10 Cafes in Kyoto with Free Wi-Fi Discover Oishii Japan -SAVOR JAPAN -Japanese Restaurant Reservation Guide-

Update-date: Jun 05 2020

Author: SAVOR JAPAN

Categories: Kyoto Cafe

Kyoto, one of Japan's top tourist cities, is dotted with many cafes that are perfect for a taking a relaxing break during your sightseeing. This article showcases 10 spots in this city where you can use free Wi-Fi. Get rid of the exhaustion from sightseeing and have delicious desserts in one of these cafes!

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1. PANCAKE ROOM (Kyoto / Cafe)

The patissier of Pancake Room, a specialist in pancakes, has created a new type of pancake! There are so many different pancakes you can have in its tropical-style interiors. As soon as you make your order, they mix the batter and thoroughly cook it to obtain a brand new texture! The most recommended menu items are the Kyoto-style [Kyo-Matcha Pancakes] and the healthy [Cured Ham & Padano Cheese Pancakes]. They even have Hawaiian beer, [Kona Beer], if you want a taste of the tropics!

PANCAKE ROOM

Open: 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Closed: None
Average price: -
Access: 2 minutes walk from the central exit of JR Kyoto Station, in Kyoto Tower
Address: 721-1, Higashishio-Koji Cho, Karasuma Dori Shichijo Sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto (Map)
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2. Tsujiri Cafe (Kyoto / Cafe)

Tsujiri Cafe is a cafe and shop where you can find all sorts of drinks and sweets made with Uji matcha, a tea with a history of over 150 years. It's a store that sells popular Kyoto souvenirs, equipped with a drinks counter and terrace seats. Take a break from shopping, relax, and enjoy their [Kyo-Matcha Latte], made with both Uji matcha and fluffy milk foam. They have a huge variety of sweets typical of Kyoto made with premium matcha, such as smoothies, soft-serve ice cream, parfaits, and more! Sencha (medium-grade green tea) and hojicha (roasted green tea) come highly recommended as well.

Tsujiri Cafe

Open: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Closed: Follows facility's closing days
Average price: [Dinner] 500 JPY
Access: 2 minutes walk from the central exit of JR Kyoto Station, in Kyoto Tower
Address: 721-1, Higashishio-Koji Cho, Karasuma Dori Shichijo Sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto (Map)
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3. Tapioca Belize (Kyoto / Cafe)

Tapioca Belize is a cafe established in Kyoto specializing in bubble tea. Their black tea is completely handmade! Other than that, you can have milk, yogurt, smoothies, and other drinks, and choose among 3 different types of tapioca to create your original bubble tea. Made with a whole banana, the [Whole Banana Choco] is especially popular! Aside from bubble tea, you should definitely try their freshly-made [Oreo Strawberry Vanilla Crepe] and the [Scorched Cheese Waffle]!

Tapioca Belize

Open: 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Closed: -
Average price: [Dinner] 320 JPY
Access: 2 minutes walk from the central exit of JR Kyoto Station, in Kyoto Tower
Address: 721-1, Higashishio-Koji Cho, Karasuma Dori Shichijo Sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto (Map)
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4. Craft Beer & Pizza 100K (Kyoto / Cafe)

Head to Craft Beer & Pizza 100K to taste its fantastic original craft beers! The interiors are stylish and fashionable, evoking a New York cafe. The beers, served on tap, contain the passion of brewers from all over Japan. They match divinely with their Neapolitan-style pizza, baked right after you've ordered it. You can't go wrong if you go classic with their [Margherita] (1,080 JPY)!

Craft Beer & Pizza 100K

Open: [Monday - Thursday, Sunday, National Holidays] 11:00 am - 11:00 pm (Food L.O. 10:00 pm, Drinks L.O. 10:30 pm)

[Friday, Saturday, Day before National Holidays] 11:00 am - 12:00 am (Food L.O. 11:00 pm, Drinks L.O. 11:30 pm)

[Monday - Thursday, Sunday] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm)

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5. Malebranch Kyoto Tower Sando Branch (Kyoto / Sweets)

Malebranch Kyoto Tower Sando Branch is a Western confectionery shop with a focus on koicha (exceptionally dark and rich matcha) sweets. Carefully-selected tea leaves are thoroughly ground in a mortar and mixed with white chocolate to create [NAMA CHA no KA], a koicha-flavored chocolate fondant that is as smooth and melty as pure raw chocolate. Such a superb consistency can be also found in their original creation called [NAMA CHA no KA Ice Bar] (270 JPY), available exclusively in the Kyoto Tower Branch, so give it a taste when visiting it! If you want to buy souvenirs, pick the [CHA no KA] langues de chat; you won't regret it!

Malebranch Kyoto Tower Sando branch

Open: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Closed: Follows facility's closing days
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6. nicotto & mam (Kyoto / Cafe)

This cafe specializes in healthy, egg-free donuts. Everyone is crazy about the donuts' chewy texture achieved by natural yeast! To fully savor this unique dough, order the [Plain] (170 JPY), especially if it's your first time here. You may also like Japanese-style doughnuts like the [Tamba Black Soy Beans Kinako] (190 JPY), which is basically a plain doughnut sprinkled with roasted soy flour, or the [Matcha]! There are also seasonal, limited-edition flavors. This cafe is in the food court of Kyoto Tower, so it's a popular and easy place to visit during your sightseeing.

nicotto & mam

Open: 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 800 JPY
Access: In Kyoto Tower, 2 minutes walk from the central exit of JR Kyoto Station
Address: 721-1-B1F, Higashishio-Koji Cho, Karasuma Dori Shichijo Sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto (Map)
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7. Nishiki Ichiha (Kawaramachi / Cafe)

This Japanese-style cafe sits in Nishiki Market, where is a tourist hotspot considered "the kitchen of Kyoto." Soft colors, wood, and paper sliding doors create a warm and cozy atmosphere, and in the back of the tea room, there's a lovely inner garden. This is the only place where you can find unique delicacies like [Matcha Pop Soft] (850 JPY), which is Uji matcha-flavored popcorn topped with soft-serve ice cream, and the [Bagel Set] (1,200 JPY)! Definitely, give these menu items a try!

Nishiki Ichiha

Open: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Closed: Irregular
Average price: 1,500 JPY
Address: 210, Kajiya-cho, Nishikikoji-dori Goko-machi Nishi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

8. Christopher Robin (Yamashina / Cafe)

Christopher Robin uses local vegetables sourced from contract farmers in Yamashina to create delicious, healthy dishes. The white-themed interiors are stylish and bright, and the atmosphere is calm and relaxing. An extremely popular menu item is the [Premium French Toast] (850 JPY). Marinated for 24 hours, it has the jiggly texture of pudding! The [Galette Lunch] (980 JPY), which comes with appetizer and soup, is another recommendation that comes at a reasonable price.

Christopher Robin

Open: [Monday, Wednesday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] 8:00 am - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm) *Open on Tuesday if it falls on a national holiday
Closed: Tuesday
Average price: [Dinner] 1,800 JPY / [Lunch] 980 JPY
Address: 105, Maison de Riviere, 13, Misasagi Otsubata-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

9. MICASADECO ＆ CAFE KYOTO (Kawaramachi / Cafe)

This is the first Kyoto branch of MICASADECO ＆ CAFE KYOTO, a pancake chain that's very famous in Osaka and Tokyo. When you enter this cafe, housed inside an old Kyoto merchant home built over 100 years ago, you'll find a well-lit and stylish 1st floor with pastel pink walls and a Japanese-style 2nd floor with a completely different atmosphere. Available only in the Kyoto branch, the popular [Kyoto Branch Original Matcha Pancakes] (1,450 JPY) are made by mixing matcha into the batter. It is a flavorful creation that perfectly balances the bitterness and umami of green tea. Another delicious item that you can only find here is the [Homemade Kakuni Genmai Omurice] (900 JPY).

MICASADECO ＆ CAFE KYOTO

Open: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 1,700 JPY
Access: 5 minutes walk from [Kawaramachi Station] on Hankyu Kyoto Line. North of [Nishiki Market] along Fuyacyo-dori Street
Address: 480 Fuyacho-dori Takoyakushi-sagaru Umeyacho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto city, Kyoto

10. Salon de Kanbayashi / Kanbayashi Shunsho Honten (Gion-shijo / Cafe)

This Japanese cafe is established in a renovated warehouse within a Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. In its atmospheric interiors, you can relish carefully-made Japanese tea accompanied with several kinds of Kyoto-style sweets. The most popular one is called [Oborozuki] (600 JPY), a bowl of red bean soup with shiratama (rice flour dumpling) and fragrant matcha. The [Kanbayashi Shunsho Honten "Biwa no Shiro" Gateau Opera in a Karensui Style] (700 JPY), where the dessert is laid out to look like a dry landscape garden, and the [Fragrant "Hojicha Tiramisu" Black Tea] (700 JPY) are equally delicious! They regularly host tea making classes, too, so don't miss this opportunity to learn how to make tea in a small teapot properly!

Salon de Kanbayashi / Kanbayashi Shunsho Honten

Open: 11:30 am - 5:00 pm
Closed: Tuesday
*Irregularly closed on Saturday and Sunday
Average price: [Dinner] 1,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,000 JPY
Address: Inside Akagane Resort Kyoto Higashiyama 1925, 400-1, Kinen-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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Disclaimer: All information is accurate at time of publication.