Café & Sweets · Higashiyama (Ninenzaka)

Starbucks Kyoto Ninenzaka Yasaka Chaya スターバックス コーヒー 京都二寧坂ヤサカ茶屋店

The world's only tatami Starbucks: a 100-year-old machiya on Ninenzaka with an indigo noren curtain, garden views and floor-cushion seating upstairs.

About

Opened in 2017 inside a two-storey, century-old townhouse on the stone-paved Ninenzaka slope, this Starbucks blends into the historic street with no illuminated sign, just a short indigo noren curtain bearing the logo. Inside, the original structure has been preserved: the deep, narrow rooms, a small tsuboniwa courtyard garden, and upstairs tatami rooms with zabuton cushions (shoes off). The menu is regular Starbucks, but the setting made it one of Kyoto's most-photographed cafes.

Highlights

• Indigo noren curtain instead of a sign
• Upstairs tatami rooms with zabuton cushions
• Small tsuboniwa courtyard garden
• Century-old machiya on Ninenzaka
• Store-exclusive Kyoto merchandise and cards

Tips

• Arrive at 8:00 opening for an empty tatami room and photos
• Upstairs tatami seating is limited and shoes come off
• Photos of the noren from across the slope are best in early morning
• Takeaway is faster at busy times

Open in Google Maps · Info checked 2026-10-09

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