[2024] A tour of Kyoto's classic spots! Can't-miss pure coffee shops and retro ...
Kyoto is lined with traditional Western-style restaurants known only to locals. From hamburgers overflowing with gravy and chewy noodles served on retro tableware to rice omelets with pulled eggs and children's lunches for adults, there is something for all generations to enjoy. This article selects 19 famous Western-style restaurants in Kyoto City. In the autumn of your appetite, try Kyoto's exquisite Western-style menus.
Enjoy the same old-fashioned taste that has not changed since the Showa period at this long-established coffee shop established in 1940. Enjoy spaghetti with onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and extra-thick noodles with plenty of tomato sauce. The noodles and ingredients together weigh 220 grams, making it a hearty meal, followed by a cup of their signature coffee.
[A long-established Western-style restaurant founded in 1961, this restaurant is located near the Kyoto Zoo and has inherited its old-fashioned taste. The menu features a variety of Western-style dishes such as hamburgers, fried dishes, etc. The popular omelette rice is a hearty dish, and the depth of the dobby sauce (domiglas sauce), which takes two weeks to prepare, can only be experienced here. Enjoy the view of the trees of Heian Jingu Shrine from the window while savoring the exquisite Western cuisine.
Grill Demi offers a wide variety of Western-style dishes centering on hamburgers. The hamburgers are made with coarsely minced meat with little binding agent, so you can directly feel the flavor of the meat. The dish is thick and satisfying. Enjoy the harmony of the rich and thick demi-glace sauce and the flavor of the meat.
Chef Shimizu, who has experience at hotels and Western-style restaurants, started Shokudo Days as an omu-rice restaurant during the day and a Western-style izakaya (Japanese-style pub) at night. Along with the classic omelet, his signature dish, the (white) omelet, has become a hot topic on SNS. The omelette is made with a white egg from Hokkaido, and the yolk of a Shiga Prefecture egg flows out of the omelette. The contrast between the omelette and the demi-glace with plenty of onions is both beautiful and tasty.
Mr. Kimura, an omelette chef who could not forget the omelette rice he had eaten at a long-established cafe "Cafe You" in Ginza, Tokyo, trained at the original cafe and opened "Cafe Me" to "spread the taste of this omelette in Kyoto. The omelette, made with his craftsmanship, is served on a bed of ketchup rice. The glossy omelette is so glossy that it is almost hard to put a spoon in.
Established in 1972, this Western-style restaurant specializes in salads with plenty of salads. Using carefully selected fresh vegetables and additive-free cottonseed oil, the restaurant offers a wide variety of about 30 dishes, mainly grilled dishes. The popular teriyaki steak has an excellent sweet and rich sauce based on white miso paste.
Founded in 1970, Kitchen Gon's signature dish is pinet rice. It is a trinity of fried rice and cutlet topped with your choice of curry sauce or demi-sauce. [The Kitchen Gon Nijo branch has a take-out counter so that customers can enjoy the famous Pineapple Rice at home. Currently, the restaurant is only open on weekdays during lunchtime. Check google for opening hours and dates.
[At Tokura Kyoto Sanjo, you can enjoy hamburgers that overflow with juices the moment you put your chopsticks into them. The taste is so popular that it attracts fans not only from the Kansai region but also from far and wide. Drizzle the red wine sauce over the hamburger steak and enjoy the delicious flavor of the meat that fills your mouth.
Grill Carrots offers authentic Western cuisine at a reasonable price. The hearty tongue is cooked to perfection so that it remains chewy, and when combined with the domiglace sauce, which has been simmered over an uninterrupted flame for three days, one bite of the stew will captivate you with its elegant and deep flavor. Enjoy it with a glass of wine recommended by the second-generation owner, who is a certified sommelier.
Café Giraffe" has begun to spin a new story, taking over the store that regrettably closed its doors. The menu features a retro atmosphere and a menu that is typical of a pure coffee shop, with the Neapolitan noodles made with thin noodles and a mildly acidic tomato sauce. The Neapolitan Neapolitan is made with thin noodles and a mildly acidic tomato sauce.
Mr. Matsumoto has studied as a Western-style chef, including serving as the head chef at Bistro Sept, which regrettably closed in 2021. The hamburger steak is made with a 50/50 blend of Japanese beef and pork from Fukudome Farm in Kagoshima, which Mr. Matsumoto claims is the best for its fatty meat, and is packed with the natural taste of meat. Enjoy the excellent hamburgers in the relaxed atmosphere of a machiya townhouse.
The owner's signature hamburger steak is made from the shank of Danzan Kogen beef from Aichi Prefecture and Sanshu pork from Aichi Prefecture, both of which are coarsely minced in the restaurant. The hamburgers are packed with flavor because no eggs, onions, or other glues are used. In addition to hamburgers, the meat-centered menu lineup includes beef croquettes, roast beef bowls, lean steaks, and other items that meat lovers can't get enough of.
This Western-style restaurant was opened by Chef Ogata, who trained at a hotel and then worked as head chef at a popular bistro in Kyoto. For lunch, the restaurant offers a variety of hearty lunches and mini-courses centering on meat dishes, including the popular Western-style hamburg steak Ogata's special hamburger steak, and for dinner, a wide selection of dishes from standard a la carte to curry and pasta. The menu features dishes prepared just for that day, using seasonal ingredients such as aged beef from Sakaeya in Shiga and fish from Sasue Maeda Fish Store in Shizuoka.
This popular bistro uses local meats and vegetables and offers a variety of menu items that are sure to be enjoyed with alcoholic beverages. The Neapolitan sauce made with plenty of onions and butter has a mild and rich flavor. The chewy noodles soaked in water overnight before boiling are a perfect match.
Established in 1970, this popular Western-style restaurant is a short walk from the Kokusai Kaikan subway station. The basic taste has always remained the same, although the ingredients and cooking methods have been pursued and improved little by little to make them tastier. Western-style dishes such as hamburgers, beef cutlets, and cream croquettes can be enjoyed. The demi-sauce, dressing, and tartar sauce are homemade, and chemical seasonings and broth ingredients such as Maggi Bouillon are not used. Enjoy a full, traditional Western-style lunch where the flavors of the ingredients come alive.
A long-established Western-style restaurant that has been in business for more than 100 years and is the pride of Miyagawa-cho. The specialty "Fukuya Rice," with its eye-catching and vivid colors, was created 70 to 80 years ago at the request of a geiko. The dish is made with a half-boiled egg on top of the nostalgic ham rice and fresh tomatoes instead of tomato sauce for a light and refreshing finish. The beef cutlet sandwich, cut into a size that is easy to eat even with a maiko's small mouth, is also popular as a gift for actors. This is a famous restaurant with episodes unique to the Hanamachi district.
The chef in charge of the restaurant is Ryuji Kono, who has worked at such prestigious hotels as Aman Kyoto and the Four Seasons Hotel in Tokyo. The lunch set menu includes appetizers, soups, and entrees, while the evening menu is basically a la carte. He also makes use of Japanese ingredients, and uses red miso for his signature dish, a stewed hamburger steak, to give it a deep flavor. It goes well with the sake that Mr. Kono, a sake lover, carefully selects.
Café Madlag is a famous restaurant that connects Kyoto's coffee shop culture to the next generation. The most notable menu item here is the children's lunch that most visitors order. There are two sets of children's lunches available: Set A with a hamburger steak for 1,380 yen and Set B with shrimp cream croquettes for 1,430 yen. Both sets come with pudding for dessert, which is very satisfying!
The fourth generation of the long-established Oome Rice Shop, which has been in business since the end of the Edo period (1603-1868), developed a love of cooking and established a Western-style restaurant in 1996. Upon entering the restaurant, brown rice of various varieties and origins served in tubs catches the eye, indicating the brand of rice to be served that day. The freshly milled rice is served with a choice of large or small portions and can be refilled at any time, or, for a limited number of 10 servings, with brown rice. The restaurant is proud of its hand-kneaded hamburger steak topped with homemade demi-glace sauce. In winter, fried oysters are also available, which will surely make your meal go down a treat.
Grill Capital Toyotei, a Western-style restaurant established in 1897, has expanded to the Kyoto Station underground shopping mall (Porta) for casual drop-in customers. The hamburger steak, served wrapped in aluminum foil, is made from coarsely minced, hand-kneaded meat, carefully grilled, and topped with a generous amount of hot special beef stew sauce.
Every day at lunch time, a long-established Western-style restaurant, "Grill Hasegawa," draws a long line in front of the restaurant. The menu, served in a retro atmosphere, is full of hearty dishes. Enjoy a blissful time with a set of fried prawns wrapped in a crispy batter and a soft and juicy hamburger steak topped with a special ketchup-based sauce.
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