After training at a ryotei restaurant in Gion, he became independent and has had his own restaurant for about 30 years. The restaurant offers Japanese cuisine centering on fish dishes using fresh seafood purchased at the Kyoto Central Market every morning. The daily omakase lunch, which includes tempura or grilled dish, sashimi, and two small bowls of cooked food, costs only 1,100 yen and is very cost-effective. Because of its price and authentic taste, the restaurant is often fully booked within five minutes of opening. You can also enjoy the taste of Fukui here and there, such as chirimenjako (dried baby sardines) and koshihikari (rice) made with sansho (Japanese pepper) grown in the owner's home field in Fukui.

This restaurant has been operating for 10 years in Muromachi Gojo as Muromachi Kinugawa and moved to a new location near Toji Temple in 2020. The Sushi Tempura Soba Gozen (lunch), which allows you to enjoy tempura, sashimi, and soba at once, is a luxurious menu that will fulfill your wish to eat this and that at one time. The owner, who has studied at famous ryotei (Japanese-style restaurants), carefully prepares each dish, including tempura that is fried to the perfect degree and fatty sashimi, to satisfy both your stomach and your mind.

Founded in 1895. It is a conscientious restaurant that has carved out a history as a caterer delivering dishes to kimono-related customers in the Muromachi area, and offers Japanese cuisine with a lot of care and attention. The daily lunch set menu, which supports the health of the neighborhood, is limited to 15 servings. The attention to detail that goes into each and every meal is heartwarming, such as changing the miso soup and adjusting the amount of rice based on the faces of the regulars.

It has been more than 150 years counting from the point where it was founded as a fish shop in 1870 in the early Meiji era. From a fresh fish store to a caterer to today's Japanese restaurant, it has been involved in Kyoto's food culture while changing its form to meet the needs of the times. The 1,600-yen top sashimi set meal, which uses fresh fish the owner purchases daily by visiting the market, includes three kinds of sashimi such as sea bream and tuna, as well as two small bowls of food that change daily.

Of the more than 10 set menus, the most highly recommended is the osashimi set meal, which includes 10 kinds of fresh sashimi. It is a sumptuous meal that includes a small bowl of cooked food handmade by Japanese cuisine professionals and ara-jiru, a soup made in the hope of eliminating food loss.

A Japanese restaurant that has been in business for more than six generations since the Edo period. The mini kaiseki lunch continues to attract a growing number of repeat customers, especially locals. The price is 1,300 yen and includes a variety of dishes such as tempura, fish yuan-yaki, and takikomiawase. The restaurant's ingenuity is evident in every detail of the dishes, such as the tempura, which is handmade with fluffy sesame tofu and rice cake flour to give it a unique chewy texture.

Mr. Nishizawa, the owner of this Japanese restaurant, who has been specializing in Japanese cuisine for more than 30 years, started this Japanese restaurant with his wife in Shimogamo, where he has lived for many years, with the idea of opening a restaurant that anyone can feel comfortable in. All dishes are course menus, and the dishes are the result of careful preparation and delicate techniques, and of course, the rice cooked in a fluffy earthenware pot is exquisite. The Koshihikari rice, which is purchased from a farmer in Nishizawa's hometown of Soe Village, Nara Prefecture, is so flavorful that you may find yourself overeating.

Run by the owner who has 30 years of experience in Japanese cuisine, this restaurant prides itself on its dishes that use only wild fish that are purchased from the market. The sashimi set meal is especially recommended. A platter of 5 to 6 kinds of fresh fish that changes daily. You can casually enjoy a full-fledged Japanese set meal that comes with 3-4 kinds of side dishes, miso soup made with homemade koji miso, and rice.

At this restaurant space run by a delicatessen in Nishiki Market, which has maintained its history for more than 100 years, you can enjoy a hearty meal centering on tempura. The crispy tempura, which is deep-fried to order, and the carefully selected side dishes will make it impossible to stop eating. The dashimaki sandwiches and dashimaki burgers are also available at the eat-in corner.

This restaurant is well known for its seafood dishes that take advantage of the skills of the owner, who has been in the business for more than 40 years. The standard menu includes a chasoba set, each chasoba served with a choice of either mackerel sushi or pressed sushi with hamo (Japanese conger eel). The lunch recommendation is the Bikkuri Kaisen-don, a bowl of rice topped with a bowl of rice topped with seafood. The fresh ingredients are shipped directly from the market, and the dish is not only tasty but also beautiful to the eye. The size of the bowl is so large that it is hard to believe that it is for one person, making it a very cost-effective option.

A long-established yuba restaurant founded in 1920 (Taisho 9) opens its first restaurant. At lunchtime, they offer a set meal where you can compare different types of yuba. The thickness of the scooped yuba that is scooped up immediately after the film is formed, the richness of the extremely thin yuba made with special soy milk, and the springiness of the small yuba that contains bonito stock. You can enjoy its charm.

A Japanese food and sundries store based on the concept of "food, clothing, and shelter. The signature menu item is "Teori Sushi," a hand-rolled sushi-like dish with seasonal obanzai, sashimi, condiments, etc., mainly made from Kyoto vegetables. The moment a plate with about 50 different ingredients is brought to you, you will surely be excited by its beauty.

At Fermented Café [Haccomachi], which was born from the desire to "live a rich life through fermentation," you can enjoy a set meal using fermented ingredients in all dishes. Dishes served in colorful small bowls are beautiful to look at, and the meat, fish, and vegetables are perfectly balanced in terms of nutrition.

In the store of [Creative Cuisine Wa], which offers creative cuisine that combines Chinese with a Japanese base, there are many exciting tricks such as chopstick rests in the shape of animals and sweets and origami menus. The dishes, such as obanzai made with seasonal Kyoto vegetables and crispy spring rolls, are all made with care. Check out the full lineup of monthly lunches that will make you wonder which one to eat.

At Anji Karasuma Rokkaku, you can enjoy fresh fish procured that day and delivered directly from the production area. The colorful sashimi is the main dish on the sashimi set, which comes with plump grilled fish and miso soup made with offal. I am happy to be able to taste delicious fish in Kyoto.

A sister restaurant of [Taicha Fukuno] developed by Nagoya's Japanese restaurant [Nosawa]. Enjoy the combination of aged sea bream and secret sesame sauce. First of all, the rice and sea bream taste are simple, and then the sea bream minced with real Japanese pepper is added. Finish off with a bowl of sea bream chazuke with plenty of dashi green tea or hojicha.

[Temari sushi and Japanese tea Soda] offers a rare set of temari sushi and Japanese tea at lunchtime. In addition to seasonal seafood, the sushi toppings include vegetables, and the shari is kept small to reduce carbohydrates. The seasoning is also health-conscious, such as refraining from salt as much as possible. Enjoy carefully brewed Japanese tea one cup at a time and gorgeous temari sushi.

In the cozy space of a townhouse, you can taste rare Kyoto Kuroge Wagyu beef that is rarely seen in the market. For lunch, we recommend the "Gion set". You can enjoy plenty of high-quality Kyoto wagyu beef, including 8 kinds of side dishes using meat, and you will be satisfied with the appearance and taste.

A casual-style Japanese restaurant attached to a specialty store that sells and repairs leather bags. A veteran chef with more than 20 years of experience in Japanese cuisine is particular about the season and offers the most delicious food in the best condition. The most popular lunch item is the "Lunch 3 Kinds of Rice Bowl". Even if you eat 3 bowls, you will be happy that it is a size that is easy to eat, about 1 bowl.

This small restaurant is marked by the white noren curtain facing the street. The owner, who has 16 years of experience in kappo (Japanese cooking), serves 10 small dishes for lunch with free refills of rice cooked in an earthenware pot. You can enjoy dishes with tasty broth and seasonal ingredients.

A pickled vegetable shop operated by [Isoya Group] in a house in Karasuma Nanajo Nishi. You can enjoy Kyoto's seasonal vegetables marinated in oil, miso, etc. with free ideas without being bound by the technique of Kyoto pickles. "Isoism no Hiru Gohan" is a plate with 12 kinds of pickled vegetables.

The signboard menu of [Ushiya Yohei], which was introduced on TV, is the "Sukiyaki-ju and Obanzai Lunch", which is made by slowly soaking the meat so big that it sticks out of the box. If you mix the soft meat with the egg yolk and stuff it with rice, you will definitely be satisfied with your stomach and heart.

A long-established ochazuke restaurant [Marutamachi Junidanya] that has been in business since the Taisho period. The original Ochazuke Suzushiro has a simple menu, but each item is carefully made one by one. Among them, the dashimaki is baked with bonito flakes from Makurazaki and ichiban dashi made with Rishiri kelp. In addition, "Mizuna" (2040 yen), which is a seasonal dish, is also recommended.

A restaurant where you can enjoy local chicken dishes and Japanese sake that are unique to Kyoto in a space that was renovated from a townhouse built 70 years ago. For lunch, you can casually enjoy the delicacies of Kyoto, such as the ``Daily Obanzai Set'' where you can enjoy a variety of side dishes using vegetables from contracted farmers, and the ``Chisou Inaseya Set'', which is a colorful set of 7 dishes. .

Located on Karasuma Nishiki-koji, Kappo Nagi is run by a chef with 50 years of experience as an itamae (chef), and offers authentic Japanese cuisine at a reasonable price. The daily lunch menu includes cooked sweet potatoes and carrots, pickles, broccoli with bonito flakes, and strawberries with buckwheat powder for dessert. A special set of chasoba (green tea and soba noodles) is also very popular.

At [Yumedokoro Fisherman's Meshi Zagoya], which is famous for its lunches with lines, you can enjoy luxurious fish dishes at reasonable prices. The “luxury meal” served on a single plate is a row of rice bowls made with fresh fish and side dishes. Pour beaten egg with soy sauce and wasabi on top of the bowl, and finish off by pouring dashi stock to enjoy as ochazuke.

Sake Tomeshi Nishiki Shokudo is an izakaya where you can enjoy good food and a nostalgic atmosphere, based on the concept of a popular restaurant or bar full of the Showa era. For lunch, there are 6 types of set meals, including daily specials.