Kyoto Ramen Tour
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8 Ratings
Kyoto
Dive into Kyoto's ramen culture with our expert-led tour. Taste classic and modern bowls, and uncover ramen secrets. Book your spot now!
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Laque, Shijokarasuma - This is where we start our tour - right where two of Kyoto’s biggest streets meet: Shijo-dori and Karasuma-dori. There are a lot of shopping malls like this one as well as cafes and delicious ramen restaurants here to explore to your heart’s content.
  • Shijo Dori - Along Shijo-dori we will sit down at one of its many coffee shops to brief you on our plan for the tour, the ramen we’ll be eating and Kyoto’s ramen history in general.
  • Nishiki Market Shopping District - Together with the guide you will explore the area around Nishiki market where you can find surprisingly many high quality ramen shops. Although the market won’t be a part of the tour, we will pass through there and give you some recommendations to come back to later (if you’re not full yet!)
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Additional Information

Discover Kyoto’s impressive ramen scene on our Insider Kyoto Ramen Tour! Explore both classic and modern ramen and get a better understanding about the wonderful world of ramen with our expert guide.

You’ll visit two ramen shops for two wildly different bowls of ramen. One bowl will represent classic Kyoto ramen and the other, more modern ramen. Each bowl is smaller than normal (about 1/2 the size of a full bowl). At the beginning of the tour, you’ll sit down with the guide to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. Alongside this, you’ll discuss Kyoto ramen origins and the ramen route on the tour - the shops you’ll be visiting!

Location
Caffè Veloce - Karasuma Takoyakushi
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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U740hsnickh
May 15, 2024
Delicious, entertaining and insightful - Excellent mixture of top quality ramen (two bowls!); insight into the world of ramen; and entertaining and engaging guide. The restaurants gave us the full ramen experince. The first was high end decor, open minimalist space combined with thick ramen soup (and my personal favourite, seasoned with Yuzu) then on more traditional soya-suce based ramen in a more traditional ramen restaurant that the locals would use. This was all wrapped up with the entertainment of a fun "ramen quiz" to start with and "ask any questions" approach to the trip!. Highly recommended
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Nick_h
May 15, 2024
Entertaining, insightful and, of course, delicious - Excellent mixture of top quality ramen (two bowls!); insight into the world of ramen; and entertaining and engaging guide. The restaurants gave us the full ramen experince. The first was high end decor, open minimalist space combined with thick ramen soup (and my personal favourite, seasoned with Yuzu) then on more traditional soya-suce based ramen in a more traditional ramen restaurant that the locals would use. This was all wrapped up with the entertainment of a fun "ramen quiz" to start with and "ask any questions" approach to the trip!. Highly recommended
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Sophievd7213dy
May 8, 2024
Highly recommend to visit the Kyoto Ramen Tour! - Our Kyoto Ramen Tour was amazing! We got a real taste of Kyoto's Ramen Scene and learned so much about the Ramen. The soups were super tasty and you get really full from the portion. Also the guide was super friendly and took the time to answer all our questions. We had a lot of fun also with the other participants. Highly recommend to anyone that visit Kyoto and loves Ramen.
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Crbianca
May 6, 2024
6h Ramen tour - Thanks to Frank, we found the perfect tour in Kyoto for our first visit. The ramen was amazing, by far the best we've ever had, and the whole experience felt like hanging out with friends. :) Our guide was super nice and gave us great tips for the rest of our trip. Can't wait to book a tour with them again next time in Tokyo!
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F4748pdyvonnek
Apr 29, 2024
Choose your own adventure style tour with lots of delicious ramen! - We had an amazing time on this ramen tour! The theme of the tour was really fun as we were able to choose where to go like in a video game. We chose a shop that offered a more classic style and then a really fun shop which offered a half and half bowl of a reaally thick chicken ramen. That one was my personal favorite! :) We learned a lot from the guide and ate a lot too, of course - overall, 100% recommend this tour to anyone visiting Kyoto!!
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Bobcr1563rg
Apr 29, 2024
Great Tour! - Amazing tour! We visited two delicious places and really got a better sense of the Kyoto Kyoto ramen scene. Recommend to anyone visiting Kyoto.
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Stephanie_k
Apr 10, 2024
Highly recommend this ramen tour - This was one of my favorite tours on my Japan trip. If you love ramen this is great, you learn so much about it! Some of the best ramen I've tried so far in Japan too. Thank you!!
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Laura_k
Apr 6, 2024
Great Variety in Ramen Styles - This was definitely one of the highlights of my Kyoto trip, which I didn't expect! Kyoto ramen is a lot more diverse than I would have guessed and I got to try bowls that were unique and different from each other. The guide was also very knowledgeable and was able to answer every question I had. Overall, very interesting deep-dive into Kyoto ramen which I 100% recommend!
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