Moritaya Quality Food Market — Local services in Kyoto

Found this place by accident, and it was the best accident we ever made. The market is an offshoot of the Moritaya restaurant that serves delicious wagyu beef and is booked out for months.

The food quality of the bentos (and in general) are SO GOOD that my wife and I opted to just get food here to save time, energy and money. EVERYTHING we ate was delicious af - the wagyu beef/sukiyaki, the hamburger curry, the sashimi (otoro, chutoro, akami and sake [salmon]), even this wagyu sukiyaki salad. They even have a meat deli where you can buy the cuts they serve in the restaurant - I saw more than one tourist family buy cuts to take back and cook.

Be forewarned, however, that nearly all bentos are essentially gone after 6PM every day - that just goes to show how good this place is.

What's even nicer I'd that depending on what you buy, they will ask if you want little ice packs to keep your food chilled (in our case, the sashimi). Those were so useful to keep cool during the summer daytime.

If you are in the area, want some delicious bentos and Moritaya market is open - GO THERE. GO ONLY TO FAMILYMART...

Great selection of local vegetables and fruits, and premium products. Their beef is the best in town! Sometimes they’d have whole chicken, which is a rarity in Kyoto supermarkets. There’s a fry station where you can choose and they’ll fry for you while you wait. Nice bentos too. Seafood selection is small, but great quality. Compact but...

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