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EATING
| CAFE
SARACA NISHIJIN¥
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(
さらさ西陣
; 432-5075; Kita-ku, Murasakino Higashifujinomori-chō 11-1; lunch from ¥900; noon-11pm,
closed Wed; 7min walk from Daitoku-ji-mae bus stop, bus 206 from Kyoto Station)
This is one of Kyoto's
most interesting cafes - it's built inside an old
sentō
(public bathhouse) and the original
tiles have been preserved. Light meals and coffee (¥480) are the staples here. The
honjitsu
Nishijin
(daily Nishijin lunch; ¥900) plate is decent value. Service can be slow and
scattered but the interesting ambience makes it worth a look. It's near Funaoka Onsen (
CLICK HERE
) and is easy to spot.
| NOODLES
KANEI¥
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(
かね井
; 441-8283; Kita-ku, Murasakino Higashifujinomori-chō 11-1; noodles from ¥900; 11.40am-2.30pm
& 5-7pm Tue-Sun; 7min walk from Daitoku-ji-mae bus stop, bus 206 from Kyoto Station)
A small traditional
(thin brown buckwheat noodles) connoisseur - the noodles are made by hand here and are
delicious. The owners don't speak much English, so here's what to order:
zaru soba
(¥900)
or
kake soba
(
soba
in a broth; ¥1000). Note that handmade
soba
quickly loses its taste and
texture, so we recommend that you eat it quickly. The servings are small and the dishes are
only likely to please real
soba
fans. Kanei is on the corner, a few metres west of Saraca
Nishijin.
| TOFU
TOYOUKE-JAYA¥
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(
とようけ茶屋
; 462-3662; Kamigyō-ku, Imadegawa-dōri-Onmae Nishi iru; set meals from ¥680;
11am-3pm, closed Thu; 1min walk from Kitano Tenmangū-mae bus stop, bus 101 from Kyoto Station)
Locals
line up for the tofu lunch sets at this famous restaurant across from Kitano Tenman-gū (
CLICK HERE
). Set meals start at ¥650 and usually include tofu, rice and miso soup. The prob-
lem is that it gets very crowded, especially when a market is on at the shrine. If you can get
here when there's no queue, pop in for a healthy meal.
CAFÉ BEBE¥
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