Information of Shops

Kumonocha Nishiki Market branch

Since the reopening of its Kiyomizu Sannenzaka branch in 2022, the Japanese tea café Kumonocha has quickly become a hot topic on social media. Under the concept of “Relaxing tea in Kyoto,” Kumonocha has opened in popular sightseeing spots in Kyoto City, including Arashiyama and Kiyomizu Temple. Their goal is to make authentic Japanese tea more accessible and enjoyable in everyday life.

• Japanese sweets
• western style sweets
• Cafe, Japanese and Western Confectionery

Houkyuuan

The surimi (minced or ground seafood) used for the fish cakes at Houkyuuan is mainly made from the highest grade of shiroguchi (silver white croaker) and itoyori (golden threadfin bream), and is grinded in a stone mortar, which is the traditional method. No flour is used. It is gluten-free.

• fish cake
• western style sweets

Ooshima

Since 1946, Ooshima has been popular as a store for everyday footwear for people working in Gion, Kiyamachi, and Ponto-cho. The first thing that catches the eye upon entering the store is the large number of geta (Japanese clogs) and zori (Japanese sandals) that are characteristic of Kyoto. Among them, takageta (high clogs) are purveyed to cooks. It is said that their original purpose was to allow cooks to adjust themselves to the height of cutting boards and cooking tables. Zori are sold wholesale to shrines and temples and stores selling priests’ robes.

• household goods

Uoriki

This shop has been specializing in grilled fish since 1919. The shop is filled with the delicious aroma of grilled fish. Their focus is sea bream and hamo (pike conger eel). They especially recommend the ornamented sea bream for celebrations, grilled hamo, and the hamo tempura and hamo katsu (hamo cutlet), which can be eaten right in the shop. For those who need it, they also ship the celebratory sea bream to other parts of the country.

• processed fish
• deli

Kyo Tsukimachian West

This shop specializes in an unusual pastry called "Fuku-Daruma Anesu.” "Anesu" is based on the sound of a Portuguese word for baked sweets. It is actually a word that has been used for a long time in Japan, although not many people are familiar with it. The ingredients are flour, sugar, and eggs. The surface is baked to a smooth firmness, and the face of Daruma (a Buddhist saint) and the word "fuku," meaning "good luck," are branded on it. Hence, “Fuku-Daruma Anesu.” The texture is crispy, like a Japanese "bolo" cookie, which also happens to be derived from a Portuguese pastry.

• Japanese sweets

Gomafukudo

The sight of staff grinding sesame seeds with a pestle and mortar at the storefront catches the eyes of people walking along Nishiki-koji Street. The entrance to the shop is filled with the delicious aroma of freshly ground sesame seeds. "Sesame seeds are supposed to be ground by pounding rather than rubbing the pestle over them," they say. "A bitter taste is inevitably produced when sesame seeds are ground by rubbing." This store specializes in sesame, offering a variety of sesame snacks and seasonings, its signature product being the pestle-pounded golden sesame seeds.

• Ingredients & Seasonings
• Japanese sweets
• seasoning

Chinami

“Originally, we sold dried foods such as kelp, but my parents started tsukudani (food boiled down in soy sauce and mirin), and we have become a specialty store of kelp and tsukudani,” says the owner of Chinami. “While using high-quality kelp to make traditional products, we are also promoting kelp for a new audience with our creative original tsukudani, represented by our signature product ‘Oyajinakase.’ We strive to maintain a balance between tradition and innovation while always remembering the tradition of kelp-using cuisine.”

• tsukudani
• delicacy
• dry foods

Tako to Highball

When takoyaki meets “highball,”
you get this great shop
that is cheap, delicious, and fun!!
Their takoyaki (round ball of savory dough with octopus) is so tasty!
The fluffy,
hot takoyaki melting in your mouth with the thick sauce bursting with flavor is irresistible.
And you can drain it down with a “highball” (whiskey-and-soda)!
Please visit our Nishiki Market Store!

• restaurant

Nishiki Yatai Mura

A variety of stalls are lined up selling fresh sashimi, oysters, seafood rice bowls, black wagyu beef steaks, grilled seafood, seafood tempura, and many other items.

• restaurant

Mori

Mori delivers Kyoto pickles that bring out the natural flavors of the ingredients. This shop not only purchases the ingredients, but also grows them on its own farm in Kameoka, Kyoto. Mori also maintains its traditional method of pickling passed down through generations. ri is committed to making traditional Kyoto pickles, it also focuses on creating pickles that transcend traditional boundaries.

• pickles