Dining at Senmaruya (Yuba Hotpot Lunch)

Senmaruya has been making Kyoto yuba — the delicate skin that forms on gently heated soy milk — since 1804, and has long supplied the head temples of Kyoto’s Buddhist schools. In the dining space inside our main store, that same yuba is served as a hotpot lunch, one pot per guest.

Visiting Us

Address: 541 Yaoyacho, Sakaimachi-dori Shijo-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8123
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Hours: 10:30 – 18:00 (last order for lunch 15:00)
Closed: Open every day, including Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays
Reservations & inquiries: +81 75-221-0555

From 15:00 to 18:00 the dining space is closed and we sell yuba products only.

Lunch Menu

• Yuba hotpot – Basic ¥2,800
  Yuba, vegetables, mushrooms and chicken in kelp dashi.
• Yuba hotpot – Vegetarian ¥2,800
  Yuba, vegetables and mushrooms in kelp dashi. No chicken.
• Yuba hotpot with fresh yuba ¥4,230
  Choose either kumiage yuba (yuba sashimi) or toji yuba (fried yuba simmered in dashi).
• Yuba hotpot – seasonal special ¥4,900
  Fresh yuba can be added for ¥1,430 (kumiage yuba or toji yuba).

Each hotpot is prepared as an individual pot and served with takikomi rice and a bowl of yuba soup. All prices include tax.

Vegetarian and gluten-free. The vegetarian hotpot is made without chicken, and a vegetables-only, gluten-free pot can also be prepared. Please let our staff know when you order.

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Interior of Senmaruya Main Store

About Senmaruya & Our Yuba Hotpot Lunch

Founded in 1804 in the heart of Kyoto, Senmaruya has spent more than two centuries making yuba by the methods it was taught. Our lunch puts that yuba at the centre of a clear kelp dashi hotpot — light, high in plant protein, and gentle enough to suit a wide range of diets. You eat it beside seasonal vegetables and Kyoto flavours, in a quiet room inside the store where the yuba is sold.

Whether this is your first time trying yuba or you already know it well, the lunch is built to show what soy alone can taste like. After 15:00 the dining space closes, while the shop counter stays open so you can take freshly made yuba home with you.

Yuba to Take Home

Last orders in the dining space are at 15:00. From 15:00 to 18:00 we sell yuba products only.

Our yuba travels well as a gift from Kyoto or as something to cook at home, and you are welcome to buy it during lunch hours too.

Senmaruya Main Store MAP

We look forward to serving you. For reservations or questions, please call us at +81 75-221-0555.