Issen Yoshoku Budget ★ 3.9
Gion's 1925 single-dish counter selling issen yoshoku pancake for 680 yen in Kyoto. Pre-war Showa atmosphere; eat-in counter or takeaway from the corner.
Try: Issen yoshoku pancake
What to order at Nishiki Market Pickle Stalls
- The dish to know
- Tsukemono samples and snacks
Neighborhoodnishiki-market
The dishTsukemono samples and snacks
Location
Address: Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8055, Japan
More budget eats in Kyoto
Katsukura Lunch Set ★ 4.0
Katsukura's tonkatsu set in Kyoto Station Porta basement at 1,300 yen lunch. Free refills of rice, miso and cabbage; pork loin or fillet on a single ticket.
Try: Tonkatsu set with free-flow sides
Tentenyu Shijo Ramen ★ 4.1
Tentenyu's chicken-paitan ramen on Karasuma in Kyoto under 1,200 yen a bowl. House-raised Kyotamba bird boiled to a milky broth, finished with bright yuzu.
Try: Chicken paitan ramen
Kane-yo Unagi Lunch ★ 4.0
Kane-yo's lunch unaju is the cheapest eel lacquer-box in Kyoto around 2,000 yen. A Taisho-era counter on Kyogoku Shotengai with grilled-eel smoke.
Try: Unaju eel rice box
Omen Ginkakuji Udon ★ 4.2
Omen's hand-cut udon under 1,600 yen at the Ginkaku-ji branch in Kyoto. Cold sesame Omen with a seasonal vegetable plate; the easiest northern lunch.
Try: Sesame Omen udon set
Demachi Futaba Mame-Mochi ★ 4.5
Salted-bean and azuki mochi for 220 yen at the city's most famous wagashi shinise in Demachiyanagi, Kyoto. Eat fresh on a Kamogawa bench across the road.
Try: Mame mochi sweet