🍜 Wakuden Hashitate

📝 Introduction

A restaurant operated by a long-established kaiseki restaurant in Kyoto.

📖 Details

A restaurant operated by the Kyoto kaiseki restaurant "Wakuden." The name "Hashitate (はしたて)" is derived from the famous sightseeing spot "Amanohashidate" in its founding region, Tango. Focusing on rice bowls and noodles, it offers a casual dining experience that showcases seasonal ingredients and delicious dashi, making it popular among customers of all ages. The best-selling dish is the "Hashitate Set," which includes a sea bream sesame miso rice bowl and Wakuden's signature snack, the lotus root confection "Saiko." Customers can pour the elegant dashi provided with the set over the rice bowl to enjoy a refreshing sea bream chazuke flavor. There are also seasonal limited-time dishes, as well as value lunch sets that combine rice bowls and noodles, and light meals available during afternoon tea. Next to the restaurant entrance, there is a takeout area where you can purchase sea bream sesame miso sushi, mackerel sushi, and the lotus root confection "Saiko," making it a great choice for souvenir shopping during your travels.

⭐ Highlights

A Japanese restaurant operated by the kaiseki restaurant "Wakuden," specializing in washoku (Japanese cuisine). It mainly offers rice bowls and noodles, allowing guests to enjoy dishes that showcase seasonal ingredients and delicious dashi (broth). There are different menus available for lunch and dinner. Sushi, bento boxes, and lotus root sweets "Seiko" are also available for takeout.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is there a foreign language menu or a menu with photos? (If so, please let me know which languages are available.)

A: There is an English menu and a menu with photos.

Q: Do you have a vegetarian menu?

A: No, but there are set menus focused on vegetables in certain months. If you wish to remove fish or meat, we can replace them with vegetables for you.

Q: Can I take photos of the dishes?

A: Sure.

Q: Is there a charging outlet?

A: None.

Q: Can I take it to go?

A: Takeout is available.

📍 Contact & Information

📍 Address

EAT PARADISE, Restaurant Street, JR Kyoto Isetan Annex, 1-1 Shimo-Kyoto, Karasuma-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, in front of the JR West Exit Ticket Gate.

📞 Phone

075-343-4440

🚇 Transport

Direct access to "Kyoto" station from various lines.

🏷️ Cuisine Tags

Kyoto City

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