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| SWEETS
KASAGI-YA¥
OFFLINE MAP
(
かさぎ屋
; 561-9562; 349 Masuya chō, Kōdai-ji, Higashiyama-ku; 11am-6pm, closed Tue; ;
10min walk from Higashiyama-yasui bus stop, bus 206 from Kyoto Station)
At Kasagi-ya, on Sannen-zaka
tea) and a variety of sweets. This funky old wooden shop has atmosphere to boot and
friendly staff - which makes it worth the wait if there's a queue. Highly recommended.
It's hard to spot - you may have to ask one of the local shop owners.
SENMONTEN¥
OFFLINE MAP
(
泉門天
; 531-2733; Higashiyama-ku, Hanami-kōji-dōri, Shimbashi sagaru Higashi gawa; per 10 dumplings
¥520; 6pm-3am Mon-Sat; 5min walk from Gion Shijō Station, Keihan line)
This place serves one
thing only: crisp fried
gyōza
(Chinese dumplings)
,
which come in lots of 10 and are
washed down with beer or Chinese
raoshu
(rice wine). If you can break the record for the
most
gyōza
eaten in one sitting, your meal will be free and you'll receive - guess what? -
more
gyōza
to take home. The last time we were here, the men's record was around 150
gyōza
. Look for the red-and-white sign and the glass door.
| CHINESE
KAGIZEN YOSHIFUSA¥
OFFLINE MAP
(
鍵善良房
; 561-1818; 264 Gion machi Kita gawa, Higashiyama-ku; kuzukiri ¥900; 9.30am-6pm Tue-
Sun; ; 5min walk from Shijō Station, Keihan line)
This Gion institution is one of Kyoto's oldest
and best-known
okashi-ya
(sweet shops). It sells a variety of traditional sweets and has a
lovely tea room out the back where you can sample cold
kuzukiri
(transparent arrowroot
noodles) served with a
kuro-mitsu
(sweet black sugar) dipping sauce, or just a nice cup of
matcha
and a sweet. All in all, it's one of the best spots in Gion for a rest. Look for the
sweets in the window, the wide front and the
noren
curtains.
| SWEETS, TEA
