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You can't miss it when touring Kyoto! Specialty menus at classic Western restaurants

2024] You Can't Miss It When Touring Kyoto! 15 Specialty Menus at Classic Western Restaurants

Kyoto is lined with traditional Western-style restaurants known only to locals. From hamburgers overflowing with gravy, to chewy noodles served on retro tableware, to rice omelets with pulled eggs and children's lunches for adults, there is something for all generations to enjoy. This article selects 17 famous Western-style restaurants in Kyoto City. In the autumn of your appetite, try Kyoto's exquisite Western-style menus.

Contents of this article

1.
Classic Neapolitan cuisine at a historic coffee shop [Inoda Coffee Main Store] / Karasuma Oike
2.
正統派オムライス×ドビソースが味わえる[グリル小宝]/岡崎
3.
Thick, heart-pounding hamburger steak lunch at Grill Demi / Marutamachi
4.
[Shokudo Days]'s omelet rice shines and is delicious, perfection / Kawaramachi
5.
Enchanted by the Pull Toro Omelet at Cafe me / Okazaki
6.
Grill at [Salad Shop Sancho Kawaramachi] where you can eat plenty of vegetables/Kawaramachi
7.
[Pineapple rice at Kitchen Gong Nijo is a trinity of greedy dishes / Nijo Castle area
8.
[Handmade hamburger steak restaurant Tokura Kyoto Sanjo
9.
A Western-style restaurant in Kita-Shirakawa popular for its hearty tan stew [Grill Ninjin] / Kita-Shirakawa
10.
Hamburg steak in a machiya [Nagago Western-style restaurant] / Kawaramachi-Gojo
11.
A hamburger steak with a direct taste of meat flavor [Meat & Western Cuisine Otake] / Shimizu Gojo
12.
Chewy noodles are the star of the show at Neapolitan [Jibaba Kibatei] / Karasuma Oike
13.
Traditional Western-style cuisine with the flavors of the ingredients [Grill Jyunsai]/International House of Japan
14.
[Grill Fukuya" is a Western-style restaurant in Kawaramachi Gojo that is loved by geisha and maiko (apprentice geisha).
15.
Enjoy high-level Western cuisine prepared by a chef from a hotel [Western-style restaurant Noro] / Karasuma Oike
16.
[Children's lunch for adults at Cafe Madlag Fujii Daimaru / Kawaramachi, Tokyo
17.
老舗米穀店のお米がおいしい洋食店[洋食屋キッチンパパ]/北野天満宮
18.
Excellent hamburger steak at the long-established Western-style restaurant [Grill Capital Toyotei Porta Branch] / Kyoto Station
19.
I want to eat it even if I have to wait in line! [Fried shrimp and hamburgers at Grill Hasegawa / Kitaoji

1.Classic Neapolitan cuisine at a historic coffee shop [Inoda Coffee Main Store] / Karasuma Oike

Enjoy the same old-fashioned taste that has not changed since the Showa period at this long-established coffee shop established in 1940. Enjoy spaghetti with onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and extra-thick noodles with plenty of tomato sauce. The noodles and ingredients together weigh 220 grams, making it a hearty meal, followed by a cup of their signature coffee.

Neapolitan at Inoda Coffee's main store

Italian 1100yen. The sauce is homemade tomato sauce. The sour and rich sauce is deliciously mixed with 2.2mm thick noodles.

Inoda Coffee Main Store

  • Inoda Coffee Honten
  • 140 Dosyu-cho, Sanjo-sagaru, Sakaicho-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 5 min. walk from Exit 5 of Karasuma-Oike Subway Station
  • Tel. 075-221-0507

2.正統派オムライス×ドビソースが味わえる[グリル小宝]/岡崎

[京都市動物園]から程近い、昔ながらの味を受け継ぐ1961年創業の老舗洋食レストラン。メニューはハンバーグ、フライなど王道の洋食がズラリと並び、人気のオムライスはボリューム満点。2週間仕込みに掛けたドビソース(ドミグラスソース)の深みはここでしか味わえない。窓から見える[平安神宮]の木々を眺めながら、絶品の洋食を堪能して。

Grilled small treasure omelet rice

オムライス(中)1200円。薄焼き卵とケチャップライスの伝統スタイルに、たっぷりのドビソースを掛けて

grill small treasure

  • Because it's a grill
  • 46 Okazakikitagoshomachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3 minutes walk from bus stop "Okazaki Michi".
    地下鉄「東山駅」出口1から徒歩15分
  • Tel.075-771-5893

3.Thick, heart-pounding hamburger steak lunch at Grill Demi / Marutamachi

Grill Demi offers a wide variety of Western-style dishes centering on hamburgers. The hamburgers are made with coarsely minced meat with little binding agent, so you can directly feel the flavor of the meat. The dish is thick and satisfying. Enjoy the harmony of the rich and thick demi-glace sauce and the flavor of the meat.

4 exquisite Western food restaurants in Kyoto Grill Demi Main 2

Demi hamburger steak with eyeballs & fried shrimp for 1,600 yen. Enjoy the harmony of rich and thick demi-glace sauce and juicy meat juices.

grilled demi (fish)

  • Palma Bldg. 1F, 80 Tomoe-cho, Isikawa-dori Muro-machi Higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3 minutes walk from exit 6 of "Marutamachi" subway station
  • Tel. 075-211-7661

4. [Shokudo Days]'s omelet rice shines and is delicious, perfection / Kawaramachi

ホテルや洋食店で経験を積んだ清水シェフが、昼はオムライス、夜は洋食居酒屋としてスタートした [食堂デイズ]。クラシックオムライスと並ぶ看板メニュー・(白)オムライスがSNSで話題に。北海道産の白い卵を使ったオムレツの中から滋賀県産卵の黄身が流れ出し、玉ねぎをふんだんに用いたデミグラスとのコントラストが映え+美味を両立。

Shokudo Days (White) Omurice

玉ねぎと鶏肉、ごはんを炒めたところにケチャップを投入。チキンライスの上に卵を4個使用した出来たてのオムレツをオン。専用のナイフを入れる瞬間にワクワクする昼の(白)オムライス1760円

Cafeteria Days

  • Shokudo Days
  • Shikisai Kawaramachi Building 2F, 330-3 Inaricho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 2 minutes walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 2B
  • Tel.075-744-0191

5.Enchanted by the Pull Toro Omelet at Cafe me / Okazaki

Mr. Kimura, an omelette chef who could not forget the omelette rice he had eaten at a long-established cafe "Cafe You" in Ginza, Tokyo, trained at the original cafe and opened "Cafe Me" to "spread the taste of this omelette in Kyoto. The omelette, made with his craftsmanship, is served on a bed of ketchup rice. The glossy omelette is so glossy that it is almost hard to put a spoon in.

Cafe me's omelet rice

Ginza Omelette Rice (1,300 yen). The omelette is a work of art as it is skillfully prepared in a frying pan to a tender state. Comes with a drink of your choice.

Cafe me

  • Kiss me
  • 1-8 Okazaki Seishojicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 8 min. walk from Exit 2 of Higashiyama Subway Station
  • Tel.075-708-7218

6.Grill at [Salad Shop Sancho Kawaramachi] where you can eat plenty of vegetables/Kawaramachi


Established in 1972, this Western-style restaurant specializes in salads with plenty of salads. Using carefully selected fresh vegetables and additive-free cottonseed oil, the restaurant offers a wide variety of about 30 dishes, mainly grilled dishes. The popular teriyaki steak has an excellent sweet and rich sauce based on white miso paste.

Sancho Teriyaki Mix and Salad

Teriyaki mix and salad 1680 yen. All grilled dishes come with a green salad with homemade dressing. Taste it with chicken cutlet sandwiched between shiso and cheese and you are sure to be satisfied!

Salad Shop Sancho Kawaramachi Main Store

  • Salad Mise Sancho Kawaramachi Honten
  • 572 Nakanomachi, Urateramachi-dori, Shijo Agaru, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 2 minutes walk from Exit 3 of Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station".
  • Tel.075-211-0459

7.[Pineapple rice at Kitchen Gong Nijo is a trinity of greedy dishes / Nijo Castle area

Founded in 1970, Kitchen Gon's signature dish is pinet rice. It is a trinity of fried rice and cutlet topped with your choice of curry sauce or demi-sauce. [The Kitchen Gon Nijo branch has a take-out counter so that customers can enjoy the famous Pineapple Rice at home. Currently, the restaurant is only open on weekdays during lunchtime. Check google for opening hours and dates.

Kitchen Gong Pinellais

Pineapple rice 800 yen. Customizable toppings such as additional pinet (fried rice) and melted cheese can be added for an extra charge.

Kitchen Gong Nijo

  • kitchen gong
  • Nissho Iwai Marutamachi Koyoin Heights 1F
  • 8 minutes walk from Exit 2 of "Marutamachi" subway station
  • Tel.075-585-4741

8.[Handmade hamburger steak restaurant Tokura Kyoto Sanjo

[At Tokura Kyoto Sanjo, you can enjoy hamburgers that overflow with juices the moment you put your chopsticks into them. The taste is so popular that it attracts fans not only from the Kansai region but also from far and wide. Drizzle the red wine sauce over the hamburger steak and enjoy the delicious flavor of the meat that fills your mouth.

Original hamburger steak 180g 890yen, 300g 1100yen. Original sauce with the taste of red wine is popular among people of all ages.

Handmade hamburger steak restaurant Tokura Kyoto Sanjo

  • Handmade hamburger store: Tokura Kioto Sanjo
  • 1F Kyoto Sanjo Building, 57 Masuya-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
  • 4 min. walk from Exit 5 of Karasuma-Oike Subway Station
  • Tel.075-744-0777

9.A Western-style restaurant in Kita-Shirakawa popular for its hearty tan stew [Grill Ninjin] / Kita-Shirakawa

Grill Carrots offers authentic Western cuisine at a reasonable price. The hearty tongue is cooked to perfection so that it remains chewy, and when combined with the domiglace sauce, which has been simmered over an uninterrupted flame for three days, one bite of the stew will captivate you with its elegant and deep flavor. Enjoy it with a glass of wine recommended by the second-generation owner, who is a certified sommelier.

Grill Carrots

Tan stew 2,510 yen. The hearty tongue has just the right amount of meaty texture and is a perfect match for the chef's carefully prepared Domiglas sauce!

Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

  • grilled carrot
  • 51-2 Ichijyoji Deguchi-machi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3 min. walk from bus stop "Ichijoji Shimokurimatsu-cho".
    12-minute walk from Ichijoji Station on the Eiden Line
  • Tel. 075-711-7210

10.Hamburg steak in a machiya [Nagago Western-style restaurant] / Kawaramachi-Gojo

Mr. Matsumoto has studied as a Western-style chef, including serving as the head chef at Bistro Sept, which regrettably closed in 2021. The hamburger steak is made with a 50/50 blend of Japanese beef and pork from Fukudome Farm in Kagoshima, which Mr. Matsumoto claims is the best for its fatty meat, and is packed with the natural taste of meat. Enjoy the excellent hamburgers in the relaxed atmosphere of a machiya townhouse.

Hamburger steak at Western-style restaurant Nagago

Hamburger set 2,200 yen. Two types of sauces are available: demi-glace and Japanese taste. The demi-glace sauce is made to be thicker and richer. The set comes with a hearty soup filled with vegetables, salad, and rice.

Nagago Western Restaurant

  • Nakago, a restaurant specializing in Western-style dishes
  • 682-4, Ishifudono-cho, Matsubara-dori Gokomachi Nishiiru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 8 minutes walk from Exit 3 of "Kiyomizu Gojo Station" of Keihan
    Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 10, 8 min. walk
  • Tel.075-600-9655

11.A hamburger steak with a direct taste of meat flavor [Meat & Western Cuisine Otake] / Shimizu Gojo

The owner's signature hamburger steak is made from the shank of Danzan Kogen beef from Aichi Prefecture and Sanshu pork from Aichi Prefecture, both of which are coarsely minced in the restaurant. The hamburgers are packed with flavor because no eggs, onions, or other glues are used. In addition to hamburgers, the meat-centered menu lineup includes beef croquettes, roast beef bowls, lean steaks, and other items that meat lovers can't get enough of.

Meat & Western Cuisine Otake's Arabi Hamburger Steak

The Arabiki hamburger steak set (150g) for 1,600 yen also features an excellent homemade demi-glace sauce prepared from beef bones. Comes with rice, salad, miso soup, pickles, and a small bowl of cooked food.

Meat and Western Cuisine Otake

  • flesh-colored oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
  • 5-345-3 Miyagawa-suji, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 5 min. walk from Exit 1 of "Gion-Shijo Station" of Keihan
  • Tel. 075-708-6085

12.Chewy noodles are the star of the show at Neapolitan [Jibaba Kibatei] / Karasuma Oike

This popular bistro uses local meats and vegetables and offers a variety of menu items that are sure to be enjoyed with alcoholic beverages. The Neapolitan sauce made with plenty of onions and butter has a mild and rich flavor. The chewy noodles soaked in water overnight before boiling are a perfect match.

Jibaba Kibatei Neapolitan

Neapolitan 1078 yen. Mild sauce with plenty of powdered cheese.

Jijibaba Mokubatei

  • grandmothers and great-grandmothers being considered as an enemy of whales
  • 106 Nishioshikoji-cho, Karasuma Higashi-iru, Oshikoji-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 2 minutes walk from Exit 1 of "Karasuma-Oike" subway station
  • Tel. 075-746-3882

13.Traditional Western-style cuisine with the flavors of the ingredients [Grill Jyunsai]/International House of Japan

Established in 1970, this popular Western-style restaurant is a short walk from the Kokusai Kaikan subway station. The basic taste has always remained the same, although the ingredients and cooking methods have been pursued and improved little by little to make them tastier. Western-style dishes such as hamburgers, beef cutlets, and cream croquettes can be enjoyed. The demi-sauce, dressing, and tartar sauce are homemade, and chemical seasonings and broth ingredients such as Maggi Bouillon are not used. Enjoy a full, traditional Western-style lunch where the flavors of the ingredients come alive.

Grilled Junsai Cuisine

Braised hamburger steak and fries set for 1,250 yen. Braised hamburger steak, plus your choice of one of eight types of fries.

grilled water shield (Brasenia schreberi)

  • 22, Iwakura Minami-Osagi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 2 min. walk from Exit 3 of Kokusai Kaikan Subway Station
  • Tel. 075-721-1035

14.[Grill Fukuya" is a Western-style restaurant in Kawaramachi Gojo that is loved by geisha and maiko (apprentice geisha).

A long-established Western-style restaurant that has been in business for more than 100 years and is the pride of Miyagawa-cho. The specialty "Fukuya Rice," with its eye-catching and vivid colors, was created 70 to 80 years ago at the request of a geiko. The dish is made with a half-boiled egg on top of the nostalgic ham rice and fresh tomatoes instead of tomato sauce for a light and refreshing finish. The beef cutlet sandwich, cut into a size that is easy to eat even with a maiko's small mouth, is also popular as a gift for actors. This is a famous restaurant with episodes unique to the Hanamachi district.

Fukuya Rice at Tomikuya

Fukuya Rice, named after the restaurant's name, is 980 yen. Simple yet robust flavor. The acidity of the tomatoes, peeled and cut into small pieces for easy eating, accentuates the taste.

Grill Tomikuya

  • grill
  • 5-341 Miyagawa-suji, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 4 minutes walk from Exit 5 of "Kiyomizu Gojo Station" of Keihan
  • Tel. 075-561-2980

15.Enjoy high-level Western cuisine prepared by a chef from a hotel [Western-style restaurant Noro] / Karasuma Oike

The chef in charge of the restaurant is Ryuji Kono, who has worked at such prestigious hotels as Aman Kyoto and the Four Seasons Hotel in Tokyo. The lunch set menu includes appetizers, soups, and entrees, while the evening menu is basically a la carte. He also makes use of Japanese ingredients, and uses red miso for his signature dish, a stewed hamburger steak, to give it a deep flavor. It goes well with the sake that Mr. Kono, a sake lover, carefully selects.

 

Stewed Hamburger Steak at Western Restaurant Noro

From ¥2,950 for a once-in-a-lifetime lunch, Yo-shoku-do no Ro's Braised Hamburger Steak with Red Miso Demiglace Poached Eggs. [The hamburger steak, made with a combination of Ozaki beef and happy pork from Kyushu, is topped with a sauce made with red miso paste from Matsuno Soy Sauce Co.

Western-style restaurant

  • attractive face and figure
  • 115-1 Tamakura-cho, Rokkaku-dori Shinmachi Higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • Six-minute walk from Exit 6 of Karasuma-Oike Subway Station
  • Tel. 075-746-6900

16.[Children's lunch for adults at Cafe Madlag Fujii Daimaru / Kawaramachi, Tokyo

Café Madlag is a famous restaurant that connects Kyoto's coffee shop culture to the next generation. The most notable menu item here is the children's lunch that most visitors order. There are two sets of children's lunches available: Set A with a hamburger steak for 1,380 yen and Set B with shrimp cream croquettes for 1,430 yen. Both sets come with pudding for dessert, which is very satisfying!

Cafe Madlag Fujii Daimaru Children's Lunch A

Children's Lunch A: 1,380 yen. The main dish is a plump hamburger steak made from minced beef and pork. A hardened pudding typical of coffee shops is included for dessert.

Cafe Madrag Fujii Daimaru

  • Kissa Madrag Fuji Daimaruten
  • Fujii Daimaru 5F, 605 Teramachi-dori, Shijoshitaru, Sadayasuzenomachi, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • Directly connected to Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 10
  • Tel.075-744-6624

17.老舗米穀店のお米がおいしい洋食店[洋食屋キッチンパパ]/北野天満宮

江戸末期から続く老舗[大米米穀店]の四代目の料理好きが高じて、1996年に洋食レストランを創業。店内に入ると、桶に盛ったさまざまな品種や産地の玄米が目に留まり、その日提供するお米の銘柄を表示している。精米したての炊きたてごはんは、大から小まで選べてお代わり自由。10食限定で玄米ごはんにもできる。自慢は、自家製デミグラスソースが掛かった手ごねハンバーグ。冬は牡蠣フライも登場し、ごはんがすすむこと間違いなしだ。

Western Restaurant Kitchen Papa

ハンバーグ&チキン南蛮ランチ1550円。肉汁を閉じ込めたまんまるハンバーグには野菜と肉、ワインでじっくり煮込んだデミグラスソースがたっぷり※メニュー、価格は変動有

Western Restaurant Kitchen Papa

  • Yokokuya Kitchen Papa
  • 591 Ubaganishi-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 1 minute walk from bus stop "Senbon Kamidachiuri
  • Tel. 075-441-4119

18.Excellent hamburger steak at the long-established Western-style restaurant [Grill Capital Toyotei Porta Branch] / Kyoto Station

Grill Capital Toyotei, a Western-style restaurant established in 1897, has expanded to the Kyoto Station underground shopping mall (Porta) for casual drop-in customers. The hamburger steak, served wrapped in aluminum foil, is made from coarsely minced, hand-kneaded meat, carefully grilled, and topped with a generous amount of hot special beef stew sauce.

Toyotei Porta Cuisine

Hyakunen Western-style hamburger steak (1,520 yen), and a choice of three lunch sets (from 1,720 yen), including a salad with whole tomatoes, bread or rice, dessert, and drink.

Grill Capital Toyotei Porta

  • Grill Capital East Point Porta Point
  • 902 Higashishioji-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • Directly connected to each line "Kyoto Station"
  • Tel.075-343-3222

19.I want to eat it even if I have to wait in line! [Fried shrimp and hamburgers at Grill Hasegawa / Kitaoji

Every day at lunch time, a long-established Western-style restaurant, "Grill Hasegawa," draws a long line in front of the restaurant. The menu, served in a retro atmosphere, is full of hearty dishes. Enjoy a blissful time with a set of fried prawns wrapped in a crispy batter and a soft and juicy hamburger steak topped with a special ketchup-based sauce.

Grilled Hasegawa fried shrimp hamburger steak

The hearty A mix (shrimp & hamburger steak) is 2,000 yen. A wide variety of bento menus are available, and a picnic at the Kamogawa River just a short walk from the restaurant is also recommended!

grill

  • 68 Oyama Shimo-Uchigawara-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 4 min. walk from Exit 3 of Kitaoji Subway Station
  • Tel. 075-491-8835
*Please note that the information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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