Information of Shops

Hale

The restaurant's sign invites you to enter a narrow alleyway and into a quiet Kyoto machiya townhouse that makes you forget the bustle of the market. This was the native home of the owner's grandmother, who ran a kombu (kelp) shop until sometime before World War II. This is a lunch restaurant that focuses on Nishiki Market ingredients such as yuba (soy milk skin) and nama-fu (wheat gluten cakes), as well as vegetables from the Kyoto area. Their vegetarian dishes that do not use animal products are also recommended for the health-conscious.

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Tobeian

A signboard on Nishiki Koji invites you into a little alleyway. As you go through the alley, you come to an opening where the restaurant stands. This dramatic approach to the restaurant is exciting in itself. The name of the restaurant, "Tobeian," is a pseudonym of the painter Ito Jakuchu (116-1800). Ingredients in season are purchased from famous stores in Nishiki, and the chef carefully checks them each time, thinking about how he can make the best dishes out of them.

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Marutsune

“Even today, we stubbornly use a stone mortar to make our surimi fish paste,” they say. “With stainless steel, the material does not stick to the edge, but with a stone mortar, the material sticks to the edge, so you have to stir it many times to get the surimi to blend. Oddly enough, that's what makes it so good. In fact, there used to be several stores in Nishiki Market that made and sold fish pastes and fried fish cakes, but this store is now the only one. We make not only fish cakes for oden (vegetables and fish cakes cooked in dashi stock) and authentic kamaboko fish cakes, but also creative fried fish cakes.”

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Yakitori Torisyo

We specialize in yakitori, which is carefully grilled over charcoal. Larger than usual yakitori are grilled over high heat using carefully selected charcoal for an aromatic flavor. A wide range of dishes are available, from the popular tare-yaki (grilled chicken with sauce) to wasabi, ume plum, and tsukune with mozzarella cheese, and can be ordered from a single piece. Please enjoy our specialty yakitori in the restaurant where the aroma of charcoal grills wafts in the air.

Terawaki

"A stationery shop in Nishiki Market?" you may think. The family running it had been greengrocers since the Edo period (1603-1867), had opened a greengrocery store in Nishiki Market during WWII, and 30 years later, the store became a stationery shop because there was no one to take over the greengrocery business. "The slightly retro stationery is surprisingly popular," they say.

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Konnyaku Shabon

“Wow, it’s so bouncy!” People strolling along Nishiki are often surprised by the colorful, foamy soaps and stop to have a touch of the massive lump of lather. The soaps are Konnyaku Shabonn (from the French word “savon” for soap) made from the starch of konjac yam. The products were created by focusing on the ceramides and scrubbing effects of konjac. It leaves the skin moist and smooth.

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Masugo North

The shop’s name is derived from the sake brewing business that they operated in the mid-Edo period(1603-1867) in Nishikyogoku, Kyoto. The current business of producing and selling Kyoto pickles began in 1930. They have three shops in Nishiki Market, and this store, the North Shop, features everyday products such as sweet-and-spicy takuan radish and pickled mibuna green, fermented products such as white miso, and commercial products for restaurants, hotels, and ryokan (Japanese-style inns).

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merchant vendor of traditional Japanese dry-goods store

Sushi and sashimi made from fresh tuna and sukiyaki made from Japanese black beef are available.

Kyotanba

The demonstration sales in the storefront will make you stop in your tracks. Kyotanba sells mainly roasted chestnuts and other products from Tanba, an area northwest of Kyoto City famous for its agricultural produce, and its signature product, "Yakipon," is made with an improved version of the old-fashioned grain-puffing machine, using only carefully selected chestnuts, and roasted to a fragrant, sweet flavor. It is healthy because it is additive-free, maintaining the natural flavor. The chestnuts can be easily removed from their shells. Please enjoy the full flavor of the natural chestnuts.

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• Japanese sweets

Tsunori

This shop has a long history. It was founded as a caterer in the late Edo period(1603-1867). After WWII, it became a fresh fish merchant, and now, with its ninth-generation owner, it is a fresh fish and charcoal grill shop. In addition to sashimi and fillets, the charcoal grill, which utilizes the facilities from the time when the shop was a caterer, is very popular. The sight of their lively grilling of sea bream, mackerel, yellowtail, saury, and other fish is sure to whet your appetite.

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• deli
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