The narrow lantern-lit alley wedged between Kawaramachi and the Kamogawa — hundreds of restaurants from cheap izakayas to expense-account kaiseki. In summer, many riverside restaurants set up kawadoko platforms directly over the Kamogawa — an iconic-only-in-Kyoto dining setting.
Typehistoric street, food district, nightlife district
💡Local tip
Book a riverside kawadoko restaurant in summer (May–Sept) for the platform-over-the-river dining experience.