Malebranche Kitayama
Demachiyanagi, Kyoto
- Daily
- 10:00 to 17:30
Hours are for the salon, where last orders are 17:00. The shop opens at 9:00.
Source: kyoto-quality.com, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Malebranche opened on Kitayama-dori in 1982, across from the Botanical Gardens' Kitayama gate, and this is still the main shop. Its Mont Blanc has been the speciality since the start. The salon serves desserts you can only eat here, like a Mont Blanc piped to order and a baked Alaska flambéed at your table, and the shop sells Cha no Ka, the strong-matcha langue de chat biscuits.
Insider tip
It's open every day and about 4 minutes' walk from Kitayama Station. Salon desserts on the autumn 2026 menu cost ¥1,760 to ¥2,090.
What's on near Malebranche Kitayama
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Malebranche Kitayama, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Kitayama Craft Garden (Nov)
北山クラフトガーデン
Time 10:00 to 16:00 (cancelled in rain) Station Kitayama (Karasuma Line), exit 3, right outside
A handmade market in the Ando Tadao garden museum of reproduced masterpieces next to the Kyoto Botanical Garden. Stalls sell only the seller's own handmade work, and the garden is free to enter on market days (normally ¥200). It is cancelled if rain is forecast.
Kitayama Craft Garden (Dec)
北山クラフトガーデン
Time 10:00 to 16:00 (cancelled in rain) Station Kitayama (Karasuma Line), exit 3, right outside
A handmade market in the Ando Tadao garden museum of reproduced masterpieces next to the Kyoto Botanical Garden. Stalls sell only the seller's own handmade work, and the garden is free to enter on market days (normally ¥200). It is cancelled if rain is forecast.
Kitayama Craft Garden (Mar)
北山クラフトガーデン
Time 10:00 to 16:00 (cancelled in rain) Station Kitayama (Karasuma Line), exit 3, right outside
A handmade market in the Ando Tadao garden museum of reproduced masterpieces next to the Kyoto Botanical Garden. Stalls sell only the seller's own handmade work, and the garden is free to enter on market days (normally ¥200). It is cancelled if rain is forecast.
Oribe Ten Masters: Furuta Oribe and Ten Potters
織部十作－古田織部と十人の陶工たち
Time 9:30 to 17:00 Station Kitayama (Karasuma Line), exit 4, 3 min walk
Exhibition on the ten potters linked to the tea master Furuta Oribe, in a museum near Kitayama station. Closed Mondays, New Year and between displays.
Omotesenke Kitayama Kaikan: The Secrets of Delicious Tea, Matcha
表千家北山会館 企画展「おいしいお茶のヒミツ 抹茶編」
Time 9:30 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00); closed 13, 19 and 26 Oct, 2, 11, 18, 26 and 30 Nov, 7 Dec Station Kitayama (Karasuma Line), 5 min walk
The exhibition looks at how good matcha is made and at the tea ceremony culture around a bowl of tea, and shows the family-owned Luzon tea jar Shibafune for the first time at the museum. The ticket includes a bowl of tea.
Live music nearby
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Around Demachiyanagi
Stepping stones, a shrine forest and the trains to Kurama
Demachiyanagi is where the Kamo and Takano rivers meet, and where the Keihan line from Osaka ends. Come up out of the station and the Kamogawa Delta is right there, with stepping stones shaped like turtles and birds. Walk north from its tip and you're in Tadasu no Mori, the forest round Shimogamo Shrine. Eizan trains for Kurama and the foot of Mt Hiei leave from the platforms above ground.
Demachiyanagi has 15 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 5 shrines and temples, 2 landmarks, 2 parks and gardens, 2 cafes, 1 shop, 1 neighbourhood, 1 restaurant and 1 bathhouse. Read the Demachiyanagi guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Malebranche Kitayama?
- Kitayama-dori Shokubutsuen Kitayamamon-mae, Kita-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市北区北山通植物園北山門前).
- What are the opening hours of Malebranche Kitayama?
- Daily 10:00 to 17:30. Hours are for the salon, where last orders are 17:00. The shop opens at 9:00.
- How do I get to Malebranche Kitayama?
- The nearest station is Kitayama (Karasuma Line). Malebranche Kitayama is in Demachiyanagi, Kyoto.
- How much does Malebranche Kitayama cost?
- Malebranche Kitayama is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Malebranche Kitayama?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Malebranche Kitayama?
- Weekday afternoons.
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