Hyotei

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A Message from Hyotei

Throughout its 400-year history, Hyotei has proudly preserved its tradition of culinary excellence. Nevertheless, Hyotei has always continued to adapt to change with a forward-looking spirit.
Our signature egg dishes, as well as our kaiseki cuisine, asagayu rice porridge and box lunches address contemporary needs but preserve Hyotei’s legacy and never compromise on our culinary traditions.
We will continue doing what we do best in our own modest way, offering the finest of Kyoto cuisine while remaining true to our traditions and preserving the philosophy of the tea ceremony.

Main Building

Shinsentei is a four-and-a-half tatami mat tea house constructed in the latter years of the 19th century. Inside, the triangular fukuro-dana shelf is an eye-catching design element. The temple bell-shaped alcove, with a lattice woven from thin bamboo stalks, holds an exquisite incense container.

The Kuzuya teahouse is so named because of the structure’s grass-thatched roof.
This tea house, consisting of a four-and-a-half tatami room and a two-tatami area for the host, dates back 400 years to Hyotei’s founding.

Main Building Cuisine

Price List

Annex

Price List

Asagayu rice porridge
Box lunches

*Ingredients may differ, depending on the season.

Price List

Gift items

Uzura senbei quail-shaped rice crackers
Large tin 3,300 yen　Small tin 1,900 yen
Sushi wrapped in sasa bamboo leaf　　　Market price
Green and red pickled apricots　　　1,700 yen
Anago conger eel flavored with sansho Japanese pepper
3,200 yen
Hamo pike conger sushi　　　Market price
Budo mame sweet beans　　　2,300 yen
Candied ginger　　　1,700 yen
Enoki mushrooms with jako small dried fish　　　900 yen
Shredded flavored sea bream　　　900 yen

Available on the premises only (by prior reservation)

A Short History of Hyotei

The “Karaku meisho zu-e”

The “Karaku meisho zu-e”

The illustrated book “Karaku meisho zu-e” was published in 1864. Hyotei was already a Kyoto landmark by then, and one of the book’s illustrations, in the “Higashiyama” section, depicts Hyotei almost as it looks today.

The illustration shows a pine forest stretching from Nanzenji temple’s main gate to the abbot’s quarters, with Hyotei among the establishments lining the route. The accompanying text notes that Hyotei’s semi-soft boiled quail eggs and the tofu hotpot of Tangoya, its next-door neighbor, were delicacies at that time. Tangoya, no longer in existence, was replaced by Murin-an, which was used as a summer home by Yamagata Aritomo, a Meiji period elder statesman.

Hyotei was established much earlier than the information in “Karaku meisho zu-e” indicates, starting in business about 400 years ago as a refreshment stop and guard post just outside the main gate of Nanzenji temple. Ever since then, Hyotei has been known for its tea, light meals and distinctive egg dishes.

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Information

■Main Building

Kaiseki cuisine
Hours: 11 AM to 7:30 PM
Lunch
From 20,000 yen (tax and service charge not included)
Dinner
From 25,000 yen (tax and service charge not included)
Asagayu rice porridge (July 1 through August 31)
8 to 10 AM 5,500 yen (tax and service charge not included)
Uzuragayu quail rice porridge (December 1 through March 15)
11 AM to 2 PM 12,000 yen (tax and service charge not included)
Catering
Hyotei delivers various box lunches, starting at 5,000 yen (tax and service charge not included). Please inquire regarding light meals or other refreshments for tea ceremony gatherings.

■Annex

Asagayu rice porridge (March 16 through November 30)
Hours: 8 to 11 AM 4,000 yen (tax and service not included)
Torigayu chicken rice porridge (December 1 through March 15)
Hours: 8 to 11 AM 4,000 yen (tax and service not included)
Shokado box lunch
Noon to 4 PM 5,000 yen (tax and service not included)
Closed every Thursday.

■Reservation

Please make your reservation as a member of Pocket Concierge *external Link.

Reservation

■Gift items (tax included)

  • Uzura senbei quail-shaped rice crackers Large tin 3,300 yen　　Small tin 1,900 yen
  • Sushi wrapped in sasa bamboo leaf Market price
  • His-and-her tea cups with dragonfly motif 6,100 yen
  • Green and red pickled apricots 1,700 yen
  • Anago conger eel flavored with sansho Japanese pepper 3,200 yen
  • Budo mame sweet beans 2,300 yen
  • Candied ginger 1,700 yen
  • Candied chestnuts Market price
  • Enoki mushrooms with jako small dried fish 900 yen
  • Shredded flavored sea bream 900 yen

■Catered cha kaiseki tea ceremony meals

  1. Minimum order, 3 persons
  2. Prices start at 30,000 yen (not including consumption tax) per person
  3. We will meet with you prior to your gathering to discuss your requirements in detail.
  4. We can provide suitable tableware if necessary. Please consult us.
  5. A separate charge is required if we provide serving staff.
  6. Please consult us for special events like the first tea ceremony of the year or tea ceremony light meals.
  7. We request your kind understanding in the event that we are unable to provide service due to prior reservations.

Access

Hyotei 35, nanzenji kusagawa, sakyo, kyoto TEL : 075-771-4116

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