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[2025] Within a 10-minute walk from Kyoto Kawaramachi Station! 27 recommended lunches

From Kyoto's typical Japanese set menus to Western cuisine loved by men and women of all ages to international gourmet food, we introduce 27 recommended lunch restaurants in the Kawaramachi area. Enjoy your lunch time in the vicinity of Kawaramachi and Gion-Shijo Stations, which have easy access to various train lines.

Contents of this article

1.
Enjoy a healthy bamboo steamer lunch packed with seasonal ingredients at [Fujitora]
2.
[Minced meat and rice Kyoto] hamburg steak that you want to chew on the rice
3.
Voluminous yet healthy! Burrito & Taco Shop [SIESTA]
4.
A new type of sushi roll specialty restaurant in Gion [gion Ippo]
5.
Overpriced! [Pork Kakuni Set Meal with Sashimi at Setsu
6.
Charcoal-grilled eel and rice topped with eel, a masterpiece of craftsmanship at Gion Eel Kawafuji.
7.
Duck hittomabushi at Gion Duck Rice, where you can taste the moist and tender flavor of duck.
8.
[Cafe Madrag Fujii Daimaru] Have a kid's lunch that even adults can enjoy
9.
At [Gion Soymilk Ramen Unoyukiko], enjoy healthy ramen that does not use animal ingredients or wheat.
10.
Grilled [Salad Shop Sancho Kawaramachi Main Store] where you can eat plenty of vegetables
11.
White omelet rice of [Shokudo Days] that is both beautiful and delicious
12.
Seasonal kaiseki cuisine at Gion Yamakishi, which is particular about its soup stock and ingredients.
13.
Feel the direct flavor of the meat in the "Meat & Western Cuisine Ootake's" Arabiki hamburger steak.
14.
A famous hamburger steak at Nagago, a Western-style restaurant that appears at the end of an alley.
15.
Kyoto Kamo Soba Tada's gorgeous tsuke-soba dishes are also noteworthy in their presentation.
16.
Gourmet Ochazuke Gozen at MATAKICHI to be savored with care
17.
Hitsumabushi set of [Kyoto Yakiniku Shin Pontocho] where you can taste selected Omi beef
18.
[Hahaha] soup set meal where you can meet new Korean cuisine
19.
[Steak House Hanamoto offers authentic steaks and rice bowls prepared by Ginza's best chefs.
20.
Japanese restaurant [Ri KOTOWARI] popular for greedy 3-kind rice bowl plate lunch
21.
Nostalgic taste of stand-up soba noodles at a soba restaurant with no signboard [Suba]
22.
SPICE GATE's richly spiced curry topped with fresh gibier.
23.
The meat mabushi of "Meat Magyo Kyoto Gyukoh Kawaramachi" can be enjoyed in a variety of ways.
24.
Y's BURGER's hamburger with special demi-glace sauce
25.
Kinshi-don with dashimaki protruding from the long-established eel restaurant [Kyogoku Kaneyo]
26.
A masterpiece of [Motoi Gyoza] with the essence of French cuisine
27.
Pad Thai from a Thai restaurant [Channoi Kayu Koji] provided by a local chef

1. Enjoy a healthy bamboo steamer lunch packed with seasonal ingredients at [Fujitora]

Yasuda-san started his restaurant in a machiya, a townhouse that doubles as a store and residence where his great-uncle used to run a restaurant. The Seiro Gohan (rice cooked with seasonal vegetables) set includes takikomi-gohan, seasonal vegetables, and meat on three levels. The meat and vegetables are served with seven different kinds of condiments.

Steamed rice with seasonal vegetables from Fujitora

Steamed rice with seasonal vegetables is 2,750 yen. A healthy lunch set with [Vegesara-sha] vegetables and domestic brand pork slowly steamed in a bamboo steamer. Comes with 7 types of condiments, including Yuzu Koji Miso from [Round Table]

Fujitora

  • Fujitora
  • 1-231-1 Miyagawasuji, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • A short walk from Exit 1 of Keihan "Gion-Shijo Station
    4 minutes walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 1B
  • Tel.075-561-3854
  • 11:30-16:30 (LO/15:30), Tuesday and Thursday 11:00-17:30 (LO/16:30)
  • https://www.instagram.com/gionfujitora/

2. [Minced meat and rice Kyoto] hamburg steak that you want to chew on the rice

Minced meat and rice] is a restaurant in Gion specializing in charbroiled hamburgers and freshly cooked rice that is popular in Tokyo. The restaurant is located in a quaint machiya townhouse with a pleasant open kitchen. The hamburgers made from 100% Japanese beef, which are ground in the restaurant every morning, are grilled over charcoal right in front of your eyes. You can eat up to three hamburgers, each weighing 90 grams, with rice cooked in a rice cooker.

Minced meat and rice

Ground meat and rice set meal for 1,820 yen. The rice soaked with gravy is mouthwatering. The hamburgers are small, weighing only 90 grams each, so that you can enjoy the freshly cooked meat to the last.

Minced meat and rice Kyoto

  • Kyoto and Japan
  • 363 Kiyohoncho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 4 min. walk from Exit 9 of Keihan "Gion Shijo" station.
    8 minutes walk from Exit 1A of Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station".
  • Tel.075-708-2529
  • Lunch 11:00-15:00
  • *Registration and numbered ticket required at the store on the day
  • https://www.instagram.com/hikiniku.to.come/

3. Voluminous yet healthy! Burrito & Taco Shop [SIESTA]

The concept of SIESTA is "junky and healthy in one hand. The stylish and chic atmosphere of the restaurant allows customers to enjoy burritos and tacos that are both hearty and nutritionally balanced. All ingredients and sauces are handmade.

SIESTA Cuisine

Burrito fish fry for 1,200 yen. Junky fries and plenty of vegetables will fill you up. +Plus fries and a drink for 500 yen.

SIESTA

  • siesta
  • November 22, 2024 open
  • 309-1 Tawaraya-cho, Fuyacho-Dori Ayakoji-Sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
  • 2 minutes walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 11
  • Tel. 075-741-8287
  • 11:00-21:00 (LO/20:30)
  • https://www.instagram.com/siesta_kyoto/

4. A new type of sushi roll specialty restaurant in Gion [gion Ippo]

The owner, Mr. Ichimura, who loves western food, is inspired by pintxos, canapés, and other finger foods. Depending on the toppings, the sushi rice uses seaweed, tobiko, sesame, yuba, sea lettuce, and yukari.

gion kazuho lunch

Ichiho set with 13 sushi rolls, salad, miso soup, obanzai, and dessert for 2,900 yen. Not only does it look cute, but you can also enjoy unexpected combinations.

gion Ichiho

  • Gion Ichiho
  • 101-8 Hakatacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • A short walk from Exit 1 of Keihan "Gion-Shijo Station
    Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" 5 min. walk from Exit 1B
  • Tel.075-525-3210
  • Lunch 11:00-15:00
  • better to book
  • https://instagram.com/gion_ichiho/

5. Overpriced! [Pork Kakuni Set Meal with Sashimi at Setsu

At this Japanese-style izakaya (Japanese-style pub), which is like a hideout, you can enjoy a very satisfying lunch for only 1,200 yen, which includes sashimi. The main dish is a daily special, and you can choose from a variety of dishes, such as tender pork belly stew, fried fish, grilled fish, etc. Rice and miso soup are also available. You can also enjoy a second helping of rice and miso soup.

Set meal of stewed pork from Settsu

The most popular set meal is the tender pork stew set meal for 1,200 yen. The set meal includes pork stew with sweet and spicy flavor, three kinds of sashimi, pork miso soup with oden broth, a small bowl of cooked food, and rice to fill you up!

Dashi and Sake Asset

  • Assessing the Dashi and Japanese Sake
  • 421 Izutsuya-cho, Rokkakusagaru, Yanagibaba-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" 5 min. walk from Exit 13
  • Tel.075-744-1035
  • Lunch 12:00-14:00 (LO)
  • https://www.instagram.com/odashisetsu/
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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