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A Foodie Weekend in Kyoto — 2 Days of Eating

Six meals, two days, zero filler — the best of the city's plates.

Friday

  1. Evening

    Kichi Kichi Omurice

    Western-Japanese · $$$ · Pontocho

    Open the weekend here — Chef Yukimura's theatrical omurice — book a month out.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A standout for food-first weekends
    • ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
    • ·Keeps you in Pontocho — short walk from your other stops

Saturday

  1. Morning
    Nishiki Market
    Food & Drink · Nakagyo

    5-block covered food market — pickles, tako-tamago, soy milk donuts.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A standout for food-first weekends
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in Nakagyo — short walk from your other stops
  2. Lunch

    Giro Giro Hitoshina

    Kaiseki · $$$ · Shimogyō

    Punk-rock kaiseki — 8 courses for the price of a mall meal in Tokyo.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A standout for food-first weekends
    • ·Strong lunch option, quick enough to keep the day moving
    • ·Keeps you in Shimogyō — short walk from your other stops
  3. Afternoon
    Fushimi Inari Shrine
    Culture · Fushimi

    10,000 vermillion torii gates — climb the full 2.5-hour loop.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A standout for food-first weekends
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in Fushimi — short walk from your other stops
  4. Evening

    Honke Owariya

    Soba · $$ · Nakagyo

    550 years old — the Imperial soba supplier, hourai soba is the special.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A standout for food-first weekends
    • ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
    • ·Keeps you in Nakagyo — short walk from your other stops

Sunday

  1. Brunch

    % Arabica Higashiyama

    Café · $ · Higashiyama

    Yagi's tiny espresso bar with Yasaka Pagoda framed in the window.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A standout for food-first weekends
    • ·Keeps you in Higashiyama — short walk from your other stops
    • ·A shoulder-season favorite
  2. Afternoon
    Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
    Outdoors · Arashiyama

    Go at 7am or skip it — busy from 9am onward.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A standout for food-first weekends
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in Arashiyama — short walk from your other stops

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