Tabelog ratingYoshoku no Mise Mishina (洋食の店 みしな) is a family-run counter of ten seats in a lane off Ninenzaka. It descends from a Gion yōshoku house founded in 1948. Yōshoku is Japan's own take on Western cooking, and the reason to come here is the ebi furai: large prawns in a wafer-thin homemade crumb, coated to order in front of you. Lunch ends the Kyoto way, with ochazuke (green tea poured over rice) and house pickles. Reviewers trace the custom to the maiko (apprentice geisha) who were once regulars. The restaurant was selected for the Tabelog 100 yōshoku list in 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2025.
Nearly every review praises the plump prawns and delicate crust, and several call them the best they have eaten. The white asparagus potage is mentioned almost as often. The beef stew is built on a demi-glace prepared over about two weeks, and reviewers repeatedly call it superb. Guests also note the creamy crab croquette, the ochazuke with chirimen sansho (tiny fish simmered with sansho pepper) and the free rice refills. They also mention the warm family service, down to staff seeing guests off at the door.
The most common complaint is price, with several reviewers calling it a costly set meal. A few found the crab croquette light on crab. One diner's fry cooled while waiting for the rice, and one guest with a booking found the stew unavailable. A 2018 reviewer found the proprietress somewhat haughty.
Lunch and dinner both typically run ¥4,000–5,000 per person. Reviewers in 2025–2026 paid around ¥3,950–4,500 for the fry set (soup, prawns, croquette, ochazuke). The fry plate with ochazuke alone cost ¥2,800–2,950. The beef stew à la carte came to around ¥3,980, onion gratin soup ¥1,100 and a medium bottle of beer ¥690.
Treated as a special-occasion lunch, it is good value. Most reviewers felt the quality and the generous prawns justify the bill, though some still found it steep for a set meal.
- Booking: required for both lunch and dinner, by phone on 075-551-5561. Dinner is reservation only. Walk-ins are usually refused, and overseas visitors without a booking have been turned away.
- Getting there: about 990 m from Gion-Shijo Station. The entrance is in an alley off Ninenzaka. Google Maps may send you down the wrong lane, so look for the small sign at the alley.
- Payment: cash only. Credit cards, electronic money and QR payments are not accepted.
- Children: noisy small children may be refused entry.
- Seating: 10 counter seats. There are no private rooms, and the restaurant cannot be booked for private use.
- Smoking: non-smoking.
- Parking: none.
- Drinks: sake, wine and beer.
