Gion Tokuya is a traditional dessert restaurant that has become a favorite among celebrities. As its name suggests, it is in the heart of Gion, Kyoto.

What’s Gion Tokuya like?

Known for its melt-in-your-mouth warabi mochi and peaceful ambience, this dessert restaurant offers a quintessential Japanese dessert experience. Using high quality, locally sourced ingredients, each dessert is made and presented with the utmost skill and delicacy.

As well as their famous warabi mochi, they serve kuzumochi, anmitsu, and kakigōri. Desserts start from around ¥1,000, and a cup of premium green tea will cost you ¥900.

What to know before you visit Gion Tokuya?

Do you need reservations for Gion Tokuya?

Gion Tokuya doesn’t take reservations. Expect a queue, especially if you are going around lunchtime onwards. We would recommend going as early as possible, as this place sometimes closes as soon as they are sold out for the day.

Other things to know: each person must order at least one item from the menu, and currently, you can only pay with cash.

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Cafe, Traditional Japanese
Kyoto
ぎおん徳屋
605-0074 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto,
Map
075-561-5554
12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-Sun
Cash only
Dine-in
Accepts Reservations
Official site
  • 355 m from Gion-Shijō Station Keihan Main Line (KH39)
  • 0.6 km from Kawaramachi Station Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (HK86)
  • 0.8 km from Sanjō Keihan Station Tōzai Line (T11)

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