Robin, a popular Japanese restaurant in Ponto-cho, Kyoto.
Ponto-cho, where the atmosphere of the
Ancient Capital lives on
Located between the Kamo River and Kiyamachi, Ponto-cho is a narrow stone-paved road leading from Sanjo to Shijo.
In Hanamachi, a Japanese geisha district representative of Kyoto, you can feel the history of the capital.
It is also a popular tourist spot known for its crowded tea houses and Japanese restaurants.
Here in Ponto-cho you can also admire the sight of noryo-yuka (raised platforms on the bank of a river
for enjoying the summer cool), which are a symbol of summer in Kyoto.
Visitors flock here every year to enjoy the elegance of the Kamo River with delicious Kyoto cuisine.
Public performances such as the Kamo River Odori in early summer or the Sumei-kai in autumn are also well-known.
You can experience the enduring charm of the Imperial Capital in Ponto-cho,
where Ponto-cho Robin is located.
We invite you to come and experience the kind of true Japanese elegance
you won't find elsewhere here with us.
Children’s Admission Policy
For the safety of our guests, we kindly ask that children aged 8 and under do not enter our restaurant.
Our restaurant is located in a traditional, historic building with thin glass in some areas.
For safety reasons, we are unable to accommodate young children who may be at greater risk of injury.
We appreciate your kind understanding and cooperation.
Robin uses seasonal
ingredients from all
over Japan.
In order to provide our customers
with truly delicious dishes,
our head chef travels the country in
search of the best suppliers.
So that you can enjoy Japan's distinct seasons,
we pack each dish with seasonal ingredients,
beautifully presented for a rich dining experience.
Rice is the staple food of the
Japanese people.
The rice we use is Koshi-Hikari,
is sourced from trusted farmers.
This hearty rice, with its firm,
clearly separated grains,
is the star ingredient of our kamameshi,
a dish containing seasonal ingredients and broth cooked with rice in a small pot.
We'd love for you to try this gem of a dish!
Only in Japan can you appreciate
the four seasons through food.
Summer
As Japan has four distinct seasons,
we would love for you to try our seasonal ingredients.
From hamo (pike conger eel) and ai (sweetfish) to
vibrant selections of vegetables,
summer Japanese dishes are often lightly seasoned.
Winter
Rich, fatty fish is typically enjoyed in the winter.
Of course, sashimi is in season in the winter,
but fish shabu-shabu is another delicacy
we would love for you to try.
We pride ourselves in our specialty broth,
which brings out the delicious savory flavor of
the ingredients.
The Kyoto summer tradition
Noryo-yuka terrace seat on the riverside
- Lunch: 11:30-14:45
* Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays in May and September.
- Dinner: 17:00-
* It is open from 16:30 during the busy season.
【Meals】Course menu only（8 dishes／10 dishes）
【Cover charge】Lunch: 550 yen・Dinner: 1,100 yen／per
Course introduction
- MAPLE
- ¥8,800(tax included)
APPETIZER
5 KINDS of ASSORTED BITE-SIZED SEASONAL DISHES
SOUP
JAPANESE WHITE MISO SOUP with DEEP-FRIED EBI-IMO TARO and SEASONAL GREENS
SASHIMI
3 KINDS of ASSORTED SEASONAL TODAY'S CATCHES and SIDE DISHES
CHARCOAL- GRILLED
SALT GRILLED SEASONAL FISH and SEASONAL SIDE DISHES
COLD SIDE DISH
MARINATED YELLOWTAIL in SWEET VINEGAR
SIMMERED
AUTUMN SALMON in A SMALL ISHIKARI-STYLE HOT POT
Ishikari style (salmon hot pot with miso-based broth)
RICE
BOILED RICE in A BOWL, CLEAR SOUP and KYOTO'S PICKLES
DESSERT
4 KINDS of ASSORTED HOMEMADE DESSERT
- LEOPARD PLANT
- ¥13,200(tax included)
APPETIZER
5 KINDS of ASSORTED BITE-SIZED SEASONAL DISH
SOUP
JAPANESE WHITE MISO SOUP with DEEP-FRIED REDSNAPPER and SEASONAL GREENS
SASHIMI
4 KINDS OF ASSORTED SEASONAL TODAY'S CATCHES
CHARCOAL-GRILLED
TODAY'S BEST FISH RECOMMENDED by HEAD CHEF and SEASONAL SIDE DISHES
DEEP-FRIED
DEEP-FRIED EBI-IMO TARO
COLD SIDE DISH
SEKO CRAB with GINGER VINEGAR
Seko-crab(female snow crab)
MEAT DISH
GRILLED WAGYU BEEF ROUND with EGG YOLK SAUSE, SUKIYAKI-STYLE
SIMMERED
WILD YELLOETAIL SHABU SHABU HOT POT
RICE
BOILED RICE in a CLAY POT with CLEAR SOUP and KYOTO PICKLES
DESSERT
4 KINDS of ASSORTED HOMEMADE DESSERTS
- CAMELLIA
- ¥16,500(tax included)
APPETIZER
SEASONAL COLD DISH
SOUP
JAPANESE WHITE MISO SOUP with DEEP-FRIED REDSNAPPER and SEASONAL GREENS
SASHIMI
4 KINDS OF ASSORTED SEASONAL TODAY'S CATCHES
CHARCOAL-GRILLED
TODAY'S BEST FISH RECOMMENDED by HEAD CHEF and SEASONAL SIDE DISHES
DEEP-FRIED
DEEP-FRIED EBI-IMO TARO
COLD SIDE DISH
SEKO CRAB with GINGER VINEGAR
Seko-crab(female snow crab)
MEAT
GRILLED WAGYU BEEF ROUND with EGG YOLK SAUSE, SUKIYAKI-STYLE
SIMMERED
WILD YELLOETAIL SHABU SHABU HOT POT
RICE
SEASONAL BOILED RICE in a CLAY POT with CLEAR SOUP and KYOTO PICKLES
DESSERT
HOMEMADE DESSERTS
Oyster - Add on
You can add an Oyster to your course.
Please select a cooking method from below.
Raw / Steamed / Deep-fried / Tempura
¥2,000yen～ / per
・You can change the course rice to following options.
・Clay pot rice is available for parties of two or more.
- Grilled eel rice in a bowl
- ¥1,800 / per
- Tempura Rice Bowl (Tendon)
A rice bowl topped with tempura shrimp, conger eel, eggplant and chili pepper. Served with clear soup and pickles. - ¥2,200 / per
- Soy marinated salmon roe rice in a bowl
- ¥3,300 / per
- Grilled eel rice in clay pot
Served with a clear soup with eel liver. - ¥2,200 / per
- Red Snapper rice in clay pot
- ¥2,200 / per
- Blackthroat Seaperch (nodoguro) rice in clay pot
- ¥2,800 / per
- Crab clay pot rice
- ¥2,800 / per
- Holly Olive
- ¥13,000(tax included)
APPETIZER
MONKFISH LIVER and TURNIP with PONZU CITRUS SAUCE
SOUP
JAPANESE CLEAR SOUP with YELLOWTAIL and JAPANESE RADISH
SASHIMI
THINLY SLICED QUE and TUNA, SALMON
Que (longtooth groper)
CHARCOAL-GRILLED
GRILLED TILEFISH with CRISPY SCALES and SEASONAL SIDE DISH
DEEP-FRIED
PUFFERFISH MILT TEMPURA
COLD SIDE DISH
FEMALE SNOW CRAB with GINGER VINEGAR
MEAT
SMOKED DUCK LOIN
SIMMERED
PUFFERFISH SHABU SHABU HOT POT
RICE
BOILED RICE with NODOGURO in an EARTHEN POT
with MISO SOUP and KYOTO'S PICKLES
nodoguro (black-throat seaperch)
DESSERT
CRÊPE with STRAWBERRIES and MASCARPONE CREAM
Depending on the day's stocks, the contents may vary.
- KYOTO BISHOKU MEGURI 2027
MUTSUKI - ¥16,000(tax & service included)
APPETIZER
SNOW CRAB with STEAMED TURNIP
SOUP
CRISP-FRIED COD MILT with GREENS, IN A LIGHT KUZU-THICKENED BROTH
SASHIMI
TIGER PUFFERFISH SASHIMI & FRESH BLUEFIN TUNA, WITH TRADITIONAL GARNISHES
CHARCOAL-GRILLED
CHARCOAL-GRILLED SEASONAL FISH, ARROWHEAD CRISPS and POUNDED BURDOCK
DEEP-FRIED
FIREFLY SQUID SPRING ROLLS
SUSHI
WINTER YELLOWTAIL NIGIRI SUSHI
MEAT
DUCK LOIN, SALAD STYLE, WITH GINGER DASHI GLAZE
HOT POT
MONKFISH LIVER MISO HOT POT
RICE
MONKFISH LIVER MISO ZOSUI RICE SOUP, WITH PICKLES
DESSERT
SEASONAL HOMEMADE DESSERT
Please note that the menu may change depending on the day's market selection.
- KYOTO BISHOKU MEGURI 2027
KISARAGI - ¥16,000(tax & service included)
APPETIZER
COD MILT and TURNIP with a SESAME TOFU SAUCE
SOUP
CHERRY BLOSSOM SEA BREAM and WAKAME FISH CAKE, BAMBOO SHOOTS and GREENS IN A CLEAR BROTH
SASHIMI
THREE KINDS OF SEASONAL SASHIMI, CHEF'S SELECTION, WITH TRADITIONAL GARNISHES
CHARCOAL-GRILLED
CHARCOAL-GRILLED SEASONAL FISH, WITH A CABBAGE SHINODA ROLL
DEEP-FRIED
SPRING VEGETABLE TEMPURA
COLD SIDE DISH
FIREFLY SQUID and SPRING VEGETABLES with VINEGARED MISO
RECOMMENDED DISH
SEARED FRESH BLUEFIN TUNA
HOT POT
WINTER YELLOWTAIL SHABU-SHABU IN A MISO BUTTER BROTH
RICE
TERIYAKI MONKFISH TAKIKOMI RICE, CLEAR SOUP and PICKLES
DESSERT
HOMEMADE SHIRATAMA ZENZAI, SWEET RED BEAN SOUP with RICE DUMPLINGS
Please note that the menu may change depending on the day's market selection.
- LUNCH MENU
- ¥7,000(tax included)
APPETIZER
5 KINDS of ASSORTED BITE-SIZED SEASONAL DISHES
SOUP
JAPANESE CLEAR SOUP with SEARED-BARRACUDA, SAVORY EGG TOFU and SEASONAL GREENS
SASHIMI
3 KINDS OF ASSORTED SEASONAL TODAY’S CATCHES
CHARCOAL-GRILLED
CHARCOAL-GRILLED FRESH FISH with QUAIL EGGS and MISO-GLAZED EGGPLANT
SIMMERED
SMALL HOT POT with CONGER PIKE and MUSHROOM
RICE
BOILED RICE in A BOWL with CLEAR SOUP and KYOTO PICKLES
DESSERT
HOMEMADE ALMOND MILK JELLY
※Depending on the day’s stocks, the contents may vary.
※The patio is available by October 15th.
- PLUM
- ¥7,000(tax included)
APPETIZER
3 KINDS OF ASSORTED BITE-SIZED SEASONAL DISHES
• SWEET SIMMERED BLACK SOY BEANS
• HERRING ROE with TOSA-STYLE DRESSING
• PICKLED DAIKON RADISH and CARROT in SALTED RICE MALT
tosa-style dressing (a soy-based dressing with bonito flakes)
SOUP
WHITE-MISO SOUP with CRAB DUMPLING and SEASONAL GREENS
SASHIMI
ASSORTED SEASONAL TODAY'S CATCHES and SIDE DISHES
CHARCOAL-GRILLED
SALT-GRILLED SEASONAL FISH with CRISPY ARROWHEAD CHIPS and SEASONED BURDOCK ROOTS
SIMMERED
MONKFISH HOT POT with LIVER MISO BROTH
RICE
BOILED RICE, RED MISO SOUP and KYOTO PICKLES
DESSERT
4 KINDS of ASSORTED SEASONAL HOMEMADE DESSERTS
Sashimi
Our Master Chef visits the market daily and purchases the best fish of the day.
※We also accept a la carte orders.
The unique flavor of
Kyoto
We offer yuba (tofu skin), tofu, and many namafu
(wheat starch products) that are unique to Kyoto.
※tax included.
Menu
Drinks list
Restaurant interior
1F
Japanese tatami style
You can enjoy your meals while watching the
Kamo river or on the terrace in the cool breeze
during summer.
2F
Table seats
You can enjoy your meals in the relaxed mood
while watching the Kamo river.
2F
Japanese heated
table Kotatsu
There is a Kotatsu,which is a traditional
Japanese table with heating.Enjoy your meals
and conversation feeling the cozy Kyoto atmo-
sphere by the traditional courtyard.
※no riverside view
2F
V.I.P.room
This is the only special V.I.P.room we have.En-
joy your meals and conversation in a special
atmosphere in our traditional stone-paved
room.
※¥550／per as cover charge
Restaurant information
- ◆Restaurant name
- Ponto-cho Robin
- ◆Address
- 〒604-8011
137-4 Wakamatsu-cho (Oku-kita No. 2) , Pontocho Street,
Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
- ◆Reservation/Inquiries
- 050-3628-2022
- ◆Business hours
- - Lunch: 11:30-14:45
* Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays in May and September.
- Dinner: 17:00-
* It is open from 16:30 during the busy season.
- ◆Closing days
- No days（Wednesdays are closed in September and September.）
- ◆Access
- Via Keihan Main Line / Oto-Line: 5 min walk from Sanjo Station
Via Keihan Main Line: 7 min walk from Gion Shijo Station
Via Hankyu Kyoto Main Line: 9 min walk from Kawaramachi Station
店舗アクセスのご案内
- ◆Total number of seats
- 50 (table, raised tatami, tatami and private rooms）
- ◆Reserved
- *We charge a standard fee of 550 JPY per person for private room reservations.
- ◆Credit cards
- Accepted（JCB、VISA、Master、AMEX、Diners）
- ◆E-money
- Accepted（Alipay、PayPay）
