Itoh Kyuemon - Gion Shijo / Sabo — Restaurant in Kyoto

We came to this restaurant for the novelty of an entirely matcha themed meal: matcha was in our curry noodles, our cold soba, and all over our parfait.

The surprise was how the base flavour of matcha could effectively add subtlety into a variety of dishes, without making all of them taste the same either. We appreciated how the bitterness minimised the oiliness from an otherwise dense curry sauce, or creamy soft serve ice cream.

After enjoying a meal at their restaurant upstairs, we suggest browsing around in their general store downstairs for all kinds of matcha themed gifts. For the die-hard fans, their ‘head shop’ in Uji (16km south-east from this shop) is also...

Went there for a break from the heat, the place is nice and chill at 10Am

The staff where nice

The bad thing is the one item per customer policy mandatory

The portion of shaved ice with matcha was too big and too expensive about 1000yen

Just one street uphead you could get a bowl of shaved iced matche for 400y (smaller but ok for one person)

My gf doesn't like matcha and we thought there would be an option maybe even a coffe or some water, but no.

The cheapest option was one small ball of bland vanilla ice cream for 400 something.

If you are going to force everyone to get consume and least give them options

It honestly felt like a...

This Uji matcha teahouse and souvenir shop was conveniently located near our kimono rental place—how fortunate! We were able to escape the late summer heat of Kyoto and enjoy some delicious matcha desserts. The experience was delightful, and we even bought some souvenirs to take home. They offer discount vouchers for patrons who dine at their upstairs café, which was a nice bonus. As I looked over the menu, I realized I might have seen this shop featured on a Japanese originator show or something similar. Everything we tried was incredibly tasty, including the souvenirs we brought back. I would definitely return for...