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[2025] A must-visit destination! Excellent Japanese Lunch in Kyoto

When you come to Kyoto, you want to eat delicious Japanese food! But many people may not know which restaurant to choose. For such people, Leaf KYOTO editorial staff, who know Kyoto's gourmet food scene inside and out, has carefully selected some of the best Japanese lunches. In this issue, we introduce popular Japanese lunches that can be enjoyed casually in the city, mainly in the Kyoto Station, Kawaramachi, and Karasuma areas, which are the center of Kyoto! You can either go sightseeing after tasting the delicious food, or enjoy it while you are on the move. From long-established establishments to casual Japanese restaurants, enjoy these delicious lunches to your heart's content.

Contents of this article

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祇園の[ごはんや村上(ごはんやむらかみ)]で味わうリーズナブルな本格和食
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Authentic Japanese cuisine at a reasonable price! [Kisetsu Ryori Kinugawa's Tempura Soba Gozen (Lunch) / Toji
3.
Sashimi set menus at a Japanese restaurant with a history as a fresh fish restaurant [Uomasa]/Gojo
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Sashimi set menus at Sousaku Cuisine Yamahisa, where you can enjoy fresh fish to its fullest / Marutamachi
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[Enjoy Kyoto's delicacies casually at Chisou Whiniseya / Karasuma Oike
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Carefully prepared mini kaiseki course at the long-established Japanese restaurant [Kume Matsushima] / Gojo
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Outstanding cosmopolitan cuisine! Omakase lunch featuring fresh fish [Warakumi Ishimamaru] / Gojo
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[Enjoy a casual, authentic Japanese course meal at Wagozen Nishiizawa / Demachiyanagi
9.
[Freshly deep-fried tempura and a meal filled with homemade side dishes at Nishiki Hirano / Karasuma
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Japanese and Chinese cuisine collaborated for lunch at the playful Sousaku Ryori Wa / Karasuma
11.
Kiraku Sushi Samon] / Kitano Shiraume-cho
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[Compare Kyoto yuba at KYO-YUBA MITAKYU Kiyomizu-ten / Kiyomizu-dera area
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Fresh fish directly from the production area at [Anji Karasuma Rokkakuten] / Karasuma
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AWOMB Karasuma Honten, where beautiful hand-woven sushi is the talk of the town
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Gion Ichiho, where you can enjoy sushi rolls with a new sensation.
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Lunch at Kojyoryoku Takaya (こりょうり たか屋), which is sprinkled with seasonal ingredients/Kyoto Station
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[Enjoy Kyoto meat at Miyako's meat banzai lunch / Gion
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欲張り3種丼プレートが人気の和食店[&restaurant KOTOWARI(コトワリ)]/河原町
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[西京焼き 京都やま六]の唯一無二の西京焼き定食/京都駅
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Lunch at Tsuke-yasai isoism, where you can enjoy homemade pickled vegetables in various arrangements / Kyoto Station
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[Sukiyaki-jyu at Ushiya Yohei / Marutamachi, Tokyo
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[Take a break with a luxurious set of Temari Sushi and Japanese tea at Souden / Karasuma Oike
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Excellent dashimaki at the long-established ochazuke store [Marutamachi Junidan-ya] / Kyoto Gosho area
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新鮮な魚を使ったランチが気軽に味わえる[夢処 漁師めし 雑魚や(ゆめどころ りょうしめし ざこや)]/烏丸

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

江戸時代から六代以上続く和食店。地元の人を中心にリピーターを増やし続けているのが、ミニ会席ランチ。天ぷらや魚の幽庵焼き、炊き合わせなど何品も付き、値段は1300円。店で手作りしたふわふわの胡麻豆腐に餅粉を付けて独特の歯応えを出した天ぷらなど、料理の細部にまで工夫が凝らされている。

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

Inside Matsukume

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)
  • Closed on Tuesdays
  • All seats non-smoking No private room No parking

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

祇園の料亭での修業を経て独立し、店を構えて約30年。毎朝京都市中央市場で仕入れる新鮮な魚介を使った、魚料理を中心とした和食を提供している。平日限定の日替わりのおまかせランチは、天ぷらor焼き物にお造り、小鉢2品が付いた充実の内容で、1100円とコスパ抜群。その価格と本格的な味から、営業開始5分で満席になることも。店主の地元・福井の畑で育てた山椒を使ったちりめんじゃこやコシヒカリなど、福井の味覚もところどころに楽しめる。

WARAKURI AJI ISHIMARU Omakase Lunch

おまかせランチ1200円。天ぷらor焼き物にお造り、小鉢2品が付く。この日はカレイの味噌漬け、京菜とお揚げの炊いたんなど

WARAKU-TAI ISHIMARU

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
  • Saturdays and national holidays at noon, closed Sundays
  • All seats non-smoking No private room No parking
  • http://www.warakumiishimaru.com/

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

和食一筋30年以上の店主の西澤さんが、長年住んだ下鴨で「誰でも気に入れる店を」と夫婦で始めた和食店。料理はすべてコースで、丁寧な仕込みや繊細な技が生む料理はもちろん、土鍋でふっくら炊いたごはんも絶品だ。西澤さんの地元・奈良県山添村の農家から仕入れるコシヒカリは、思わず食べ過ぎてしまうほど味わい深い。

Nishizawa Sashimi

昼のコース琴3850円の一例 。お造りは、京都市中央市場で朝仕入れる新鮮な魚を使っている。この日は鯛とカンパチ

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)
  • Closed on Wednesdays and 1st Tuesday of the month
  • All seats non-smoking Fully private room available No parking
  • https://wagozen-nishizawa.owst.jp/

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

百余年の歴史を守る錦市場の惣菜店が営むレストランスペースでは、天ぷらをメインとしたボリューム満点の御膳が楽しめる。注文を受けてから揚げるサクサクの天ぷらとこだわりの惣菜で、ごはんが止まらなくなること必至。鰹節と昆布でひいたダシをたっぷり含む名物のだし巻きに、こだわっただし巻きサンドやだし巻きバーガーといったメニューもイートインコーナーで食べられる。

Nishiki Hirano Hirano Gozen

特選天ぷら平野御膳2600円。海老やホタテ、サーモンチーズなどの天ぷら盛り合わせに惣菜3種盛、だし巻き、吸い物が付く

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
  • ランチ/11:00~16:30(なくなり次第終了)
    イートイン/10:00~19:00(なくなり次第終了)
  • Irregular holidays
  • All seats non-smoking No private room No parking
  • https://nishiki-hirano.com/
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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