［2025] Popular local restaurants! 21 recommended izakaya in Kyoto
2024.11.20
14 recommended gourmet restaurants around Kyoto Station! Stylish pubs and popular bars!
Kyoto is full of unique restaurants, from machiya (traditional townhouses) where you can feel the historical atmosphere to hideouts tucked away in the back alleys. In this issue, we pick up our editor's recommended gourmet spots for lunch and dinner, including izakaya (Japanese-style pubs), sake bars, and bars that are conveniently located within a 10-minute walk from Kyoto Station! We introduce popular restaurants for stopping by before or after a train ride, for year-end and New Year's gatherings, and for selecting restaurants for the coming season. Why don't you enjoy delicious drinks with our exquisite menu while soaking up the comfortable atmosphere? (TEXT/Yurie Sugisaki, EDIT/Moe Sawamura)
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6. Tofu flanked by Kyoto's tofu at a popular bar [Kitsune Biyori].
An izakaya where you can casually enjoy delicious tofu and fried bean curd will open in February 2024. The menu includes a variety of tofu dishes such as chilled tofu, which allows you to directly feel the flavor of tofu, and menchikatsu (fried tofu cutlet) with aged meat and tofu. The name of the restaurant means "good weather for everything, good encounters, and good fortune. Rediscover the charm of tofu in a space filled with happiness.
The most popular specialty, the fried bean curd (630 yen), is not heavy and has a crispy texture. Enjoy it with homemade yuzu miso (soybean paste), and finish with dashi soy sauce to change the taste. Kitsune highball 530 yen
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good day for foxes
- fickle weather
- 1-6 Nishi-Sanno-cho, Higashi-Kujo, Minami-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
- Six-minute walk from Hachijo East Exit of Kyoto Station on each line.
- Tel. 075-574-7102
- 17:00-23:00 (LO/22:00)
7. The deep atmosphere of Korea [the king of the original chinkapin]
Neon signs create an exotic mood at this Korean restaurant. Recommended dishes are pancakes and japchae, home-style dishes of the owner's mother arranged to Japanese tastes. Each floor of the three-story restaurant has a different interior design, so repeat customers are sure to find their favorite space.
The signature dish, the King of Chijimi, is 800 yen. It is filled with pumpkin, chives, onions, cabbage, and pork. In addition, Korean rice cake "tteok" is added to make the dish chewy and satisfying!
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The King of the Original Chijimi
- woman who is cornered by nature
- 11-3, Higashi-Kujo Nakadondamachi, Minami-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 5 min. walk from Hachijo West Exit of "Kyoto Station" of each line
6 min. walk from Exit 2 of "Kujo" subway station - Tel. 075-672-6888
- 11:30-14:00 (LO/13:30)
17:00-22:30 (Food LO/21:30, Drink LO/22:00)
8. ［Enjoy legendary yakitori at the counter at Yoshidasan Seseri.
［The legendary yakitori stall Seseri, which gained popularity near Yoshida Shrine, has opened a new location. By taking a seat at the counter, you can watch the juicy skewered seseri and liver being grilled up close, creating a live atmosphere. The owner's mother taught herself to make water kimchi, which is also very popular. Reservations are recommended.
Yakitori: 300 yen each. Tare (sauce) is recommended for seseri and tsukune. Don't miss the liver, which is grilled with salt and drizzled with sesame oil.
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Yoshidasan skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
- reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
- 31, Higashi-Kujo Muro-machi, Minami-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
- 5 min. walk from Hachijo West Exit of "Kyoto Station" of each line
- Tel.090-6979-1444
- 17:00-23:00
9. Enjoy the marriage of vegetables and Kyoto ingredients [Wine Shokudo KINOHACHI Kyoto Ekimae]
This restaurant was started by two childhood friends, Mr. Fujimoto, the manager and bartender, and Mr. Ueda, a former hotel chef and vegetable sommelier. The restaurant offers French and Italian cuisine that combines Kyoto ingredients such as white miso paste and seasonal vegetables. The restaurant offers a wide selection of alcoholic beverages, including wine and whiskey, so ask for a pairing recommendation.
A luxurious dish of today's rare cutlet made from fresh fish, which can be eaten as sashimi, and deep fried crispy for 1,200 yen. The burnt butter sauce is mouthwatering.
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Wine Diner KINOHACHI Kyoto Ekimae
- wine food Kinohachi, Kinohachi, Kyoto, Tokyo, Japan
- Kyoto Ekimae Daiyahachi Bldg. 2F, 217 Manoiya-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
- 5 min. walk from "Kyoto Station" of each line
- Tel. 075-746-3778
- 17:30-23:30
Friday 17:30 - 24:00
Saturday 17:00 - 24:00
Sunday 17:00-22:00
Holidays 17:00-23:30
10. Toast with okonomiyaki and beer at a famous local restaurant [Hide]!
An okonomiyaki restaurant that has been loved by Kyotoites for about half a century. The popular sticky rice cake has a sweet and spicy sauce that whets the appetite and goes well with alcoholic beverages. The teppan-yaki menu is also excellent, including horumon udon (hormone udon), which is a perfect match of the flavor of hoso (fish bones) and spicy sauce, and tonpeiyaki, which is simple and brings out the best flavor of the ingredients. Try the soul food of Kyoto.
BETAYAKI BUTSUITAMA: 650 yen. Cabbage on thin dough, pork and kujo-negi (green onion) layered on top, then topped with a raw egg. With soba (buckwheat): +200 yen.
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- 111 Nishi-Kujo-Harikoji-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 5 min. walk from Toji Station on the Kintetsu Line
12 minutes walk from Hachijo West Exit of Kyoto Station on each line.
- Tel. 075-671-4551
- 17:00-22:00 (LO/21:30)
Sundays and holidays 17:00-21:00 (LO/20:30)
The information is subject to change. Please contact each store or facility directly for the latest information.
All prices include tax.
※内容の誤りや閉店情報などお気づきの点がございましたら、info@leafkyoto.co.jp までお知らせください。
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.
All prices include tax.
※内容の誤りや閉店情報などお気づきの点がございましたら、info@leafkyoto.co.jp までお知らせください。
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.
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