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Cafés in Kyoto Station & Shichijō

Roasters, an Inoda branch and tea rooms around the station, Higashi Hongan-ji and Kawaramachi-Shichijō.

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Kyoto Station's present building opened in 1997 for the city's 1,200th anniversary: a glass-and-steel block by Hiroshi Hara, about 70 m tall and 470 m from east to west. It serves the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, JR West's local lines, Kintetsu and the Karasuma subway line.1 North of the station, Higashi Hongan-ji, founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1602, stands just above the Karasuma-Shichijō crossing; its Goei-dō hall is one of the largest wooden buildings in the world.2

The area's cafés stretch from the Hachijō side south of the tracks up to Gojō and east to Kawaramachi. A few sit inside the station and its hotels, some roast their own beans, and an Uji tea house serves matcha a few minutes north of the platforms.

Local tip: For coffee before an early Shinkansen, Omofu opens at 07:00 on the Hachijō side, and Inoda's branch inside the station follows at 08:00 every day of the year.

At a glance

133Cafés listed
28With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
01:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Nakayama, from 06:00 (Daily 06:00–18:00).
  • Closes latest: KAEru coffee, until 01:00 (Tue–Sun 08:00–01:00).
  • Most listed streets: Zaimokucho (3), Ebisucho (2), Toichicho (2).
  • Most common features: open late (5%), takeaway (5%), specialty (4%).

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Sweet Marron Caffe

  • 七条通新町西入ルEbisunocho, 686-3 コタニビル 2F
  • Mon–Sat 08:30–21:00 · Sun Closed
  • +81753718519
  • Takeaway
  • Wheelchair access
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Coffee chains in Kyoto Station & Shichijō

Getting around the station side

The station has two fronts. The central exit faces Karasuma-dōri to the north; the south side, the Hachijō exit, grew from the building put up for the Shinkansen in 1964 and now has the expressway bus terminal, hotels and the ÆON Mall.1 Porta, the shopping mall under the north plaza, was built when the subway opened in 1981.1

Kaikado Café, at Kawaramachi-Shichijō on the eastern edge of the area, is about a 10-minute walk from the station, and the Shichijō-Kawaramachi city bus stop is right in front of it.3

Inside the station and its hotels

Inoda Coffee's Hachijō-guchi branch is on the ground floor of the ASTY Road arcade in the JR Central part of the station, a minute from the Hachijō exit. It has 62 seats, is non-smoking and opens daily 08:00–20:00, last orders 19:30.4 Omofu, a roastery café on the Hachijō side, opens at 07:00 every day.

Unir, a roaster with its head shop and roasting works in Nagaokakyō, runs its Kyoto shop on the ground floor of Hotel &Rooms Kyoto Shichijō, open 07:00–18:00.5 For tea, Itohkyuemon, an Uji tea house, has a café north of the station on Higashi-Shiokōji, open daily 10:00–18:30, and Kyōmachiya Chaya Matcha-tei serves until 21:00.

Kaikado Café and its Shichijō neighbors

Kaikado has made tea caddies in Kyoto since 1875.3 Its café occupies the old Uchihama overhead-wire office of the Kyoto City tram, built in 1927 to repair the streetcar lines and used as a garage; the city chose Kaikado's plan as the first under a scheme inviting proposals for unused city property, and the café opened in May 2016.6

The building was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in 2017. Kaikado Roastery now roasts in-house, on a recipe carried over from Nakagawa Wani Coffee, and a coffee cost ¥1,100 in September 2025.3 The café opens at 08:00, closing at 16:00 on weekdays and 17:00 at weekends, on Kawaramachi-dōri north of Shichijō.7 West of it, Walden Woods is on Hanaya-chō-dōri, and Shio Veg Cafe opens 09:00–18:00 with vegetarian dishes.

Early and late coffee near the station

Nakayama, on the Hachijō side, opens at 06:00 every day, the earliest start in the area. Madoi Cafe opens at 07:00, Bloom Coffee at 07:30 (it closes at 11:00) and Minami at 07:45. In the evening, Pâtisserie & Cafe Del'immo stays open to 22:00 daily, FabCafe Kyoto to 22:00 from Tuesday to Friday and Gojo Cafe to 22:00 on all days but Thursday.

Toward Tō-ji, in the south-west, Solkatt Coffee Kyoto opened in September 2024 in the founder's father's old bicycle shop. Its menu has five items: espresso, hot or iced lattes, iced coffee and pour-over.8 It opens 09:00–17:00 and closes on Mondays.

Sources

  1. Kyoto Station, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Higashi Hongan-ji, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. 【京都】茶筒の「開化堂」が手がけるレトロ建築カフェ, Rurubu & more (updated September 28, 2025), accessed October 2026
  4. 八条口支店, Inoda Coffee, accessed October 2026
  5. ショップ一覧, Unir, accessed October 2026
  6. 市電の歴史を刻んだ車庫が現代のカフェとして再生（京都今昔）, Kyoto City Transportation Bureau (2016), accessed October 2026
  7. Kaikado Café, Kaikado Café, accessed October 2026
  8. The Sprudge Guide To Coffee In Kyoto For 2024, Sprudge (December 2, 2024), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Kyoto Station & Shichijō cafés: questions

What time do cafés open near Kyoto Station?

Nakayama, on the Hachijō side of Kyoto Station, opens at 06:00 every day. Omofu, also on the Hachijō side, and Unir's shop in Hotel &Rooms Kyoto Shichijō open at 07:00. Inoda Coffee's Hachijō-guchi branch inside the station opens at 08:00 every day, and Kaikado Café on Kawaramachi-dōri also opens at 08:00.

What is Kaikado Café near Kyoto Station?

Kaikado Café is run by Kaikado, which has made tea caddies in Kyoto since 1875. It opened in May 2016 in a 1927 Kyoto City tram building once used to repair the streetcar wires, on Kawaramachi-dōri north of Shichijō, about 10 minutes' walk from Kyoto Station. Coffee is roasted in-house; a cup cost ¥1,100 in September 2025.

Is there an Inoda Coffee inside Kyoto Station?

Yes. Inoda Coffee's Hachijō-guchi branch is on the ground floor of the ASTY Road arcade inside Kyoto Station, a minute from the Hachijō exit. It has 62 seats, is non-smoking and opens every day from 08:00 to 20:00, with last orders at 19:30.

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