
[2025] 23 Long-established, Pure & Retro Cafes in Kyoto!
Kyoto is lined with traditional Western-style restaurants known only to locals. From hamburgers overflowing with gravy and 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 19 famous Western-style restaurants in Kyoto City. In the autumn of your appetite, try Kyoto's exquisite Western-style menus.
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 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.
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.
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.
This Western-style restaurant was opened by Chef Ogata, who trained at a hotel and then worked as head chef at a popular bistro in Kyoto. For lunch, the restaurant offers a variety of hearty lunches and mini-courses centering on meat dishes, including the popular Western-style hamburg steak Ogata's special hamburger steak, and for dinner, a wide selection of dishes from standard a la carte to curry and pasta. The menu features dishes prepared just for that day, using seasonal ingredients such as aged beef from Sakaeya in Shiga and fish from Sasue Maeda Fish Store in Shizuoka.
Tonteki of happy pork from Kagoshima [Fukudome Small Farm]. (Lunch from 2,990 yen) You can choose between demi-glace or Japanese onion sauce. Salad, soup, coffee or tea included.
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.
Neapolitan 1078 yen. Mild sauce with plenty of powdered cheese.
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.
Braised hamburger steak and fries set for 1,250 yen. Braised hamburger steak, plus your choice of one of eight types of fries.
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