Restaurant Karako Northern Higashiyama
- Kyoto
- 29 Aug, 2025
For a hearty bowl of ramen noodles in the Kyoto museum district (Okazaki-koen Park and Heian-jingu area), Karako is the obvious choice.
Karako wins zero points for ambience and few points for a smiley welcome, but that’s not why local businessmen and savvy expat residents pile into the place. Rather, they come for the superb kotteri (thick soup) ramen, topped with some of the best chashu (roasted sliced pork) we’ve tasted anywhere. If you’re a really big eater, you can order a set of ramen, rice and huge chunks of fried chicken, but you can write off any further sightseeing for the day if you chow down on this lot — the only thing you’ll be good for is a long nap.
For more Kyoto ramen choices, see our Best Ramen in Kyoto page.
English address:
12-3 Tokusei-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku
Japanese address:
左京区岡崎徳成町12-3
Opening hours:
11.30am-2pm & 5pm-midnight
Closed Tuesday
Price:
Cheap
Non-smoking area: No
Nearest Transport:
10min walk from Jingu Marutamachi Station, Keihan line
Telephone: 752-8234
Website: None
Customer Reviews:Read customer reviews of Karako on TripAdvisor
More Restaurant Suggestions: See my list of Kyoto’s Best Restaurants for more eating inspiration. The list covers all cuisines and price ranges.
Near To Here:
Karako is located in Kyoto’s Northern Higashiyama
district. See our complete list of things
to do in Northern Higashiyama, including
places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.
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