A hip way to walk around Kyoto, explored in five topics.

03 LIQUOR Kyoto's fruit chews are flowery!

Temples, shrines, Kyoto Tower, aquariums, and cool stores. Kyoto is a city full of sights, so it's no surprise that you end up walking around a bit too much. It is at a bar with a sparkling neon sign that your exhausted body is easily absorbed. The chu-hi served there is so artist-like that you may be tempted to ask, "Did a flower arrangement artist work on this? I asked. . The Kyoto style of serving is a bit like a flower arrangement. The counter in Kyoto is filled with fruit blossoms as well as flowers of conversation.

sour." Speaking of "flower arrangement," let's start with this.

Mango ¥ market price , Watermelon ¥800+tax , Passion fruit ¥800+tax
*Menus vary depending on the season.

Sour, located in Kyoto's Ura-teramachi district, is a popular stand-up sour store that is frequented by many of the neighborhood's store staff. It is no exaggeration to say that this is one of the pioneers of the popular chu-hai drinks that are often seen on Instagram. Strawberries are the most popular, but if you go to the trouble of ordering a fruit of the season, you may want to order a fruit of the season. Biting into a strawberry is one thing, but if you go all out and order a fruit that is in season, you will want to order a strawberry. . Instead of dessert, you can enjoy a luxurious drink at the casual bar.

sour
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Address: 1F Vantois Building, 607-19 Uradera-machi, Shijo-agaru, Uradera-machi-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
Phone: 075-231-0778
Hours: 15:00 - 24:00 Open daily
Official Site
Instagram:@sour.com

Standing Drinking in the Sky - "Tensoku no Stalls, Tosaka" (Standing Drinking in the Sky) A new age energy drink that even the fruit will enjoy .

The standard tomato chu-hi is shochu mixed with tomato juice, but the "ultimate tomato chu-hi" from "Tosaka" is a new style that is generously filled with frozen cherry tomatoes. Combined with the salt sprinkled around the glass, you can enjoy the drink as if it were an obanzai (Japanese side dish). Above all, the fact that it is reasonably priced at 590 yen despite using so many tomatoes makes us weep. And don't miss the "ultimate lemon chu-hi" with an overflowing amount of lemon! Located near Kyoto Tower, why don't you stop by while you are sightseeing?

Standing Drinking in the Sky - Tosaka

Address: 4F, 579-24 Higashishiokoji-cho, Kizuya-bashi-sagaru, Muromachi-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
Phone: 075-746-5929
Hours: 11:30 - 23:00, open year round
Instagram:@tenkunotachinomi_tosaka

"Tavern Ebisu." . for a rare lemon sour, go to the back alleys of Kiyamachi.

Specialty Lemon Sour ¥590

The owner, Mr. Sadakuni, opened the restaurant three years ago in the Kiyamachi area, which is crowded with bars. His signature lemon sour, which has been on the menu since the beginning, is now called "the best in Kyoto. Lemon ice" made from frozen lemons delivered from Ikuchishima Island is used for the first drink, and from the second drink onward, the customer can enjoy it as it is while mashing the lemon with a muddler to make it melt to his or her liking. Sadakuni has researched and created a total of seven types of lemon sours in order to "bring the charm of lemon sours to everyone!　If you enjoy it with the famous "Meat Tofu," a specialty of "Bar Ebisu," you will surely fall in love with the endless loop of lemon sours.

Yebisu Bar

Address: 378-1 Yoneyacho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Phone: 075-708-8262
Hours: 17:00-23:00 (Fri. and Sat. - 24:00) Open daily
Instagram:@sakaba.abs