Simple, hearty fare for pilgrims to Kurama-dera Mountain Temple, Aburaya Shokudo is an old-school eatery. No pretensions: just filling rice and noodle dishes.
We never grow tired of places like Aburaya Shokudo: simple dining halls that serve wholesome rice and noodle dishes at rock-bottom prices. It’s ideal if you’re visiting Kurama-dera Mountain Temple. The decorations are invariably a few decades old and the kind ladies who run the joint a bit older than that, but that’s what gives this place its heart and soul. Just listening to the ladies chat in their rustic mountain dialects is worth the price of the meal.
English address:
252 Honmachi, Kurama, Sakyo-ku
Japanese address:
左京区鞍馬本町252
Opening hours:
9:00am-4.30pm
Closed irregularly
Price: Cheap
Non-smoking area: Yes
Nearest Transport:
2min walk from Kurama Station, Eizan line
Telephone: 741-2009
Website: None
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Aburaya Shokudo is located in Kyoto’s Kurama and Kibune district. See our complete list of things to do in Kyoto’s Kurama and Kibune district, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.
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