While Häagen-Dazs is ubiquitous in Japan, in convenience stores and supermarkets and Häagen-Dazs ice cream parlors, there aren’t many independent handmade ice shops here. That is too bad, and odd, because Japanese love ice cream and eat plenty of it. This is the country that gave the world ice cream tempura!
Chibeta (ちべた)
Chibeta is located in Nishijin, the old weaving district of Kyoto. Chibeta offers high quality ice cream for eat in, take out and they even sell online.
Chibeta offers novel riffs on traditional Japanese flavors, ingredients and sweets. As always in Kyoto culinary culture, the seasons are important and Chibeta offers numerous seasonal fruit flavors.
Recent KyotoFoodie Articles:
Chibeta Sakura Mochi Ice Cream
Chibeta Soba Boro Cookie Ice Cream
location: Chibeta is located on in the Nishijin district of Kyoto on Senbon-dori, just south of Imadegawa-dori. From the intersection of Senbon and Imadegawa Streets, you just go three (short) blocks to the south and Chibeta is located on the east corner of Senbon and Sasayacho Streets intersection.
business hours: open 11am to 7pm (Closed Mon and Mon and Tues once a month. If Mon is a national holiday, closed Tue.)
website (no English): http://www.kyo-ice.com/welcome/head.html
tel: 075-414-8688
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Chibeta – KyotoFoodie Map
