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[2023] 10 shops open on New Year's Day in Kyoto

Stores in Kyoto that will be open at the end of the year 2022 and at the beginning of the year 2023 (three days before New Year's)!
How about a delicious meal and drinks to start off the year 2023? Please enjoy Kyoto cuisine as well as Japanese and Western dishes with your family or friends you haven't seen in a while.

1. Yakiniku restaurant with excellent access [Yakiniku Koshoten Kyoto Station West] / Kyoto Station

December 30 (Fri.) - January 3 (Tue.) Normal business hours
*Closed January 4 (Wed.) to 6 (Fri.)

Yakiniku restaurant [Hiroshi] offers a whole cow's worth of wagyu beef by professional connoisseurs who know their beef inside and out. It is conveniently located about a 5-minute walk from Kyoto Station and offers a popular lunch set until 5:00 p.m. The yakiniku lunch comes with a choice of three types of dishes: homemade kimchi, salad, wakame seaweed soup, and white rice made from specially grown Koshihikari rice.

Yakiniku Hiro Shoten Kyoto Station West Yakiniku

Lunches from 850 yen to 1,500 yen, including three types of yakiniku lunches determined by the day's arrivals.

Yakiniku Hiro Shoten Kyoto Station West

Yakiniku Hiro Shoten Kyoto Station West

  • Yakiniku Hiroshima
  • 607 Higashi Shiokojicho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 5 minute walk from JR Kyoto Station
  • Tel.075-353-1129
  • 11:30-22:00 (LO/21:30)
    Lunch 11:30-17:00 (LO)
  • Budget: Lunch from 1,500 yen, Dinner from 3,500 yen

2. Enjoy Kyoto cuisine and a wide selection of Japanese sake [Sake-tasting Nishikawa] / Kawaramachi-Gojo

Saturday, December 31 - Tuesday, January 3: Normal business hours
I want to serve delicious food at a reasonable price. With this in mind, the owner of the restaurant offers a wide selection of sake and excellent dishes prepared by a chef who honed his skills at a Gion ryokan (Japanese inn). Even sake beginners can feel at ease as the owner is always ready to suggest the best sake to go with each dish. A wide variety of menus are available, ranging from appetizers such as Iburi gakko and cream cheese (600 yen) to nine different courses.

Nishigawa cuisine

Enjoy rare sake with a wide variety of menu items, such as the sake snacks assortment for 980 yen and the day's recommended sashimi.

Nishigawa

Sake Drinking River Kawaramachi Gojo

  • Kawaramachigojoten
  • Urban Stage Kawaramachi 1F, 615 Azuchicho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 5 minutes walk from Keihan Kiyomizu Gojo Station
    10-minute walk from Subway Gojo Station
  • Tel.080-2479-2424
  • 16:00 - 24:00 (LO/23:30)
  • Budget: 6000 yen and up

3. Yakiniku (grilled meat) made with Kyoto ingredients [Gion Ishiya] / Gion, Kyoto, Japan

December 31 (Sat.) - January 3 (Tue.) 11:30 - 15:00 (LO/15:00), 17:00 - 23:00 (LO/22:00)
*Lunch break on Sunday, January 1.

This yakiniku restaurant changes the origin of the wagyu beef it purchases from time to time in pursuit of the best taste, and offers handmade original blends of sauce. For lunch, you can enjoy the Kyo-no-Meat Hamburger Set (2,100 yen) or the Kyo-no-Meat Steak Donburi (1,800 yen). For dinner, you can enjoy fine Japanese beef in a relaxed atmosphere. Located near Yasaka Shrine, it is also a good place to visit when sightseeing.

Gion Ishiya's hamburger

Lunch popular "Kyo no Meat/Hamburger Set" 2,100 yen

Gion Ishiya

Gion Ishiya

  • gibbet (i.e. the "gibbet hut" in Greek mythology)
  • 539, Gion-cho South, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 5-minute walk from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station
  • Tel. 075-531-0290
  • Lunch 11:30-15:00 (LO/15:00)
    No lunch service on Sunday, January 1.
    Dinner 17:00-23:00 (LO/22:00)
  • Budget: Lunch from 2,500 yen, Dinner from 6,000 yen Other restaurants also open during the year-end and New Year's holidays

4. Specialty: specially selected Wagyu beef steaks and carefully crafted ham [Mitaya Honten] / Takeda

Closed Saturday, December 31-Sunday, January 1,
Normal business hours on January 2 (Mon.) and 3 (Tue.)

A variety of courses, including steaks made from carefully selected Wagyu beef and hors d'oeuvres with ham, a specialty of the restaurant, are available starting at 5,500 yen for New Year's Day. For a bit of luxury, we also recommend the superb black Wagyu beef hele steak course for 10,450 yen, using the highest grade A5 beef. The restaurant is barrier-free and private rooms are also available, making it a great place for family dinners and celebrations.

Steak made from carefully selected Wagyu beef from Mitaya's main restaurant

In addition to the finest Wagyu beef filet steak course, we also offer a steak lunch course during the day.

Mita-ya Honten

Mitaya Honten - Yasuragi-no-Sato - Shinbori River

  • Sandaya Honten Yasuragi no Sato Shinhorikawa Ten
  • 19, Takeda Nakamiya-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 13 min. walk from Takeda Subway Station
  • Tel. 075-621-1129
  • Lunch 11:30-15:30(LO/14:30)
    Dinner 17:00-22:30 (LO/21:30)
  • Budget: Usually from 2,750 yen for lunch, 4,400 yen for dinner Special price on January 2nd and 3rd

5. Kyoto Kushi-Dokoro Azumaya: Kushikatsu served in a jazz-filled restaurant / Kiyamachi, Kyoto

Saturday, December 31, 17:00 - 2:00,
January 1 (Sun.) - 3 (Tue.) Normal business hours

The restaurant's relaxed atmosphere with jazz music playing in the background is exactly what one would expect from an "adult's hideout. The menu here offers a wide variety of dishes, including our specialty kushikatsu and yakitori, as well as many other dishes using seasonal ingredients unique to Kyoto. You can casually drop by for a quick bite. You can casually visit the restaurant with your friends or loved ones.

Azumaya cooking

The batter is fine and of a good size, making it easy for even women to eat. From 120 yen per skewer

pavilion

Kyoto Kushidokoro Japanese Dining Azumaya

  • Kyoto Kushidokoro Japanese Dining Azumaya
  • Nori Tane Building 2F, 186 Zaimokucho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 5-minute walk from Keihan Sanjo Station
  • Tel.075-212-5668
  • 17:00-24:00
  • Budget: 3,500 yen and up
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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