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Recommended Lunch around Kiyomizu Temple

17 popular lunch recommendations near Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto! From local specialties to cheap and tasty gourmet food!

The Kiyomizu-dera area is about to enter its full-blown tourist season. Since the area is expected to become even more crowded, it is important to find a good lunch spot in advance. The editorial department recommends 17 restaurants, including an old-fashioned diner loved by local residents, a yuba restaurant that specializes in yuba dishes made from soybeans, and a restaurant where you can enjoy Italian cuisine just as it is served in the area. Check them out!

11. Udon noodles with beef tendon sauce from Rikimochi Shokudo Kato Shoten, a restaurant that continues to be loved by local residents.

The nostalgic and warm exterior of Rikimochi Shokudo Kato Shoten makes you want to visit on a whim. Since its establishment, the restaurant has been loved by local residents and tourists visiting nearby places of interest. The owner and proprietress run the store, which offers a wide variety of dishes such as noodles, rice bowls, and omu-rice (omelette). Japanese sweets such as o-hagi (rice cakes) and daifuku (sweet rice cake) are also available at the store, making it a good place to bring back home a souvenir.

Rikimochi Shokudo - Beef Stew with Starchy Sauce

Beef Ankake Udon with plenty of beef tendon and green onion is 850 yen. From now on, you will want to warm up with ankake and ginger.

Rikimochi Shokudo Kato Shoten

  • price-earnings ratio
  • 5-120 Shimizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 2 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Kiyomizu"
  • Tel. 075-561-5434

12. Shokudo Pea's tuna bowl with special sauce

This restaurant is famous for its tuna bowl with special sauce. The thick, firm red tuna is tossed in a thick sauce with sesame oil and served with a half-boiled egg on top of hot rice. The memorable taste is addictive, and you will want to eat it again and again. For an additional 100 yen each, you can add kimchi hot sauce or yam, and for an additional 200 yen, you can add avocado or other toppings, allowing you to enjoy the tuna bowl to your liking.

cafeteria pea

Tuna avoca rice bowl, 1,500 yen. Tare (sauce) made by combining vegetables and fruits with about 15 kinds of seasonings and aged for a week goes great with tuna.

cafeteria pea

  • pea (Pisum sativum)
  • 2-241-4 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 8 minutes walk from bus stop "Shimizu-michi".
    Approximately 4 minutes walk from Kiyomizu Temple
  • Tel.Not listed

13. Benkei Higashiyama's udon noodles with the exquisite flavors of Japanese soup stock and spices.

A legendary udon specialty restaurant that began as a food cart. The specialty is thin udon noodles served in a thick broth. The broth is made from a mixture of seven kinds of bonito without using kelp, and its true value is demonstrated in curry udon as well as the signature product, Benkei Udon. The spiciness of the curry is softened by the flavor of the broth, making you want to drink every last drop.

Benkei Higashiyama's Niku Curry Udon

Curry udon noodles with meat: 1,050 yen. Soft thin udon noodles boiled in a net made of woven threads with a curry broth full of beef are delicious!

Benkei Higashiyama

  • Benten Higashiyama Ten
  • 30-3, Higashi-hashizume-cho, Gojo-dori Ohashi Higashi-iru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3 minutes walk from Keihan "Kiyomizu Gojo Station"
    Approximately 15 minutes on foot from Kiyomizu Temple
  • Tel. 075-533-0441

14. [Special Chinese dishes for lunch at Sumiyoshi

This is a famous Chinese restaurant where the chef pursues his ideal taste by paying close attention to every detail, from the selection of ingredients to the preparation of seasonings such as hot sauce, XO shoyu, and sweet soy sauce. The restaurant offers four different lunch courses, each of which includes an appetizer, main course, and dessert. The restaurant offers a wide range of dishes, from classic favorites such as Szechuan bean curd and chili prawns, to more upscale dishes such as braised shark's fin, making it a perfect choice for special occasions.

Shark's fin stew course: 4,200 yen. The tasty tender soup is irresistible. Includes appetizer, steamed soup, dim sum, shrimp mayo, dessert, and sweets.

Private vegetable Sumiyoshi

  • Private Kitchen Sumiyoshi
  • 420, Myohoin Maegawa-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Prefecture
  • Short walk from bus stop "Umamachi
    12 minutes walk from Kiyomizu Temple
  • Tel.075-585-5707

15. [Authentic pasta dishes at Trattoria Annamaria

Trattoria Annamaria is a restaurant that serves homemade pasta handmade by the owner, who trained in Italy. The handmade tagliatelle, made with semolina flour, takes three hours to complete, and has an outstanding texture and flavor. The popular lunch course for 2,750 yen comes with five different appetizers from the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, which will make you reach for the wine. The aromatic baguettes handmade by the owner are also noteworthy.

trattoria-annamaria pasta

Lunch courses range from 1980 yen to 3 courses, and for an additional 500 yen for the 1980 yen and 2,750 yen courses, you can choose "Italy's No. 1 pasta chef Anna Maria's Bolognese".

Trattoria Annamaria

  • Trattoria Anna Maria
  • 1F Earth Court Shimomacho 491, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 15 minutes walk from Exit 2 of "Kiyomizu Gojo Station" of Keihan
    4 minutes walk from bus stop "Umamachi".
  • Tel.080-8915-3282
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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