2025] 15 Recommended Lunches in the Shijo-Karasuma Area
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2025.7.26
［2025] 26 Excellent Japanese Lunches in Kyoto 26 Excellent Japanese Lunches in Kyoto
When you come to Kyoto, you want to eat delicious Japanese food! But many people may not know which restaurant to choose. For such people, Leaf KYOTO editorial staff, who know Kyoto's gourmet food scene inside and out, has carefully selected some of the best Japanese lunches. In this issue, we introduce popular Japanese lunches that can be enjoyed casually in the city, mainly in the Kyoto Station, Kawaramachi, and Karasuma areas, which are the center of Kyoto! You can either go sightseeing after tasting the delicious food, or enjoy it while you are on the move. From long-established establishments to casual Japanese restaurants, enjoy these delicious lunches to your heart's content.
Contents of this article
- 8.
- Outstanding cosmopolitan cuisine! Omakase lunch featuring fresh fish [Warakumi Ishimamaru] / Gojo
- 12.
- Lunch at Kojyoryoku Takaya (こりょうり たか屋), which is sprinkled with seasonal ingredients/Kyoto Station
- 13.
- Sashimi set menus at a Japanese restaurant with a history as a fresh fish restaurant [Uomasa]/Gojo
11. Japanese and Chinese cuisine collaborated for lunch at the playful Sousaku Ryori Wa / Karasuma
In the store of [Creative Cuisine Wa], which offers creative cuisine that combines Chinese with a Japanese base, there are many exciting tricks such as chopstick rests in the shape of animals and sweets and origami menus. The dishes, such as obanzai made with seasonal Kyoto vegetables and crispy spring rolls, are all made with care. Check out the full lineup of monthly lunches that will make you wonder which one to eat.
月替わり四季の彩り御膳（デザート付き）3200円。8種類のおかずにごはん、味噌汁、デザートが付いた大満足のメニュー
creative cuisine
- Sakuryu Riwa
- Sanyo Rokkaku Building 1F, 82 Ryusui-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 7 min. walk from Exit 6 of Karasuma-Oike Subway Station
- Tel.075-708-6518
- ランチ／ 11：30～14：00
- Closed on Sundays, other irregular holidays available
No smoking in the restaurant. No private rooms. No parking.
12. Lunch at Kojyoryoku Takaya (こりょうり たか屋), which is sprinkled with seasonal ingredients/Kyoto Station
通りに面した白の暖簾が目印の小料理屋さん。木の温もりを感じるカウンターで割烹歴16年以上の店主が腕を振るう。月〜木曜限定の10種類の小皿が並ぶ昼御膳は土鍋ごはんがおかわり自由。ダシの旨さと旬素材が散りばめられた料理が楽しめる。
Good rice and 10 small dishes for 2,700 yen, limited to 10 servings per day (Monday through Thursday). Sashimi, grilled dishes, simmered dishes, and other small dishes are served with rice cooked in an earthenware pot for free refills.
Koryori Takaya
- Koryori Takaya
- 165 GEM7 1F
- JR「京都駅」出口2から徒歩6分
- Tel.075-365-5159
- Lunch/12:00-14:00 (LO/13:00)
- Closed on Sundays
No smoking in the restaurant. No private rooms. No parking.
13. Sashimi set menus at a Japanese restaurant with a history as a fresh fish restaurant [Uomasa]/Gojo
明治初期の1870年、鮮魚店として創業した地点から数えると150年以上。鮮魚店から仕出し料理店、そして現在の和食処へ、時代のニーズに合わせて形を変えながら京都の食文化と関わってきた。店主が毎日、市場まで足を運んで仕入れる鮮魚を使った上造り定食1600円は鯛、マグロなどのお造り3種盛り合わせに、日替わりの小鉢が2品付く。
Top sashimi set meal: 1,600 yen
fisheries management
- seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style
- 168, Butsuguya-cho, Rokujo-Dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto, Japan
- 2 min. walk from Exit 5 of Gojo Subway Station
- Tel. 075-351-3355
- Lunch / 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Closed on Tuesdays
No smoking in the restaurant. No private rooms. No parking.
14. ［Freshly deep-fried tempura and a meal filled with homemade side dishes at Nishiki Hirano / Karasuma
百余年の歴史を守る錦市場の惣菜店が営むレストランスペースでは、天ぷらをメインとしたボリューム満点の御膳が楽しめる。注文を受けてから揚げるサクサクの天ぷらとこだわりの惣菜で、ごはんが止まらなくなること必至。鰹節と昆布でひいたダシをたっぷり含む名物のだし巻きに、こだわっただし巻きサンドやだし巻きバーガーといったメニューもイートインコーナーで食べられる。
特選天ぷら平野御膳2600円。海老やホタテ、サーモンチーズなどの天ぷら盛り合わせに惣菜3種盛、だし巻き、吸い物が付く
Nishiki Plain
- Nishikihira
- Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Nishikikoji Street, Sakaimachi Higashiiriru, Nakauoyacho 489-1
- 7-minute walk from Subway Shijo Station and Hankyu Karasuma Station
- Tel.075-221-6318
- ランチ／11：00～16：30（なくなり次第終了）
イートイン／10：00～19：00（なくなり次第終了） - Irregular holidays
No smoking in the restaurant. No private rooms. No parking.
15. Fresh fish directly from the production area at [Anji Karasuma Rokkakuten] / Karasuma
At Anji Karasuma Rokkaku, you can enjoy fresh fish procured that day and delivered directly from the production area. The colorful sashimi is the main dish on the sashimi set, which comes with plump grilled fish and miso soup made with offal. I am happy to be able to taste delicious fish in Kyoto.
お造り御膳1500円は、メインの魚料理に加えておばんざいも付いた満足の内容。同価格で日替わり定食も用意されている
Seafood Bar Anji Karasuma Rokkaku Branch
- Gyokochokusou Kaisen Sakaba Anji Karasumurokkuten
- Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo Ward Rokkakudori Karasuma Higashiiri Dounomaecho 231 Hoshi no Ko Hexagon Building 2F
- 4 min. walk from Exit 5 of Karasuma-Oike Subway Station
- Tel.075-231-5375
- ランチ／ 11：30～14：00（LO／13：30）
- 7 days a week
全席禁煙（喫煙スペース有） 完全個室無 駐車場無
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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