Café & Sweets · Higashiyama (Umamachi)

Ichikawaya Coffee 市川屋珈琲

Coffee house in a 200-year-old townhouse between Kiyomizu-dera and Sanjusangendo, famous for flannel-drip coffee and fruit sandwiches.

Hours8:00-17:00

ClosedOpen year-round

PriceTypical visit: ¥1,500

Getting thereKiyomizu-Gojo Station (Keihan), 15 min; Umamachi bus stop, 5 min

Time needed1 hour

Best timeMorning, before visiting Kiyomizu-dera or Sanjusangendo

Address396-2 Kaneicho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto

Websiteichikawaya.thebase.in

About

Ichikawaya Coffee opened in 2015 in a 200-year-old machiya that the owner's grandfather once used as a pottery studio. Beans are roasted on site and brewed by flannel drip, and the seasonal fruit sandwich is the signature order. It has been a Tabelog Cafe Hyakumeiten in 2021, 2022 and 2025.

Highlights

Renovated Edo-period townhouse with a small garden
In-house roasting, flannel-drip coffee
Seasonal fruit sandwiches
Tabelog Cafe Hyakumeiten 2021, 2022, 2025

Tips

Opens at 8:00, handy for an early start
Queues form by late morning

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