Kyoto Restaurant ”Kyogoku Stand" : Relaxing and nostalgic in the Showa period style
2016.01.10
There is a full of relaxing and nostalgic Showa atmosphere in a restaurant “Kyogoku Stand” which is located on Shin-Kyogoku Street, Shijo-Kawaramachi in Kyoto.
The Showa period was from 1926 to 1989 in Japan.
The founder of this restaurant moved from Asakusa, Tokyo to Kyoto after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and opened it in 1927.
In the restaurant, everything is remained the same as the founder opened the restaurant,
such as there are a marble counter, an old fashioned cash register, posters from the early Showa period and so on.
You can enjoy the relaxing and nostalgic Showa period atmosphere which may let you feel that you have just time traveled from present-day Japan to good old one.
Besides non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, there is a large selection of food
such as Japanese, Western, Chinese and a variety of side dishes as well.
Over 130 kinds of food and 20 kinds of drinks are in their menu. (English menus are available)
Everything is a reasonable price.
For example, a steak combo is 900 yen, a few slices of ham cutlet is 500 yen, and a few pieces of braised pumpkin is 400 yen.
As we’d expect of Kyoto, it was fascinating for me to see that there was a couple wearing beautiful kimono and drinking sake.
When you visit Kyoto, how about enjoying the nostalgic Showa period atmosphere at “Kyogoku Stand”?
T.F
