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A Prohibition-styled speakeasy in Nakagyo Kyoto open until 02:00. Cocktails built on local spirits, jazz on vinyl, hidden behind a yellow 'Book Store' door.
Try: Cocktails with local spirits
Ponshya Santoku Late is a japanese late-night spot in Karasuma Kawaramachi, Kyoto.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8077, Japan
A Prohibition-styled speakeasy in Nakagyo Kyoto open until 02:00. Cocktails built on local spirits, jazz on vinyl, hidden behind a yellow 'Book Store' door.
Try: Cocktails with local spirits
Bar Rocking Chair's late-night cocktail counter in Nakagyo, Kyoto, open until 02:00. Smoked old fashioned and a single-malt back-bar, nine seats.
Try: Smoked old fashioned
Azumaya's late-night yakitori counter on Kiyamachi in Kyoto runs until 01:00, Saturdays to 02:00. House tare on its 20th year of topping-up and three sauces.
Try: Kushikatsu and yakitori
Ramen Koji on Kyoto Station's 10th floor stays open through 22:00. Eight counters of regional ramen styles, the city's last quick-eat after 21:00.
Try: Regional ramen styles
A Prohibition-styled speakeasy in Nakagyo Kyoto open until 02:00. Cocktails built on local spirits, jazz on vinyl, hidden behind a yellow 'Book Store' door.
Try: Cocktails with local spirits
Bar Rocking Chair's late-night cocktail counter in Nakagyo, Kyoto, open until 02:00. Smoked old fashioned and a single-malt back-bar, nine seats.
Try: Smoked old fashioned
Kyoto's reference shoyu-tonkotsu ramen counter, open until 01:00 since 1947. Five-minute walk from Kyoto Station, queues thin out around midnight.
Try: Shoyu-tonkotsu ramen
Azumaya's late-night yakitori counter on Kiyamachi in Kyoto runs until 01:00, Saturdays to 02:00. House tare on its 20th year of topping-up and three sauces.
Try: Kushikatsu and yakitori
Senmonten's one-item gyoza counter on Hanamikoji stays open through 01:00 in Kyoto. Pan-fried gyoza orders paired with cold beer, cash only.
Try: Pan-fried gyoza