2025] 13 Gourmet Eateries to Enjoy on the Approach to Kiyomizu-Dera Temple, Kyoto

Leaf KYOTO 2025] 13 Gourmet Eateries to Enjoy on the Approach to Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto

2025.9.5

2025] 13 Gourmet Eateries to Enjoy on the Approach to Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto

［When you visit Kiyomizu-dera Temple, don't you want to enjoy delicious gourmet food as well? The area around Kiyomizu-Dera Temple, a World Heritage Site in Kyoto, is full of gourmet restaurants that you can visit before or after your visit to the temple. For those of you who want to enjoy food while strolling around Kyoto, we will introduce a variety of spots recommended by our local editorial staff, including excellent sweets and matcha green tea, that you may want to stop by along the way! In addition to the famous Sanneizaka (Sannenzaka), Ninenzaka (Ninenzaka), and Ichinenzaka (Ichinenzaka), check out the information on Chawanzaka and Asahizaka, which are well known to those in the know! (TEXT/Yumi Matsumura, Airiko Takabayashi, EDIT/Moe Sawamura, Kanako Horike)

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1.: First, check the approach to Kiyomizu Temple on the MAP!

2.: Matcha Cream Frappuccino® at a traditional Japanese house [Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Niningsaka Yasaka Chayaten (京都二寧坂ヤサカ茶屋店)] / Niningsaka

3.: Matcha lovers will not be able to resist! Thick matcha latte and matcha doughnuts at GOKAGO, a Japanese tea specialty store / Kiyomizu-zaka

4.: A large, mouth-watering, seared mitarashi [Gekkabijin] / Niningsaka, Tokyo

5.: Try the softness and firmness of the strawbaked rice cake at Kyoto Kiyomizu Warabimochi monna / Chawanzaka, Kyoto.

6.: Speaking of Kyoto sweets! ［Try the popular Kyo-Baamu Soft at Kyo-Baamu Kiyomizu Branch / Kiyomizu-zaka

7.: Enjoy freshly made Mitarashi dumplings from Umezono Kiyomizu-ten (dumplings even Maiko ate) / Sanneizaka, Tokyo

8.: Mitarashi dango and cool green powdered tea at Kyo Dango Fujinami, which has been popular in Kyoto for centuries / Sanneizaka

9.: The Unir Coffee Senses] / Ichinenzaka, a traditional building designated by Kyoto City

10.: ［Tofu manju (bean curd buns) at Sohonke Yudof Okutan Kiyomizu (Sohonke Yudof Okutan Kiyomizu) are moist with homemade soy milk / Niningsaka

11.: Warabimochi made with rare strawbeech flour and bittersweet oosu (sweet mochi) [Kyo Kanmi Bunnosuke Chaya Kyoto Honten] / Sanneizaka, Kyoto, Japan

12.: ［Enjoy a stroll with a skewer of Japanese sweets from Itoken/SOU・SOU Kiyomizumise in hand / Sanneizaka

13.: ［Kyoto yuba cream croquettes and fried tofu with Kyoto-style dashi at Kirakuan Okamoto Sanneizaka-ten / Sanneizaka

14.: Mizushikutei's freshly made menchi-katsu (fried pork cutlet) while viewing Yasaka-no-to (Yasaka Pagoda) / Sanneizaka-zaka area

15.: Extra Edition] Did you know? The Origin of the Slope on the Approach to Kiyomizu-dera Temple

1. First, check the approach to Kiyomizu Temple on the MAP!

［The approach to Kiyomizu-dera Temple is lined with various small and large slopes. Check the map and enjoy your stroll.

Kiyomizu-dera approach to the temple, food and gourmet MAP

2. Matcha Cream Frappuccino® at a traditional Japanese house [Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Niningsaka Yasaka Chayaten (京都二寧坂ヤサカ茶屋店)] / Niningsaka

In this store, located in a traditional Japanese house that is over 100 years old, you can enjoy coffee while relaxing in the tatami room. The store is decorated with siren art made from Japanese paper, fabric woven using the same technique as Nishijin brocade, and hanging scroll art inspired by the Otowa Falls at Kiyomizu-dera Temple and the movement of water when brewing coffee, creating a cozy harmony of tradition and modernity.

Matcha Cream Frappuccino® Tall size 600 yen. Richly flavored matcha powder blended with milk and ice for a refreshing taste.

Exterior view of Starbucks Kyoto Niningsaka Yasaka Tea House

Photo courtesy of Starbucks Coffee Japan Co.

Eating and drinking space: Yes
MAP ishere

Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Niningsaka Yasaka Chaya

starbucks coffee kyoto ni naisaka yasaka chayaten
349 Masuya-cho, Shimogawara Higashi-iru, Koudaiji Minamimon-dori, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
7 minutes walk from bus stop "Shimizu-michi".
Tel. 075-532-0601
8:00 - 20:00
Irregular holidays
https://www.starbucks.co.jp/

3. Matcha lovers will not be able to resist! Thick matcha latte and matcha doughnuts at GOKAGO, a Japanese tea specialty store / Kiyomizu-zaka

GOKAGO is a Japanese tea store that opened in 2023 on the approach to Kiyomizu-dera Temple. The name "GOKAGO" comes from the wish "to be protected by the blessings of Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy of Kiyomizu-dera Temple. The most popular drink, the thick matcha latte, has a deep flavor with the rich aroma and bitterness of Kyoto-grown matcha. It is a pleasure to have the matcha tea brewed right in front of you. The matcha doughnuts are made with matcha green tea to enhance the aroma and flavor before serving. Original blends of matcha and tea leaves, tea utensils (Kiyomizu-yaki), and tea utensils are also available for sale, making it easy to choose the right souvenir.

Matcha latte and matcha donuts from gokago

The rich Uji green tea latte 880 yen + rich green tea ice cream 350 yen, made with plenty of high-quality green tea blended for the latte. Try it with matcha doughnuts for 380 yen each.

Photo courtesy of GOKAGO

Eating and drinking space: Yes
MAP ishere

GOKAGO

gobang (game)
2-258 Shimizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
10 minutes walk from bus stop "Shimizu-michi".
10:30-18:00
Irregular holidays
https://www.instagram.com/gokago_kyoto/

4. A large, mouth-watering, seared mitarashi [Gekkabijin] / Niningsaka, Tokyo

This is a sister store of the popular "Koto Imo Honpo" in Arashiyama, a takeout store specializing in sweets made from sweet potatoes. The lightly roasted dumplings and the mild sweet-and-sour sauce will surely become addictive. The large, visually pleasing dumplings are a perfect accompaniment to a stroll.

Aburi Mitarashi: 290 yen per dumpling. Three strands of mochi mochi mochi dumplings with a sticky texture make up a generous portion *Price will be changed from October 2025.

Photo courtesy of Tsukiagebijin

Eating and drinking space: Yes
MAP ishere

night-blooming cereus

night-blooming cereus
351-14 Masuya-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
9 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Kiyomizu"
Tel: None
9:30-18:00 *Close when sold out
7 days a week

5. Try the softness and firmness of the strawbaked rice cake at Kyoto Kiyomizu Warabimochi monna / Chawanzaka, Kyoto.

The strawbutter cakes are made using rare ingredients such as Japanese strawbark flour and wasanbon sugar made by traditional methods, and are kneaded according to temperature, humidity, and other conditions. If you tell them that you saw Leaf's article on eating and walking around Kiyomizu-dera Temple, you will be offered a free piece of the strawbaked rice cake.

600 yen for a pack of 5 warabi mochi (bracken rice cakes). The rice cake is so soft that it seems to overflow when you lift it, yet it has a strong firmness.

Photo/Leaf KYOTO Editorial Department

Eating and drinking space/No
MAP ishere

Kyoto Shimizu bracken rice cake monna

Kyoto Yomizu Warabi Mochi Monna
6-538-25 Gojobashihigashi, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
10 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Gojozaka"
Tel.075-201-8158
12:00-17:00
Closed on Wednesdays
https://kyoto-monna.com/

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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