Kyoto Station, Kyoto · Food
Where to Eat Near Kyoto Station: 11 Places Inside the Station and a Short Walk Away
11 places to eat · checked October 20, 2026
11 places to eat near Kyoto Station, grouped by what you eat
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 20, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1Kyoto Ramen Koji京都拉麺小路
Ramen street, 10 shops · Kyoto Station Building
A ramen street on the 10th floor of the Kyoto Station Building with ten shops from Kyoto, Hokkaido, Fukuoka, Hyogo, Toyama, Tokushima, Yamagata and Osaka. The shop list runs from Sapporo-style miso and Hakata tonkotsu to Toyama black soy sauce, and the sample bowl prices on the page run from ¥500 to ¥2,400.
No reservations. Cards, IC cards and QR payments are accepted at all shops.
- Access
- 10th floor of the Kyoto Station Building, south of the department store and the Grand Staircase. From the JR west exit, enter Isetan on the left and take the south elevator to the 10th floor.
- Hours
- 11:00–22:00 (last order 21:30)
- Price
- Sample bowls ¥500–¥2,400 depending on the shop
2Honke Daiichi-asahi, Takabashi main shop本家第一旭 本店
Ramen shop · Higashi-Shiokoji
The main shop of a six-shop ramen group, 31 seats (3 at the counter, 28 at seven tables). Plain ramen is ¥980; a meatless version with vegetables starts at ¥780. Cash, cards, electronic money and QR payments are accepted.
- Access
- 4 minutes on foot from JR Kyoto Station.
- Hours
- 6:00–25:00 (to 1:00 a.m.)
- Closed on
- Thursdays
- Price
- Ramen ¥980; special ramen ¥1,230
3Shinpuku Saikan, main shop新福菜館 本店
Chuka soba shop · Higashi-Shiokoji
A chuka soba shop that started as a street stall in 1938, known for its dark soy sauce soup. Regular chuka soba is ¥950 and fried rice ¥600. It takes cash only. It closes on set days announced each month: 20 and 21 October 2026.
Cash only. Closed 20 and 21 October 2026.
- Access
- Higashi-Shiokoji, in front of Kyoto Station; the shop's page gives the address (569 Higashi-Shiokoji Mukaihata-cho, Shimogyo-ku) but no walking time.
- Hours
- 9:00–20:00
- Closed on
- Wednesdays, irregular; announced monthly (October 2026: 20 and 21 October)
- Price
- Chuka soba ¥950 (regular), fried rice ¥600; cash only
4Washoku Koji和食小路
Japanese restaurant street, 3 restaurants · Kyoto Station Building (Kyoto Gekijo)
A Japanese-food restaurant street on the 2nd floor of the Kyoto Gekijo theatre in the east zone of the Kyoto Station Building. It holds Ganko (sushi, shabu-shabu, sukiyaki and kaiseki), Sesshoraiki (Kyoto vegetable cooking and an izakaya) and Soba Sakabo Tokubei (soba and Kyoto dishes with sake).
- Access
- 2nd floor, east zone of the Kyoto Station Building (inside Kyoto Gekijo).
- Hours
- Ganko 11:00–23:00 (last order 22:00); Sesshoraiki and Tokubei 11:00–22:30 Sun–Thu (last order 21:30), 11:00–23:00 Fri, Sat and the day before a holiday (last order 22:00)
5Porta Sky Diningポルタスカイダイニング
Restaurant floor, 9 restaurants · Kyoto Porta (11th floor)
The restaurant floor on the 11th floor of Kyoto Porta. The restaurants listed are Katsukura (tonkatsu), Unagi Yondaime Kikukawa (eel), a teppan yakitori shop, Hakata Motsunabe Ooyama, Kushinobo (kushikatsu), Eijuan (Kyoto cuisine), Kyoto Wagyu Yaeroh, a spaghetti restaurant and a Kanazawa Maimon sushi shop.
- Access
- 11th floor of Kyoto Porta, which is directly connected to JR Kyoto Station.
- Hours
- 11:00–22:00 (some shops differ)
6Eat Paradise (JR Kyoto Isetan)イートパラダイス（ジェイアール京都伊勢丹）
Department-store restaurant street · Kyoto Station (JR west exit)
JR Kyoto Isetan's restaurant street. The annex in front of the JR west ticket gate holds Osteria Sakura, Nakamura Tokichi, Hashitate, Kyoto Obuya and Tonkatsu & Soba An Kyoto. Isetan's hours page lists the restaurant street at 11:00–22:00 and the open-view restaurants on floors 7 to 10 at 11:00–23:00. Some Isetan restaurants close temporarily from around mid-December 2026 for works on the station building and the free passage; Isetan lists the affected shops in a PDF.
Some Isetan restaurants close temporarily from around mid-December 2026.
- Access
- The annex is in front of the JR west ticket gate, about 2 minutes on foot from the Isetan main building (go out of the 2nd-floor front entrance and head toward the Hachijo west exit). Isetan is connected to JR, Kintetsu and subway Kyoto Station.
- Hours
- 11:00–22:00 (restaurant street); 7th–10th floor restaurants 11:00–23:00; hours differ by shop
7Porta Diningポルタダイニング
Underground restaurant area · Kyoto Porta (B1F)
The restaurant area in the east and west parts of the first basement floor of the Kyoto Porta underground mall. It includes a gyukatsu shop, a kushikatsu shop, a conveyor-belt Kanazawa sushi shop, an okonomiyaki shop and a tempura-and-sake bar, plus a cafe area on the same floor open from 7:00.
- Access
- B1F, east and west areas of Kyoto Porta, directly connected to JR Kyoto Station.
- Hours
- 11:00–22:00 (some shops differ); cafe area 7:00–23:00
8Nakamura Tokichi, Kyoto Station shop中村藤吉本店 京都店
Tea shop and cafe · Kyoto Station (JR west exit)
The Kyoto Station branch of Nakamura Tokichi, with a tea counter and a full-service cafe on the Eat Paradise restaurant floor in front of the JR west ticket gate. A second counter in the Isetan basement sells tea but has no cafe.
- Access
- Inside the Isetan annex restaurant street in front of the JR west ticket gate, on the 3rd floor as the shop's page gives it.
- Hours
- Tea counter 11:00–21:00; cafe 11:00–22:00 (last order 21:00)
9JR Kyoto Isetan food floorsジェイアール京都伊勢丹 食料品フロア
Department-store food halls · Kyoto Station Building
The first and second basement floors of the department store: Japanese and Western sweets, bread, coffee and tea, deli and bento (sushi and bento from Izuu among them) on B1F, and a fresh market with fish, noodles, tofu and groceries on B2F. Eat-in is Saikyo-yaki Kyoto Yamaroku, and the cafes include Maison Kayser.
- Access
- B1F and B2F of JR Kyoto Isetan, connected to JR, Kintetsu and subway Kyoto Station.
- Hours
- Store hours 10:00–20:00; some shops differ
10Kyoto Tower Sando food hall京都タワーサンド フードホール
Food hall, 18 shops · Kyoto Tower (north of the station)
The basement food hall of Kyoto Tower Sando, across the road from the station. The shop guide lists 18 shops on B1F, all open 11:00–23:00, among them a ramen shop, a gyoza shop, a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant, a yakitori shop, a Korean restaurant, a shellfish-broth soba shop, a steak-and-burger shop, a craft-gin bar and a pancake cafe. The 1st and 2nd floors above sell Kyoto sweets and souvenirs.
- Access
- JR Kyoto Station central exit 3 minutes on foot, Shinkansen central exit 4 minutes; 2 minutes from the JR underground east exit and directly connected to the subway north gate. The underground entrances close from about 23:30 to 7:00.
- Hours
- B1F 11:00–23:00 (some shops differ); 1F 10:00–21:00
11Kintetsu Mall Miyako Michi近鉄名店街 みやこみち
Station shopping street with restaurants · Hachijo exit side
A shopping street of about 40 shops over roughly 200 metres on the Hachijo exit side of the station, with souvenirs, restaurants and services. The official site describes it as souvenirs, restaurants and services in one place. Kyoto City.s tourism site gives hours of 9:00–22:00, with some shops open early or late, and no regular closed day.
- Access
- About 100 metres from the Shinkansen Hachijo ticket gate toward the Kintetsu line; about 2 minutes on foot from the JR west exit and 3 minutes from the subway and JR Hachijo east exit.
- Hours
- 9:00–22:00 (some shops early morning or late night)
- Closed on
- Open all year (Kyoto City tourism site)
Good to know
Most of the eating at Kyoto Station is inside the station complex and under one roof: the ramen street on the 10th floor of the station building, the Porta restaurants underground and on the 11th floor, the Isetan department store, the Washoku Koji restaurant street in the Kyoto Gekijo theatre, and the food hall in Kyoto Tower Sando across the road. Two ramen shops, Honke Daiichi-asahi and Shinpuku Saikan, are in Higashi-Shiokoji, a few minutes on foot from the station.
Hours decide most of the choice. Honke Daiichi-asahi opens at 6:00 and closes at 1:00 a.m. (closed Thursdays). Shinpuku Saikan is open 9:00–20:00, takes cash only and posts its closed days each month: 20 and 21 October 2026. Kyoto Ramen Koji runs until 22:00, the Isetan food floors close at 20:00, and the Kyoto Tower Sando food hall stays open until 23:00.
One date to plan around: Isetan has announced that some of its restaurants will close temporarily from around mid-December 2026, because of works on the station building and the free passage. It lists the affected shops in a PDF on its notice page. For restaurants elsewhere in the city, see the Kyoto food page.
When each place is open
Hours as the places state them, with the closed days they give. Individual shops inside a complex can differ.
| Place | Where | Hours | Closed days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Ramen Koji | 10th floor, Kyoto Station Building | 11:00–22:00 (last order 21:30) | Not stated on the page |
| Honke Daiichi-asahi | Higashi-Shiokoji, 4 min on foot | 6:00–25:00 | Thursdays |
| Shinpuku Saikan | Higashi-Shiokoji | 9:00–20:00 | Wednesdays, irregular; 20 and 21 Oct 2026 |
| Washoku Koji | 2nd floor, Kyoto Gekijo | 11:00–23:00 or 11:00–22:30, by shop and day | Not stated |
| Porta Sky Dining | 11th floor, Kyoto Porta | 11:00–22:00 | Not stated |
| Eat Paradise (Isetan) | In front of the JR west gate | 11:00–22:00 | Not stated |
| Porta Dining | B1F, Kyoto Porta | 11:00–22:00 (cafe area from 7:00) | Not stated |
| Nakamura Tokichi | Isetan annex, JR west gate | Cafe 11:00–22:00; tea counter 11:00–21:00 | Not stated |
| Isetan food floors | B1F and B2F, Isetan | 10:00–20:00 | Not stated |
| Kyoto Tower Sando food hall | B1F, across from the station | 11:00–23:00 | Not stated |
| Miyako Michi | Hachijo exit side | 9:00–22:00 | Open all year |
By kind of trip
Ramen
Kyoto Ramen Koji has ten shops under one roof and runs until 22:00. Honke Daiichi-asahi is a 4-minute walk and costs ¥980 for a plain bowl; Shinpuku Saikan serves its dark soy sauce chuka soba at ¥950 and takes cash only.
Kyoto Ramen Koji · Honke Daiichi-asahi, Takabashi main shop · Shinpuku Saikan, main shop
Early morning or after a late train
Honke Daiichi-asahi opens at 6:00 and closes at 1:00 a.m. Miyako Michi opens at 9:00, with some shops earlier, and the Porta cafe area on B1F opens at 7:00. The underground entrances to Kyoto Tower Sando close from about 23:30 to 7:00.
Honke Daiichi-asahi, Takabashi main shop · Kintetsu Mall Miyako Michi · Porta Dining
A sit-down Japanese meal
Washoku Koji, Porta Sky Dining and the Isetan restaurant street are all indoors and connected to the station. Washoku Koji runs to 23:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and the day before a holiday; Porta Sky Dining and Isetan's Eat Paradise close at 22:00.
Washoku Koji · Porta Sky Dining · Eat Paradise (JR Kyoto Isetan)
Late evening
The Kyoto Tower Sando food hall is open until 23:00, Washoku Koji until 23:00 on its later nights, and Kyoto Ramen Koji until 22:00 (last order 21:30).
Kyoto Tower Sando food hall · Washoku Koji · Kyoto Ramen Koji
Tea, sweets and food to take away
Nakamura Tokichi has a tea counter and a cafe at the JR west gate. The Isetan basements sell sweets, bento and groceries until 20:00, and Miyako Michi (souvenirs and food) and the Kyoto Tower Sando ground floor (sweets and souvenirs) are open into the evening.
Nakamura Tokichi, Kyoto Station shop · JR Kyoto Isetan food floors · Kintetsu Mall Miyako Michi · Kyoto Tower Sando food hall
Questions
Is there ramen inside Kyoto Station?
Yes. Kyoto Ramen Koji, on the 10th floor of the Kyoto Station Building, has ten ramen shops from Kyoto, Hokkaido, Fukuoka, Hyogo, Toyama, Tokushima, Yamagata and Osaka. It is open 11:00–22:00 (last order 21:30), does not take reservations, and accepts credit cards, transit IC cards and QR payments at all shops.
What is open late near Kyoto Station?
The Kyoto Tower Sando food hall (B1F) is open 11:00–23:00, and Honke Daiichi-asahi in Higashi-Shiokoji closes at 1:00 a.m. (closed Thursdays). Washoku Koji runs to 23:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and the day before a holiday. Porta Dining, Porta Sky Dining and Isetan's Eat Paradise close at 22:00.
What time does Honke Daiichi-asahi open, and how far is it from the station?
The Takabashi main shop is open 6:00–25:00 and is closed on Thursdays. Its own page gives the walk from JR Kyoto Station as 4 minutes. A plain ramen is ¥980 and it accepts cash, cards, electronic money and QR payments.
Can I pay by card at Shinpuku Saikan?
No. The shop's page says it takes cash only, with no credit cards or electronic money. It is open 9:00–20:00 and posts its closed days each month; in October 2026 it is closed on the 20th and 21st.
Are any Kyoto Station restaurants closing this winter?
Isetan announced on 1 September 2026 that some of its restaurants will close temporarily from around mid-December 2026, because of works on the station building and the free passage. It lists the shops affected in a PDF linked from its notice page, and says it will post updates there.