Pontochō
先斗町
Nakagyo, Kyoto · 京都
A five-hundred-metre alley between Shijō and Sanjō, lined with restaurants whose back rooms open onto wooden terraces over the Kamo river in summer.
Why it’s worth it
Book a kawayuka terrace between May and September — dinner suspended over the river is a Kyoto institution, not a tourist invention.
CategoryFood
AreaNakagyo
HoursEvenings, most places from 17:00
Typical spend¥¥¥
alleyriver terraceslanterns
Nearby
Walking distance from Pontochō
More food
Markets, counters and late kitchens
