Kissa Soiree ★ 4.2
Soiree's 1948 Showa kissaten on Nishikiyamachi in Kyoto. Iconic blue-soda jellies, cheesecakes and the city's most-photographed kissaten neon since the 1960s.
Order: Blue-jelly soda set with cheesecake
Holly's Cafe Kyoto is a brunch spot in Karasuma Kawaramachi, Kyoto.
Holly's Cafe in Daimaru Kyoto's basement opens at 08:00. American breakfast plate, hand-drip coffee and weekend stacks for a Western start at 1,200 yen.
Must order: Bacon-and-egg breakfast plate with pour-over
Address: Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8511, Japan
Soiree's 1948 Showa kissaten on Nishikiyamachi in Kyoto. Iconic blue-soda jellies, cheesecakes and the city's most-photographed kissaten neon since the 1960s.
Order: Blue-jelly soda set with cheesecake
Fukujuen Kyoto's six-floor tea house on Shijo serves morning matcha-and-soba sets in Kyoto. Tea-blending workshop downstairs, brunch upstairs.
Order: Matcha-and-soba breakfast set with hojicha creme brulee
Le Petitmec Oike opens at 08:00 in Kyoto with the anchor French boulangerie morning. Beurre croissants, pain au chocolat and take-away coffee at the door.
Order: Beurre croissant and pain au chocolat with a coffee
A 1932 kissaten in Kyoto's Teramachi arcade. Pillow-thick hotcakes, house-roasted coffee and a tamago sando at the city's reference Showa-era breakfast.
Order: Hotcakes with house-roasted blend and a tamago sando
Soiree's 1948 Showa kissaten on Nishikiyamachi in Kyoto. Iconic blue-soda jellies, cheesecakes and the city's most-photographed kissaten neon since the 1960s.
Order: Blue-jelly soda set with cheesecake
Fukujuen Kyoto's six-floor tea house on Shijo serves morning matcha-and-soba sets in Kyoto. Tea-blending workshop downstairs, brunch upstairs.
Order: Matcha-and-soba breakfast set with hojicha creme brulee
Le Petitmec Oike opens at 08:00 in Kyoto with the anchor French boulangerie morning. Beurre croissants, pain au chocolat and take-away coffee at the door.
Order: Beurre croissant and pain au chocolat with a coffee
Blue Bottle's Kyoto cafe by Nanzen-ji serves morning pour-overs in a converted machiya. Single-origin brews and a wagashi-pairing programme at counter.
Order: Pour-over and wagashi-pairing breakfast
Iolite in Nakagyo in Kyoto opens early; the morning is a hand-drip and toast set, cedar-beam machiya counter, single-origin pour-over from the in-house roast.
Order: House-blend espresso with seasonal milk pastry
A 1932 kissaten in Kyoto's Teramachi arcade. Pillow-thick hotcakes, house-roasted coffee and a tamago sando at the city's reference Showa-era breakfast.
Order: Hotcakes with house-roasted blend and a tamago sando