Recommended after a night of sightseeing in Kyoto! I'll tell you about night cafes where you can spend a relaxing time!

During the seasons when Kyoto is lit up with lights and at night, you can enjoy sightseeing at night. However, unlike in the city center, many convenience stores and izakayas (Japanese-style pubs) are open for business when you want to have a meal after visiting your favorite spots, making it difficult to find a casual place to relax and take a breather.

We will now introduce two cafes that are easily accessible from sightseeing spots and train stations and are open late into the night. Both are spots where you can relax and enjoy delicious food. If you are looking for a café you can use after a night of sightseeing in Kyoto, please take a look.

Table of Contents

• Gion Hitsuji Cafe
• Sarasa Hanayu Koji
• Take a breather at a night cafe at the end of the day.

Gion Hitsuji Cafe

Located almost halfway between Keihan Gion-Shijo Station and Yasaka Shrine, a World Heritage SiteGion Sheep CafeThe first floor is a cafe and the second floor is a kaiseki restaurant. If you are hungry, have a light meal on the first floor, and if you want to have a glamorous Kyoto-style dinner, use the second floor.

The café menu includes not only sweets such as French toast, green tea parfait, and wasanbon choux, but also Western-style dishes such as hamburgers and gratins. The interior has a retro atmosphere with large sofas and paintings on the walls.

The restaurant is open until 24:00, so it is recommended to visit after a nighttime visit to Kodaiji Temple or sightseeing around Kiyomizu-dera Temple, which is illuminated with lights.

Name of store:Gion Sheep's Cafe
Address: Gion Rakuen Koji, 347 Gion-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, 605-0073, Japan
Phone number: 075-551-1567

HP:https://www.gionhitsujicafe.com/

Sarasa Hanayu Koji

Located near exit 6 of Hankyu Kyoto Kawaramachi Station.Sarasa Hanayu KojiThe shop is located on the corner of Takashimaya and Shinkyogoku shopping streets. This is a good place to visit after shopping at Takashimaya or in the Shinkyogoku shopping district. Be careful not to go too far down the street, as you will pass through a narrow path on the way. You can spot it by the small sign overhead and the hexagonal wall decoration leading up to the entrance.

The interior of the restaurant is in a stylish log house style, with spacious sofa seats and tables for two. Near the counter seats, posters of movies and celebrities are hung in various places, creating a nostalgic atmosphere.

The menu includes cakes and parfaits made by a local bakery, hearty rice bowls and fried chicken set menus. It is open until 23:00 at night.

Name of store:Sarasa Hanayu Koji
Address: 565-13 Nakano-cho, Shijo-agaru, Shinkyogoku, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, 604-8042, Japan
Phone number: 075-212-2310

HP:https://www.cafe-sarasa.com/shop-info/%E3%81%95%E3%82%89%E3%81%95%E8%8A%B1%E9%81%8A%E5%B0%8F%E8%B7%AF/

Take a breather at a night cafe at the end of the day.

In this issue, we have introduced two night cafes that we recommend visiting after sightseeing in Kyoto at night. Both cafes are open late enough that you can spend a relaxing time even if you visit them after seeing the nighttime sightseeing tours and illumination. We recommend that you visit these cafes for a late dinner, as they offer not only café menus but also a full meal menu to fill up your stomach.