Nanzenji Junsei

南禅寺 順正

Yudofu courses beside a listed study hall and garden

⚠ Irregular closures, often Wed

Hours

Lunch 11:00–15:30 (LO 14:30), dinner 17:00–21:30 (LO 19:00), irregular closures (official)

Budget

¥3,850–5,830 pp

Address

Nanzenji Monzen, Sakyo-ku (in front of Nanzenji)

Yudofu, hot tofu, began as teahouse food outside Nanzenji's gate, and this is one of the places that kept it going. Domestic-soybean tofu warms in kombu water and goes into a house dipping sauce: simple, but eaten in a big estate with a garden, which is half the appeal. The lightest Hana course (¥3,850) lets you choose yudofu or fresh yuba you lift yourself, plus small dishes, a simmered plate, dengaku tofu skewers, vegetable tempura and rice. The study hall is a registered cultural property.