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Karasuma Lunch Special

2025] 15 Recommended Lunches in the Shijo-Karasuma Area

The Karasuma area is lined with offices and stores, and many people come and go every day. This area, which is also known as the center of Kyoto, is packed with restaurants where you can enjoy a delicious lunch! We have picked up our editorial staff's recommendations regardless of genre, including Japanese, Western, and Chinese food. Why don't you check out your favorite restaurants and explore new ones?

Contents of this article

1.
The delicious flavor of chicken and seafood is concentrated! Ramen at Wajo Ryomen Sugari, where the fresh motsu (motsu) satisfies your appetite!
2.
Boasting fresh fish purchased the same day! [Harbor Meal Lunch at Yumedokoro Fisherman's Meal Zaushiya
3.
Excellent thirst-quenching noodles! [Enjoy the taste of the broth in the thick tsukemen noodles at Menshou Takamatsu Kyoto Main Store!
4.
[Enjoy a rewarding lunch of shark's fin rice at ZEZE KANPOCHI.
5.
Spice-scented! The unmistakable taste of Keema Curry and Udon noodles in a traditional Kyoto townhouse.
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A wide variety of dishes will impress you! AWOMB Karasuma Honten's course lunch featuring hand-woven sushi
7.
A time-consuming hamburger steak lunch at a popular Western-style restaurant [Western-style restaurant Noro] will satisfy both your stomach and your mind.
8.
A series of elaborate dishes will be served one after another! [Traveling Lunch Course at ryu no hige by MITATE
9.
Repeaters keep coming back! The spices stimulate your appetite for the excellent keema curry at SPICE CHAMBER.
10.
Enjoy authentic dim sum that goes all the way down to the skin! [Hoshi-machi Set Meal at Hong Kong Yumcha Hoshi-machi
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Neapolitan spaghetti at Maeda Coffee Muro-machi
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Healthy lunch served by an authentic Chinese restaurant [Raksenro] black rice porridge set
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Juicy hamburgers with plenty of flavor! Juicy hamburgers to satisfy your taste buds [HAMBURG LABO Shijo Nishinotoin
14.
[Enjoy Kyoto's Obanzai at Gozen Lunch at the Kyoto Aji-Nomura Karasuma Main Store
15.
The refined taste with a secret miso flavor! [Gyoza Restaurant Ryosho Takatsuji's Kyoto Gyoza

1. The delicious flavor of chicken and seafood is concentrated! Ramen at Wajo Ryomen Sugari, where the fresh motsu (motsu) satisfies your appetite!

Wajo Ryomen Sugari (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is located just a 3-minute walk from Karasuma Station on the Hankyu Railway. [Opened as the third store of the same name, this popular store is visited by fans in search of excellent noodles. The soup is made from a large amount of chicken stock and dried sardines, and topped with fresh motsu (motsu). The soup is filled with cabbage and green onions, which are soaked in the thick broth, and served with homemade whole wheat noodles, filling you with happiness.

Japanese brewed good noodle Sugari Ramen (mori)

Ramen (motsu) 1,200 yen. Chicken seafood soup and homemade noodles, topped with freshly seared savory Japanese motsu

Interior view of Wajo Ryoumen Sugari

Japanese-style noodles

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  • 471-1, Kannondo-cho, Shijo-dori Shinmachi-agaru, Ichijo-me Higashiiru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3 minutes walk from Hankyu "Karasuma" station or subway "Shijo" station (Exit 26)
  • Tel: None
  • 11:30-15:00, 18:00-21:00 *Close when sold out
  • 7 days a week

2. Boasting fresh fish purchased the same day! [Harbor Meal Lunch at Yumedokoro Fisherman's Meal Zaushiya

[Yumedokoro Fisherman's Meal Zaushiya is proud of its harbor cuisine, which you can enjoy in the city! You can enjoy a variety of dishes using fresh fish carefully selected and purchased at the central market every morning. The restaurant offers a variety of dishes recommended for the day, but the most recommended dish is the sumptuous rice dish, which is also available at lunch time. A variety of dishes such as a bowl of rice topped with a sumptuous bowl of fish purchased on the day and a main dish that changes daily are served on a single plate. The restaurant offers seats with sunken kotatsu (table over a sunken table) where you can relax in comfort, as well as seats at the counter where you can enjoy watching the craftsmanship of fish processing. Enjoy the special taste of fresh fish in the city.

Zogyo-ya's extravagant rice

Luxury meal for 1,200 yen. In addition to the fish dish, the set includes a salad and homemade chawanmushi (steamed egg custard). To finish, pour the broth into a bowl of rice and enjoy it as chazuke (rice with green tea).

Inside view of Zoya

Yumedokoro Fisherman's Meshi Zagoya

  • Yumedokoro Ryoshi Meshi Zakoya
  • 147-3 Honeyacho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 4 min. walk from Exit 6 of Karasuma-Oike Subway Station
    6 minutes walk from Exit 22 of "Karasuma" station on Hankyu line
  • Tel.075-221-3358
  • 11:00-14:00 (LO), 17:00-23:00 (LO/22:00)
  • Closed on Sundays and irregular holidays.

3. Excellent thirst-quenching noodles! [Enjoy the taste of the broth in the thick tsukemen noodles at Menshou Takamatsu Kyoto Main Store!

The Kyoto branch of Menzoku Takamatsu specializes in tsukemen (tsukemen). Takamatsu's signature tsukemen dish is to enjoy the aroma and the smoothness of the noodles alone. After that, we recommend adding a dash of sudachi (citrus fruit) or black pepper to the noodles for a different flavor. The chicken broth and seafood broth are combined with the thin noodles, which are very smooth, and one bite will immediately fill you with happiness. The restaurant is a place where one can easily stop by alone at the counter, as they want to be "close to you. Come by on a whim and fill your stomach and soul with the delicious tsukemen.

Takamatsu Tsukemen

Tsukemen (chicken and seafood): 930 yen. The noodles, which are the key to the flavor, are made with stone-ground whole wheat flour from Nagano Prefecture, which has a unique texture and feel on the tongue.

Exterior view of Mensho-Taka Matsumoto

Mensho Takamatsu Kyoto Main Store

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  • 312 Ichirensha-cho, Takoyakushi-dori, Higashinotoin, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 5 min. walk from Exit 21 of "Karasuma" station on Hankyu line
  • Tel.075-252-8270
  • 11:00-23:00 (LO/22:30)
  • 7 days a week

4. [Enjoy a rewarding lunch of shark's fin rice at ZEZE KANPOCHI.

Zensho Hanpochi offers authentic Chinese cuisine in the Karasuma area. The restaurant is housed in an atmospheric building that was formerly the store and residence of a kimono merchant, and offers a variety of gorgeous Chinese dishes. The famous shark's fin rice is a dish that has many fans, with a lavish portion of large shark's fin on top. The option to choose your favorite part of the shark's fin from the following options is also a plus. The restaurant also offers a lineup of course meals, making it a useful choice for a variety of situations, from a small rewarding lunch to a special dinner.

Cuisine of Zensho Hanpochiri

Our specialty shark's fin (unraveled (1,980 yen), full-sized breast fin (2,640 yen), and special shark's fin (5,500 yen)), which can also be enjoyed with rice, is full of collagen and melts in your mouth. The richness and flavor will fill your mouth!

Interior view of Zenjo Hanpokkiri

Zenshikan chubby

  • Zezekan chubby
  • 283-2 Tenjinyamacho, Shinmachi Higashi-iru, Nishikikoji-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 4 minutes walk from Exit 26 of "Karasuma" station on Hankyu line
  • Tel.075-257-5766
  • 11:30-15:00 (LO/14:00)
    17:00-22:00 (LO/21:00)
  • 7 days a week
  • All seats non-smoking Fully private room available No parking
  • https://kiwa-group.co.jp/zezekan/

5. Spice-scented! The unmistakable taste of Keema Curry and Udon noodles in a traditional Kyoto townhouse.

Kyoto Shijo Kunon is located a four-minute walk from Karasuma Station. It is a popular restaurant that attracts fans every day as they can enjoy udon lunch in a renovated Kyoto-style machiya house. The signature dish is Keema Udon, a thin udon noodle made from a blend of Japanese wheat ground by hand on a stone mill and roasted germ, topped with a generous amount of Keema Curry. More than 20 spices are used in the keema curry, and the exquisite marriage between the udon and the curry stimulates the appetite. Enjoy your favorite arrangement, such as adding tsuyu (soy sauce) or pouring the curry over barley rice topped with egg yolk.

Kuon Japanese-style Kashiwa Keema Udon Curry Udon

Japanese-style Kashiwa Keema Udon with five kinds of skewered tempura for 1980 yen. A set that includes the popular keema udon with barley rice topped with egg yolk and five kinds of skewered tempura.

Interior view of Kyoto Shijo Kuon

Kyoto Shijo Kuon

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  • 420, Koyadana-cho, Nishiki-kouji-sagaru, Shinmachi-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 4 minutes walk from Exit 26 of "Karasuma" station on Hankyu line
  • Tel. 075-251-6661
  • 11:00-15:00 (LO/14:30)
    17:00-21:00 (LO/20:30)
  • Irregular holidays
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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