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Kyoto's Beer Gardens, Halls & Restaurants
Chill out with great beer & food and good friends old & new!


Kyoto summers are among the hottest and most humid in Japan. And yet Kyoto's tranquil summer evenings can be surprisingly cool and refreshing. But if it's still not cool enough for you, never fear, many lively, open-air beer gardens and beer halls are just around the corner. This summer in the Old Capital, be sure to get out and enjoy Kyoto's boisterous, relaxed evenings on rooftops and in chilled air-con hideaways! Have a beer, have fun and celebrate summer with new friends and old!


Outdoor Gardens


Kyoto ANA Hotel Rooftop Beer Hall
''ana bar sky.'' (until Sept. 15)
Great night views over Nijo Castle; barbeque set: 3,300 yen (plus 1,000 yen for additional seafood); All-you-can-drink set: 2,000 yen (2 hours; beer, wine, shochu (distilled sake), soft drinks); 18:00-21:00; closed 8/16; on the east side of Horikawa, north of Oike; Tel: 075-231-1155.


Hotel Granvia Kyoto Beer Terrace (until Sept. 30)
A stylish open-air terrace with elegant seating overlooking the modern outlines and spaces of Kyoto Station Bldg.; All-you-can-drink (2 hours) with a set food menu (from 4,000 yen); 18:00-22:00 (from 14:30 on Sat., Sun., national holidays); the hotel is built into the north side of Kyoto Station; Tel: 075-344-8888.


Hotel Keihan Kyoto (until Sept. 4)
All-you-can-drink & eat course: 3,500 yen; 3,000 yen for women and seniors (over 65) on Mon., Tue., Wed.; 100th anniversary special offer: wine (red & white), shochu (distilled sake): 100 yen /glass; 17:30-21:30; on the south side of JR Kyoto Stn.; Tel: 075-671-8909.


Hotel Fujita Kyoto Beer Garden (until Aug. 15)
This great riverside location offers superb panoramic views of Kyoto from way up; 10 dishes + all-you-can-drink: 4,500 yen; 18:00-21:30; on the river on the west side of Nijo Bridge; Tel: 075-222-1511.


Holiday Inn Kyoto (until Sept. 23)
Great location along the east branch of the river; All-you-can-drink courese (for two hours): 3,500 yen; 17:30-21:30; on the east side of Kawabata, south of Kitaoji; Tel: 075-721-3131.


Hotel New Hankyu Hotel Beer Garden (until Sept. 25)
All-you-can-drink & eat buffet (2 hours): 3,900 yen; 3,300 yen for women on Mon. & Tues.; 17:30-22:00 (from 17:00 on Sat., Sun., natl. holidays); closed 8/16; opposite the north side of Kyoto Station; Tel: 075-343-5300.


Gion Hotel (until Sept. 5)
All-you-can-drink & eat course: 3,800 yen; 3,300 yen for women); 17:00-21:00; on the south side of Shijo, west of Higashioji; Tel: 075-551-2111.


Kyoto Tower Roof Top Beer Garden (until Sept. 12)
All-you-can-drink & eat course: 3,500 yen; 2,500 yen for women on Mon.; 17:30-21:00; on the north side of Kyoto Station; Tel: 075-343-9090.


New Miyako Hotel (until Sept. 4)
All-you-can-drink & eat course (2 hours): 4,000 yen; 17:30-21:00; opposite the south side of Kyoto Station and a little west; Tel: 075-661-0051.


Takashimaya Rooftop Asahi Beer Garden (until Sept. 12)
This large downtown rooftop beer garden, on the top of one of Japan's oldest department stores, is really lively; All-you-can-drink & eat course: 3,500 yen; 3,200 yen for women; 17:30-22:00; on the southwest corner of the Shijo Kawaramachi intersection; Tel: 075-221-8811.


Shin-Puh-SAKABA (until Sept. 26)
The Shin-Puh-Kan offers wide open spaces in a walled off architecturally interesting cosmopolitan shopping and dining complex home to a host of stylish shops and restaurants; select from a wide range of drinks and superb food options from 7 restaurants; 17:00-22:00 (closed in case of rain); on the east side of Karasuma, south of Aneyakoji; Tel: 075-213-6688.


Kamishichiken Kaburenjo Theatre (July 1-Sept. 5)
Kamishichiken is one of Kyoto's five maiko & geiko districts; maiko and geiko in the area will be among your fellow guests; 17:30-22:00; a jug of draft beer with two dishes (1,800 yen); Tel: 075-461-0148.


Indoor Halls


Asahi Beer Restaurant Super Dry Kyoto
This impressive beer hall has everything you could want for a great night of air-conditioned relaxation, drinking and eating; All-you-can-drink (2 hours) and food: from 4,000 yen; 11:30-22:00; on the west side of Kawaramachi, south of Sanjo; Tel: 075-221-1882.


Asahi Beer Restaurant Super Dry Renaissance
This super convenient lively hall is only a 2-min. walk from Kyoto Station!; All-you-can-drink (2 hours) and food: from 4,000 yen; 11:30-14:30, on the west side of Higashinotoin, south of Shiokoji (in the basement of the Renaissance Bldg.);16:30-22:00 (from 14:00 on Sat., Sun., national holidays); Tel: 075-371-0985.


Kyoto Pig & Whistle
One of Kyoto's best known night spots; you are sure to make new friends here!; on the north side of Sanjo, east of Keihan Sanjo Station; Tel: 075-761-6022.


Man in the Moon
A newly opened Irish pub in the Kyoto Station Bldg. (Hachijo-guchi exit side); 3 large TV screens for live sport events; in the Kintetsu Meitengai Miyakomichi Bldg., opposite the New Miyako Hotel; Tel: 075-672-2522.


The Hill of Tara
Authentic Irish pub and restaurant: good food, great atmosphere; Guinness, Kilkenny and other imported drinks; on the north side of Oike, east of Kawaramachi; Tel: 075-213-3330.


The Gael Irish Pub
Enjoy the friendly hospitality of The Gael's bi-lingual staff; intimate and fun; live music every Fri.; 2F Ohto Bldg., west side of Nawate, 50m north of Shijo; Tel: 075-525-0680.


Tadg's Irish Bar & Restaurant
A fine international Irish restaurant bar with stunning panoramic views of east Kyoto; a wide range of food and drinks; Empire Bldg. 8F, on Kiyamachi, 100 meters north of Sanjo; Tel: 075-212-6339.


Enjoy a Fine Beer Garden Setting & Beautiful Maiko atShinmonso

Shinmonso is an old, large Gion district ryokan, located on the eastern edge of one of Kyoto's most traditional and interesting Kyoto districts. Until 8/31, Shinmonso offers a special dining plan in their Japanese-style rooftop beer garden. Spend an evening enjoying a fine meal while being entertained by real maiko (apprentice geiko; talk with them, watch them dance, take photos with them). Beer Garden Course (3,150 yen): appetizers, skewered grilled chicken, rice bowl, 1 drink.






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