# The best cafés in Kyoto

From Showa-era kissaten to specialty coffee by the Kamo River.

- 16 votes · 11 items
- Dec 10, 2023 · hinanagoya
- https://even.best/en/l/3081/the-best-cafes-in-kyoto

## Top 11

1. **Rokuyosha** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Veteran coffee shop at Sanjo-Kawaramachi.
2. **Inoda Coffee main store** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Founded 1940, famous for its breakfast sets.
3. **Soirée** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Blue lighting and jelly punch.
4. **Tsukiji** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Classic café in Kawaramachi.
5. **Shinshindo Kyodai Kitamonmae** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Old bakery café by Kyoto University.
6. **Blue Bottle Coffee Kyoto** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Machiya café near Nanzen-ji.
7. **Café François** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Founded 1934, the first café listed as a cultural property.
8. **Smart Coffee** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Famous for hot cakes on Teramachi.
9. **Weekenders Coffee Tominokoji** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tiny roaster at the back of a car park.
10. **Ogawa Coffee main store** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Long-standing Kyoto roaster.
11. **% Arabica Kyoto Higashiyama** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Lattes near the Yasaka pagoda.

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