Kyoto Ramen Kairikiya - Horikawa Gojo — Restaurant in Kyoto

It’s open until quite late here. If you’re really hungry, you can come by and have a bowl. Even a medium portion is quite generous. However, the noodles in the soup aren’t firm enough.

The place is brightly lit, the tables are large, and the ventilation is pretty good. After eating, you don’t smell too much like food, but the area under the tables isn’t very clean.

Vegetable Ramen The vegetable noodles come with miso soup, an egg, no fat, and firm noodles. The miso soup is really delicious—salty and slightly sweet—but the broth at the bottom is very salty. If you only drink the soup while the noodles sink, the firm noodles can become soft and fall apart a bit. The menma（bamboo shoots）used as toppings are the factory-made kind. The egg is very tasty. The meat slices in the noodles are paper-thin, with barely any meaty texture, and they fall apart easily.

Fried Dumplings The fried dumplings are quite good. The skin is thin, similar to the thin-skinned potstickers from Sihai Youlong in Shanghai.

Fried Japanese horse mackerel The fried Japanese horse mackerel is freshly cooked—golden and crispy on the outside, juicy inside. However, the portion is only half a slice of fish. The sauce is quite flavorful.

French Fries The fries aren’t crispy enough and are a bit soft. The ketchup is very sweet and tangy, with a strong flavor.

Egg Fried Rice There’s plenty of egg. The fried rice tastes better than the ramen—like homemade egg fried rice from back home.

Three-Flavored Platter The platter includes thin slices of pork belly, Korean kimchi from the soup noodles, and seasoned dried bamboo shoots. The meat is served cold and goes well with rice.

Ginger and Soyce Beef Tsukemen (Japanese dipping noodles) These noodles are a limited-time item, served with half the usual portion of noodles. They’re medium-thin and have a firm, springy texture—better than the soup noodles and ramen. The pork slices on top are sweet and come with mashed ginger, which adds a refreshing touch. However, the dipping sauce tastes like fermented salted fish sauce and...

Fantastic Ramen Experience at Kyoto Ramen Kairikiya!

My wife and I had a fantastic dinner last night at Kyoto Ramen Kairikiya, and we were thoroughly impressed. Right from the start, the ordering process was a breeze thanks to their tablet system. The host was incredibly helpful, pointing out the English menu icon, which made navigating the options super easy for us.

What really stood out was the incredible customization available for their ramen. You can truly make your bowl your own, with tons of options to add or even reduce/remove ingredients to suit your preference. Beyond ramen, they also offer some great smaller sides, like their delicious chicken, which perfectly complemented our meal.

And a huge bonus for beer lovers: if you order a beer with your ramen, it's an absolute steal at just ¥230! It's a great deal that really adds to the overall value. We highly recommend Kyoto Ramen Kairikiya for anyone looking for a delicious and customizable ramen...

Love this place. Been wanting to visit a ramen shop that is neighbourhood/local feeling. This is near the hotel I stayed and this was found by Google help. Delicious but for this not local speaking (tourist like me) use Google translate to do the ordering via the ipad. I love their ordering system. I don't like greens so their ordering system allows me to choose noodle texture, with/without green onions, with/without corn etc, then can add-ons, less or more oil, less/more spicy etc. They also can kids meal lovely for my small eater daughter. Many popular Japanese side dishes. Tourist come give it a try.. we came at 8pm and crowd was ok but at 8.30pm onwards queue was formed.

20 Nov 2023: We r back after 1yr+ abit. Food is still as good. V friendly local shop....