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Zako and the Main Store (Exterior)

Karasuma’s Popular Seafood Restaurant [Zako-ya Main Store] Has Been Renovated! Savor the Beloved “Fisherman’s Meal”

July 29, 2026: Open

The popular seafood restaurant [Yumedo: Fisherman’s Meal Zako-ya] in Karasuma has reopened as [Zako-ya Main Store] (Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture). The first floor now features counter seating only, creating a retro Showa-era atmosphere lined with signs reminiscent of a back-alley drinking district. “DONTSUKI,” a seafood rice bowl specialty shop from the same group that’s known for its long lines, has also been incorporated into a corner of the restaurant, allowing customers to enjoy the shop’s popular “fisherman’s meal” during lunch.

Zako and the Main Store (Interior)

"Fisherman’s Rice" is a seafood bowl generously topped with 13 different ingredients, including tuna, eel, salmon, yellowtail, shrimp, kohada, and raw shirasu. You’ll be amazed by the sheer abundance of seafood piled high on the rice. The crisp cucumber, crunchy pickled daikon, and the pop of the tobikko add just the right accents, so you’ll keep digging in until the very last bite without ever getting bored.

Zako and the Main Store: Cuisine

The “Fisherman’s Meal” (Premium) for 2,500 yen includes the standard version plus the day’s recommended fish as a topping. On this particular day, it was a luxurious bowl topped with salmon roe, scallops, red clams, and yellowtail. Drizzling egg yolk soy sauce over it really brings out the rich umami flavor of the seafood.

Zako and the Main Store: Cuisine

The set also includes two types of obanzai and sea bream sashimi served with a special sesame sauce. The [Zako-ya] way is to save the sea bream and finish the meal with sea bream chazuke.

Zako and the Main Store (Interior)

In the evening, Showa-era pop songs play in the background, adding to the nostalgic atmosphere. Enjoy a lively evening—as if you’ve stumbled into a port town’s tavern—with a drink in hand and a variety of seafood dishes, including charcoal-grilled and teppanyaki options, as well as the reservation-only seafood chanko hot pot.

Zako and the Main Store (Exterior)

Zako-ya Main Store

  • Zakoya Main Store
  • July 29, 2026: Open
  • 147-3 Honeya-cho, Rokkaku-dori, Karasuma Nishi-iru, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 4 min. walk from Exit 6 of Karasuma-Oike Subway Station
  • Tel.075-221-3358
  • 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (last order), 6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. (last order at 10:00 p.m.)
  • Closed on Sundays
  • All seats non-smoking Fully private room available No parking
  • https://www.instagram.com/yume.zacoya/
  • PHOTO by Yuki Sato, TEXT by Hana Toba, EDIT by Miki Tamura
The information is subject to change. Please contact each store or facility directly for the latest information.
All prices include tax.
*If you notice any errors in the content or information about store closures, please let us know at info@leafkyoto.co.jp.
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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