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[2024] Some long-established and famous restaurants! 13 recommended restaurants in Kyoto that serve delicious yuba (bean curd).

If you want to experience Kyoto's food culture, how about trying yuba cuisine, a dish that lets you feel the emotion of Kyoto? We pick up restaurants that you should know if you like yuba, such as long-established restaurants where you can taste yuba made with traditional techniques inherited from the ancient times, and Japanese restaurants where you can enjoy creative dishes using yuba. The elegant presentation of the dishes is also a must-see for those who love yuba. (TEXT/Meimi Toyoda, EDIT/Miki Tamura)

1. Learn the depth of yuba by comparing five different types [Kyo-yuba Mita Hisashi, Shimizu Branch] / Gojo

At Mita Hisashi Shimizu Branch, located at the foot of Kiyomizu-zaka, you can enjoy the taste of yuba that has been handed down for over 100 years since its establishment. The lunchtime-only Kyo-yuba Wagyu Gozen, which allows you to compare five different types of yuba, is recommended for those who want to enjoy yuba to the fullest. The Mita Hisa style is to use only the finest soybeans and the cleanest underground water in Kyoto, and the production process is so simple that it is made with the utmost care.

Mita Hisashi" Kyo-yuba Wagyu Beef Gozen

Kyo-yuba Wagyu Gozen for 3,480 yen. The three types of yuba are kujo, kokkomi, and komaki. Rice can be changed to a bowl of yuba for +500 yen.

Kyoto Yuba Mitakyu Shimizu

  • Kyouyu Bamikyuu Kiyomizuten
  • 4-150-3 Shimizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 2 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Kiyomizu"
  • Tel.075-533-7676
  • Cafe 10:30-18:00
    Lunch 11:30-15:00 (LO)
    Open irregular holidays *Details to be announced on instagram

2. Yuba Cuisine [Yuba, Miso, Tofu, Kyoto Cuisine, Mameya Genzo] at Noryo-doko, Kyoto's summer resort / Kiyamachi, Kyoto

At Mameya Genzo, which has been inherited from the teahouse Ryoso [Omihatsu] and makes use of the atmosphere of a Kyoto townhouse, you can enjoy yuba while watching the murmuring of the Kamo River. During the hot season, the restaurant offers Kyoto-style kaiseki cuisine using homemade pumped yuba and seasonal ingredients on the Noryo-doko, a traditional summer floor in Kyoto. The atmospheric building, which retains a sense of time, and the richly flavored yuba and tofu dishes blend comfortably with each other. We hope you will experience summer in Kyoto in this atmospheric space that is a little removed from everyday life.

Mameya Genzo" Cuisine

Tofu Gozen (set meal): 4,400 yen. The main ingredients, yuba (bean curd) and tofu, are homemade, and you can taste the deep richness of the beans. Enjoy it with a special dipping sauce.

Yuba, Miso, Tofu, Kyoto Cuisine - Mameya Genzo

  • Yuba, Miso, Tofu, Kyoto cuisine Mameya Genzo
  • 490-1 Kamikoriki-cho, Kiyamachi-dori Oike-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3-minute walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Subway Station
  • Tel.075-253-1155
  • 11:30-14:30 (LO/13:30)
    17:00-22:00 (LO/20:00)
    Irregular holidays

3. Get intoxicated by the smoothness of freshly made homemade yuba [Yuba Izumi, Kiyomizu Gojozaka] / Gojo

[On the approach to Kiyomizu-Dera Temple is Kiyomizu Gojozaka Yuba Izumi, a restaurant specializing in yuba cuisine owned by Kyoto Restaurant Isobe. The yuba is carefully scooped up one by one in a workshop on the second floor of the restaurant, and its smooth and creamy texture is very appealing. The signature menu, Kyo-yuba-zen, includes three kinds of kumiage-yuba, yuba rice, and deep-fried wrapped yuba, and is a complete yuba meal. Enjoy the yuba dishes to your heart's content, which are made from the best knowledge of yuba and make full use of its deliciousness.

Kyoto Cuisine "Isobe" Kyo Yuba Set

Kyo-yuba set (2,420 yen). The menu features ingredients unique to Kyoto, such as rice grown in Kyoto Prefecture.

Shimizu Gojozaka Yuba Izumi

  • Kiyomizu-jozaka Yuba Line
  • 6-583-113 Gojobashi Higashi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 5 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Gojozaka"
  • Tel. 075-541-8000
  • 11:00-15:00 (LO/14:30)
    7 days a week

4. A variety of yuba dishes served under a spacious sunken kotatsu (table placed over a sunken kotatsu) [Kotouya Nishiki] / Karasuma

Yubanzai Komamiya Nishiki Branch, located in Nishiki Market, the kitchen of Kyoto, offers a variety of creative dishes using yuba, such as yuba spring rolls and yuba tempura. The restaurant's attention to ingredients is not limited to yuba, but also includes Kyoto vegetables, Kyoto pickles, and other ingredients that can be enjoyed in harmony with Kyoto's unique ingredients. All seats are furnished with sunken kotatsu-style tables made of warm solid wood, which give the restaurant a special presence. A variety of yuba dishes served while relaxing with your legs stretched out will gently heal your body after a hard day's walk.

Ko-mame-ya" Cuisine

Yuba Gozen (yuba noodle set) 2,900 yen. Yuba, okara (bean curd), and soy milk are used in all dishes. The soy milk pudding, with its gentle sweetness, is a must-try after dinner!

Kotouya Nishiki

  • Komameya Nishiki Store
  • 3F Libertas Nishikikoji, 619 Nishi-Uoya-cho, Higashinotoin Higashi-iru, Nishikikoji-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 5 minutes walk from Hankyu Karasuma Station
  • Tel. 075-221-7300
  • 11:30-14:30 (LO/14:00) *Saturday, Sunday and holidays 11:30-15:00 (LO/14:30)
    17:30-22:30 (LO/22:00)
    Closed on Wednesdays
  • No smoking in the restaurant. No private rooms. No parking.

5. Gozen lunch at Yuba Cuisine Higashiyama Yudou (Yuba Cuisine Higashiyama Yudou) / Gion, Gion, Tokyo

The restaurant is directly owned and operated by Kyoto Miyama Yuba Yumame, and its chef has a deep knowledge of Japanese cuisine. [Yuba Cuisine Higashiyama Yumame was established as a restaurant under the direct management of Kyoto Miyama Yuba Yumame, featuring yuba dishes prepared by a chef with a deep knowledge of Japanese cuisine and a background in Italian cuisine. The lunch menu, "Umi-no-zen," features a wonderful fusion of seafood and yuba. The sesame-based Rikyu ankake (sauce with sesame seeds) brings out the natural flavor of the yuba to the fullest, making it an impressive dish.

Yuba Cuisine Higashiyama Yumame" Umi-no-zen

Umi no zen: 3,600 yen. With Rikyu ankake, named after Sen no Rikyu, who liked to use sesame seeds in his cooking.

Yuba Cuisine Higashiyama Yumame

  • hot-spring cuisine higashiyama yuzu
  • 570-218, South side of Gion-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 8 minutes walk from Exit 1 of "Gion-Shijo Station" of Keihan
  • Tel. 075-532-1019
  • Breakfast 7:30-9:30 (LO)
    Lunch 11:00-14:00 (LO)
    Dinner 18:00-19:30 (LO)
    Bar 20:00-22:30
    Closed on Thursdays
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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