*found in Former Kyoto Cafes top left: the exterior of the restaurant; top right: area between the entrance and the staircase; bottom left: the first-floor dining with kitchen space and…
こみちKomichi is a small Japanese-style café in the 嵯峨Saga area of Kyoto near 二尊院Nison-in Temple. Its name is befitting in that it is along a 小道komichi, or small road, and exactly the type…
The popular Kyoto Japanese sweets chain, 梅園Umezono, where one can find my favorite みたらし団子mitarashi dango in Kyoto, opened うめぞの茶房Umezono Sabo, a café where one can partake solely in かざり羹kazari-kan, a special 羊羹yokan made from…
During one of my many visits to ひだまりHidamari, Michiyo-san and I would talk about various subjects between the machiya cafe’s busy moments as well as once the café closed for…
回廊KAIROH was first brought to my attention by Mica-san when we met in late July last year; it was our first time going out just the two of us since…
Established in 1971, 喫茶Kissa KANO is an elegantly charming retro coffee shop along 高瀬川Takase River close to 五条大橋Gojo Bridge in an area with many old restaurants and hotels. Its magnificent windows…
チタチタ喫茶Titatita Kissa is a small coffee shop located close to the 堀川丸太町Horikawa-Marutamachi intersection, tucked in at the corner of one small street west of 堀川通Horikawa Street and one small street north…
With its use of monotone colors, DRIP&DROP COFFEE SUPPLY is a simply stylish café that opened in early October last year in the basement of PIECE HOSTEL SANJO along 富小路通Tominokoji Street south of 三条通Sanjo…
WIFE&HUSBAND is a charming and cozy café close to 北大路大橋Kitaoji Bridge; I found it relatively easy to find with a map, off of 北大路通Kitaoji Street on a small road that dared…
Opened in May 2014, 喫茶上るKissa Agaru is a small night (they open 5:00-11:00pm) machiya café on 西木屋町通Nishi-Kiyamachi Street, north of 仏光寺通Bukkoji Street. For a good part of last year, I put it…