［2025] 23 Long-established, Pure & Retro Cafes in Kyoto!
2024.10.9
2024] Latest! 21 Popular Western-style Restaurants in Kyoto
Kyoto is lined with traditional Western-style restaurants known only to locals. From hamburgers overflowing with gravy and chewy noodles served on retro tableware to rice omelets with pulled eggs and children's lunches for adults, there is something for all generations to enjoy. This article selects 19 famous Western-style restaurants in Kyoto City. In the autumn of your appetite, try Kyoto's exquisite Western-style menus.
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1.Classic Neapolitan cuisine at a historic coffee shop [Inoda Coffee Main Store] / Karasuma Oike
Enjoy the same old-fashioned taste that has not changed since the Showa period at this long-established coffee shop established in 1940. Enjoy spaghetti with onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and extra-thick noodles with plenty of tomato sauce. The noodles and ingredients together weigh 220 grams, making it a hearty meal, followed by a cup of their signature coffee.
Italian 1100yen. The sauce is homemade tomato sauce. The sour and rich sauce is deliciously mixed with 2.2mm thick noodles.
Inoda Coffee Main Store
- Inoda Coffee Honten
- 140 Dosyu-cho, Sanjo-sagaru, Sakaicho-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 5 min. walk from Exit 5 of Karasuma-Oike Subway Station
- Tel. 075-221-0507
2.You can enjoy orthodox omelet rice with dobby sauce [Grill Koho] / Okazaki
［A long-established Western-style restaurant founded in 1961, this restaurant is located near the Kyoto Zoo and has inherited its old-fashioned taste. The menu features a variety of Western-style dishes such as hamburgers, fried dishes, etc. The popular omelette rice is a hearty dish, and the depth of the dobby sauce (domiglas sauce), which takes two weeks to prepare, can only be experienced here. Enjoy the view of the trees of Heian Jingu Shrine from the window while savoring the exquisite Western cuisine.
Omelette rice (medium) 1,200 yen. Traditional style of thinly fried egg and ketchup rice with plenty of dobby sauce.
grill small treasure
- Because it's a grill
- 46 Okazakikitagoshomachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 3 minutes walk from bus stop "Okazaki Michi".
15 min. walk from Exit 1 of Higashiyama Subway Station - Tel.075-771-5893
3.Thick, heart-pounding hamburger steak lunch at Grill Demi / Marutamachi
Grill Demi offers a wide variety of Western-style dishes centering on hamburgers. The hamburgers are made with coarsely minced meat with little binding agent, so you can directly feel the flavor of the meat. The dish is thick and satisfying. Enjoy the harmony of the rich and thick demi-glace sauce and the flavor of the meat.
Demi hamburger steak with eyeballs & fried shrimp for 1,600 yen. Enjoy the harmony of rich and thick demi-glace sauce and juicy meat juices.
grilled demi (fish)
- Palma Bldg. 1F, 80 Tomoe-cho, Isikawa-dori Muro-machi Higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 3 minutes walk from exit 6 of "Marutamachi" subway station
- Tel. 075-211-7661
4. [Shokudo Days]'s omelet rice shines and is delicious, perfection / Kawaramachi
Chef Shimizu, who has experience at hotels and Western-style restaurants, started Shokudo Days as an omu-rice restaurant during the day and a Western-style izakaya (Japanese-style pub) at night. Along with the classic omelet, his signature dish, the (white) omelet, has become a hot topic on SNS. The omelette is made with a white egg from Hokkaido, and the yolk of a Shiga Prefecture egg flows out of the omelette. The contrast between the omelette and the demi-glace with plenty of onions is both beautiful and tasty.
Sauteed onions, chicken, and rice, then ketchup is added. On top of the chicken rice, a freshly made omelette with four eggs is on top. Lunchtime (white) omelette rice that is exciting the moment you insert the special knife: 1,760 yen.
Cafeteria Days
- Shokudo Days
- Shikisai Kawaramachi Building 2F, 330-3 Inaricho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
- 2 minutes walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 2B
- Tel.075-744-0191
5.Enchanted by the Pull Toro Omelet at Cafe me / Okazaki
Mr. Kimura, an omelette chef who could not forget the omelette rice he had eaten at a long-established cafe "Cafe You" in Ginza, Tokyo, trained at the original cafe and opened "Cafe Me" to "spread the taste of this omelette in Kyoto. The omelette, made with his craftsmanship, is served on a bed of ketchup rice. The glossy omelette is so glossy that it is almost hard to put a spoon in.
Ginza Omelette Rice (1,300 yen). The omelette is a work of art as it is skillfully prepared in a frying pan to a tender state. Comes with a drink of your choice.
Cafe me
- Kiss me
- 1-8 Okazaki Seishojicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
- 8 min. walk from Exit 2 of Higashiyama Subway Station
- Tel.075-708-7218
6.Grill at [Salad Shop Sancho Kawaramachi] where you can eat plenty of vegetables/Kawaramachi
Established in 1972, this Western-style restaurant specializes in salads with plenty of salads. Using carefully selected fresh vegetables and additive-free cottonseed oil, the restaurant offers a wide variety of about 30 dishes, mainly grilled dishes. The popular teriyaki steak has an excellent sweet and rich sauce based on white miso paste.
Teriyaki mix and salad 1680 yen. All grilled dishes come with a green salad with homemade dressing. Taste it with chicken cutlet sandwiched between shiso and cheese and you are sure to be satisfied!
Salad Shop Sancho Kawaramachi Main Store
- Salad Mise Sancho Kawaramachi Honten
- 572 Nakanomachi, Urateramachi-dori, Shijo Agaru, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
- 2 minutes walk from Exit 3 of Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station".
- Tel.075-211-0459
7.［Pineapple rice at Kitchen Gong Nijo is a trinity of greedy dishes / Nijo Castle area
Founded in 1970, Kitchen Gon's signature dish is pinet rice. It is a trinity of fried rice and cutlet topped with your choice of curry sauce or demi-sauce. ［The Kitchen Gon Nijo branch has a take-out counter so that customers can enjoy the famous Pineapple Rice at home. Currently, the restaurant is only open on weekdays during lunchtime. Check google for opening hours and dates.
Pineapple rice 800 yen. Customizable toppings such as additional pinet (fried rice) and melted cheese can be added for an extra charge.
Kitchen Gong Nijo
- kitchen gong
- Nissho Iwai Marutamachi Koyoin Heights 1F
- 8 minutes walk from Exit 2 of "Marutamachi" subway station
- Tel.075-585-4741
8.［Handmade hamburger steak restaurant Tokura Kyoto Sanjo
［At Tokura Kyoto Sanjo, you can enjoy hamburgers that overflow with juices the moment you put your chopsticks into them. The taste is so popular that it attracts fans not only from the Kansai region but also from far and wide. Drizzle the red wine sauce over the hamburger steak and enjoy the delicious flavor of the meat that fills your mouth.
Original hamburger steak 180g 890yen, 300g 1100yen. Original sauce with the taste of red wine is popular among people of all ages.
Handmade hamburger steak restaurant Tokura Kyoto Sanjo
- Handmade hamburger store: Tokura Kioto Sanjo
- 1F Kyoto Sanjo Building, 57 Masuya-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
- 4 min. walk from Exit 5 of Karasuma-Oike Subway Station
- Tel.075-744-0777
9.A Western-style restaurant in Kita-Shirakawa popular for its hearty tan stew [Grill Ninjin] / Kita-Shirakawa
Grill Carrots offers authentic Western cuisine at a reasonable price. The hearty tongue is cooked to perfection so that it remains chewy, and when combined with the domiglace sauce, which has been simmered over an uninterrupted flame for three days, one bite of the stew will captivate you with its elegant and deep flavor. Enjoy it with a glass of wine recommended by the second-generation owner, who is a certified sommelier.
Tan stew 2,510 yen. The hearty tongue has just the right amount of meaty texture and is a perfect match for the chef's carefully prepared Domiglas sauce!
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
- grilled carrot
- 51-2 Ichijyoji Deguchi-machi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 3 min. walk from bus stop "Ichijoji Shimokurimatsu-cho".
12-minute walk from Ichijoji Station on the Eiden Line
- Tel. 075-711-7210
10.Gentle taste makes your fork go faster [Cafe Giraffe] / Kawaramachi, Tokyo
Café Giraffe" has begun to spin a new story, taking over the store that regrettably closed its doors. The menu features a retro atmosphere and a menu that is typical of a pure coffee shop, with the Neapolitan noodles made with thin noodles and a mildly acidic tomato sauce. The Neapolitan Neapolitan is made with thin noodles and a mildly acidic tomato sauce.
Neapolitan 850 yen. Smooth and smooth, you can eat it easily despite its generous portion.
cafe giraffe
- Kiss Giraffe
- Main Bldg. 2F, 583-10 Nakano-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 1 minute walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station"
- Tel: None
11.Hamburg steak in a machiya [Nagago Western-style restaurant] / Kawaramachi-Gojo
Mr. Matsumoto has studied as a Western-style chef, including serving as the head chef at Bistro Sept, which regrettably closed in 2021. The hamburger steak is made with a 50/50 blend of Japanese beef and pork from Fukudome Farm in Kagoshima, which Mr. Matsumoto claims is the best for its fatty meat, and is packed with the natural taste of meat. Enjoy the excellent hamburgers in the relaxed atmosphere of a machiya townhouse.
Hamburger set 2,200 yen. Two types of sauces are available: demi-glace and Japanese taste. The demi-glace sauce is made to be thicker and richer. The set comes with a hearty soup filled with vegetables, salad, and rice.
Nagago Western Restaurant
- Nakago, a restaurant specializing in Western-style dishes
- 682-4, Ishifudono-cho, Matsubara-dori Gokomachi Nishiiru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 8 minutes walk from Exit 3 of "Kiyomizu Gojo Station" of Keihan
Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 10, 8 min. walk - Tel.075-600-9655
12.A hamburger steak with a direct taste of meat flavor [Meat & Western Cuisine Otake] / Shimizu Gojo
The owner's signature hamburger steak is made from the shank of Danzan Kogen beef from Aichi Prefecture and Sanshu pork from Aichi Prefecture, both of which are coarsely minced in the restaurant. The hamburgers are packed with flavor because no eggs, onions, or other glues are used. In addition to hamburgers, the meat-centered menu lineup includes beef croquettes, roast beef bowls, lean steaks, and other items that meat lovers can't get enough of.
The Arabiki hamburger steak set (150g) for 1,600 yen also features an excellent homemade demi-glace sauce prepared from beef bones. Comes with rice, salad, miso soup, pickles, and a small bowl of cooked food.
Meat and Western Cuisine Otake
- flesh-colored oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
- 5-345-3 Miyagawa-suji, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 5 min. walk from Exit 1 of "Gion-Shijo Station" of Keihan
- Tel. 075-708-6085
13.Enjoy hearty Western-style dishes using seasonal ingredients [Western-style cuisine Ogata]/Yanagiba Oshikoji
This Western-style restaurant was opened by Chef Ogata, who trained at a hotel and then worked as head chef at a popular bistro in Kyoto. For lunch, the restaurant offers a variety of hearty lunches and mini-courses centering on meat dishes, including the popular Western-style hamburg steak Ogata's special hamburger steak, and for dinner, a wide selection of dishes from standard a la carte to curry and pasta. The menu features dishes prepared just for that day, using seasonal ingredients such as aged beef from Sakaeya in Shiga and fish from Sasue Maeda Fish Store in Shizuoka.
Tonteki of happy pork from Kagoshima [Fukudome Small Farm]. (Lunch from 2,990 yen) You can choose between demi-glace or Japanese onion sauce. Salad, soup, coffee or tea included.
Western-style oblong
- fish-shaped
- 32-1 Tojiji-cho, Yanagibaba-dori Oshikoji-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 7 min. walk from Exit 1 of "Karasuma-Oike" subway station
7 min. walk from Exit 3 of "Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae" subway station. - Tel. 075-223-2230
14.Chewy noodles are the star of the show at Neapolitan [Jibaba Kibatei] / Karasuma Oike
This popular bistro uses local meats and vegetables and offers a variety of menu items that are sure to be enjoyed with alcoholic beverages. The Neapolitan sauce made with plenty of onions and butter has a mild and rich flavor. The chewy noodles soaked in water overnight before boiling are a perfect match.
Neapolitan 1078 yen. Mild sauce with plenty of powdered cheese.
Jijibaba Mokubatei
- grandmothers and great-grandmothers being considered as an enemy of whales
- 106 Nishioshikoji-cho, Karasuma Higashi-iru, Oshikoji-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 2 minutes walk from Exit 1 of "Karasuma-Oike" subway station
- Tel. 075-746-3882
15.Traditional Western-style cuisine with the flavors of the ingredients [Grill Jyunsai]/International House of Japan
Established in 1970, this popular Western-style restaurant is a short walk from the Kokusai Kaikan subway station. The basic taste has always remained the same, although the ingredients and cooking methods have been pursued and improved little by little to make them tastier. Western-style dishes such as hamburgers, beef cutlets, and cream croquettes can be enjoyed. The demi-sauce, dressing, and tartar sauce are homemade, and chemical seasonings and broth ingredients such as Maggi Bouillon are not used. Enjoy a full, traditional Western-style lunch where the flavors of the ingredients come alive.
Braised hamburger steak and fries set for 1,250 yen. Braised hamburger steak, plus your choice of one of eight types of fries.
grilled water shield (Brasenia schreberi)
- 22, Iwakura Minami-Osagi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 2 min. walk from Exit 3 of Kokusai Kaikan Subway Station
- Tel. 075-721-1035
16.［Grill Fukuya" is a Western-style restaurant in Kawaramachi Gojo that is loved by geisha and maiko (apprentice geisha).
A long-established Western-style restaurant that has been in business for more than 100 years and is the pride of Miyagawa-cho. The specialty "Fukuya Rice," with its eye-catching and vivid colors, was created 70 to 80 years ago at the request of a geiko. The dish is made with a half-boiled egg on top of the nostalgic ham rice and fresh tomatoes instead of tomato sauce for a light and refreshing finish. The beef cutlet sandwich, cut into a size that is easy to eat even with a maiko's small mouth, is also popular as a gift for actors. This is a famous restaurant with episodes unique to the Hanamachi district.
Fukuya Rice, named after the restaurant's name, is 980 yen. Simple yet robust flavor. The acidity of the tomatoes, peeled and cut into small pieces for easy eating, accentuates the taste.
Grill Tomikuya
- grill
- 5-341 Miyagawa-suji, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 4 minutes walk from Exit 5 of "Kiyomizu Gojo Station" of Keihan
- Tel. 075-561-2980
17.Enjoy high-level Western cuisine prepared by a chef from a hotel [Western-style restaurant Noro] / Karasuma Oike
The chef in charge of the restaurant is Ryuji Kono, who has worked at such prestigious hotels as Aman Kyoto and the Four Seasons Hotel in Tokyo. The lunch set menu includes appetizers, soups, and entrees, while the evening menu is basically a la carte. He also makes use of Japanese ingredients, and uses red miso for his signature dish, a stewed hamburger steak, to give it a deep flavor. It goes well with the sake that Mr. Kono, a sake lover, carefully selects.
From ¥2,950 for a once-in-a-lifetime lunch, Yo-shoku-do no Ro's Braised Hamburger Steak with Red Miso Demiglace Poached Eggs. ［The hamburger steak, made with a combination of Ozaki beef and happy pork from Kyushu, is topped with a sauce made with red miso paste from Matsuno Soy Sauce Co.
Western-style restaurant
- attractive face and figure
- 115-1 Tamakura-cho, Rokkaku-dori Shinmachi Higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- Six-minute walk from Exit 6 of Karasuma-Oike Subway Station
- Tel. 075-746-6900
18.［Children's lunch for adults at Cafe Madlag Fujii Daimaru / Kawaramachi, Tokyo
Café Madlag is a famous restaurant that connects Kyoto's coffee shop culture to the next generation. The most notable menu item here is the children's lunch that most visitors order. There are two sets of children's lunches available: Set A with a hamburger steak for 1,380 yen and Set B with shrimp cream croquettes for 1,430 yen. Both sets come with pudding for dessert, which is very satisfying!
Children's Lunch A: 1,380 yen. The main dish is a plump hamburger steak made from minced beef and pork. A hardened pudding typical of coffee shops is included for dessert.
Cafe Madrag Fujii Daimaru
- Kissa Madrag Fuji Daimaruten
- Fujii Daimaru 5F, 605 Teramachi-dori, Shijoshitaru, Sadayasuzenomachi, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- Directly connected to Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station" Exit 10
- Tel.075-744-6624
19.Western-style restaurant with delicious rice from a long-established rice store [Western-style restaurant Kitchen Papa] / Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
The fourth generation of the long-established Oome Rice Shop, which has been in business since the end of the Edo period (1603-1868), developed a love of cooking and established a Western-style restaurant in 1996. Upon entering the restaurant, brown rice of various varieties and origins served in tubs catches the eye, indicating the brand of rice to be served that day. The freshly milled rice is served with a choice of large or small portions and can be refilled at any time, or, for a limited number of 10 servings, with brown rice. The restaurant is proud of its hand-kneaded hamburger steak topped with homemade demi-glace sauce. In winter, fried oysters are also available, which will surely make your meal go down a treat.
Hamburg & Chicken Nanban Lunch: 1,550 yen. The juicy hamburger steak is filled with vegetables, meat, and a demi-glace sauce slowly simmered in wine.
Western Restaurant Kitchen Papa
- Yokokuya Kitchen Papa
- 591 Ubaganishi-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 1 minute walk from bus stop "Senbon Kamidachiuri
- Tel. 075-441-4119
20.Excellent hamburger steak at the long-established Western-style restaurant [Grill Capital Toyotei Porta Branch] / Kyoto Station
Grill Capital Toyotei, a Western-style restaurant established in 1897, has expanded to the Kyoto Station underground shopping mall (Porta) for casual drop-in customers. The hamburger steak, served wrapped in aluminum foil, is made from coarsely minced, hand-kneaded meat, carefully grilled, and topped with a generous amount of hot special beef stew sauce.
Hyakunen Western-style hamburger steak (1,520 yen), and a choice of three lunch sets (from 1,720 yen), including a salad with whole tomatoes, bread or rice, dessert, and drink.
Grill Capital Toyotei Porta
- Grill Capital East Point Porta Point
- 902 Higashishioji-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- Directly connected to each line "Kyoto Station"
- Tel.075-343-3222
21.I want to eat it even if I have to wait in line! ［Fried shrimp and hamburgers at Grill Hasegawa / Kitaoji
Every day at lunch time, a long-established Western-style restaurant, "Grill Hasegawa," draws a long line in front of the restaurant. The menu, served in a retro atmosphere, is full of hearty dishes. Enjoy a blissful time with a set of fried prawns wrapped in a crispy batter and a soft and juicy hamburger steak topped with a special ketchup-based sauce.
The hearty A mix (shrimp & hamburger steak) is 2,000 yen. A wide variety of bento menus are available, and a picnic at the Kamogawa River just a short walk from the restaurant is also recommended!
grill
- 68 Oyama Shimo-Uchigawara-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 4 min. walk from Exit 3 of Kitaoji Subway Station
- Tel. 075-491-8835
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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