Kyoto · Food & Drink

Best Izakaya in Kyoto

3 places, each checked by our team.

• Akagakiya 赤垣屋Kawabata Nijo / Sanjo — Old-school izakaya by the Kamo River with a long wooden counter, oden and seasonal small plates.
• Menami めなみKiyamachi Sanjo — A long-running obanzai counter on Kiyamachi where Kyoto home cooking is lined up in big ceramic bowls along the bar. Point, eat, and pair with local…
• Pontocho Alley 先斗町Pontocho — A lantern-lit stone lane barely two people wide between the Kamogawa and Kiyamachi, lined with izakaya, kaiseki houses, yakitori bars and summer…