Authentic Beijing Cuisine and Vories Architecture at Shijo's To Hua Catering Restaurant

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2025.1.14

Experience authentic Beijing cuisine and Vories architecture at Tokasaikan in Shijo

The striking Spanish-Baroque Western-style building at the foot of the Shijo Bridge is said to be the only restaurant built by Mr. Vories during his lifetime. Inside the museum, a manual elevator, said to be the oldest in Japan, is still in use.

Authentic Beijing cuisine that emphasizes dried ingredients, delicacies, and materials can be ordered a la carte as well as in courses. A popular menu item is the sweet and sour sweet-and-sour sweet-and-sour pork for 2,000 yen, while the 16,500 yen and 22,000 yen courses also feature braised shark's fin. Courses start at 6,600 yen.

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Kawadoko data

Kawadoko hours: 17:00 - 21:30 (LO/21:00), Saturdays, Sundays and holidays in May and September: 11:30 - 21:30 (LO/21:00)
Kawadoko period / Scheduled from May 1 to October 15, 2025. *Lunchtime floors are open only on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays in May and September. Check with the store for details.
Estimated budget: 5,000 yen~
A la carte/approximately 1500 yen~
seat charge/no
Service fee: 10% only when ordering a course
Reserve/Better
Accompanied by children/allowed
Number of seats / 100 seats
Seat type/table

Toka Saikan

Tokasaikan
West end of Shijo Ohashi Bridge, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
1 minute walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station"
Tel.075-221-1147
11:30 - 21:30 (LO/21:00) *Closed from 15:00 to 17:00 on weekdays
Irregular holidays (store holidays vary depending on the week. See website)
All seats non-smoking (smoking space available) Fully private room available No parking
http://www.tohkasaikan.com/

*Please note that the information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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