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Gion Lunch

[2024] 15 Lunches in Gion, Kyoto! Recommended really good restaurants within walking distance from Gion-Shijo Station.

Gion is a classic sightseeing spot in Kyoto. It refers to the large area around Yasaka Shrine to the east, the Kamo River area to the west, Gion Shirakawa River to the north, and Kenninji Temple to the south. The Gion area offers an abundance of attractive lunch spots, including Western-style restaurants with hearty portions, Japanese-style restaurants with beautifully presented dishes using fresh and colorful vegetables, and noodle restaurants with a slightly richer menu. Enjoy a hearty lunch in the Gion area, which offers easy access to popular sightseeing spots.

6. A restaurant specializing in pork cutlets where you can taste rare brand-name pork prepared in a special way [Miyagawa Tonemon

A sister restaurant of NewBabe, a popular pork cutlet specialty restaurant in Osaka. You can enjoy rare brand-name pork such as Hayashi SPF pork from Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo X, Iwanaka pork from Iwate Prefecture, and Tansetsu pork from Gunma Prefecture, all cooked in a special way. The pork is deep-fried slowly at a low temperature and allowed to rest for the same amount of time as it is deep-fried to ensure that it is thoroughly cooked through and the deliciousness of the meat is locked in.

Miyagawa Tonemon Cuisine

Hayashi SPF Pork Loin 150g, 2,200 yen. The fine texture of the meat and the balance of the fat are excellent, and the flavor of the meat fills your mouth when you bite into it.

Miyagawa Butaemon

  • style of Japanese architecture in which the main gate and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway
  • 440-10 Nishigomon-cho, Shingu Kawada-dori Matsubara-sagaru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • Six-minute walk from Exit 1 of Gion-Shijo Station on Keihan Railway
    10 minutes walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 1B
  • Tel.080-4087-9504
  • Lunch 11:00-15:00 (LO/14:30)

7. Salt ramen with a whole tai (sea bream) flavor at Ramen Nishiki in Gion

The most popular ramen, Tai Dashi Ramen, uses whole sea bream from Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture. The soup is characterized by its rich and deep flavor, which is extracted by simmering the head and the bones of the sea bream at a low temperature for six hours. The noodles, which have the texture of soba (buckwheat noodles), do not disturb the flavor of the sea bream and are a perfect match for the soup.

Ramen Nishiki Shio Ramen

Tai dashi soup ramen: 2,080 yen. Toppings such as seared kombu-shime snapper and low-temperature cooked chicken meat are served separately. The taste is not muddled and you can enjoy the best of the soup and ingredients.

Ramen Nishiki

  • ramen nishiki
  • 416 Hashimoto-cho, Higashi-iru, Shinbashi-dori, Higashioji-dori, Higashi-iru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • Six-minute walk from Exit 9 of Gion-Shijo Station on Keihan Railway
  • Tel. 075-606-5210
  • Lunch 11:00-14:30
    Sunday 11:00-15:30
    End as soon as materials are gone.

8. Duck hittomabushi at Gion Duck Rice, where you can taste the moist and tender flavor of duck.

This restaurant specializes in duck hitsu-mabushi, and opened as a sister restaurant of Gion Duck Noodles, which offers duck ramen. The rice is filled with tender duck loin cooked at low temperature and topped with three kinds of spices. We recommend the special version topped with salmon roe and sea urchin for a gorgeous appearance.

Gion Duck Rice

Gozen with duck hitsu-mabushi, using carefully selected duck, topped with sea urchin & salmon roe, 3,135 yen

Gion Duck Rice

  • Gion Duck Rice
  • B1F Gion First Bldg. 281-1 Gion-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto CB01
  • 7 minutes walk from Exit 7 of Gion-Shijo Station, Keihan
    Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 1A, 9 min. walk
  • Tel.070-4353-6010
  • Lunch 11:00-15:00 *Hours are subject to change.

9. Lunch with a choice of udon noodles from Gion Yamakishi, which is particular about its broth and ingredients.

The Gion branch of Yamakishi, where each affiliate has its own unique character, offers a sumptuous lunch that includes appetizers, boxed sushi, udon, and dessert. Among the udon dishes available from several menus, one that should not be missed is the Kujo Negi and Kitsune Udon (1,800 yen), which is made with a simple broth. In the fall, be sure to try the Matsutake mushroom udon for 5,000 yen, with its fragrant aroma of matsutake mushrooms.

Gion Yamagishi Udon Set

Autumn limited set of fragrant Matsutake mushroom udon noodles for 5,000 yen (price is subject to change due to market value). Box sushi can be changed to chirashi sushi for +1500 yen.

Gion Yamakishi

  • Gion Yamashishi
  • 570-154, South side of Gion-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 7 minutes walk from Exit 6 of Gion-Shijo Station, Keihan
    Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 1B, 9 min. walk
  • Tel. 075-551-0701
  • Lunch 12:00-15:00

10. Gourmet ochazuke set meal at MATAKICHI to be savored with care.

[Matayoshi is a sister restaurant of Gion Matayoshi, located a 3-minute walk from Kenninji Temple, where you can enjoy Japanese food in a casual atmosphere. The ochazuke set meal is available at lunch time. Ochazuke, which has the image of a casual meal, is a high quality dish that is sure to surprise visitors with its taste and content when prepared by a chef from a ryotei (Japanese-style restaurant).

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Ochazuke set meal for 3,500 yen. A variety of dishes including kobachi (small bowls of cooked food), takikomise, chawanmushi (steamed egg custard), and sashimi. Leave half of the sashimi for the final ochazuke.

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  • forked (road, river)
  • 1F Manji Building, 570-120, South side of Gion-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 4 minutes walk from Exit 1 of "Gion-Shijo Station" of Keihan
    8 minutes walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 1B
  • Tel. 075-366-5177
  • Lunch 11:30-15:00
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All prices include tax.
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