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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.

11. [Steak House Hanamoto offers authentic steaks and rice bowls prepared by Ginza's best chefs.

Steak House Hanamoto was opened in Gion by Chef Hanamoto, who has been attracting famous guests from Japan and abroad for 25 years in Ginza, Tokyo. The lunch special steak donburi is made from Japanese black beef and priced at an unbeatable 1,500 yen. The tender red meat is grilled to perfection with charred butter, and goes great with rice.

Steak House Hanamoto's special steak bowl

Special steak donburi for 1,500 yen. A simple three-tiered bowl of rice, onions, and steak. Comes with salad, miso soup, and ice cream. Limited quantity.

Steak House Hanamoto

  • Steak House Hanamoto
  • Gion Bldg. 2F, 282-21 Gion Kitagata, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • Six-minute walk from Exit 7 of Gion-Shijo Station on Keihan Railway
    8 minutes walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 1B
  • Tel. 075-744-0329
  • Lunch 11:30-14:00 (LO/13:30)

13. Gentle beef stew at the famous Ginnoto restaurant.

Chef Mashima Mifumi, who honed his skills at Ginnoto, a Western-style restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo, was allowed to split his business and set up his own restaurant in Kyoto, is a veteran in the stew-making business with more than half a century of experience. The hot beef stew, served in an earthenware pot, has a gentle Japanese flavor. The tender, melt-in-your-mouth meat and the flavorful sauce are in perfect harmony.
GINNOTO Cuisine

Tongue stew set meal: 3,700 yen. The stew based on Japanese soup stock has a gentle flavor and goes perfectly with white rice. The four thickly sliced pieces of tongue are very satisfying.

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  • 202, Latin Building II, 1-6-6 Yamato-cho, Shijo-sagaru, Yamato-oji-dori, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3 minutes walk from Exit 6 of Gion-Shijo Station, Keihan
    Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" 5 min. walk from Exit 1B
  • Tel.090-5362-7982
  • 11:30-20:00
    Weekdays from 14:00 to 17:00 are by appointment only.

14. Udon lunch with a view of the Shijo Ohashi Bridge at Nadaman Tea House in Nanza, Kyoto

Using Inaniwa udon, one of the three most famous udon noodles in Japan, the restaurant offers a wide variety of menu items, from simple Inaniwa udon based on its original chawashi broth, to Tantara Inaniwa udon that combines Japanese and Chinese flavors, and Udon suki with a variety of ingredients. The restaurant has both table and counter seating to suit any occasion. The restaurant also offers a great view of the Shijo Ohashi Bridge from its windows.

Flattened Inaniwa Udon at Nadaman Tea House, Nanza, Kyoto

Tantanare Inaniwa Udon, a combination of original broth and Chinese richness, 1980 yen.

Kyoto Minamiza Nadaman Tea House

  • Kyotomi-no-Minamiza Nadamanjaya
  • 2F, Minami-za Building, Shijo-Ohashi Higashizume, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
  • A short walk from Exit 6 of Keihan "Gion-Shijo" station
    4 minutes walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 1B
  • Tel. 075-525-8000
  • 11:30-18:00

15. [Enjoy ramen noodles prepared by the chef of Gion Higashiyama Tsujika, a restaurant specializing in Japanese cuisine.

The ramen is served in a course style, starting with an aperitif, followed by an appetizer, ramen, and dessert. The main dish is Ramen with chicken soup and thin noodles made by Menya Hege, and 9 kinds of toppings are served separately. The chef, who has a long history of Japanese cuisine, has created unique toppings, and there are many variations to suit your tastes. Enjoy the harmony of the elegant soup and slippery noodles with toppings with a twist, such as wasabi oil, Parmesan rice crackers, and burdock root sauce.

Kyotomen Gion Higashiyama Tsujika's Kyotomen

Kyo-to Noodle 3,500 yen. Based on Tanba Black Bird, the Kaeshi is a soy sauce sauce sauce blended with 4 kinds of soy sauce and 50 kinds of salt. Enjoy changing the toppings with each bite. There is also a curry-based course, Kyo-To-Men.

Kyotomen Gion Higashiyama Tsujika

  • Kyotomen Gion Higashiyama Tsujihana
  • 430 Kamibentencho, Gion Shimogawara, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 1 minute walk from bus stop "Higashiyama Yasui"
    11 min. walk from Exit 1 of Gion-Shijo Station, Keihan
  • Tel.075-531-1175
  • 11:30-18:30 (last entry)
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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