Kyoto, which has a long history and sophisticated food culture, is home to many famous restaurants with long lines.
Many tourists visit Kyoto to visit such popular restaurants. Even local residents find it difficult to visit the store, which has long lines even before it opens. Many people are probably worried about waiting in line alone. Our editorial department carefully selects gourmet food from such popular restaurants! You can also order Shimidare Butaman, a limited edition product that is very popular every year at the Gion Festival, [Zekokan Pocchiri]. Feel free to enjoy Kyoto's gourmet food, which always has long lines, in the comfort of your own home.

[Marushin Hanten] has been popular in Higashiyama, Kyoto, along with the famous Tenshinhan. The dumplings inherited from the previous generation are still very popular. The crunchy and chewy skin is a special order from Marushin Hanten, and the filling inside is filled with domestically-produced vegetables that are chopped while fresh and an bean paste made from aged meat with a rich flavor. Flavorful garlic and ginger bring out the umami even more, and the chopsticks won't stop.

Honke Owariya was founded in 1465 as a confectionery shop and started making soba in the middle of the Edo period. We bring you the popular herring soba from a long-established store that has been a confectionery and soba noodle restaurant up to the 16th generation. The dried noodles are made from flavorful buckwheat flour grown under contract in Hokkaido, just like the fresh soba noodles eaten at the store. The dashi is made from Kyoto's mellow underground water, and is carefully prepared with high-quality Rishiri kelp, mejika (Soda bonito), junme, and dried mackerel, and finished with additive-free seasonings. It has a deep flavor made from natural ingredients, and goes well with the sweet and spicy seasoning that has been slowly simmered. In summer, we also recommend chilled herring soba served with cold soup stock. The taste of Kyoto's long-established store, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, is sure to be a great gift.

This Chinese restaurant has been loved by the locals for nearly 20 years, and is sold only for the four days of the Gion Festival. Filled with ingredients such as pork, shiitake mushrooms, mountain jellyfish, and bamboo shoots, the flavor is soaked into the chewy skin. Add a special soy sauce-based sauce with a sweet and salty taste and aroma that will whet your appetite and you'll be hooked. Don't wait in line to get the specialties of the Gion Festival, which are filled with wishes to ward off evil.

In April 2022, Ramen Touichi, which specializes in Kiyoyu ramen made with local chicken and raw soy sauce, will move to Shugakuin. This time, orders for chicken soy sauce dipping soba, which is popular at shops where lines are inevitable, have started. The special noodles that go well with the kombu water and kiage soy sauce dipping sauce have a chewy texture. First of all, I want you to taste it with only kombu water and be surprised when it goes down your throat.