Information of Shops

Tanabeya

Tanabeya is a long-established dry foods store that has been in business since 1830. There are many stores in Nishiki Market that were established generations ago in this location and still continue today. Among these, Tanabeya is the sixth oldest, following Iyomata (sushi), Kimura (fresh fish), Tsunori (fresh fish), Tsunoki (liquors), and Yubakichi (yuba) in order of establishment.

• dry foods

Chinami

“Originally, we sold dried foods such as kelp, but my parents started tsukudani (food boiled down in soy sauce and mirin), and we have become a specialty store of kelp and tsukudani,” says the owner of Chinami. “While using high-quality kelp to make traditional products, we are also promoting kelp for a new audience with our creative original tsukudani, represented by our signature product ‘Oyajinakase.’ We strive to maintain a balance between tradition and innovation while always remembering the tradition of kelp-using cuisine.”

• tsukudani
• delicacy
• dry foods

Shimamoto Nori Dry Food

This store specializes in dried food products such as nori seaweed, bonito, kombu kelp, and shiitake mushrooms, and its clients include sushi restaurants, kappo restaurants, famous ryotei (traditional Japanese-style restaurants), and hotels. The owner, who wants customers to experience Kyoto's dashi stock culture, welcomes customers to ask him anything about dashi, such as how to choose the right type of dashi for a particular dish, or the best way to eat the shop’s products. The smell of freshly shaved bonito flakes is wafting to the front of the store.

• dry foods

Nishiki Daitomo

Merely saying "dry foods shop" does not convey the depth of this store. The store owner says, "You may find what you are looking for," but it would be more appropriate to say, "You may find something you never thought you would find.” You will find everything from food for votive offerings, ingredients for chakaiseki (tea ceremony kaiseki dishes), and Japanese sweets to rare bottled ingredients. Some items are not on display in the store, so feel free to inquire.

• dried salted fish
• soy food
• dry foods
• Japanese sweets

Takecho

Black soybean snacks and dried seafood products fill this shop. The common point is that they are good for health. The shop's recommended dried products in bags include sea bream, anago conger eel, wakame seaweed, seared sardines, and shrimp. The fruit sandwiches, an unexpected addition to this store's merchandise, come in many varieties, such as strawberry, papaya, fig, and grape.

• dried salted fish
• processed fish
• deli
• dry foods
• Japanese sweets

Wakasaya Takahashi

Wakasaya Takahashi is a kombu kelp specialty store dealing in kombu kelp products. Kyoto cuisine is often said to be light in flavor. This is because it is well seasoned with kombu dashi (kelp soup stock). Wakasaya Takahashi hopes that many people will bring this kelp culture into their homes and enjoy everything with this natural seasoning. That is why it offers a variety of easy-to-use products.

• dry foods
• seasoning