Sakegabo Ich (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is a Japanese restaurant where customers can enjoy seasonal ingredients on a menu that changes daily. During the Gion Festival, the restaurant will sell a limited number of hamo cutlet burgers made with hamo (conger eel) from the Seto Inland Sea, which is in season during the summer. Be sure to try this unique Kyoto hamburger topped with Shibazuke tartar sauce. The homemade shaved ice (two kinds: strawberry milk and green tea strawbimochi), also on the limited menu, is also popular every year.

Sales Menu／
Hamo Katsu Burger 800 yen
Homemade shaved ice with strawberry milk 500 yen
Homemade Green Tea Strawberry Mochi Shaved Ice 500 yen
Meyer Lemon Sour 500 yen
Sales period: July 14 (Sun.) from evening, July 15 (Mon.) and 16 (Tue.) from noon to night, July 22 (Mon.) from evening
Sales location: Sake Vegetarian Restaurant Ichi, in front of the restaurant (terrace seating is also available)

The shimidare pork buns from the Beijing restaurant Zenjo Hanpochi in Shijo, Kyoto (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) are a Gion Festival specialty that is so popular that people line up every year to get their hands on one. Each one is carefully handmade with a wish to eliminate bad luck, and at approximately 13 cm in diameter, it is a hearty treat. The inside is stuffed with large ingredients such as pork, shiitake mushrooms, yama-kurage mushrooms, and bamboo shoots. The dish is served with a generous amount of the special sauce, which is served separately.

Menu／Shimidare pork buns 500 yen
Sales period: July 13 (Sat.) - 16 (Tue.), 11:30 - ends when sold out
Sales location: In front of the Zenjo Hanpochi store

Eirakuya, established in 1946, is a long-established shop dealing in karaimono (tsukudani) and amaimono (confectionery). The Muromachi store (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) offers mizu-azuki only during the Gion Festival. The popular mizu-azuki is a drinkable mizu-yokan with a refreshing sweetness that goes down your throat smoothly. It is recommended as an accompaniment to the "Gion Festival," which is expected to be scorching hot.

Menu／Mizu-Azuki Bean Curd 520 yen
Date and time of sale: July 13 (Sat.) - 17 (Wed.) and 19 (Fri.) - 24 (Wed.), 10:00 - close when sold out
Sales location / In front of and inside Eirakuya Muromachi Store

When you pass through the noren curtain of Gyoza and Nikomi on the first floor of SUINA Muromachi in Karasuma (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto), you will find a large U-shaped counter reminiscent of a popular bar. The stewed dishes stewed in a large pot and juicy bite-sized grilled gyoza are perfect for a quick drink. Gyoza and fried dumplings, the signature dishes, are sold at the Gion Festival. Enjoy the easy-to-eat bar food.

Sales Menu／
Gyoza (dumpling) 500 yen
Fried tofu 500 yen
Shaved ice 500 yen
Sales date/time/July 15 (Mon., holiday) and 16 (Tue.) 11:00 - 21:30 *Open all day
Sold at Gyoza and Nikomi store front, inside the store, and at the front entrance of Shijo Dori

Boulangerie MASH Kyoto (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is popular for its Kyoto-style bread made by the owner who trained in Paris, France. The bakery is selling zongpan baked in bamboo leaves during the "Gion Festival" season. The dough is filled with sweet bean paste and white bean dumplings, giving the bread a Kyoto-style wagashi (Japanese sweet) flavor. To be sure to get your hands on one, it is recommended to visit the store early in the day.

Menu／Dongzipan 310 yen
Sales date/time/June-July 8:00-19:30
Sales location / Sold at Boulangerie MASH Kyoto