🍵 Kyoto Wagashi: Top 10
Ten top-rated wagashi shops and sweets cafes in Kyoto, ranked by Google Maps rating.
Data as of: 2026-10-01 · Next refresh: 2026-11-01
1
🍵 Toraya Karyo Kyoto Ichijo
虎屋菓寮 京都一条店
Wagashi and tea room
★ 4.6 (1,478 reviews · Google Maps rating · 2026-10-01)
Tea roomSeasonal sweets
- Area
- Kamigyo (Ichijo)
- Address (show to a taxi driver)
- 京都府京都市上京区一条通烏丸西入広橋殿町400
- Payment
- Not confirmed. Please ask the shop.
- Japanese name
- 虎屋菓寮 京都一条店
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2
🍵 Kagizen Yoshifusa Main Store
鍵善良房 本店
Wagashi and tea room
★ 4.4 (2,073 reviews · Google Maps rating · 2026-10-01)
Tea roomEnglish availableGarden viewSeasonal sweets
- Area
- Gion
- Nearest station
- Gion-Shijo
- Address (show to a taxi driver)
- 京都府京都市東山区祇園町北側264
- Payment
- Not confirmed. Please ask the shop.
- Japanese name
- 鍵善良房 本店
3
🍵 Tsuruya Yoshinobu Main Store
鶴屋吉信 本店
Wagashi shop
★ 4.4 (722 reviews · Google Maps rating · 2026-10-01)
Seasonal sweetsSweets to take home
- Area
- Horikawa-Imadegawa
- Address (show to a taxi driver)
- 京都府京都市上京区今出川通堀川西入西船橋町340-1
- Payment
- Not confirmed. Please ask the shop.
- Japanese name
- 鶴屋吉信 本店
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Wagashi and tea room
★ 4.4 (499 reviews · Google Maps rating · 2026-10-01)
Tea roomCozy
- Area
- Higashiyama (near Yasaka Pagoda)
- Address (show to a taxi driver)
- 京都府京都市東山区桝屋町349
- Payment
- Not confirmed. Please ask the shop.
- Japanese name
- かさぎ屋
Wagashi shop
★ 4.4 (110 reviews · Google Maps rating · 2026-10-01)
Sweets to take home
- Area
- Nishiki / Fuyacho
- Address (show to a taxi driver)
- 京都府京都市中京区麩屋町通錦小路上ル梅屋町501
- Payment
- Not confirmed. Please ask the shop.
- Japanese name
- 幸福堂 錦店
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Wagashi and tea room
★ 4.3 (1,787 reviews · Google Maps rating · 2026-10-01)
Warabi-mochiShaved ice (kakigori)Cozy
- Area
- Gion
- Nearest station
- Gion-Shijo
- Address (show to a taxi driver)
- 京都府京都市東山区祇園町南側570-127
- Payment
- Not confirmed. Please ask the shop.
- Japanese name
- ぎをん徳屋
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Wagashi shop
★ 4.3 (634 reviews · Google Maps rating · 2026-10-01)
Seasonal sweetsSweets to take home
- Area
- Shijo / Aburanokoji
- Address (show to a taxi driver)
- 京都府京都市下京区四条通油小路西入柏屋町17-19
- Payment
- Not confirmed. Please ask the shop.
- Japanese name
- 亀屋良長
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🍵 Honke Nishio Yatsuhashi Main Store
本家西尾八ッ橋 本店
Wagashi shop
★ 4.3 (273 reviews · Google Maps rating · 2026-10-01)
YatsuhashiSweets to take home
- Area
- Shogoin
- Address (show to a taxi driver)
- 京都府京都市左京区聖護院西町7
- Payment
- Not confirmed. Please ask the shop.
- Japanese name
- 本家西尾八ッ橋 本店
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9
🍵 Shogoin Yatsuhashi Main Store
聖護院八ッ橋 総本店
Wagashi shop
★ 4.3 (198 reviews · Google Maps rating · 2026-10-01)
YatsuhashiSweets to take home
- Area
- Shogoin
- Address (show to a taxi driver)
- 京都府京都市左京区聖護院山王町6
- Payment
- Not confirmed. Please ask the shop.
- Japanese name
- 聖護院八ッ橋 総本店
10
🍵 Tawaraya Yoshitomi Main Store
京菓子司 俵屋吉富
Wagashi shop
★ 4.3 (140 reviews · Google Maps rating · 2026-10-01)
Seasonal sweetsSweets to take home
- Area
- Muromachi / Imadegawa
- Address (show to a taxi driver)
- 京都府京都市上京区室町通上立売上る室町頭町285-1
- Payment
- Not confirmed. Please ask the shop.
- Japanese name
- 京菓子司 俵屋吉富
🙏 Good manners, happy hosts
- Eat wagashi with the small wooden pick, cutting it into bite-size pieces.
- Eat the sweet first, then drink the tea; the sweetness balances the bitter matcha.
- Fresh sweets are best the same day. Check the date on boxed sweets.
- Avoid eating while walking in narrow lanes such as those in Gion.
🗺️ Planning tips
- Save the map pin of each place before you go.
- Check hours and closed days on the shop page; they change.
- Reserve ahead where booking is offered.
- Carry some cash. Not every place takes cards.
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FAQ
- What is wagashi?
- Traditional Japanese confections, often made with sweet bean paste or rice flour and shaped after the seasons, enjoyed with tea.
- Can I eat in?
- Some shops have a tea room; others sell sweets to take home. The tile shows which type each one is.
- Are they good souvenirs?
- Many shops sell boxed sweets, but fresh wagashi keep only a short time, so check the best-before date.
How this list is made
- Wagashi shops and sweets cafes in Kyoto.
- Ranked by Google Maps rating (100+ reviews), ties by review count.
- Foreign visitors welcome. English support is shown only where confirmed.
- Refreshed monthly; closed shops are removed.