Eat & Drink

Eat & Drink: Kyoto Cafes

Kyoto has a long and storied history of "kissa," which is short for "kissaten" (cafe). From the tea houses that served pilgrims near temples in days of old to the early 20th century European-influenced coffee houses, from post-War jazz kissa to the great machiya coffee houses of today, Kyoto has perhaps the greatest variety of places to enjoy coffee in Japan.

Below is an arbitrary list of the best coffee houses in Kyoto.

Gion Area

Chorakukan

Cafe Fugetsu

Kyoto University Area

Cafe Moan

Jazz Spot Yamatoya

Shinshin Do

Kyoto Central

Buriran

Cafe Bibliotec

Cafe Davide

Cafe Independants

Francois

Inoda Coffee

Kissa Delica

La Madrague

Soware

Tsukiji

Urinsha

Nijo Castle Area

Cafe Tirol

Coffee Teramachi Kobo

Kyoto Station Area

Second House Shichijo

Demachiyanagi Area

Go Go

Lush Life

Kyoto North

Prinz

Sarasa Nishijin

Kyoto West

Brasserie Seki

Cafe Frosch

Cafe Honey Ant

Le Petit Mec

Shizuka

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