Information of Shops

Tachinomidokoro Gabana

In 2016, a pickle shop in Nishiki Market with a row of pickling barrels suddenly became a standing bar. At first, the place just offered Sawaya Matsumoto junmai sake, beer, and pickles, but the idea that a standing bar is a “ford on the seashore” brought in some crazy staff from all over the place, and now it is a bar where people from all over the country come to enjoy a drink. It is a very marketplace-like bar where creatures that have continued to evolve in their respective unique ways snuggle together and drink.

• pickles
• obanzai
• restaurant
• sake, whisky, beer

Takakuraya

Takakuraya is located two doors down from the pickle shop Nishiki Takakuraya in Nishiki Market. This restaurant offers freshly cooked Koshihikari rice from Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture, hearty miso soup with a variety of ingredients, delicious pickles, and side dishes to go with rice and sake. This restaurant opens at 6:00 a.m.; you can enjoy the market atmosphere here while having breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

• pickles
• obanzai
• restaurant
• sake, whisky, beer

Hamohide Nishiki market main store

The owner, who was born into a family running a fish shop in Nishiki Market, known as “the kitchen of Kyoto,” became independent and opened Hamohide in 2017. “Though it was a hamo (pike conger eel) shop, the prawns started to sell well!” he says.
Shrimp, prawn, and prawn skewers with their bright red colors are lined up at the front of the shop.

• processed fish
• restaurant
• sake, whisky, beer

Mame Shofuku

Mame Shofuku sells mainly Tanba-kuro (black soya) bean snacks as well as dry delicacies and other snacks. A dining space for customers is available at the back of the store.

• delicacy
• Japanese sweets
• restaurant
• sake, whisky, beer

Sally’s kitchen

Sally’s Kitchen sells mainly fruit sandwiches and baked sweet potatoes. The fruit sandwiches are handmade right there and are simple, with as few additives as possible.
They make only a limited amount each day, so better go before they’re sold out.

• restaurant
• sake, whisky, beer

Ochanoko saisai

Ochanoko Saisai is a specialty store that sells chili pepper seasoning, which is a must for those who love spicy food. In particular, the “Maiko Han Hee Hee (literally, ‘Maiko scream’)” series is captivating hot spicy food lovers. Made with domestically produced habanero chili peppers, it is characterized by a hot spiciness that lingers in the mouth. In addition, there are many other specialty products such as yuzu shichimi (shichimi seven spices with yuzu citrus), black shichimi, and “Kyo-Rayu (chili oil) Furikake,” a delicious topping that makes eating rice irresistible.

• Japanese sweets
• seasoning

Kidoairaku

The husband, Yosuke, works with the potter's wheel and his wife, Chie, paints the pottery. The couple creates their pottery together and sells it at this shop. The kiln is located in the storehouse at back of the traditional Kyoto-style townhouse, known to be as long and narrow as “an eel’s bed.” The potter's wheel is located inside the shop, and if you happen to visit at the right timing, you can see the potters at work. Tasting and sales of sake by Tanzan Sake Brewery are also available at the store.

• Tableware
• sake, whisky, beer

Sundrug

When you suffer from a physical ailment while traveling, you may wish to seek advice on over-the-counter medicine. This is a large drugstore that carries a wide range of products, including not only pharmaceuticals, but also cosmetics and health food products. It is also helpful when you want to replenish your regular supplements and cosmetics during your travels.

Nishiki Hanatsune

“We are always striving to sell flowers at the most reasonable prices in the world,” they say.

“We want our customers to enjoy flowers more easily in their daily lives, so we have a large selection of top-class domestic and foreign flowers, rare varieties, flowers for tea ceremony rooms, and branches at reasonable prices for our customers to choose from.”

• flower

Satake

Satake is one of the largest flower shops in Kyoto in terms of variety and quantity. The spacious, bright shop is filled with fresh flowers and potted plants.
Fresh flowers are newly stocked on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and potted plants on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They can meet various requests for celebrations and Buddhist ceremonies.

• flower