1969（昭和44）年に先代店主の嶋田耕吉が木屋町で創業した［味味香］。当初は屋台としてスタートした。日本料理の職人として長年京都の料亭などで腕を磨いた店主が作るうどんはたちまち評判となり、行列ができる店に。そんな［味味香］のカレーうどんは当時からの看板メニューで、木屋町で飲んだ後に立ち寄る酔客の定番だったそう。カレーうどんは地元客だけでなく、世界から訪れる観光客からも人気を博している。その味は2015年に経済産業省のクールジャパン事業で「日本が誇るべき優れた地方産品」に認定された。現在は祇園店のほか、京都駅地下街の京都ポルタ店などを展開。
The current second-generation owner, who took over the restaurant through fate, has experience studying French cuisine in France. After mastering the taste of his predecessor, who did not have a recipe, he sought to improve on his predecessor's taste and sought a broth that would suit curry udon, saying, "The broth is the key to curry udon born in Kyoto. He repeated trial and error to find the best balance of kelp and dried bonito flakes, mirin (sweet cooking sake), soy sauce, and salt. The resulting curry udon is now one of Kyoto's most popular gourmet dishes. The instant noodles developed by the owner are also very popular, allowing customers to enjoy "Kyoto curry udon" without leaving the comfort of their own home.
