Maeda Coffee
Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto
- Daily
- 7:00 to 18:00
Last order 17:30. Closed 1 January.
Source: maedacoffee.com, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Maeda Coffee's main shop opened in 1981 in a former kimono merchant's building near Shijo-Karasuma, and it seats 100. A German Probat roaster works in the shop, so the room smells of beans. The house speciality is spaghetti Napolitan, and the cakes and pies are made in-house.
Insider tip
It opens at 7:00 every day but 1 January. It's one of the few cafes left in town where people can smoke, and the non-smoking seats are at the back. Maeda also runs the cafes in the Kyoto Art Center, the Museum of Kyoto and the manga museum.
What's on near Maeda Coffee
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Maeda Coffee, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2026 Kansai Studies: Konadaba River Topographic Map
KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2026 Kansai Studies｜石原菜々子、金子仁司／kondaba「コンダバ川の地形図」
Time 10:00 to 20:00
An exhibition showing the research process behind a work about the Nakajima area of Fushimi, free to enter.
jmho, Public domain KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2026 SKF: Future Dictionary
KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2026 【SKF】【展示】Future Dictionary
Time 10:00 to 20:00
A project collecting words from artists to make a new dictionary, shown in the library as part of KYOTO EXPERIMENT, free to enter.
jmho, Public domain KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2026: Yamashita Zan and Nhat Tuyen, giot-giot
KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2026 山下 残＆ニャー・トゥイェン with プロジェクト・デイ・サン「giọt-giọt | しずくたち」
Time 22 Oct 14:00, 23 Oct 19:00, 24 Oct 11:00, 25 Oct 6:00 and 12:00
A stage work made by Kyoto choreographer Yamashita Zan with Vietnamese poet Nhat Tuyen, shown in the auditorium as part of KYOTO EXPERIMENT.
jmho, Public domain KAC Partnership Program 2026: Muni, Kyotai
KACパートナーシップ・プログラム2026 ムニ『巨体』
Time 6 and 7 Nov 14:00 and 19:00, 8 Nov 14:00
A theatre piece by the group Muni with seven shows over three days in the free space, all seats unreserved.
jmho, Public domain FOCUS #7: Koki Tanaka, No Time to Sleep / Time to Sleep
FOCUS＃7 田中功起による展覧会『時間がない（ときに眠ること） No Time to Sleep / Time to Sleep』
Time 10:00 to 20:00; closed 25 Nov and 26 Dec to 4 Jan Station Shijo (Karasuma Line)
Solo exhibition by artist Koki Tanaka in the Kyoto Art Center galleries, on the theme of having no time, with admission free.
jmho, Public domain Live music nearby
Nearby
Around Shijo-Karasuma
Kyoto's old bank corner, with kimono streets one block back
Shijo-Karasuma is the crossing where the subway meets the Hankyu line from Osaka, and by 1915 three of the big banks stood on it. It doesn't look much like the Kyoto on the posters. Walk one block west, though, and you're on Muromachi-dori, the old kimono wholesalers' street, near the lanes where the Gion Matsuri floats are built every July.
Shijo-Karasuma has 16 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 4 shops, 3 shrines and temples, 3 cafes, 3 museums, 1 restaurant, 1 bar and 1 neighbourhood. Read the Shijo-Karasuma guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Maeda Coffee?
- 236 Hashibenkeicho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市中京区蛸薬師通烏丸西入る橋弁慶町236).
- What are the opening hours of Maeda Coffee?
- Daily 7:00 to 18:00. Last order 17:30. Closed 1 January.
- How do I get to Maeda Coffee?
- The nearest station is Shijo (Karasuma Line). Maeda Coffee is in Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto.
- How much does Maeda Coffee cost?
- Maeda Coffee is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Maeda Coffee?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Maeda Coffee?
- Breakfast.
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