-cho
11.
[Compare Kyoto yuba at KYO-YUBA MITAKYU Kiyomizu-ten / Kiyomizu-dera area
12.
AWOMB Karasuma Honten, where beautiful hand-woven sushi is the talk of the town
13.
[A healthful fermented menu at Haccomachi / Karasuma
14.
Japanese and Chinese cuisine collaborated for lunch at the playful Sousaku Ryori Wa / Karasuma
15.
Fresh fish directly from the production area at [Anji Karasuma Rokkakuten] / Karasuma
16.
Gion Ichiho, where you can enjoy sushi rolls with a new sensation.
17.
[Aged sea bream at Tai-meshi-ya Fukuno, served the way you like it / Kawaramachi
18.
[Take a break with a luxurious set of Temari Sushi and Japanese tea at Souden / Karasuma Oike
19.
[Enjoy Kyoto meat at Miyako's meat banzai lunch / Gion
20.
Japanese restaurant [Ri KOTOWARI] / Kawaramachi, Tokyo
21.
Lunch at Kojyoryoku Takaya (こりょうり たか屋), which is sprinkled with seasonal ingredients/Kyoto Station
22.
Lunch at Tsuke-yasai isoism, where you can enjoy homemade pickled vegetables in various arrangements / Kyoto Station
23.
[Sukiyaki-jyu at Ushiya Yohei / Marutamachi, Tokyo
24.
Excellent dashimaki at the long-established ochazuke store [Marutamachi Junidan-ya] / Kyoto Gosho area
25.
[Enjoy Kyoto's delicacies casually at Chisou Whiniseya / Karasuma Oike
26.
Lunch menu where you can casually enjoy the taste of kappo (Japanese cooking) [Kappo Nagi] / Karasuma
27.
A casual lunch using fresh fish can be enjoyed at Yumedokoro Fisherman's Mesh Zakoya (Yumedokoro Ryojoshimeshi Zakoya) / Karasuma
28.
Daily special lunch at Sake and Meshi Nishiki Shokudo (Sake and Meshi Nishiki Shokudo), which offers a wide variety of Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes / Karasuma

1.Outstanding cosmopolitan cuisine! Omakase lunch featuring fresh fish [Warakumi Ishimamaru] / Gojo

After training at a ryotei restaurant in Gion, he became independent and has had his own restaurant for about 30 years. The restaurant offers Japanese cuisine centering on fish dishes using fresh seafood purchased at the Kyoto Central Market every morning. The daily omakase lunch, which includes tempura or grilled dish, sashimi, and two small bowls of cooked food, costs only 1,100 yen and is very cost-effective. Because of its price and authentic taste, the restaurant is often fully booked within five minutes of opening. You can also enjoy the taste of Fukui here and there, such as chirimenjako (dried baby sardines) and koshihikari (rice) made with sansho (Japanese pepper) grown in the owner's home field in Fukui.

WARAKURI AJI ISHIMARU Omakase Lunch

Omakase lunch 1100 yen. Tempura or grilled dish, sashimi, and two small potted dishes are included. On this day, we had grilled flounder with miso, cooked Kyoto vegetables and fried bean curd, etc.

WARAKU-TAI ISHIMARU

  • insist on making straw bundles
  • 127-1 Nurishiya-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3 minutes walk from Exit 3 of Gojo Subway Station
  • Tel. 075-341-6333
  • Lunch / 11:30 - 14:00 *Close when sold out

2.Authentic Japanese cuisine at a reasonable price! [Kisetsu Ryori Kinugawa's Tempura Soba Gozen (Lunch) / Toji

This restaurant has been operating for 10 years in Muromachi Gojo as Muromachi Kinugawa and moved to a new location near Toji Temple in 2020. The Sushi Tempura Soba Gozen (lunch), which allows you to enjoy tempura, sashimi, and soba at once, is a luxurious menu that will fulfill your wish to eat this and that at one time. The owner, who has studied at famous ryotei (Japanese-style restaurants), carefully prepares each dish, including tempura that is fried to the perfect degree and fatty sashimi, to satisfy both your stomach and your mind.

Seasonal Cuisine Kinugawa Soba with Tempura made with ingredients

Sashimi Tempura Soba Gozen 2200 yen (lunch). Includes tempura, sashimi, soba, 2 small bowls of cooked food, rice, and miso soup. Ingredients vary depending on the season and the day.

Seasonal Cuisine KINUGAWA

  • seasonal dish Kinugawa
  • 2F Fresco Toji Store, 80 Nishikujo Higashi Hinagajocho, Minami-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3 minutes walk from Toji Station on the Kintetsu Line
  • Tel. 075-693-8525
  • Lunch / 11:30 - 14:00

3.Limited to 15 servings! Daily set menus at Uwoto, where you can feel the tradition of Kyoto cuisine / Gojo

Founded in 1895. It is a conscientious restaurant that has carved out a history as a caterer delivering dishes to kimono-related customers in the Muromachi area, and offers Japanese cuisine with a lot of care and attention. The daily lunch set menu, which supports the health of the neighborhood, is limited to 15 servings. The attention to detail that goes into each and every meal is heartwarming, such as changing the miso soup and adjusting the amount of rice based on the faces of the regulars.

Uwato Daily Lunch Set Meal Bamboo

Daily set lunch: Bamboo, 1,700 yen. On this day, freshly fried tempura is the main dish and comes with a small bowl of tofu paste and hijiki mushrooms. Ume without sashimi is 1000 yen.

Castanopsis sieboldii (species of chinquapin)

  • right wing
  • 531 Hachiman-cho, Gojo-agaru, Nishinotoin-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 6 min. walk from Exit 2 of Gojo Subway Station
  • Tel. 075-351-1127
  • Lunch/11:30-14:00 (Entry/13:30)

4.Sashimi set menus at a Japanese restaurant with a history as a fresh fish restaurant [Uomasa]/Gojo

It has been more than 150 years counting from the point where it was founded as a fish shop in 1870 in the early Meiji era. From a fresh fish store to a caterer to today's Japanese restaurant, it has been involved in Kyoto's food culture while changing its form to meet the needs of the times. The 1,600-yen top sashimi set meal, which uses fresh fish the owner purchases daily by visiting the market, includes three kinds of sashimi such as sea bream and tuna, as well as two small bowls of food that change daily.

Uomasa Kamizukuri Set Meal

Top sashimi set meal: 1,600 yen

fisheries management

  • seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style
  • 168, Butsuguya-cho, Rokujo-Dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto, Japan
  • 2 min. walk from Exit 5 of Gojo Subway Station
  • Tel. 075-351-3355
  • Lunch / 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

5.Sashimi set menus at Sousaku Cuisine Yamahisa, where you can enjoy fresh fish to its fullest / Marutamachi

Of the more than 10 set menus, the most highly recommended is the osashimi set meal, which includes 10 kinds of fresh sashimi. It is a sumptuous meal that includes a small bowl of cooked food handmade by Japanese cuisine professionals and ara-jiru, a soup made in the hope of eliminating food loss.

Creative Cuisine Lunch at Yamakyu

Sashimi set meal with 10 kinds of sashimi for 1980 yen. Includes 10 kinds of sashimi, 2 kinds of small potted dishes, fried vegetables, arajiru soup, and pickles.

Sousaku Cuisine Yamakyu

  • creative cookery
  • Platz K Marutamachi 1F, 30-1 Marutamachi, Horikawa Higashi-iru, Marutamachi-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 9 min. walk from Exit 2 of "Marutamachi" subway station
  • Tel. 075-606-5057
  • Lunch/11:30-14:30 (LO/14:00)

6.Carefully prepared mini kaiseki course at the long-established Japanese restaurant [Kume Matsushima] / Gojo

A Japanese restaurant that has been in business for more than six generations since the Edo period. The mini kaiseki lunch continues to attract a growing number of repeat customers, especially locals. The price is 1,300 yen and includes a variety of dishes such as tempura, fish yuan-yaki, and takikomiawase. The restaurant's ingenuity is evident in every detail of the dishes, such as the tempura, which is handmade with fluffy sesame tofu and rice cake flour to give it a unique chewy texture.

Mini Kaiseki of Shoukume

Seasonal ingredients such as grilled Spanish mackerel with herring roe and fig tempura are incorporated and colorfully arranged. Mini Kaiseki (dinner course): 1,300 yen

thicket of clouds at the foot of a tree

  • cries of pain
  • 220 Odawara-cho, Shinmachi Higashi-iru, Banjoji-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 5 min. walk from Exit 2 of Gojo Subway Station
  • Tel. 075-351-0748
  • Lunch / 11:30-14:00 (LO)

7.[Enjoy a casual, authentic Japanese course meal at Wagozen Nishiizawa / Demachiyanagi

Mr. Nishizawa, the owner of this Japanese restaurant, who has been specializing in Japanese cuisine for more than 30 years, started this Japanese restaurant with his wife in Shimogamo, where he has lived for many years, with the idea of opening a restaurant that anyone can feel comfortable in. All dishes are course menus, and the dishes are the result of careful preparation and delicate techniques, and of course, the rice cooked in a fluffy earthenware pot is exquisite. The Koshihikari rice, which is purchased from a farmer in Nishizawa's hometown of Soe Village, Nara Prefecture, is so flavorful that you may find yourself overeating.

Nishizawa Sashimi

An example of the lunch course Koto 2,750 yen (3,300 yen from January 2024). Sashimi is made from fresh fish purchased in the morning at the Kyoto Central Market. On this day, sea bream and kanpachi

Japanese-style meal Nishiizawa

  • Western Zen
  • 4-2, Shimogamo Matsubara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 8 minutes walk from "Demachiyanagi" station of Keihan
  • Tel. 075-746-3969
  • Lunch / 12:00 - 14:00 (LO)

8. Seasonal Cuisine Kazu (Seasonal Cuisine Kazu), a restaurant with a reputation for authentic Japanese set menus that take full advantage of the skills of its chefs / Nijo Castle area

Run by the owner who has 30 years of experience in Japanese cuisine, this restaurant prides itself on its dishes that use only wild fish that are purchased from the market. The sashimi set meal is especially recommended. A platter of 5 to 6 kinds of fresh fish that changes daily. You can casually enjoy a full-fledged Japanese set meal that comes with 3-4 kinds of side dishes, miso soup made with homemade koji miso, and rice.

Seasonal cuisine Japanese sashimi set meal

Sashimi set meal from 1,500 yen (depending on stock). In addition to the sure taste and beauty that make use of craftsmanship, there is also a large volume and power can be applied firmly.

Seasonal Cuisine Japanese

  • Number of Kisetsu recipes
  • Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo Ward Sanbo Inokuma Town Kitagumi 375-1 2F
  • 3-minute walk from Subway Nijojo-mae Station
  • Tel.090-5069-1353
  • Lunch/11:45-13:45

9.[Freshly deep-fried tempura and a meal filled with homemade side dishes at Nishiki Hirano / Karasuma

At the restaurant space run by a side dish specialty store in Nishiki Market, which has a history of more than 100 years, you can enjoy a set meal with 8 kinds of side dishes, mainly tempura, and the famous dashi roll. The dashi rolls, which contain plenty of bonito flakes and kombu dashi stock, as well as side dishes are all handmade in our own workshop. The crispy tempura that is fried to order and the side dishes that are carefully selected will surely make you want to eat more.

Nishiki Plain

Special tempura plain set meal 2200 yen. Creative tempura with shrimp and other seafood, vegetables, salmon and cheese, 8 kinds of side dishes, and soup.

Nishiki Plain

  • Nishikihira
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Nishikikoji Street, Sakaimachi Higashiiriru, Nakauoyacho 489-1
  • 7-minute walk from Subway Shijo Station and Hankyu Karasuma Station
  • Tel.075-221-6318
  • Lunch/11:00-15:00 (LO/14:30)

10.Kiraku Sushi Samon] / Kitano Shiraume-cho

This restaurant has a reputation for serving seafood dishes that make the most of the skill of the chef who has over 40 years of experience. The standard menu is a set of mackerel sushi or inari sushi with green tea soba. For lunch, the surprise seafood bowl is recommended. Lined up with fresh toppings sent directly from the market, it's a gem that looks as good as it tastes. I'm also happy that it's a size that doesn't make you think it's a single serving.

Seafood bowl of Samon

Surprise seafood bowl (with tea soba) 1200 yen. 8 to 10 kinds of fresh ingredients are beautifully arranged

Kiraku Sushi Samon

  • Kirakusushi Samon
  • 839-6 Kamiyagawacho, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 5 minutes on foot from Randen "Kitano Hakubaicho Station"
    2 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Kitano Tenmangu-mae"
  • Tel.075-463-8555
  • Lunch/11:30-16:00 (LO/15:30)

11.[Compare Kyoto yuba at KYO-YUBA MITAKYU Kiyomizu-ten / Kiyomizu-dera area

A long-established yuba restaurant founded in 1920 (Taisho 9) opens its first restaurant. At lunchtime, they offer a set meal where you can compare different types of yuba. The thickness of the scooped yuba that is scooped up immediately after the film is formed, the richness of the extremely thin yuba made with special soy milk, and the springiness of the small yuba that contains bonito stock. You can enjoy its charm.

Kyoto Yuba Mitakyu Kiyomizu Branch-Kyoto Yuba Wagyu Set

Kyoto Yuba Wagyu Beef Meal ¥3,480. The three kinds of yuba in the front are Kikuage, Kiwami, and Komaki. The main roast beef uses a rare cut of Japanese black beef aitchbone. White rice can be changed to yuba-don for an additional 500 yen.

Kyoto Yuba Mitakyu Shimizu

  • Kyouyu Bamikyuu Kiyomizuten
  • 4-150-3 Shimizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 2 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Kiyomizu"
  • Tel.075-533-7676
  • Lunch / 11:30-15:00 (LO)

12.AWOMB Karasuma Honten, where beautiful hand-woven sushi is the talk of the town

A Japanese food and sundries store based on the concept of "food, clothing, and shelter. The signature menu item is "Teori Sushi," a hand-rolled sushi-like dish with seasonal obanzai, sashimi, condiments, etc., mainly made from Kyoto vegetables. The moment a plate with about 50 different ingredients is brought to you, you will surely be excited by its beauty.

AWOMB Karasuma Main Store

Hand-weaved sushi" for 3,960 yen. Enjoy an original combination of ingredients, including a choice of obanzai made from a variety of seasonal Kyoto vegetables. Includes a seasonal bowl.

AWOMB Karasuma Main Store

  • Aum Karasuma Honten
  • Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City
  • 6 minutes on foot from Hankyu Karasuma Station
  • Tel.050-3134-3003
  • Lunch/12:00-15:00 (LO/14:00)
    * WEB advance reservation priority

13.[A healthful fermented menu at Haccomachi / Karasuma

At Fermented Café [Haccomachi], which was born from the desire to "live a rich life through fermentation," you can enjoy a set meal using fermented ingredients in all dishes. Dishes served in colorful small bowls are beautiful to look at, and the meat, fish, and vegetables are perfectly balanced in terms of nutrition.

Fermented rice from Haccomachi

Fermented gozen 1,820 yen. Fermented foods are used in all menus, and the dessert comes with a special pudding made with soybean flour, mirin, and soy sauce. *Ingredients may change depending on the purchase situation

Haccomachi

  • hakkomachi
  • 458-1 Jumonji-cho, Yanagibaba-dori, Nishiki-ageru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 8 minutes walk from Hankyu Karasuma Station
  • Tel.075-256-8883
  • Lunch 11:00-15:00 (LO/14:15)

14.Japanese and Chinese cuisine collaborated for lunch at the playful Sousaku Ryori Wa / Karasuma

In the store of [Creative Cuisine Wa], which offers creative cuisine that combines Chinese with a Japanese base, there are many exciting tricks such as chopstick rests in the shape of animals and sweets and origami menus. The dishes, such as obanzai made with seasonal Kyoto vegetables and crispy spring rolls, are all made with care. Check out the full lineup of monthly lunches that will make you wonder which one to eat.

Creative Cuisine Wano Lunch Set

Monthly lunch set (with dessert): 2,700 yen; 8 kinds of side dishes, rice, miso soup, and dessert are included in this very satisfying menu.

creative cuisine

  • Sakuryu Riwa
  • Sanyo Rokkaku Building 1F, 82 Ryusui-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 7 minutes walk from Subway Karasuma Oike Station
  • Tel.075-708-6518
  • Lunch 11:30-14:00

15.Fresh fish directly from the production area at [Anji Karasuma Rokkakuten] / Karasuma

At Anji Karasuma Rokkaku, you can enjoy fresh fish procured that day and delivered directly from the production area. The colorful sashimi is the main dish on the sashimi set, which comes with plump grilled fish and miso soup made with offal. I am happy to be able to taste delicious fish in Kyoto.

Anji Karasuma Rokkaku

Sashimi set 1500 yen. In addition to the main fish dishes, you can also enjoy obanzai

Seafood Bar Anji Karasuma Rokkaku Branch

  • Gyokochokusou Kaisen Sakaba Anji Karasumurokkuten
  • Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo Ward Rokkakudori Karasuma Higashiiri Dounomaecho 231 Hoshi no Ko Hexagon Building 2F
  • 3-minute walk from Subway Karasuma Oike Station
  • Tel.075-231-5375
  • Lunch 11:30-14:00 (LO/13:30)

16.Gion Ichiho, where you can enjoy sushi rolls with a new sensation.

The owner, Mr. Ichimura, who loves western food, is inspired by pintxos, canapés, and other finger foods. Depending on the toppings, the sushi rice uses seaweed, tobiko, sesame, yuba, sea lettuce, and yukari.

gion kazuho lunch

Ichiho set with 13 sushi rolls, salad, miso soup, obanzai, and dessert for 2,900 yen. Not only does it look cute, but you can also enjoy unexpected combinations.

gion Ichiho

  • Gion Ichiho
  • 101-8 Hakatacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 2 minutes walk from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station
    5 minutes walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station"
  • Tel.075-525-3210
  • Lunch/Three-part system from 11:00, 12:30, and 14:00
    *Better to make a reservation

17.[Aged sea bream at Tai-meshi-ya Fukuno, served the way you like it / Kawaramachi

A sister restaurant of [Taicha Fukuno] developed by Nagoya's Japanese restaurant [Nosawa]. Enjoy the combination of aged sea bream and secret sesame sauce. First of all, the rice and sea bream taste are simple, and then the sea bream minced with real Japanese pepper is added. Finish off with a bowl of sea bream chazuke with plenty of dashi green tea or hojicha.

Sea bream rice from Fukuno

Fukuno sea bream rice 1,300 yen. Sea bream sashimi with homemade sesame sauce, minced sea bream, hijiki salad, rice, red miso soup, and pickles. Free refills of rice and akadashi

Sea bream rice shop Fukuno

  • Taimeshiya Fukuno
  • February 22, 2022 open
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Kawaramachi-dori, Sanjogeru Daikokucho 36
  • 4-minute walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Subway Station
  • Tel.075-600-9184

18.[Take a break with a luxurious set of Temari Sushi and Japanese tea at Souden / Karasuma Oike

[Temari sushi and Japanese tea Soda] offers a rare set of temari sushi and Japanese tea at lunchtime. In addition to seasonal seafood, the sushi toppings include vegetables, and the shari is kept small to reduce carbohydrates. The seasoning is also health-conscious, such as refraining from salt as much as possible. Enjoy carefully brewed Japanese tea one cup at a time and gorgeous temari sushi.

Temari sushi and Japanese tea Soda's lunch set

Monthly set for 4,500 yen. 14 pieces of Temari Sushi, 3 kinds of Tempura, 3 kinds of Obanzai, Chawanmushi, and Japanese tea in the middle.

Temari sushi and Japanese tea Soda

  • Temari Sushi and Nihoncha Soen
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Shinmachi Street, Sanjo Agaru, 110-1
  • 6 minutes walk from Subway Karasuma Oike Station
  • Tel.075-585-5995

19.[Enjoy Kyoto meat at Miyako's meat banzai lunch / Gion

In the cozy space of a townhouse, you can taste rare Kyoto Kuroge Wagyu beef that is rarely seen in the market. For lunch, we recommend the "Gion set". You can enjoy plenty of high-quality Kyoto wagyu beef, including 8 kinds of side dishes using meat, and you will be satisfied with the appearance and taste.

Gion set of Kyoto ~miyako~

"Gion set" 3850 yen. Eight kinds of meat banzai such as sirloin sukiyaki, soup, [Hachidaime Gihei] rice, fruit and vegetable sour or vegetable tea, and dessert Mizu Shingen mochi are included.

Kyoto ~miyako~

  • Miyako
  • 108-3 Tominagacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 3 minutes walk from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station
  • Tel.075-746-3099
  • Lunch / 11:30-15:00

20.Japanese restaurant [Ri KOTOWARI] / Kawaramachi, Tokyo

A casual-style Japanese restaurant attached to a specialty store that sells and repairs leather bags. A veteran chef with more than 20 years of experience in Japanese cuisine is particular about the season and offers the most delicious food in the best condition. The most popular lunch item is the "Lunch 3 Kinds of Rice Bowl". Even if you eat 3 bowls, you will be happy that it is a size that is easy to eat, about 1 bowl.

"Ri" KOTOWARI Today's Whimsical 3 Kinds of Rice Bowl Plate

"Lunch 3 kinds of rice bowl" 2200 yen. On this day, three types of rice bowls appeared: whitebait bowl, seafood chirashi, and roast beef. Comes with miso soup, salad and 5 side dishes.

KOTOWARI

  • Kotowari
  • March 24, 2021 open
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Urateradori, Rokkakugaru, Matsugaecho 463
  • 5-minute walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Subway Station
    6 minutes on foot from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station"
  • Tel.075-366-4920
  • Lunch/11:00-15:00 (LO/14:30)

21.Lunch at Kojyoryoku Takaya (こりょうり たか屋), which is sprinkled with seasonal ingredients/Kyoto Station

A small restaurant with a white curtain facing the street. At the counter where you can feel the warmth of wood, the owner has 16 years of cooking experience. The lunch set with 8 kinds of small plates has unlimited refills of clay pot rice. You can enjoy the taste of dashi stock and the dishes sprinkled with seasonal ingredients.

Koryori Takaya's Delicious Rice and 8 Kinds of Small Dishes

Delicious rice and 8 kinds of small dishes 2200 yen. Limited to 10 servings per day (Monday-Thursday). Small dishes such as sashimi, grilled dishes, and simmered dishes are served with rice cooked in an earthenware pot with free refills.

Koryori Takaya

  • Koryori Takaya
  • 165 GEM7 1F
  • 5 minute walk from JR Kyoto Station
  • Tel.050-5485-3337
  • Lunch/12:00-14:00 (LO/13:00)

22.Lunch at Tsuke-yasai isoism, where you can enjoy homemade pickled vegetables in various arrangements / Kyoto Station

A pickled vegetable shop operated by [Isoya Group] in a house in Karasuma Nanajo Nishi. You can enjoy Kyoto's seasonal vegetables marinated in oil, miso, etc. with free ideas without being bound by the technique of Kyoto pickles. "Isoism no Hiru Gohan" is a plate with 12 kinds of pickled vegetables.

Isoism lunch

"isoism lunch" 2000 yen. You can enjoy 12 kinds of pickled vegetables such as eggplants and tomatoes on a plate. With vegetable soup and seasonal rice

pickled vegetables isoism

  • Tsukeyasai Isoism
  • 114 Nakai-cho, Shichijo-dori, Karasuma-nishiiri, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 5 minute walk from JR Kyoto Station
  • Tel.075-353-5016
  • Lunch / 11:30-, 12:00-, 13:00-, 13:30- (75 minutes each time, advance reservation is better)

23.[Sukiyaki-jyu at Ushiya Yohei / Marutamachi, Tokyo

The signboard menu of [Ushiya Yohei], which was introduced on TV, is the "Sukiyaki-ju and Obanzai Lunch", which is made by slowly soaking the meat so big that it sticks out of the box. If you mix the soft meat with the egg yolk and stuff it with rice, you will definitely be satisfied with your stomach and heart.

Ushiya Yohei's lunch set

Sukiyaki heavy set 1628 yen. The big chunk of meat on top of the rice has a big impact and will whet your appetite.

Ushiya Yohei

  • Ushiya Yohei
  • 117 Yokokajicho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 6 minutes walk from Subway Marutamachi Station
  • Tel.075-741-8011
  • Lunch 11:30-15:00 (LO/14:00)

24.Excellent dashimaki at the long-established ochazuke store [Marutamachi Junidan-ya] / Kyoto Gosho area

A long-established ochazuke restaurant [Marutamachi Junidanya] that has been in business since the Taisho period. The original Ochazuke Suzushiro has a simple menu, but each item is carefully made one by one. Among them, the dashimaki is baked with bonito flakes from Makurazaki and ichiban dashi made with Rishiri kelp. In addition, "Mizuna" (2040 yen), which is a seasonal dish, is also recommended.

Original Ochazuke Suzushiro 1130 yen. Dashi rolls, red miso soup, assorted pickles, rice (free refills for lunch)

Marutamachi Junidanya

  • Marutamachi Juni Danya
  • 184-3 Tsunema Yokocho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 2 minutes walk from Subway Marutamachi Station
  • Tel.075-211-5884

25.[Enjoy Kyoto's delicacies casually at Chisou Whiniseya / Karasuma Oike

A restaurant where you can enjoy local chicken dishes and Japanese sake that are unique to Kyoto in a space that was renovated from a townhouse built 70 years ago. For lunch, you can casually enjoy the delicacies of Kyoto, such as the ``Daily Obanzai Set'' where you can enjoy a variety of side dishes using vegetables from contracted farmers, and the ``Chisou Inaseya Set'', which is a colorful set of 7 dishes. .

Chiso Inaseya's Obanzai set meal of the day

Lunch-limited "Daily Obanzai" 1500 yen. You can enjoy small side dishes made with seasonal vegetables and freshly cooked rice from Kyoto.

Feast Inaseya

  • Chisou Inaseya
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Sanjo-dori Yanagibabaageru Aburaya-cho 93
  • 5-minute walk from Subway Karasuma Oike Station
  • Tel.075-255-7250
  • Lunch/11:00-15:00 (LO/14:30)

26.Lunch menu where you can casually enjoy the taste of kappo (Japanese cooking) [Kappo Nagi] / Karasuma

At [Kappo Nagi] in Karasuma Nishiki-koji, where the owner has been a chef for over 40 years, you can enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine at a reasonable price. The daily lunch set includes a combination of sweet potatoes and carrots, pickled vegetables, broccoli tossed with rice, and strawberries for dessert. The bargain green tea soba set is also very popular.

Japanese cuisine Nagi

Daily special set ¥950 (tea soba set ¥1200). The simmered ingredients, side dishes, and sweetness are changed daily. At the time of shooting, grilled amberjack and grunt torikyu

Japanese cuisine Nagi

  • kappo unagi
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Nishikikoji-dori, Karasuma-nishiiri, Odashiyamacho 315-1 Ono Building 1F
  • 2 minutes walk from Hankyu Karasuma Station
  • Tel.075-213-0369
  • Lunch 11:30-14:00

27.A casual lunch using fresh fish can be enjoyed at Yumedokoro Fisherman's Mesh Zakoya (Yumedokoro Ryojoshimeshi Zakoya) / Karasuma

At [Yumedokoro Fisherman's Meshi Zagoya], which is famous for its lunches with lines, you can enjoy luxurious fish dishes at reasonable prices. The “luxury meal” served on a single plate is a row of rice bowls made with fresh fish and side dishes. Pour beaten egg with soy sauce and wasabi on top of the bowl, and finish off by pouring dashi stock to enjoy as ochazuke.

Yumedokoro Fisherman's Meshi Zagoya

Luxury meal 1000 yen. It comes with a luxurious rice bowl made with fish procured on the same day at the central market, a daily main dish (a whole piece of horse mackerel on this day), a salad, and homemade chawanmushi.

Yumedokoro Fisherman's Meshi Zagoya

  • Yumedokoro Ryoshimeshizakoya
  • 147-3 Honeyacho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 3-minute walk from Subway Karasuma Oike Station
  • Tel.075-221-3358

28.Daily special lunch at Sake and Meshi Nishiki Shokudo (Sake and Meshi Nishiki Shokudo), which offers a wide variety of Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes / Karasuma

Sake Tomeshi Nishiki Shokudo is an izakaya where you can enjoy good food and a nostalgic atmosphere, based on the concept of a popular restaurant or bar full of the Showa era. For lunch, there are 6 types of set meals, including daily specials.

Nishiki Shokudo’s daily set meal

Daily lunch 900 yen with a wide range of Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes. You can have free refills for rice, so it's a hearty meal. On this day, grilled scallops and mushrooms with butter

Sake Tomeshi Nishiki Restaurant

  • Sake and rice
  • Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo Ward Tominokoji-dori Nishikikoji-shitaru Nishi Daimonjicho 606-2 Amicale Nishiki 1F
  • 3 minutes walk from Hankyu Karasuma Station
  • Tel.075-708-8895
  • Lunch 11:00-15:00 (LO/14:30)
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