Fresh Seasonal Ingredients Served.Kyoto City Central Wholesale Market’s Recommended Restaurant

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Kaisendokoro Watanabeya

海鮮処わたなべや

Major ingredients purchased at the market

Fish & Seafood, Dried Fish

Fresh Fish Expertise × All-Day Service = Happy Diners All Around!

Essential izakaya staples like bluefin tuna, sea bream, and octopus come from long-trusted market wholesalers, while seasonal seafood arrives direct from producers. Occasionally, you’ll even find “unused fish” (underutilized species), which are gaining attention as a sustainable resource, appearing on the menu. “The world of seafood is truly profound, so we work hard to make seasonal ingredients accessible and enjoyable for everyone,” explains owner Fukunaga-san.

The quality speaks for itself in the magnificent sashimi platter for two (¥3,200), featuring ten daily selections such as live abalone, freshly-prepared gure (grunt fish), wild kanpachi (yellowtail), and sweet raw amaebi (shrimp)—an impressive spread that showcases the restaurant’s commitment to excellence. Even better, weekday happy hour runs from opening until 5 PM, with both sake and draft beer priced at just ¥330. The generous lunch-only menu adds further appeal, offering everything from seafood bowls and udon to maguro yamakake (tuna with grated mountain yam).

For evenings when you’d rather chat side-by-side than face-to-face, the first floor’s communal table provides the perfect counter-style setting.

Kaisendokoro Watanabeya

  • Phone Number
  • Website
  • Address
    124 Sakyo-cho, Higashinotoin-dori Oshikoji-higashiiru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
    3-minute walk from Karasuma-Oike Station (subway)
  • Business hours
    11:30〜24:00(LO/23:30)
    11:30–24:00 (LO: 23:30)
  • Closed
    None (open daily)
  • Number of seats
    62 seats (Tables: 12, Sunken horigotatsu seating: 50)
  • Reservations
    Accepted
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