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Plenty of Vegetables! 8 Stylish Lunches in Kyoto

Why don't you heal your mind and body with a lunch full of vegetables?

From cosy lunch courses to menus using organically grown vegetables and vegan cuisine, we introduce eight healthy and stylish lunch options in Kyoto.

1.French Lunch Course at DUX FILLES: Awaken to the Deliciousness of Seasonal Vegetables / Karasuma, Japan

Chef Iwata, who has many years of experience at a famous French restaurant in Kitayama, has opened his own restaurant in the city. He has been attracting a lot of attention for his French cuisine, which is full of kindness from a father's point of view, saying, "I want people to feel free to bring their children to enjoy delicious food.

Cost performance is another major attraction, with prices starting at 2,640 yen for lunch and 5,500 yen for dinner.

Kyoto vegetables that reflect the seasons take center stage in the lunch course for 2,640 yen, which consists of soup, appetizer, salad, main dish, dessert, and baked sweets.

DEUX FILLES

  • 1F Soncor Aya Zaimoku-cho, 199-2, Ayakoji Nishiiru, Sakaimachi-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 2 minutes walk from Hankyu Karasuma Station
  • Tel. 075-757-2722

2.Vegan lunch with a view of the Kamo River [Peaceful Gohan Padma] / Jingu Marutamachi

The ethnic atmosphere of the restaurant overlooks the Kamo River. Vegan and vegetarian dishes are prepared using vegetables grown without agricultural chemicals in Keihoku and Ohara and carefully prepared seasonings, and are so satisfying that it is hard to believe they do not contain animal ingredients.

The peaceful rice plate comes with eight small potted dishes such as fu cutlet, vegetable tempura, etc., quintupled rice, and soup for 1,800 yen. Limited to 30 servings a day, so make reservations at least one day in advance.

peaceful meal padma

  • 2F Emisu Building, 82 Shimotsutsumi-cho, Marutamachi-sagaru, Kawabata-dori, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 1 minute walk from Jingu-marutamachi Station, Keihan
  • Tel.075-708-7707

3.Enjoy seasonal vegetables in original pickles [Pickled Vegetables isoism]/Kyoto Station

The lunch menu of 1,800 yen, which includes 12 kinds of pickled vegetables, is also popular.

Isoism lunch

Lunch at Isoism is 1800 yen. Includes a plate of 12 kinds of colorful seasonal pickled vegetables, vegetable soup, and seasonal takikomi-gohan (rice cooked with seasonal vegetables).

Pickled vegetables isoism

  • 114 Nakai-cho, Shichijo-dori, Karasuma-nishiiri, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 4 minutes walk from JR Kyoto Station
  • Tel.075-353-5016

4.Vegetables eaten at lunch can also be purchased [Veg Sala House]/Nishijin

Vegi Sarasha, a natural vegetable store, has been renovated and started "Sukoyaka Shokudo" where customers can enjoy lunch and sweets in a tatami room. A new cycle of buying and going home after enjoying the delicious food at lunch has also been created.

This month's Sukoyaka set is 1480 yen. Main dish such as lotus root burger, seasonal side dish, turnip soup, etc. +A drink is included for 200 yen.

Vegetarian house

  • 179 Nishishacho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 8 min. walk from Tenjin Koen-mae bus stop by city bus.
  • Tel.075-415-0438

5.Even the dressing is homemade! [Egao Gohan Coco Hanana's hearty lunch / Kinugasa

All salad dressings and soy milk mayonnaise are also homemade. Lunch is served until 6:00 p.m., which is also nice.

Buddha Bowl Lunch: 1,210 yen, served on a bed of rice with ancient rice and a variety of flavors such as vegetables, nuts, and beans.

Ega Gohan Coco Kana

  • 31-16 Kinugasa Tenjin Moricho, Kita Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 2 min. walk from "Waratenjin-mae" city bus stop.
  • Tel.075-205-1688

6.Delicious and healthy lunch with the power of fermentation! [Pickles x Koji Haccomachi] / Yanagibaba Sanjo

Produced by Kyoto Ichinoden, known for its saikyo pickles. A variety of fermented foods are served for breakfast and lunch. Check out the "Fermented Afternoon Tea" available by reservation only.

Fermented gozen with plenty of fermented foods 1,690 yen

Pickles x Koji Haccomachi

  • 78-1 Masuyacho, Yanagibabashitaru, Sanjodori, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City
  • 5-minute walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Subway Station
  • Tel.075-256-8883

7.Lunch at "Soil and Vegetables KARITENPO" using organically grown healthy vegetables / Omiya

A café/restaurant where you can eat a variety of vegetables, mainly organically grown. The menu features plenty of "healthy vegetables" grown with an eye to the soil environment and fertilizers. All dishes can be taken out, and a vegan menu is also available.

Soil and Vegetables KARITENPO's One-Plate Lunch for Eating Vegetables

One-plate lunch for eating vegetables 1180 yen

Soil and Vegetables KARITENPO

  • Prince Smart Inn Kyoto Shijo-Omiya 1F, 521 Karatsuya-cho, Horikawa Nishiiru, Shijo-Dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
  • 2 minutes walk from Hankyu "Omiya" station
  • Tel. 050-3717-0141

8.Closed] Somewhat homey Asian lunch [Aoyama Hibariya] / Karasuma

Hibariya, which gained popularity as a take-out specialty restaurant in Tokyo, will relaunch in Kyoto in March 2021. The menu includes Gapao rice, soy milk rice with tanzan, Thai-style green curry, etc. The rice is made with brown rice from contract farmers in Yamagata. The rice is made from brown rice purchased from a contract farmer in Yamagata.

All dishes start at 1180 yen for the brown rice lunch plate set. The main menu item, Gapao rice, is stir-fried chicken and onions with basil and oyster sauce, and the key to its flavor is picchine, a hot Thai chili pepper!

Aoyama Unjakuya

  • WAKO Bldg. 1F, 115-1 Tamakura-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 7 min. walk from "Karasuma" subway station
  • Tel. 075-212-1321
*Please note that the information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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