As soon as you exit the west ticket gate of Kyoto Station, you will be greeted by Nakamura Fujiyoshi's Kyoto Station Store, a long-established tea shop with a history of over 170 years. Utilizing its long-accumulated tea leaf connoisseurship, the shop offers not only aromatic green tea sweets, but also tea soba noodles. The most popular menu item is the tamato parfait, which is layered with layers of tea flavor. The taste and texture change with each bite, and the aroma of tea wafts through your nose as you savor it. There is also a limited-time-only parfait available only at the Kyoto Station branch, and many people visit for it.

Kyoto Ramen Koji, lined with ramen stores where you have to wait in line, is actually a place where you can encounter not only ramen but also the finest sweets. At the entrance is a store specializing in matcha sweets made in a baking oven [Chasen], where you will be greeted with a new kind of sweet that can only be tasted when it is freshly made. The menu includes a variety of exciting matcha sweets such as parfait, matcha jelly, and tiramisu. The most exciting of all is the Tamatebako, a box filled with the finest matcha green tea sweets, inspired by the eight-sun serving style of Kyoto-style kaiseki (traditional Japanese tea ceremony). Imagine opening the box while imagining what Otohime-sama might have brought you.

Only a two-minute walk from Kyoto Station, tsumugi cafe has an impressive open terrace with a sense of openness despite its location in the city. The cool interior with concrete walls and tile flooring is bathed in bright sunlight through large glass doors, adding warmth. The signature menu item is the Green Tea Lattepresso, which is a beautiful contrast of matcha, milk, and espresso. It is a well-balanced blend of the best of both worlds, offering the deep bitterness of both matcha and coffee.

Since its establishment in 1952, the long-established coffee roastery [Ogawa Coffee] has been pursuing a genuine, world-class taste. It is no exaggeration to say that there is no one in Kyoto who does not know Ogawa Coffee, and it is used for breakfast and rest on a daily basis. From 11:30 a.m., the Kyoto Station branch offers toasted sandwiches for light meals, as well as toasted desserts such as gelato and azuki toast, which is a welcome addition to the cafe.

FUKUNAGA901] offers sweets that stimulate all five senses. The "Yama" series parfaits are filled with seasonal fruits, and the artistic "Kyo no Bonsai," a plate made of Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki porcelain and covered with real moss, are popular for their colorful sweets that are a feast for the eyes. Enjoy the unforgettable sweets that look great on social networking sites.

About a 10-minute walk from Kyoto Station. In the area between Nishi Honganji Temple and Higashi Honganji Temple, where new hotels stand side by side, you will find an old private house café with a nostalgic atmosphere. ［At Shokutsu to Mori, you can enjoy an obanzai plate full of Kyoto vegetables prepared by a talented chef who worked for many years at a famous Italian restaurant. Nostalgic desserts such as pudding and cream soda are also available for those who want to forget the hustle and bustle of daily life and enjoy a moment of peace and quiet.

THE Lower East Nine Cafe is a short walk from Kujo Subway Station and a 10-minute walk from Kyoto Station, making it easy to use while sightseeing. The restaurant's appearance, which dares to avoid Kyoto-like elements, makes it seem as if you have wandered into an overseas café, and it is a space where you can fully enjoy Kyoto, a city where the new and the old mingle. The restaurant offers a variety of seating options, including counter seats and table seats, so you can spend your time as you wish, whether you are visiting alone or chatting with a group.

The Kyoto Station branch of Hosendo, a Japanese confectionery store established in 1952, welcomes you when you want to take a break before or after boarding the Shinkansen. The interior of the store, decorated in the traditional Kyoto style, has a relaxed atmosphere that makes it hard to believe that it is located inside a Shinkansen ticket gate. In the coffee shop, you can enjoy fresh sweets made every morning at Saryo Hosen in Shimogamo, seasonal sweets, and coffee brewed by hand one cup at a time. The shop sells a variety of items perfect for souvenirs, so we recommend stopping by on your way home.

Housed in a renovated 100-year-old machiya (traditional Kyoto townhouse), aotake is a small tea store near Kyoto Station that is like a little hideaway. The owner carefully selects teas to suit the changing flavors of each season, and selects teas for spring, summer, and fall, as well as Japanese teas such as gyokuro, which are carefully handpicked and grown by tea farmers. Find a cup of bliss in a space with the atmosphere of the ancient capital.

Saryo Tsujiri has been loved for a quarter of a century. Using carefully selected ingredients, they have sought the perfect sweetness of anko (red bean paste), and the taste and aroma of azuki beans spreads in your mouth. The parfait, available only at Isetan Kyoto, offers a variety of delicious flavors and textures, including green tea and vanilla ice cream, shiratama (white rice balls), green tea jelly, and anko (red bean paste). It is a perfect match for the matcha condensed milk sauce, which is served separately.

Unir is a Kyoto-based coffee roaster that continues to visit coffee farms around the world in search of high-quality specialty coffees. The Kyoto branch, which is attached to a hotel, is half-underground, allowing customers to relax without worrying about the hustle and bustle of the city. Even though it is half-underground, the store is bright and airy with light coming in through a large window. The parfait menu, which starts at 2:30 p.m., changes with the seasons, so be sure to come back again and again.

A pet-friendly cafe and gallery [hatoba cafe]. Paintings and prints collected by the owner, who is also a print artist, are on display, making it a place where one can casually enjoy a cup of coffee while experiencing art. The spacious interior is tastefully furnished with antique furniture and art-related books. In addition to light meals such as doria and curry, homemade scones made in the store are on standby as sweets.

Fukujuen, a long-established Japanese tea brand founded in 1790, created Saryo FUKUCHA in order to make the world of tea, which is highly formal and difficult to learn how to make, easier and more accessible for people to enjoy. It proposes new possibilities for the traditional Uji tea and offers a new way to enjoy tea. The pastry chef carefully prepares gorgeous sweets, all of which enhance the aroma and flavor of the tea. We invite you to taste the pairing of Japanese tea and sweets.

At Itoken, located on the first floor of Kyoto Tower Sand, you can enjoy pancakes filled with cream and parfaits made with luxurious fruits by Itoken, a Japanese confectionary store established in 1864. Kyoto Tower Sando is a relatively quiet spot in the always crowded Kyoto Station area. It is open later than other cafes in the area, making it a good place to visit after work or shopping. In the shop corner, you will find more than 50 kinds of sweets, perfect for a snack for home or a souvenir.

Since its establishment in 1940, INODA COFFEE has supported the peaceful daily life of Kyoto with its core business of flannel drip coffee. The Porta branch, directly connected to Kyoto Station, maintains the classical Western salon-like atmosphere that Inoda Coffee has always valued. You can enjoy the taste that has been passed down from generation to generation in a relaxing space even though it is in front of the station. The blended coffee, Arabian Pearls, has been offered since the establishment of the company, and is based on mocha coffee with a perfect balance of aroma, richness, and acidity.

Kaikado Café is owned by Kaikado, a long-established tea caddy store. The renovated Western-style building built in the early Showa period (early 20th century) retains its retro exterior, but the interior is a modern space. The café is designed to look like a parlor where you would welcome your loved ones. In addition to home-roasted coffee, the owner serves tea, Japanese tea, and sweets made by artisans in Japan and abroad whom he trusts with all his heart. There is also a gallery of tea caddies and traditional crafts for sale, making it an attractive place to experience Kyoto's craftsmanship while enjoying your tea time.

The Mar Blanche Romain no Mori Cafe on the 3rd floor of JR Kyoto Isetan is owned by Mar Blanche, which is famous for its o-no-cha langdosha and tea confections. The Kyoto black tea served here is an original Japanese black tea born from the relationship with tea farmers nurtured through tea confections. The tea leaves are carefully cultivated and fermented, resulting in a craft tea with a firm body. Enjoy a blissful tea time with Kyoto black tea, which goes perfectly with milk and butter.

DAVADA COFFEE & RECORDS, located in a renovated 100-year-old Western-style building on the corner of Shichijo Kawaramachi, is a place that is constantly visited by locals and tourists alike. With over 3,000 records in a wide variety of genres, you will lose track of time once you start selecting your favorites. The coffee selection includes several types of single origin and blends. The Ethiopian, which is shallow roasted and has a strong acidity, and the Guatemalan, which is medium to deep roasted, full-bodied, and well-balanced, are the owner's favorites. There is also a take-out counter, so it is recommended to stop by while sightseeing.

8Black brids cafe was opened by the owner, who was awakened to the taste of freshly roasted coffee and wanted people to enjoy it. The calm interior with green tiles and wood as the basic tone is the perfect place to relax and enjoy the aroma of coffee. The coffee is carefully brewed by hand drip using beans roasted in a Giesen roasting machine imported from the Netherlands. A total of eight types of coffee beans are available, including high-class beans such as Cleopatra and Geisha, so you can find a cup to your liking.

COYOTE is a coffee brand that deals exclusively in coffees from El Salvador in Central America. The owner, who spent time on the farm with the producers, offers high quality coffee purchased through direct communication with trusted producers. The café is also popular as a vegan café, with food made exclusively from plant-based ingredients on standby. The owner's concern for the environment is not limited to the menu, but is also evident in the interior design, with tables and counters made from old wood and driftwood, and other details that reflect his love and care for the environment.

Kurasu is a coffee shop in Kyoto that introduces the world to Japan's unique coffee brewing culture and its charms. In addition to selling high-quality coffee beans and equipment, Kurasu Kyoto Stand was created as a place where you can enjoy a cup of coffee that has been carefully considered from the shape of the dripper to the way the water is poured. Enjoy it with baked sweets that have been carefully paired with coffee, and you will surely be able to spend your coffee time more happily than usual.