YUGEN

About

A unique kyoto spot blending brutalist design with a tea house and ceramics gallery.

Why go

• It's more than just a café — the three-story space also includes a small gallery on the second floor and a beautifully curated shop upstairs
• The space has a design-forward sensibility
• Such a cool experience

Must try

• Matcha tasting experience
• Choose your matcha bowl
• Seasonal wagashi
• Japanese crafts exhibited upstairs
• Shaved ice

Pro tips

• Japanese tea store with matcha & desserts on the first floor and gallery on the next two floors
• Sells matcha powder, roasted tea powder, and tea ceremony tools

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Rating

4.6 / 5 (356 reviews)

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