⚠️ Timetables, opening hours, prices and access conditions may change without notice, for reasons beyond our control (season, weather, decisions by operators, venues or local authorities). Before every trip, check the information with the relevant authorities and service providers.
🍜 Local food & Izakaya
Kikunoi
📍 Higashiyama · Kaiseki
A three-Michelin-star kaiseki restaurant, the culinary art of Kyoto through the seasons. An exceptional gastronomic experience (booking essential).
Nishiki Market
📍 Nakagyō · Nishiki-kōji
“Kyoto’s kitchen”: a 400 m covered lane with 130 stalls of local specialties, pickles, tofu, street food and sweets.
🍡 Specialties & sweets
Kagizen Yoshifusa
📍 Gion · Shijō
A wagashi house and tea salon in Gion since the 18th century. Kuzukiri and seasonal sweets in a refined traditional setting.
Ippodo Tea
📍 Nakagyō · Teramachi
A tea house founded in 1717, a benchmark for matcha and gyokuro. The Kaboku tasting salon to discover Kyoto’s green teas.