Cafe / Coffee Shop Spots in Kyoto Area

  • Zen Cafe
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 570-210
    Zen Cafe is operated by Kagizenyoshifusa, a Japanese confectionary established during the Edo period (1615-1867), and is noted for its modern interior design. Customers enjoy Japanese sweets with tea or coffee in a relaxed atmosphere. It is especially famous for its kuzukiri, arrowroot noodles in a sweet sauce, but it also has a number of unique menu items that are not available in the retail shop. Next door to the cafe is a gift shop that sells traditional dry sweets.
  • Salon de Kanbayashi (Kanbayashi Shunsho Main Shop)
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto prefecture Kyoto shi Higashiyama ku Kawagawara Todai Takaderaji Tower Takayuki Kannoncho 400-1
    This cafe is in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. Guests enjoy sweets while sipping gyokuro and sencha green teas from Kanbayashi Shunsho, a veteran Uji green tea dealer. The menu is packed with Japanese sweets like shiratama zenzai, dessert pancakes hand-made by their pastry chef, and other desserts such as Mont Blanc chocolate cake.
  • Japanese Cafe and Gift Shop Ten
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Kiyomizu 2-208-10
    Japanese Cafe and Gift Shop Ten is located in a space that also includes a gift shop in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward. Customers enjoy food and drink made with matcha green tea, as well as matcha-flavored no-bake cheesecake and tarts, parfaits served in traditional pottery bowls and other popular sweets that take advantage of Kyoto-style ingredients. The gift shop sells handmade money envelopes and postcards, along with noren (shop door curtains), tapestries and other interior furnishings.

    Honestly I was only taken in by the goodness of the matcha cheesecake. It isn’t a fancy cafe because it is more of a cafe cum gift shop. However, the service is excellent. There are also some minimum...

  • Chuboku Chaya
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Kiyomizu 1 in the precinct
    Chuboku Chaya is located on the grounds of Kiyomizu-dera Temple. The name, which means Loyal Servant, originated with Jusuke Otsuki, who served Gessho, the abbot of Seiju-in Temple at the end of the Edo period. Customers can enjoy sweets, such as warabi mochi (bracken jelly dusted with soy flour), zenzai (sweet red bean soup), or dango (mochi balls), or savory items, such as soba or udon noodles. This teahouse is a popular rest stop for tourists visiting Kiyomizu-dera.

    音羽の滝から買える時に通る茶店。ところてんや甘酒などの軽食が頂けます。観光地価格ではあるけど、特別高いという印象もありません。料金先払いです。

  • D&Department Kyoto
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Shimogyou-ku Shinkaichou 397 Motoyama Buddhist temple inside
    D&Department Kyoto is a cafe in Shimogyo Ward, a joint project of Kyoto City University of Arts and Honzan Bukkoji Temple, located on the temple grounds. The Japanese-style interior is furnished with tables and chairs, and customers can enjoy both prix fixe meals and desserts made from famous Kyoto products.

    佛光寺は四条通の少し南側にある大きな寺院です。こちらの境内にD&Department Kyotoがあります。おしゃれなショップです。京都のおしゃれなお店のよりすぐりを集めた感じです。食品、雑貨などほしくなるものが見つかります。お寺は静かで落ち着いた趣で、また訪れたいと思います。

  • Pongee's Table
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kamigyou-ku Botambokochou 567-1
    This cafe is in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City. Besides their popular rye flour pancakes, they offer a variety of items like seasonal shaved ice, pasta, and hamburger steaks. Come spend some time in its laid-back atmosphere.

    近くの石像寺にお参りを良くします。前から気になっていたこのお店のランチタイムにやっと入ることが出来ました。ディナータイムのようなしっかりしたランチのメニューで1000円前後で食べられるのでお値打ちだと思いました。次回はティータイムでパンケーキを選びたいと思います。

  • Kotoba no Haoto
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kamigyou-ku Tenjinkitamachi 12-1
    Kotoba no Haoto is a book cafe located near the Kyoto Imperial Palace. It is housed in a 150-year-old, unaltered machiya townhouse, and all the rooms are Japanese style with tatami floors. The menu, which changes daily, makes use of seasonal local vegetables, and customers are able to read in a relaxing atmosphere.
  • Cafe Blue Fir Tree
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto shi Kyoto shi Higashiyama Ward Yamato Daicho Route Shijo Shimamura Le 6-1 Yamatocho Moa Gion 1F
    Cafe Blue Fir Tree is a cafe and bar located along Yamato-Oji-dori in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward. It is famous for its Fantasy Hotcakes, Heart Hotcakes, and French Toast. Its calm and chic atmosphere makes it a great place to enjoy a leisurely cup of tea. At night, it operates as a bar. Sorry, but no children under the age of six will be admitted.
  • Ohara Sanso Ashiyu Cafe
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Oharakusaochou 17
    This cafe is in Ohara Sanso, a hot spring inn located in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. It's a popular spot for enjoying tea while taking a relaxing footbath. You have to buy at least one drink, and it comes with a towel for drying your feet. A table seat at the footbath can be used for 40 minutes. Their homemade shiso (perilla) juice is made from red shiso they grow themselves. The interior is a thoroughly Japanese-style space overflowing with Kyoto ambience. You can enjoy the seasonal scenery of Ohara's nature unfolding just outside the window.
  • Omuro Sanowa
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    4.5
    10 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Ukyou-ku Omurotatemachi 25-2 Delassion Omote room 1F
    Located in Kyoto's Ukyo Ward near Ninnaji Temple, Omuro Sanowa is a cafe focused on Japanese tea. The atmosphere is dignified and mature, with modern and stylish interior decor and large screens made of washi paper. The cafe serves seven varieties of tea from Japan and other countries, and each cup is brewed individually, using Kyoto's famous water. The most popular sweets eaten with tea are Viennese baked sweets and azuki rolled cake. Tea leaves and carefully chosen variety goods are favorite Kyoto souvenirs.

    Goshitsu Sanowa is a very pleasant little place to visit for tea and desserts. The desserts were elegantly simple and delicious.

  • Sabo Toka
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Ujishi Uji Renge 116
    This Japanese tea store is located in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. You can enjoy authentic Uji green tea of Uji's speciality on the grounds of Byodoin Temple. It is also possible to order cold sencha (steamed green tea), gyokuro (shaded green tea) and matcha (finely ground green tea) from the menu. The tea comes with original sweets from the temple. In addition, you can taste their summer-only Cold-brew Gyokuro with ice added to the tea leaves.
  • MALEBRANCHE Cafe Hachijo Exit Store
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Shimogyo-ku Higashishiokojikamadonocho
    "Located in Miyako-michimichi in the Kintetsu Meitengai shopping arcade at Kyoto Station, this confectionery store sells a variety of baked and fresh confections, including the popular ""Cha no Kashi"" green tea langdosha, as well as original goods such as Gamaguchi pouches and tote bags that are available only at the store. At the café counter next to the store, visitors can enjoy Mont Blanc millefeuille and drinks made with Ono-cha tea."
  • MO-AN
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Sakyo-ku Yoshidakaguraokacho 8
  • Inari Tea Cottage
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    4.5
    7 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Fushimi-ku Fukakusayabunouchicho 68

    奥社参拝所からUターン、小休止で寄ってみました。 カフェはなぜか?営業しておらず無料休憩所で休みました。 緑が綺麗で、景色・雰囲気も良く森の風が流れていて、意外な穴場スポットでした。

  • Blue Bottle Coffee Kyoto Cafe
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Sakyo-ku Nanzenjikusagawacho 64
  • % ArabicaKyoto (Arabica Kyoto Arashiyama)
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    4.5
    212 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Ukyo-ku Sagatenryujisusukinobabacho 3-47

    Excellent espresso. Witn nice view to Arashyama monkey Park and river Different types of coffee brands. We tried Ethiopian

  • Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Gion Hotel
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 555 Gion Hotel 1F
  • Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Sanjo Ohashi
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    4.0
    186 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Sanjodori Kawaramachi Higashi Iru Nakajimacho

    晴れている穏やかな日には、オープンテラス席でひと時を過ごしたくなるスターバックスです(但しオープンテラス席は夏季限定)。鴨川を臨むため景色は素晴らしく、またオープンテラス席は納涼床としても活用され、涼を感じながら京都の雅な夜を過ごすことが出来るでしょう。 京都市内には他にもスターバックスがある一方で、景色の良さなどからこのスターバックスに客が集中してしまい、休日を中心に店内の座席を確保するのが非常...

  • WEEKENDERS COFFEE Tominokoji
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Honeyanocho 560-banchi
  • Starbucks Coffee Keihan Gionshijo Sta.
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Shijo Ohashi Higashizume 「Keihan Gionshijo Sta.」 Konai 103 section

    Went with my family here to check out this unique Starbucks in Kyoto that I saw on the Paolo from Tokyo Youtube channel. You wouldnt know it was a Starbucks until you see the familiar logo. The...

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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.

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