Kyoto: Tea Ceremony in a Garden Tea House near Kiyomizu-dera
Escape the crowds near Kiyomizu-dera and enjoy a peaceful matcha tea ceremony in a traditional Kyoto tea house overlooking a private garden.
About Us Coffee is a cafe in Nakagyo, Kyoto.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Hojicha basque cheesecake with the day's filter pairing.
Tip: Second floor is the quiet dining room. Wait at the counter for hand-drip orders.
Escape the crowds near Kiyomizu-dera and enjoy a peaceful matcha tea ceremony in a traditional Kyoto tea house overlooking a private garden.
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Address: 325-2 Aneinokumacho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8324, Japan
A cafe-and-coffee-equipment showroom five minutes from Kyoto Station. Single O Japan beans and rotating pour-over methods at a quiet machiya counter.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
A 1932 kissaten in Kyoto's Teramachi arcade. House-roasted coffee, hotcakes that haven't changed since the Showa era and the city's reference morning set.
Signature drink: House-roasted blend with hotcakes
A 1940-founded kissaten in a Karasuma machiya, the city's most photographed coffee terrace. Egg-and-sausage breakfasts, Arabian Pearl as the house blend.
Signature drink: Arabian Pearl
Ippodo's tasting room on Teramachi, Kyoto, opened by the tea merchant founded in 1717. Located in Karasuma Kawaramachi. Order the ceremonial-grade matcha set.
Signature drink: Ceremonial-grade matcha set
The Gion outpost of the 1860 Uji tea-merchant Tsujiri, opening for matcha parfaits and matcha soba until 20:00, the latest such room in Higashiyama Kyoto.
Signature drink: Matcha parfait
Marukyu Koyamaen's Kyoto tasting room on Nishinotoin, run by the Uji tea house founded 1704. Sit in a sashed garden tatami room and order matcha by farm.
Signature drink: Stone-ground matcha set