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[2023] 9 authentic Kyoto breakfasts to aim for

Restaurants where you can eat a solid meal from the morning are increasing in the city recently. From set meals prepared by Japanese chefs, to limited breakfasts started by popular restaurants. We will introduce carefully selected spots that make you want to wake up early!

1. Feel French at [ETRA] along the canal / Okazaki

This cafe was opened by the owner, Mr. Terada, who worked as a pastry chef at starred restaurants and luxury hotels. French toast and butter waffles are popular for all-day brunch. The large glass-enclosed windows are fully open on sunny days, and the open terrace has a comfortable atmosphere.

Breakfast plate with choice of ETRA French toast or waffle

A breakfast plate with a choice of French toast or waffles costs 1,200 yen. French toast is based on a recipe he met in Paris

ETRA store

ETRA

  • Etra
  • 19-2 Shogoin Rengezocho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 7 minutes on foot from Keihan Jingu Marutamachi Station
  • Tel.050-7107-9593
  • 9:00-16:30 (LO)

2. [Nishiki Plain] Morning set with fragrant dashi / Nishiki Sakaimachi

A popular Japanese restaurant with 50 seats in Nishiki Market, the kitchen of Kyoto. For breakfast, you can choose from two main dishes, either fish or meat, which are perfect for starting the day. The dashimaki, which contains plenty of bonito flakes and kombu dashi, as well as the kinpira burdock root and hijiki simmered dishes, are all handmade in-house.

Fish set meal 1050 yen. It comes with salt-grilled mackerel, 8 side dishes such as dashimaki and namafu dengaku, and miso soup with properly seasoned dashi.

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
  • Breakfast 8:30-10:15 (LO)

3. [Utsuwa and cafebar mokumoku] Indian breakfast set that cares for the body / Higashiyama

A cafe in the middle of the slope leading to Yasaka Pagoda. Indian cuisine is featured in the morning menu. In addition, the set includes croquette-like wada made from mashed chickpeas and a soy milk (yoghurt) version of buttermilk that is good for digestion.

Breakfast set meal is 1000 yen, hot coffee is 200 yen as a set (480 yen for single item). Moong dal, khichuri cooked with brown rice and spices. It's mild and thick, but if you eat it with the crispy papad, you can enjoy the change in texture.

Utsuwa and cafebar mokumoku

  • Utsuwa and Cafe Bar Mokumoku
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Higashiyama Ward, Higashioji Street
  • 2 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Kiyomizu"
  • Tel.075-754-8805
  • Morning Wednesday-Friday 9:00-11:00 (LO)
    *Reservations required on Saturdays and Sundays

4. Satisfy your stomach and heart with a morning at Cafe Madrag / Oshikoji Nishinotoin

From May 2023, the long-awaited morning will start. There are 3 types of menus, including the famous Corona egg sandwich. The set with skillet purgatory eggs is only available in the morning and has a stable volume. It is better to make a reservation for what you can use if there are seats available. Reservations can be made from 8:00 and 9:30, so you want to secure a luxurious time to relax at a famous cafe from the morning.

Morning B set 1700 yen. Luxurious with egg and cheese iron pot tomato stew purgatory egg, toast, deli, soup, dessert, etc. Cream soda is also available for drinks

Cafe Madrag

  • Kissa Madrag
  • Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo Ward
  • 4-minute walk from Subway Nijojo-mae Station
  • Tel.075-744-0067
  • Morning 8:00-11:00

5. [creperie cerisier] Authentic 100% buckwheat galette / Demachiyanagi

Galette and crepe specialty store. The galette, which was completed while listening to the opinions of French regulars, is an authentic 100% buckwheat flour from Fukui Prefecture. The thinly stretched batter is grilled over a gas fire, then shaped into beautiful triangles to wrap around the ingredients and served to the table. The sweet galettes and crepes are all freshly baked, and you can enjoy the fragrant dough and ingredients before they cool down.

creperie cerisier morning set

Meal galette set 1300 yen comes with your favorite galette, salad and drink. The photo is a ham, egg, and cheese complete from [Kawakitaya]. You can also add crepes for an additional 600 yen.

Inside creperie cerisier

creperie cerisier

  • creperie sliege
  • 1-3 Shimoyanagicho, Tanaka, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 2 minutes on foot from Keihan "Demachiyanagi Station"
  • Tel.080-6175-2670
  • Morning 8:30-10:30 (LO)
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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