Information of Shops

Kidoairaku

The husband, Yosuke, works with the potter's wheel and his wife, Chie, paints the pottery. The couple creates their pottery together and sells it at this shop. The kiln is located in the storehouse at back of the traditional Kyoto-style townhouse, known to be as long and narrow as “an eel’s bed.” The potter's wheel is located inside the shop, and if you happen to visit at the right timing, you can see the potters at work. Tasting and sales of sake by Tanzan Sake Brewery are also available at the store.

• Tableware
• sake, whisky, beer

Ochanoko saisai

Ochanoko Saisai is a specialty store that sells chili pepper seasoning, which is a must for those who love spicy food. In particular, the “Maiko Han Hee Hee (literally, ‘Maiko scream’)” series is captivating hot spicy food lovers. Made with domestically produced habanero chili peppers, it is characterized by a hot spiciness that lingers in the mouth. In addition, there are many other specialty products such as yuzu shichimi (shichimi seven spices with yuzu citrus), black shichimi, and “Kyo-Rayu (chili oil) Furikake,” a delicious topping that makes eating rice irresistible.

• Japanese sweets
• seasoning

Stand-up dining Sushi Nishiki

Although it is a very small restaurant, you can enjoy authentic sushi with fresh ingredients! And it's less than half the price of high-end sushi restaurants, making it a very good value.
It is a very convenient place to stop by for Kyoto's local sake and entrées.

• sushi

merchant vendor of traditional Japanese dry-goods store

Sushi and sashimi made from fresh tuna, sweet potato chips, and baked sweet potato brûlée are available.

Ajisai Notoyo

If you go up the stairs next to the Notoyo West Shop, you will find a machiya-style restaurant there. The time here passes slowly—a refreshing change from the hustle and bustle of the marketplace. The eel is grilled carefully in the restaurant using binchotan charcoal, so the skin is crispy, and the taste of the special sauce made with a secret recipe is unbelievably delicious. Eel rice bowl, eel set meal, koi-no-arai (hot-water-washed and then cooled carp), and, on weekdays only, hitsumabushi (similar to eel teriyaki on rice) are available.

• eels

Takecho

Black soybean snacks and dried seafood products fill this shop. The common point is that they are good for health. The shop's recommended dried products in bags include sea bream, anago conger eel, wakame seaweed, seared sardines, and shrimp. The fruit sandwiches, an unexpected addition to this store's merchandise, come in many varieties, such as strawberry, papaya, fig, and grape.

• dried salted fish
• processed fish
• deli
• dry foods
• Japanese sweets

Masugo East

The shop's name is derived from the sake brewing business that they operated in the mid-Edo period in Nishikyogoku, Kyoto. The current business of producing and selling Kyoto pickles began in 1930. They have three stores in Nishiki Market, and the East Shop offers a variety of tasty pickles sold in relatively small portions to meet today's demands, with portions just enough to enjoy with one meal.

• pickles

KAI

This shop specializes in furikake (a condiment to sprinkle on rice), delicacies, and snacks. The front of this store is different from other stores in that it is set up like a counter, where products are lined up in rows. Almost all of the products on display are available for tasting. It is fun to listen to the explanations given by the staff while trying various products.

• processed fish
• tsukudani
• deli
• delicacy

Hatagoya Rihei

Hatagoya Rihei is a new brand launched by Matsuya, a Japanese-style confectionery store founded over 100 years ago in Joyo, which is near the border of Kyoto and Nara.
Hatagoya Rihei offers creative sweets centering on dorayaki (sweet red bean sandwiches), aiming to create new types of Japanese sweets that reflect the changing seasons in Kyoto.

• Japanese sweets

Aritsugu

This shop has a long history dating back to 1560 when it was originally founded as "Swordsmith Fujiwara Aritsugu." In the shop, an impressively wide variety of knives, pots, and other cooking utensils handmade by skilled craftspeople are lined up as if reflecting the long history of the store. It is supported by a wide range of customers, from top chefs of Kyoto cuisine to ordinary households.

• cooking gear