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[2024] This gem is loved by Kyotoites!

Among the many restaurants in Kyoto, here are 14 recommendations that locals should know about, from must-have menus for regular customers at restaurants with long lines to those that can be used for entertaining.

1. [Fresh Kyoto vegetables from Gojimatsu / Kawaramachi Shijo

The concept of Gojyumatsu is to enjoy vegetables delivered from the company's own farm, Gojyusei Farm, or from cooperating farmers, together with wine. One of the most popular dishes is the salad nabe (hot pot) for 2,000 yen, which allows customers to enjoy vegetables to their heart's content. This innovative style is well received by customers, who can enjoy as many of the five seasonal vegetables as they like, including zucchini and eggplant in summer, and daikon radish and kujo leeks in winter. The dish is simple, but the tasty ingredients will keep you coming back for more, and the pork shoulder from Tamba Kogen Pork fulfills the desire to eat a lot of meat and vegetables.

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Salad nabe 2000 yen *Reservations required. Also available as a course from 3500 yen, which includes vegetable and meat shabu-shabu, salad, carpaccio, fried dish, takikomi-gohan, etc.

Vegetables and Wine Isomatsu

  • Vegetables and Wine Isomatsu
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Kawaramachi Street, Shijo Agaru, Yoneyacho 384
  • 2 minutes walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 3A
  • Tel.075-255-1239

2. Leading the Kyoto yakiniku world for a quarter of a century [Kyo no Yakiniku Restaurant Koh Senbon Sanjo Honten] / Senbon Sanjo

This is the first of 14 Yakiniku Hiro restaurants, including Kyo Yakiniku Hiro in a spacious Japanese-style building and Yakiniku Hiro Shoten in Kyoto Station and Shijo-Karasuma for everyday use. The first store is just a stone's throw from the original Meat Shop Hiro, which opened in 1997 as the first directly operated butcher store, and has been constantly evolving since then. All wagyu beef served here is purchased at the Kyoto Meat Wholesale Market, commonly known as "Hiro Beef. The beauty of the special sliced loin that appears on the "Tonight Only Platter" is a testament to the unbeatable quality of Hiro Beef. When it is cooked beautifully on the roaster, you can enjoy it twice, first as it is, and later by dipping it in a special egg sauce.

Kyo no Yakiniku Restaurant Koh Senbon Sanjo Honten Special sliced loin

Tokusen kata-giri loin 1,800 yen. Boldly cut into large pieces and seasoned with Momodare, which enhances the sweetness of Wagyu beef. Comes with two pieces of special egg sauce.

Kyoto Yakiniku Restaurant Hiroshi Senbon Sanjo Main Branch

  • Today's grilled food Hiro Senbonsanjohonten
  • 2-6 Mibu Suzaku-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 6 min. walk from JR Nijo Station
  • Tel.075-812-8929

3. Marushin Restaurant: A beloved machi-chuka restaurant where queues are a specialty / Higashiyama-Sanjo

The second-generation owner has carried on the taste and catchphrase "Marushin that Never Sleeps" since its establishment, and the restaurant is so popular with the locals that there is never a day that goes by when there is no line, day or night. The restaurant is famous for its gyoza (Chinese dumplings) and tentsun rice, but it also offers a lineup of about 80 different dishes. One of the most popular dishes, especially among regular customers, is pork tempura. The restaurant purchases pork chunks and cuts them into pieces, using the tender part of the thigh. The pork is seasoned with soy sauce and other seasonings before frying, and the sweetness of the egg in the crispy batter creates a pleasant taste that spreads in your mouth. This dish goes well with both beer and white rice, and is sure to fill you up.

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Pork Tempura 1080 yen. Deep-fried in a mixture of salad oil and lard, crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.

Marushin Hotel

  • Marushin Hanten
  • 431-3, Minami-nishi Kaigo-cho, Sanjo-sagaru, Higashioji-dori, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 2 min. walk from Higashiyama Subway Station
  • Tel.075-561-4825

4. [Excellent soy sauce ramen with three kinds of shellfish at Menya Yuko / Karasuma Anekoji

Since its establishment in 2017, Menya Yuko has been known as a popular restaurant with a long line of customers. Locals and tourists alike come to the restaurant for its ramen, which is full of specialties such as juicy rare chashu pork prepared over two full days and homemade noodles with a chewy texture made by adding whole wheat flour. Three types of ramen are on standby: Shinchiku, layered with the flavor of bonito and kelp; Kurochiku, a robust, thick ramen; and the most popular, Awatake, a shellfish-based ramen that is rare in Kyoto. The most popular is Awatake, a rare shellfish-based ramen in Kyoto. The special ramen is based on soy sauce and is packed with the flavor of oysters, clams, and shijimi clams.

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Awatake 850 yen. [The soy sauce from Sawai Shoyu Honten matches the three kinds of shellfish broth. The firm, chewy noodles also go without saying!

Noodle Shop Yuhkoh

  • having a clear advantage over other people
  • 588, Bano-cho, Karasuma Nishiiru, Anekoji-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
  • 1 minute walk from exit 6 of Karasuma-Oike Subway Station
  • Tel. 075-256-3434

5. Spanish Cafe [Café Barraca] / Miyukicho

Since its opening in 2006, Barraca has been a leader in the Spanish cuisine industry in Kyoto. It has long been loved as a restaurant where one can enjoy traditional paella from the Valencia region of Spain. The owner, Mr. Kinoshita, who is a great lover of paella, says, "I hope that people can enjoy paella just like the Spanish people do, anytime they want to enjoy a quick meal. From this fall, the restaurant will start serving paella on plates like authentic Spanish cafes. Enjoy it alone with a glass of wine.

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Paella with chili shrimp and squid, 990 yen. Delicious extracts of chili shrimp from Aichi Prefecture and squid from Ishikawa Prefecture are absorbed by Fushimi rice.

Café Barraca

  • baraka
  • 380 Kameya-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 6 min. walk from "Kyoto Shiyakusho Mae" subway station.
  • Tel. 075-708-5115
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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