Restaurant · Okazaki
Okakita 京うどん 生蕎麦 岡北
Udon and soba shop founded in 1940 by the Okazaki museums and Heian Shrine, known for Kyoto-style dashi.
Hours11:00-19:00
ClosedTuesdays and Wednesdays
PriceTypical lunch: ¥1,300
Getting thereHigashiyama Station (Tozai Line), 10 min; Dobutsuen-mae bus stop (city bus 5), 1 min
Time needed45 min
Best timeWeekday lunch
Address34 Okazaki Minamigosho-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Websitekyoto-okakita.com
About
Okakita has served soft Kyoto-style udon in a light, fragrant dashi since 1940, opposite the Kyoto City Zoo and near Heian Shrine. The menu covers udon, soba and rice bowls (donburi). It was a Tabelog Udon Hyakumeiten in 2017-2020 and 2024.
Highlights
- Kyoto-style udon in light dashi
- Family business since 1940
- Next to the Okazaki museums and zoo
- Tabelog Udon Hyakumeiten 2024
Tips
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- Expect a short queue at lunch
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- Kyoto Museum of Crafts and DesignMuseum · 120 m away
- Okazaki ParkPark · 200 m away
- Kyoto City ZooZoo & Aquarium · 290 m away
- Heian Jingu Great ToriiPhoto Spot · 320 m away
- Heian ShrineShrine · 320 m away
- Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of ArtMuseum · 330 m away
- FUFU KyotoStay · 340 m away
- Murin-anGarden · 360 m away