[2023] 10 shops open on New Year's Day in Kyoto
Stores in Kyoto that will be open at the end of the year 2022 and at the beginning of the year 2023 (three days before New Year's)!
How about a delicious meal and drinks to start off the year 2023? Please enjoy Kyoto cuisine as well as Japanese and Western dishes with your family or friends you haven't seen in a while.
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1.Yakiniku restaurant with excellent access [Yakiniku Koshoten Kyoto Station West] / Kyoto Station
December 30 (Fri.) - January 3 (Tue.) Normal business hours
*Closed January 4 (Wed.) to 6 (Fri.)
Yakiniku restaurant [Hiroshi] offers a whole cow's worth of wagyu beef by professional connoisseurs who know their beef inside and out. It is conveniently located about a 5-minute walk from Kyoto Station and offers a popular lunch set until 5:00 p.m. The yakiniku lunch comes with a choice of three types of dishes: homemade kimchi, salad, wakame seaweed soup, and white rice made from specially grown Koshihikari rice.
Yakiniku Hiro Shoten Kyoto Station West
- Yakiniku Hiroshima
- 607 Higashi Shiokojicho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
- 5 minute walk from JR Kyoto Station
- Tel.075-353-1129
- 11:30-22:00 (LO/21:30)
Lunch 11:30-17:00 (LO) - Budget: Lunch from 1,500 yen, Dinner from 3,500 yen
2.Enjoy Kyoto cuisine and a wide selection of Japanese sake [Sake-tasting Nishikawa] / Kawaramachi-Gojo
Saturday, December 31 - Tuesday, January 3: Normal business hours
I want to serve delicious food at a reasonable price. With this in mind, the owner of the restaurant offers a wide selection of sake and excellent dishes prepared by a chef who honed his skills at a Gion ryokan (Japanese inn). Even sake beginners can feel at ease as the owner is always ready to suggest the best sake to go with each dish. A wide variety of menus are available, ranging from appetizers such as Iburi gakko and cream cheese (600 yen) to nine different courses.
Sake Drinking River Kawaramachi Gojo
- Kawaramachigojoten
- Urban Stage Kawaramachi 1F, 615 Azuchicho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
- 5 minutes walk from Keihan Kiyomizu Gojo Station
10-minute walk from Subway Gojo Station - Tel.080-2479-2424
- 16:00 - 24:00 (LO/23:30)
- Budget: 6000 yen and up
3.Yakiniku (grilled meat) made with Kyoto ingredients [Gion Ishiya] / Gion, Kyoto, Japan
December 31 (Sat.) - January 3 (Tue.) 11:30 - 15:00 (LO/15:00), 17:00 - 23:00 (LO/22:00)
*Lunch break on Sunday, January 1.
This yakiniku restaurant changes the origin of the wagyu beef it purchases from time to time in pursuit of the best taste, and offers handmade original blends of sauce. For lunch, you can enjoy the Kyo-no-Meat Hamburger Set (2,100 yen) or the Kyo-no-Meat Steak Donburi (1,800 yen). For dinner, you can enjoy fine Japanese beef in a relaxed atmosphere. Located near Yasaka Shrine, it is also a good place to visit when sightseeing.
Gion Ishiya
- gibbet (i.e. the "gibbet hut" in Greek mythology)
- 539, Gion-cho South, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 5-minute walk from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station
- Tel. 075-531-0290
- Lunch 11:30-15:00 (LO/15:00)
No lunch service on Sunday, January 1.
Dinner 17:00-23:00 (LO/22:00) - Budget: Lunch from 2,500 yen, Dinner from 6,000 yen Other restaurants also open during the year-end and New Year's holidays
4.Specialty: specially selected Wagyu beef steaks and carefully crafted ham [Mitaya Honten] / Takeda
Closed Saturday, December 31-Sunday, January 1,
Normal business hours on January 2 (Mon.) and 3 (Tue.)
A variety of courses, including steaks made from carefully selected Wagyu beef and hors d'oeuvres with ham, a specialty of the restaurant, are available starting at 5,500 yen for New Year's Day. For a bit of luxury, we also recommend the superb black Wagyu beef hele steak course for 10,450 yen, using the highest grade A5 beef. The restaurant is barrier-free and private rooms are also available, making it a great place for family dinners and celebrations.
Mitaya Honten - Yasuragi-no-Sato - Shinbori River
- Sandaya Honten Yasuragi no Sato Shinhorikawa Ten
- 19, Takeda Nakamiya-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 13 min. walk from Takeda Subway Station
- Tel. 075-621-1129
- Lunch 11:30-15:30(LO/14:30)
Dinner 17:00-22:30 (LO/21:30) - Budget: Usually from 2,750 yen for lunch, 4,400 yen for dinner Special price on January 2nd and 3rd
5.Kyoto Kushi-Dokoro Azumaya: Kushikatsu served in a jazz-filled restaurant / Kiyamachi, Kyoto
Saturday, December 31, 17:00 - 2:00,
January 1 (Sun.) - 3 (Tue.) Normal business hours
The restaurant's relaxed atmosphere with jazz music playing in the background is exactly what one would expect from an "adult's hideout. The menu here offers a wide variety of dishes, including our specialty kushikatsu and yakitori, as well as many other dishes using seasonal ingredients unique to Kyoto. You can casually drop by for a quick bite. You can casually visit the restaurant with your friends or loved ones.
Kyoto Kushidokoro Japanese Dining Azumaya
- Kyoto Kushidokoro Japanese Dining Azumaya
- Nori Tane Building 2F, 186 Zaimokucho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
- 5-minute walk from Keihan Sanjo Station
- Tel.075-212-5668
- 17:00-24:00
- Budget: 3,500 yen and up
6.Meat, fish, and vegetables on skewers [Manzara Ekiyo Kushi to Sake Kyoto Station Branch] / Kyoto Station
Saturday, December 31 - Tuesday, January 3: Normal business hours
Manzara Ekiyocho is conveniently located just a 2-minute walk from Kyoto Station, but has a calm and chic atmosphere. Here, you can enjoy skewers of meat, fish, and vegetables, which are hand-rolled one by one, under the concept of "enjoying meat, fish, and vegetables on skewers. The restaurant is fully equipped with counter seats overlooking the open kitchen, private rooms for various numbers of people, and table seats for large groups.
Manzara Ekiyo-ko Kushi-and-Sake Kyoto Station
- Manzara Ekiyoko, Beef and Salmon, Today's Market
- 564-2 Higashishioji-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 2 minutes walk from JR "Kyoto Station
- Tel. 075-344-1277
- 16:00-23:00 (LO/22:00)
- Budget 5000 yen and up
7.A value-priced kappo restaurant at the end of an alley [Gion Shinbashi Nakatani] / Gion
Sunday, January 1 - Tuesday, January 3 *13,000 yen course only
A Japanese cuisine restaurant tucked away in a narrow alley in Gion. Chef Nakatani, who has devoted himself to Japanese cuisine for over 20 years, offers course meals at reasonable prices starting from 5,500 yen for lunch and 8,800 yen for dinner. The fish is delivered directly from Awaji Island and Wakasa Bay, and the vegetables are mainly Kyoto vegetables delivered from farmers.
Gion Shinbashi Nakatani
- Gion Shinbashi Nakatani
- 51-1 Motoyoshi-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Prefecture
- 5-minute walk from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station
- Tel.075-525-1881
- Lunch 11:30-13:30
Dinner 18:00-21:00 - Approximate budget: Lunch from 5,500 yen, Dinner from 8,800 yen *Only 13,000 yen course is available from January 1 to 3.
8.Melbourne-style cafe restaurant [Common Well] / Karasuma
January 1 (Sun.) - 3 (Tue.) Normal business hours
Hotel [HOTEL RINGS KYOTO] 1F cafe restaurant. In the stylish shop, you can enjoy a cafe menu supervised by world-famous top barista Shoji Shimoyama, who has won the world latte art competition twice and has won the world competition five years in a row. Don't forget to try the flat white 550 yen and smashed avocado that are popular in the city of cafes in Melbourne.
Common Well
- Commonwell
- Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Sakaimachi-dori
- 7 minute walk from Subway Shijo Station
- Tel.075-746-3087
- Morning 7:00-11:30 (LO/10:30)
Lunch 11:30-15:00 (LO/14:30)
Cafe 15:00-18:00
Dinner 18:00-22:00 (LO/21:30)
* Cafe use is from 7:00 to 22:00 - Approximate budget: Cafe from 1000 yen, Restaurant from 2500 yen
9.Artistic French cuisine in a machiya with a beautiful tsuboniwa garden [Kishin, Kyoto / Kinkakuji area
Closed on January 1 (Sun), normally open on January 2 (Mon) and 3 (Tue) *Closed on January 4 (Wed) and 5 (Thu)
In a renovated space of a 100-year-old machiya (traditional Kyoto townhouse) and a historic Japanese house, this restaurant offers Kyoto-style kaiseki French cuisine prepared by Chef Higuchi, who has served as executive chef at many prestigious hotels and other establishments. The seats overlook a tsuboniwa garden and a Japanese garden, which are unique to Kyoto, and offer a special experience. Private rooms with a tea ceremony room and second-floor seating are also available for family gatherings.
Kyoto Ki Shin
- Kyoto Kisin
- 37 Kinugasa-nishi Goshonouchi-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
- 2 minutes on foot from "Kinkakuji-michi" bus stop
5 minutes drive from Kitaoji Subway Station - Tel. 075-432-7734
- Lunch 11:30 -, 12:00 -, 13:00 -
Dinner 17:30~, 18:30~, 19:00~ *Reservations required for dinner time - Approximate budget: Lunch from 4200 yen, Dinner from 8250 yen
10.A coffee shop where everyone who visits becomes a fan [Cafe Bunroku] / Gion
Dec. 30 (Fri.) - Jan. 2 (Mon.) 9:00 - 17:00* May close when menu items run out.
Tada and Takada, who were classmates at university, run this coffee shop in "Azuki Alley," where many workshops and restaurants are located. The delicious food and the couple's personalities have made them regular customers, and visitors return home as fans. The most popular dish, Neapolitan, is made with homemade ketchup that is simmered for a long time. The acidity and flavor of the tomatoes are perfectly balanced and addictive.
Cafe Bunroku
- Kissa Bunroku
- No. 1 Ajiki Alley South, 2-chome Yamashiro-cho, Daikokucho-dori Matsubara-shitaru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Prefecture
- 4-minute walk from Keihan Kiyomizu-Gojo Station
- Tel: None
- 10:00 - 21:00 (after 18:00, please check with SNS)
- Approximate budget 1000 yen and up
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.
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