Cafe / Coffee Shop Spots in Kyoto Area

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Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Cafe / Coffee Shop

Saryo Tsujiri

4.5

189 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Shimogyo-ku Karasumaru Saltwater Road Ru Higashi Salchojiro cho JR Kyoto Isetan 6F

Sweets cafe Gion Tsujiri is an old shop serving Uji-cha tea on the 6th floor of JR Kyoto Isetan, a department store directly connected to JR Kyoto Station. Here one can taste a rich variety of sweet flavors coming from the premium Uji-cha tea, from matcha parfait to anmitsu (syrup-covered bean jam) and matcha mousse. Its location makes it convenient for both locals and tourists, and is a popular place to go for authentic Kyoto sweets. The wide windows of the interior command views of the townscape below.

Very good quality of ice cream! Very good price and very calming and quite place! Friendly staff!!!!
MALEBRANCHE Arashiyama Branch

3.5

9 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Ukyou-ku Sagatenryuji Arima Arashiyama Ryuugyo 1F

This Japanese pastry shop is about a one-minute walk from Arashiyama Station in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto. In addition to their famous matcha-flavored langue de chat biscuits called Cha no Ka, their Cha Cha Bo eclairs topped with matcha ice cream are popular as limited edition sweets from the Arashiyama Store. Many tourists visit looking for various limited edition products and souvenirs.

抹茶のラングドシャが有名。今回は抹茶フォンダンショコラを購入。サービスでラングドシャを一ついただきました。嵐山店限定のエクレアに抹茶ソフトが載ったスィーツ、食べたかったのですがコロナ対策でイーストインものは販売中止になっていました。3月15日までと言う事でしたが中止延長かな？もう、食べられるのかな？
La Voiture

4.5

36 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Shougoinentomichou 47-5 front of martial arts center

Located a 15-minute walk from Jingu-Marutamachi Station on the Keihan Railroad, this small cafe was handed down from a grandmother to her grandchild. The retro yet charming exterior immediately attracts attention. The interior is decorated with Western-style antique furniture, but somehow it all fits in with the mood of the ancient capital, Kyoto. Ever since La Voiture opened in 1971, its delicious tarte tatin has been a favorite. This rich confection, chock full of apples, has even won an award from the local tarte tatin association. It also has a wide-ranging menu of drinks, making it a perfect spot for a bit of relaxation.

5月最後の金曜昼前、夏のように暑い日にお邪魔しました。どなたもいらっしゃらない時間が少しあり、その時許可を得て店内の写真を撮りました。目当てのタルトタタンと、爽やかなティーソーダを選びました。お店を引き継がれた孫娘の2代目オーナーはデザイナーもされているそうで、店内はレトロな雰囲気に改装されており、床のタイル・ドアの取っ手・メニューなど可愛いで溢れています。当日は京都国立近代美術館「没後50年...
Sarasa Nishijin

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Kita-ku Murasakinohigashifujinomoricho 11-1
Salon de thé Francois

4.0

69 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Shirokyo-ku Nishikiya Machiya Street Shijo Shimo Le Funato-cho 184

Salon de thé François is a stylish Western-style construction accessible on foot walking south along the Takasegawa River from Kawaramachi Station. The interior is the work of founder Tateno Shoichi, and feels just like the hall of a luxury ship. From its establishment in 1934 it has been used a place for liberal-minded people to interact, and in 2003 it was designated a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. The coffee is the Vienna type full of fresh cream. There is also a great selection of Western sweets that go well with the coffee.

5/13...
Kifune Club

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Kuramakibunechou 72

A café located on the road approaching Kifune-jinja Shrine in Kyoto City. The shop’s knotted Japanese cedar wood, antique chairs, Nestor Marting wood heater gives it a retro atmosphere. The windows covering one wall gives customers the chance to enjoy the verdant scenery of the Kifune area. The shop’s menu includes matcha lattes and coffee as well as sweets such as matcha parfaits and warabi mochi dumplings. From April to October, the café also serves light Japanese meals such as yuba (tofu skin) donburi rice bowls and kamameshi rice. Kifune Club also makes a perfect place to stop and have lunch in the middle of a stroll.
Shinshindo Head Office

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Kitashirakawaoiwakechou 88

A café located in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture that was founded in 1930 and which adjoins a bread factory. Famous as the first shop in Japan to make and sell French bread, here customers can enjoy a variety of breads, from standards to seasonal items. The interior is modeled after a Parisian café and the long tables and couches crafted by Living National Treasure Tatsuaki Kuroda give it a comfortable and laid back atmosphere.
Pomme

4.5

30 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Joudojishimominamidachou 144

A café located along Philosopher’s Walk in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture distinguished by its red apple sign. The red chairs in this white-themed and airy café give it a certain cuteness. The shop’s apple sweets and specialty apple tea are sure to perk you up in between a stroll about town. Terrace seating also available.

We have walked the Philosophers Path twice now - 6 years apart - and we were sp pleased to find this little gem of a cafe here again when we visited last week. Such a friendly welcome and simple but...
The Lobby Lounge

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Kamogawa Nijo Bridge

A luxurious tea lounged located on the first floor of the high class Ritz-Carlton Kyoto hotel. The interior is modeled after a Kyoto merchant’s home and is distinguished by its wood latticework. The lounge is also lined with shelves displaying pieces by domestic artists. During afternoon tea, customers can enjoy sweets by Pierre Hermé, particularly popular with women. The restaurant offers everything from a breakfast menu to an extravagant dinner menu. In the terrace seating looking out over a waterfall, customers can enjoy a meal or tea time bathed in the rays of the sun. Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station is the closest station to the restaurant.
Cafe de 505

4.5

11 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Okazakienshoujichou In the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

An open and airy café facing the water font inside the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto in Sakyo Ward in Kyoto City. The restaurant's homemade fresh pasta is a point of pride and is served on special plates that keep the pasta piping hot for longer. The restaurant offers a full menu of light meals and dishes made with well-known Kyoto ingredients. The restaurant's sets which tie into the museum's special exhibitions and include pasta with three side dishes are particularly popular. Diners can sit on the open terrace and gaze out over the trees, enjoying a mini-cherry blossom viewing party with their meal.

This café is in the national gallery of modern art ands well worth a visit. We had to queue but the queue went down quite quickly. It is a lovely, peaceful and comfortable restaurant. The food was...
Lobby Lounge Mizunone

3.5

7 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Sakyo-ku Iwakurahataedacho 1092-2 The Prince Kyoto Takaragaike 1F

Located on the first floor of the Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto, this lounge offers freshly brewed coffee using Kyoto Ogawa Coffee beans, sweets made with local ingredients, and light meals, etc. The lounge windows overlook a Japanese garden, where you can relax and enjoy the natural beauty of the four seasons. Sweets and breads can be taken out and are popular as souvenirs.

たまたま営業してましたが時間やタイミングによっては休んでるのかといった感じ。残念ながら感動も全く無かった。
Cafe du Pin Chitose

3.5

34 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Miyazu-shi Monju 468-1

A waterside cafe with large windows that look out at the pines on the Amanohashidate land bridge and the nearby rotating bridge. Their popular Original Sandwich has local Miyazu Amanohashidate specialty oil sardines sandwiched between rice flour bread from the Amanohashidate Winery Vineyard Bakery. They also offer homemade tarts stuffed with Tango black soybeans and daily lunches.

智恩寺の参道沿いにあるカフェです。注文カウンターでドリンクや料理を注文し、事前に支払いを済ませます。出来上がった料理やドリンクは席まで運ばれますが、食後のトレイや食器は返却用カウンターに返却する必要があります。給仕されるドリンクには、コーヒーや紅茶の他、アルコール類や天橋立周辺地域ならではのドリンクなど多岐に渡りますが、料理はハンバーガーのみで、その内の1つには宮津バーガーとして認定されている、イ...
Ryuto no Matsu (Dragon Lantern Pine)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Miyazu-shi Monju 479-1

Legend states that long ago a dragon came down to earth at a pine tree located where the Amanohashidate sandbar reaches Monju. Now this cafe uses part of this legendary Ryuto no Matsu pine in its first-floor counter and second-floor table. We recommend the Chie Dora Parfait, an original confection made with Chie mochi pounded rice from Chitose Chaya Teahouse. Another popular choice is their Red Wine and Salt Milk Gelato, a collaboration between the Tango Jersey Farm and the Amanohashidate Winery.
aightowa

4.5

11 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Ukyo-ku Sagaogurayamayamamotocho 1

This coffee shop first opened in 1986. It's believed to have been Japan's first entirely non-smoking restaurant. Their tables and chairs were designed over 100 years prior by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Most of the flowers decorating the tables are raised on-site. During the winter they have a heater for guests to enjoy. We recommend the cake set with includes either coffee or black tea.

Amazing!!! Just stop for a coffee and their delicious cake. If looking for something more go for the toast with cheese. Beautiful place, lovely ladies offering the most amazing Japanese service and...
Okara House

3.0

7 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Ukyo-ku

A cafe located between Omuro Ninnaji Temple and Myoshinji Temple. Their menu is a relaxed affair that's easy on the body and very popular. They use non GMO soybeans and an antioxidant oil that prevents heartburn. They offer two different lunch plate options, one with grated yam and the other with okara soy pulp croquettes, both of which come with five grain rice. Their side dish menu includes tofu skin and tofu and they also offer daily cakes and drinks.

年配の女性と３０代の女性の二人（親子でしょうか？）でやっていましたが、あからさまに感じの悪い娘？と、客によって態度を変えるオーナーのおばさん、それに我が物顔の常連がカウンターでワイワイやってて、あまりいい雰囲気じゃなかったです。
Wonder Cafe

4.5

17 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Ukyo-ku Ryoanji Nishi no Kawamachi 3-31

A new cafe with a retro nostalgic atmosphere. The store is so overflowing with old retro goods and toy boxes you may feel like you've lost your way. Popular menu items are their spaghetti and curry lunch plates that let you choose how much pasta or rice you prefer. Also popular are their homemade cream puffs and their combo menu options which come with drinks are expansive.

We stopped here by accident really. Heading to Ninna-Ji and needed some lunch before. What a quirky place. Jam packed with memorabilia from all sorts and places, eras, styles. You have to go to the...
Inoda Coffee Porta Branch

4.0

143 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Shimogyo-ku Higashi-shiokojicho 858-1 Kyoto Sta. Mae Underground shopping center Porta

A famous coffee shop that still uses the traditional cotton-flannel filter dripping method for brewing coffee that they have since their founding. This shop has a lot of long-term fans and isn't just known for their impressive coffee. Their Kyoto Breakfast will remind you of a hotel breakfast and its elegance and volume is an indispensable part of your morning during a trip to Kyoto. Come spend a moment of luxury in the high-class relaxed retro-modern atmosphere of the shop.

Really enjoyed coffee and French toast. Would definitely go again and recommend to others. A little pricey though.
Malebranche JR Kyoto Isetan Salon

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Shimogyo-ku Karasuma-dori Shiokoji Sagaru Higashi-shiokojicho JR Kyoto Isetan 6F

This shop is on the sixth floor, and the window seats offer a panorama view including Kyoto Tower. The interior is filled with seasonal live flowers year round, for a comfortable, soothing atmosphere. It's a relaxing place to enjoy fresh-made Mon Blanc, parfait, and other Salon exclusive sweets with coffee or tea.
Takagi Coffee Karasumaru Shop

4.0

20 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Shimogyo-ku Takatsuji Sagaru Inabadocho

This cafe established in 1976 is beloved for its home-roasted coffee and its generously portioned food. It opens at 7 a.m. and offers a number of hearty breakfast options, making it a convenient place to stop before work or sightseeing. The cafe has a warm, somehow nostalgic atmosphere.

With the soft jazz playing in the background of this diner while the waiter poured our coffee, it really felt like we were in an episode of Jerry Seinfelds Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Except...
Saryo FUKUCHA Kyoto Shijo

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Shimogyo-ku 4 Jodori Tominokoji Kado Fukujuen Kyoto Main Store 2F

This tea house uses Uji tea in new ways to make exquisite sweets and drinks, as well as traditionally prepared tea, to create new pairings. They offer a free welcome drink of cold-brewed tea of seasonally different leaves. Their menu is full of western and Japanese treats made using Uji tea like the Matcha Cream Parfait, roasted Hoji Tea Pudding Parfait, or Tamba Dainagon zenzai sweet bean soup.

Gourmet / Alcohol Cafe / Coffee Shop

Kyoto Areas

Its wooden tea houses, shuffling geisha, and spiritual sights have seen Kyoto hailed as the heart of traditional Japan, a world apart from ultramodern Tokyo. Despite being the Japanese capital for over a century, Kyoto escaped destruction during World War II, leaving behind a fascinating history which can be felt at every turn, from the fully gold-plated Kinkakuji Temple down to traditional customs such as geisha performances and tea ceremonies, which are still practiced to this day.