Yakiyasai Isoya is a japanese kappo restaurant in Karasuma Kawaramachi, Kyoto.
A vegetable-led counter on Kiyamachi in Kyoto, the chef-owner running his own farm in north Kyoto. Morning-picked Kyo-yasai, charcoal-grilled and lacquered.
Signature dishes: Grilled Kyoto vegetables, Daily-farm plate
Must order: Tableside grilled-vegetable course with sashimi
Tip: Reservations open one month ahead. Counter eats nine, dinner only.
Address: Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8005, Japan
Kawamichiya's adjacent Kosho-an counter in Kyoto, a renovated 110-year machiya. Cleaner soba menu than the Sohonke parent, faster-paced lunch trade.
Signature: Tempura soba, Kamonanban duck soba
Order: Kamonanban duck soba with smoked-yuzu broth
Tip: Open lunch 11:00-15:00 and dinner 17:00-21:00. No reservations.
An obanzai counter near Hankyu Kawaramachi in Kyoto, with a daily-changing five-plate set built on seasonal Kyo-yasai. Cash-friendly weekday lunch.
Signature: Daily obanzai set, Yuba dishes
Order: Five-plate obanzai set with a clay-pot rice option
Tip: Lunch is the easier landing; dinner needs a same-day call.
An obanzai showcase three minutes from Hankyu Karasuma in Kyoto. Pick plates from a glass case; the set comes with rice and miso for under 1,200 yen.
Signature: Showcase obanzai, Grilled fish set
Order: Three-plate showcase set with grilled fish
Tip: Open from 07:00 for breakfast. Counter seats 12, no reservations.
A standing-counter sake bar and oden room in a renovated Kyoto machiya. Chicken-paitan oden broth, 30-sake list and the Japanese-only blackboard menu.
Signature: Chicken paitan oden, Sake flight
Order: Chicken paitan oden and sake flight of three
Tip: Open until 01:00 weekdays, late dinner spot. Standing only, no reservations.
A rare late-night izakaya in Kyoto that runs until 05:00 most days. Slow-cooked pork trotter, oden plates and the after-shift crowd from Pontocho counters.
Signature: Toroton slow-cooked trotters, Late-night oden
Order: Toroton pork trotter with house oden
Tip: Cash and card accepted. Walk-in seats easiest 03:00-05:00; closed lunch.
Kawamichiya's adjacent Kosho-an counter in Kyoto, a renovated 110-year machiya. Cleaner soba menu than the Sohonke parent, faster-paced lunch trade.
Signature: Tempura soba, Kamonanban duck soba
Order: Kamonanban duck soba with smoked-yuzu broth
Tip: Open lunch 11:00-15:00 and dinner 17:00-21:00. No reservations.
An obanzai counter near Hankyu Kawaramachi in Kyoto, with a daily-changing five-plate set built on seasonal Kyo-yasai. Cash-friendly weekday lunch.
Signature: Daily obanzai set, Yuba dishes
Order: Five-plate obanzai set with a clay-pot rice option
Tip: Lunch is the easier landing; dinner needs a same-day call.
An obanzai showcase three minutes from Hankyu Karasuma in Kyoto. Pick plates from a glass case; the set comes with rice and miso for under 1,200 yen.
Signature: Showcase obanzai, Grilled fish set
Order: Three-plate showcase set with grilled fish
Tip: Open from 07:00 for breakfast. Counter seats 12, no reservations.
A small obanzai room near the Arashiyama tram in Kyoto, dinner-only and locals-favoured. Yuba simmer, Kyo-yasai plates, the chef-owner runs the room solo.
Signature: Obanzai assortment, Yuba simmered dish
Order: Five-plate obanzai assortment with simmered yuba
Tip: Reservation strongly recommended; doors open 17:00 and the counter eats six.
A standing-counter sake bar and oden room in a renovated Kyoto machiya. Chicken-paitan oden broth, 30-sake list and the Japanese-only blackboard menu.
Signature: Chicken paitan oden, Sake flight
Order: Chicken paitan oden and sake flight of three
Tip: Open until 01:00 weekdays, late dinner spot. Standing only, no reservations.
A rare late-night izakaya in Kyoto that runs until 05:00 most days. Slow-cooked pork trotter, oden plates and the after-shift crowd from Pontocho counters.
Signature: Toroton slow-cooked trotters, Late-night oden
Order: Toroton pork trotter with house oden
Tip: Cash and card accepted. Walk-in seats easiest 03:00-05:00; closed lunch.
