Dumplings to eat in Kyoto! Introducing 5 popular stores!

What do you think of when you think of Kyoto food?
There are several delicious foods in Kyoto, and among them, dumplings are especially delicious and popular among all generations.

So, what kind of dumpling stores do you want to try at least once when you come to Kyoto?

In this issue, we would like to introduce five popular dumpling stores in Kyoto.

Kamo Mitarashi Chaya: 1 of the most popular dumpling stores in Kyoto

○Features

Kamo Mitarashi Chaya was established in 1922.
Mitarashi dumplings are said to be shaped like the bubbles of water that gush out of the Mitarashi Pond at Shimogamo Shrine.
Mitarashi dumplings originated at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, so you must try them at least once in the real place.
Kamo Mitarashi Tea House is located right in front of the torii gate of the World Heritage Shimogamo Shrine.

Dumplings made from the finest flour are stuck on bamboo skewers, which are then grilled and covered with a brown sugar-based sauce.
The aroma of baking rice cakes pervades the store, whetting the appetite of the hungry.
It may seem strange that only the topmost piece of the dumpling is separated from the rest, but this is Kamo Mitarashi Jaya's unique way of making dumplings, which they say represents the human body.

Here, you can take out or buy as souvenirs.
The menu also includes chestnut rice cakes and chestnut yokan, depending on the season, as well as
bracken-starch dumpling
fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves wrapped in nori
Zenzai
cold candy
Miso Zoni
Ogura Shiratama
You can also eat such things as
Lines are expected, so plan ahead and stop by.

○Word of mouth

I went there after noon and there was a wait. I can understand why they are so popular. The small dumplings were easy to eat and had a pleasant elasticity. The burnt dumplings were fragrant and freshly made were very tasty.
The brown sugar taste was just a hint of brown sugar and the flavor was delicious. I couldn't get over the smell of the Nikki in the Warabi Mochi. I would like to try it again outdoors.
I guess it is a very popular restaurant. I first learned about it at the Mitarashi Festival? I learned about it for the first time at the Mitarashi Festival. It is not too sweet, and you can eat it forever without getting tired of it.
The dumplings are small and not too sweet, and children love the taste.
A famous dumpling shop in Kyoto. I always stop by when I visit Shimogamo Shrine.

Address

53 Matsunoki-cho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

How to access

Approximately 15 minutes walk from Demachiyanagi Station on Keihan Railway

○ Homepage

http://aquadina.com/kyoto/spot/207/

2. Popular dumpling stores in Kyoto: Jyubundo

○Features

Jubundo is located in Higashiyama-ku.
Jubundo got its name from the fact that the dumplings sold at the sweet shop during the reign of the Edo period shogun Tsunayoshi Tokugawa, whose name was derived from the ten coins of the dumplings.
The bell-shaped dumplings are made to look like kagura bells, and each dumpling is carefully crafted with the wish that happiness will fall in a bell-like pattern.
The dumplings are small and skewered, and the soybean flour, which is generously sprinkled over the dumplings, tastes elegant.
Many Kyoto-like items such as matcha green tea, matcha jelly, green tea, sencha green tea, and roasted green tea from Uji, Kyoto are available for purchase as souvenirs.

Jyubundo's Suzunari Dango comes in five varieties: Kyoto-style white miso, Mitarashi kinako, black sesame soy sauce, Isobeyaki, and grains of sweet bean paste.
Other popular items include Suzunari Monaka, a hojicha cream with a mysterious taste, green tea jelly, ozenzai, and roasted chestnut kinton.

You can stop by for a cup of green tea, matcha latte, or green tea, or try the shaved ice topped with fresh cream, available only in summer.

○Word of mouth

The green tea and powdered green tea are selected carefully by the owner, Kadoyo Shoten, who produces them at his own tea garden in Uji, Kyoto, which has a history of more than 100 years, and they are very delicious. I would like to come back for other dishes as well.
The Mitarashi kinako is excellent. It was delicious.
The store was facing the road on the way from Yasaka Shrine to Kiyomizu-dera Temple. The matcha (powdered green tea) was delicious, satisfying in color, aroma, and taste.
There were five kinds of dumplings, and a wide variety of chestnut kinton, green tea terrine, green tea parfait, anmitsu, ice cream, and shaved ice.
The sweets were so elaborate and artistic that they were very Kyoto-like.

Address

76 Tamamizui-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

How to access

About 10 minutes walk from Gion-Shijo Station

○ Homepage

https://www.jumondo.jp/sp/

3. Mamemasa, a popular dumpling store in Kyoto

○Features

Mamemasa is located inside Kinkakuji Temple.
The store has multiple stores and is also available by mail order.
Ltd., a long-established confectionery and wagashi shop in Kyoto, sells Kyoto specialties such as Isigawa Goshiki-mame (five-colored beans), Tsukishiro (moon-shaped beans), and Suhama-dango (dumplings), which are ideal as souvenirs.

At Mamemasa in Kinkakuji,
Matcha soft serve ice cream
Matcha green tea mixed soft serve ice cream
bracken-starch dumpling
Tofu Pork
and others.
When you come to visit the shrine, be sure to try the Kyoto-style mitarashi dumplings, which are very popular at the store.

The dumplings are chewy and not too sweet, and you can eat as many as you like.

○Word of mouth

The best tofu pork buns were at the store on the right side of the Kinkakuji gate, which sold soft-serve ice cream and other items.
The soft ice cream was delicious. I was satisfied with seeing and eating at Kinkakuji Temple.
The best for eating and walking on your trip to Kyoto. You can have a gourmet trip while sightseeing.
I think it is a convenient place to fill up a small stomach. It was delicious.
I had never seen a store in Kinkakuji Temple before. The green tea soft serve ice cream was delicious.

Address

1 Kinkakuji-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

How to access

Approximately 20 minutes walk from Kitano Shiraume-cho Station

○ Homepage

https://www.mamemasa.co.jp/sp/store/

4. Popular dumpling stores to eat in Kyoto: Ancient Capital Imohonpo

○Features

Ancient Imo Honpo is a Japanese-style sweets specialty store located in Arashiyama, Kyoto.
Here you can eat dumplings, daifuku, ohagi (rice cakes), soft-serve ice cream, and more.
There are many varieties of ice cream, including matcha, sweet potato, hojicha, and vanilla.
Another specialty is the ancient sweet potato (a baked sweet potato with sesame dough attached to the back).

Mitarashi dumplings also include yomogi mitarashi dumplings, which are large, elastic and soft dumplings that are irresistibly delicious.
You want to try all of them, such as the big-bellied Mitarashi dango, big-bellied green tea dango, Zunda dango, and An dango.

Please try to feel the thickening of the bean paste as you eat it.

○Word of mouth

Arashiyama is home to numerous tourist attractions. I stopped by for the first time on my way back from the bamboo grove path. There were many customers and the place was crowded.
I went to Tenryuji Temple and Watarigatsu Bridge. I couldn't get enough of the stickiness of the dumplings.
This is the place to go for Japanese sweets in Arashiyama. The sweet potato kenpi was delicious. There are many sweets made with sweet potatoes and I want to come back again.
The Mitarashi dumplings were delicious. I was satisfied with the volume.
The ice cream is the best. I want to stop by again when I come to Arashiyama.

Address

2-1 Tateishi-cho, Tenryuji Saga, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto

How to access

10-minute walk from Saga-Arashiyama Station on the JR Sanin Line

5. Miyoshiya: A popular dumpling store in Kyoto

○Features

Miyoshiya is a specialty store of Mitarashi dumplings that is open for only a few hours at night in Gion.
It is a famous dumpling shop in Shijo that sells out quickly even when it opens around 8 p.m.

The dumplings are small and easy to eat, firm and chewy, with a moderate sweetness, and the somewhat rustic flavor of the charcoal-grilled dumplings is a perfect match with the Mitarashi red bean paste and soybean flour.

If you want to try it, get in line early.

○Word of mouth

It is a rare store that opens around 20:00 to 21:00 at night. It is such a dango shop, but it is very popular and you will be lucky if you can buy one.
Located in the Gion shopping district along Shijo Street leading to Yasaka Shrine. There is always a long line of people waiting for the dumplings, and they are very tasty.
The best place to find dumplings at night in Gion! It can be said that this is the fantastic dango shop in Gion.
You can eat the ultimate Mitarashi dumplings.
The store is open only for a few hours. The Mitarashi dumplings here are really delicious.

Address

226 Hatsuichiken-cho, Shijo-dori Yamato-oji Nishiiru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

How to access

1 minute walk from Gion-Shijo Station, Keihan

○ Homepage

https://www.gion.or.jp/gion_shop_detail/%E3%81%BF%E3%82%88%E3%81%97%E3%82%84

■ Summary

How was it?
We have compiled a list of popular dumpling shops in Kyoto.
Some dumpling shops specialize in dumplings, but some also offer soft-serve ice cream and matcha (powdered green tea), so I would definitely like to try something else.