Maeda Coffee Kodai-ji Temple Shop — Restaurant in Kyoto

Wifey and I found this coffee shop literally 10 feet from our Ryokan.

It was one of the only shops open early in Gion for breakfast.

It got busy really fast and a queue started to form after we got in around 8:30am.

It’s a western inspired breakfast spot with some japanese highlights. I wished there were more traditional japanese breakfast options but it is a coffee shop after all.

That being said, the service was fast and attentive. I was surprised at the speed they got the food out as every table was filled. I was expecting a long wait but did not have to wait long.

The food hit the spot, didn’t remember how the coffee tasted so i guess it was just okay lol.

In the afternoon this place turns into a dessert and matcha shop. Didn’t get to try it then but it sure looked delicious.

Decently priced,...

Good food, great matcha, cute cafe! Staff was courteous, polite and friendly. The server we had understood a good amount of English. Translation apps came in handy for the menu! Food arrived quickly. I ordered the Croissant Sandwiches and it was indeed, two croissant sandwiches. One was a creamy scramble style egg with a tangy mayo and the other was just bacon and ketchup. It was very different than other foods I’ve had but still good! The egg one was the better of the two. It comes with cabbage and tomato that was good with some vinaigrette from the table on it as a salad and a scoop of cold mashed potatoes. The matcha was phenomenal, rich, earthy and tasty. My husband had the curry and rice and enjoyed it. It was great, quick late morning meal to grab while exploring the...

Reached 1015am on a rainy morning. This kissaten (not promoted as such on Google Maps oddly) was able to serve our sandwich sets quickly and we were able to leave the kissaten at 1045am to go to a tea ceremony at Ninenzaka at 11am.

The croissant egg and ham sandwich was good. Toast sandwich was good. Salad was generous and fresh (I was so sad looking at Americans sitting next to us wasting their salad, untouched as they left the cafe). Their milk tea reminded me of Hong Kong Milk Tea. But their cafe au lait was the star. Smooth, silky and not overly burnt coffee beans were used. I enjoyed drinking it!

Fast service, great food, what is...