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2024 Latest! Taste around Nijo Castle, Kyoto! 19 recommended lunches

The Nijo Castle area is a popular sightseeing spot close to the city. There are many restaurants of interest, including a set lunch prepared by a restaurant owner with a 30-year career in Japanese cuisine, an Okinawan restaurant, and a French restaurant opened by a couple!

Contents of this article

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[Enjoy a hearty lunch with authentic Japanese set menus at Wa Seasonal Cuisine.
2.
[Pasta with homemade tomato sauce from Colorado Coffee Shop Masusan
3.
Enjoy a relaxing afternoon with sencha green tea and light meals [teahouse Rhino]
4.
[SONGBIRD COFFEE on the east side of Nijo Castle is a popular cafe with a unique and comfortable space.
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[Enjoy delicious, fluffy eel with the aroma of Japanese pepper at "Eel Sansho Goko" near Nijo Castle.
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[The beautiful appearance of the food at "lien restaurant & bake" is enchanting!
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Have a heartwarming moment at the coffee shop [Cafe Tyrol] near Nijo Castle.
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[Happiness of being able to enjoy fresh fish from Yamakyu in the city
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Wei Mei Yi Tang Sanjo Branch in the Sanjokai Shopping Arcade serves small basket pastries made by a dim sum master.
10.
A meal that is quickly consumed! Authentic Neapolitan Pizza [Pizzeria La Balena
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You can enjoy freshly made handmade onigiri (rice ball) at Onigiri-Dokoro Nariichi.
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[Sukiyaki-jyu, an exquisite and beautiful-looking dish at Ushiya Yohei.
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Ramen Kai in the Sanjokai Shopping Arcade serves up hearty, not spicy, mazemen (mixed noodles).
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[Enjoy the exuberant pasta that only a diner can offer at GULLMAN!
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[The plate at Ajipai KYOTO is a harmony woven throughout.
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Authentic flavors arranged to Japanese tastes [Gapao Thai Restaurant]
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A restaurant where you can enjoy authentic omoni's homemade Korean cuisine [Rico cafe].
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[An original cup of Okinawan love at Kafu
19.
[The set meal style at Shih Tou Hua is sure to fill your stomach and your heart!

6. [The beautiful appearance of the food at "lien restaurant & bake" is enchanting!

A French baked goods and French cuisine restaurant where the husband, Takahiro Ohara, is in charge of cooking and his wife, Junko, a pastry chef, is in charge of baked goods and course desserts. The bright and natural interior allows customers to enjoy course meals for both lunch and dinner. The cuisine incorporates French cuisine with Kyoto and Japanese food culture and history, using ingredients from Kyoto and Shiga, the couple's hometowns. The background of the cuisine and ingredients is carefully explained. A new course menu is also available, and a celebration course for 14,000 yen is available for dinner.

lien restaurant & bake Cuisine

Lunch from 5,000 yen, Dinner from 11,000 yen. Dishes are examples of courses. The hot appetizer "Kitaakari" of the lunch course is a hot and fluffy gratin of smoked Kitaakari mashed potatoes and plenty of sauteed Kitaakari mushrooms, topped with a Tanba egg in the center.

lien restaurant & bake

  • Liang Restaurant & Bake
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Takeyamachi-dori, Horikawa Higashiiriru, Nishitakeyamacho 527
  • 6-minute walk from Subway Nijojo-mae Station
    [Approximately 7 minutes walk from Nijo Castle
  • Tel.050-3577-7259
  • Lunch 12:00-15:00 (last entry at 12:30)
    Reservation required

7. Have a heartwarming moment at the coffee shop [Cafe Tyrol] near Nijo Castle.

[Café Tyrol was established in 1968 near Nijo Castle. In the retro and warm atmosphere of the store, many regulars spend a relaxing time in their own way. The charm of this shop is that its old-fashioned menu, including toast, grilled rice, and its famous curry, can be enjoyed not only for lunch but also from 8:00 a.m. onward.

Italian spaghetti at Cafe Tyrol

The 800 yen Italian spaghetti is filled with ingredients and has a slightly sweet flavor that continues to be loved by men and women of all ages. Toppings such as a large serving of spaghetti and a fried egg are available, so customize it to your taste!

Cafe Tyrol

  • coffee shop madam
  • 539-3 Monzen-cho, Shinsenen-higashiiru, Oike-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 5 min. walk from Exit 3 of "Nijojo-mae" subway station.
    [Approximately 9 minutes walk from Nijo Castle
  • Tel. 075-821-3031
  • 8:00-16:00 (LO/15:30)

8. [Happiness of being able to enjoy fresh fish from Yamakyu in the city

A sister restaurant of the creative Japanese restaurant "Kakyu. Of the more than 10 set menus available, we especially recommend the "ozashimi" set meal, which includes 10 kinds of fresh sashimi. In addition to enjoying a wide variety of seafood at one time, the set meal also includes a small bowl of cooked food handmade by a Japanese cuisine professional and arajiru, a soup containing arajiru, a dish created in the hope of eliminating food loss. For dinner, enjoy delicate Japanese cuisine centering on fish dishes with sake.

Creative Cuisine Lunch at Yamakyu

Sashimi set meal with 10 kinds of sashimi for 1980 yen. Includes 10 kinds of sashimi, 2 kinds of small potted dishes, fried vegetables, arajiru soup, and pickles, satisfying your stomach and mind!

Sousaku Cuisine Yamakyu

  • creative cookery
  • Platz K Marutamachi 1F, 30-1 Marutamachi, Horikawa Higashi-iru, Marutamachi-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 9 min. walk from Exit 2 of "Marutamachi" subway station
    [Approximately 9 minutes walk from Nijo Castle
  • Tel. 075-606-5057
  • Lunch 11:30-14:30 (LO/14:00)

9. Wei Mei Yi Tang Sanjo Branch in the Sanjokai Shopping Arcade serves small basket pastries made by a dim sum master.

The owner is Mr. Yoshiyuki Wei, known for Ichinofunairi, a creative Chinese restaurant representing Kyoto, and offers authentic Chinese dishes such as dim sum, shrimp chili, Taiwanese beef noodle soup, and other dim sums prepared by a special dim sum master from Shanghai at a reasonable price. The authentic xiaolongbao, which are served in a thick, hot soup that overflows when the thin skin is broken open, are available in seven varieties, including shark fin, black truffle, and porcini mushroom, making it fun to compare them. The small basket dumplings can also be added to the lunch set menus.

Wei Mei Yi Tang, Sanjo Branch, Assorted 4 kinds of small baskets

Assorted 4 kinds of small basket wraps for 1,420 yen. Shark's fin, black truffle, crab miso, and Shanghai small basket

Wei Iido Sanjo Branch

  • Gihan Ebisudo Sanjoten
  • 661 Hashinishimachi, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 9 min. walk from Subway "Nijojo-mae Sta.
  • Tel.075-841-8071
  • Lunch 11:30-14:30 (LO/14:00), Saturday, Sunday, Holidays 11:30-15:00 (LO/14:30)

10. A meal that is quickly consumed! Authentic Neapolitan Pizza [Pizzeria La Balena

Neapolitan pizza baked in a wood-fired oven from Italy. The dough, made with special pizza flour and Sicilian salt, is thin, crisp, and delicious, making you want to try it again the moment you eat it. 500°C in the oven, the dough and ingredients, which have been laid down for more than 12 hours since the night before, become one. With more than 20 varieties available, including Bismarck and Mimosa, pizza lovers should pay a visit.

margherita

Margherita with tomato and mozzarella cheese on thin, crispy dough: 1,870 yen. +1,000 yen includes 6 appetizers, salad, and a drink.

Pizzeria La Balena

  • Pizzeria La Ballena
  • 1F 313-3 Hachiman-cho, Nijo-dori Abura-no Koji Nishiiru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 4-minute walk from Subway Nijojo-mae Station
    [10 min. walk from Nijo Castle
  • Tel.075-585-5366
  • Lunch 12:00-14:30
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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