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The guide to enjoying a pub-crawl in Kyoto city: 3 standing pubs popular among local people which allow you to savor dishes and drinks for less than 500 yen

Located in the center of Kyoto city, Nakagyo-ku (中京区) has sightseeing spots filled with lots of eateries such as Nishiki Market (錦市場) and Pontocho (先斗町). In recent years, this area is becoming popular among local people because there are standing pubs which offer a very simple relaxed atmosphere. This time, we selected 3 standing pubs making you savor dishes and drinks that are great quality for the cost.

Using plenty of carefully selected fruits -Insta-worthy pub specializing for fresh sour “Sour”

Sourのスーパーいちご(Super Strawberry offered by Sour)
Photo by @d_d_s_tudio

“Sour,” whose space with openness and neon sign stand out, is located near the Kamogawa River. It’s a standing pub specializing for sour with a large wooden counter in the center. Stepping into this pub, you should pay attention to a showcase behind the cashier counter. Ever-popular fruits such as lemon and apple, kiwi and banana and seasonal ones such as strawberry, peach and watermelon are lined up. After receiving your order, staff cuts fruits and makes sour. Their sour using plenty of fresh fruits are sure to look good on Instagram. There are always about 30 types of sour and their prices are from 400 yen. In addition, citrus fruits such as lemon and lime are directly purchased from contract farmers in Awaji Island.

Opening Hours3:00PM – 00:00AM Open all year round
Address1F 607-19 Uradera-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
AccessHotel Gracery Kyoto Sanjo: A 4-minute walk from the hotel
Hotel Tavinos Kyoto: A 15-minute walk from the hotel
URLhttps://sour.jp/

Savoring Japanese sake and authentic cuisines fusing Italian and Kyoto’s dishes while feeling a quaint atmosphere -“Yanagikoji TAKA”

柳小路TAKAの飲み比べセット(Japanese Sake set to compare different tastes)
Photo by @darjeeling258

Yanagikoji Street is a cobblestone path full of standing pubs that renovated Kyoto’s traditional houses. “Yanagikoji TAKA (柳小路TAKA)” is located along this path. Its owner used to be a chief chef at a high-class Japanese cuisine restaurant in Milan, Italy. Therefore, he offers authentic cuisines fusing Italian and Kyoto’s dishes, which make you as if you’re at a luxury restaurant, for reasonable prices. About Japanese sake lined up at the counter, they are only ‘Kinkame (金亀)’ from Shiga prefecture. It seems that the owner falls in love with it. Let’s order Nomikurabe Set (飲み比べセット) allowing you to compare different taste of 7 types from dry to sweet! It might be fun to find which type suits each dish.

Opening Hours11:00AM – 10:30PM Closed on Tuesday
Address577 Nakano-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
AccessHotel Gracery Kyoto Sanjo: A 5-minute walk from the hotel
Hotel Tavinos Kyoto: A 15-minute walk from the hotel
URLhttps://taka-kyoto-japan.net/

Perfect to solo girl’s trip! -“Suiba Shijo Kawaramachi Shop” offering over 80 types of dishes for less than 500 yen

『立ち飲み屋放浪1~~「すいば・四条河原町店」にて』

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It’s not an exaggeration to say that “Suiba (すいば)” is sparked the stylish standing pubs boom. Having the concept of ‘delicious, reasonable, fun, clean,’ the design of this pub makes women step into here without hesitating. Lots of handwritten menus are displayed on the wall and all of them are reasonable prices from 150 yen to 500 yen. If you can’t make up our mind which one to choose, why not order all that you want to eat? They offer over 80 types of dishes such as Kyoto’s local dishes and ones using seasonal ingredients, so we also recommend you order dishes suitable for sake you want to drink.

Opening HoursWeekdays 4:00PM – 00:00AM/Weekends and Holidays 3:00PM – 00:00AM
Closed on Monday and the 1st Tuesday
Address569-2 Nakano-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
AccessHotel Gracery Kyoto Sanjo: A 6-minute walk from the hotel
Hotel Tavinos Kyoto: A 13-minute walk from the hotel
URLhttps://www.suiba.jp/

Base of this trip

  • Hotel Gracery Kyoto Sanjo
    Hotel Gracery Kyoto Sanjo

    5-min walk from Kyotoshiyakushomae station on the Tozai line

  • Hotel Tavinos Kyoto
    Hotel Tavinos Kyoto

    3-min walk from Shimizu-Gojo station on the Keihan line/7-min walk from Gojo Station on the Karasuma line/10-min walk from Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto line