Omuraya is a cheerful izakaya style restaurant in an old wooden machiya house just off Hyakumanben. I love it! Cooks and waiting staff bustle about behind counters piled with colorful seasonal vegetables to the background sound of the Blues. The food is simple, healthy and rustic. I recommend the nama fu dengaku: moist, lightly fried strips of gluten in a smoky miso sauce. I also recommend the kani korokke (crab croquettes) and in the winter the kaki furai (fried oysters). Oh, heck! I recommend everything!
There are also a couple of delicious Kyoto micro-brewed beers on offer: a light hoppy Kolsch or a darker, heavier Amber Ale. And everything is very reasonably priced. Here are some pictures.
Omuraya is close to the Hyakumanben junction of Higashioji and Imadegawa. It sits on the north west side just behind (eek!) MacDonald’s. Here is a most convenient map.
Open: 11.00-15.00 / 17.00-22.00 (closes at 21.00 on Sundays)
Closed on Mondays
Tel: 075-712-1337
This article checked and updated in June, 2025.
Text and images by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved.
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