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Meidai Omen

Main temple building at Kiyomizudera at night in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

京都

Kyoto

名代おめん

Meidai Omen

Famous Kyoto Udon Shop near Silver Pavilion

Operating Hours

11:00 to 17:00, L.O. 16:00 (Mon-Wed, Fri)

11:00 to 21:00, L.O. 20:00 (Sat-Sun)

Closed on Thu

Budget

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Near the entrance to the Silver Pavilion is Omen, an specialty shop that offers four different types of noodles:
  • Omen (おめん) - A standard-styled udon
  • Traditional Wholegrain Wheat Noodles (古代小麦全粒粉, kodai ko-mugi zenryū-ko) - Uses whole grain wheat, so you get a grittier texture than the usual smooth udon
  • Yamato Flat Noodles (大和平打麺, yamato hirauchi-men) - Large flat and short noodles, completely different from the typical udon.
  • Vegetable Udon (菜のうどん, yasai-no-udon) - Udon made using various vegetables as the base ingredient.
The restaurant specializes in offering a variety of local seasonal condiments including sweet and spicy , , , and . It’s a great place to try both traditional Kyoto-style cuisine, as well as the local variant of udon.
Bowl of hot udon at Omen in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

Meidai Omen's Unique Points (こだわり, Kodawari)

Omen uses stock made from , and from (北海道, Hokkaidō) for a deep and rich taste.
The wheat for the udon is specially sourced domestically in Japan for a strong flavor, as well as smooth and chewy texture. When making noodles, the amount of water, salt, and resting of the dough is constantly changed throughout the year to adapt to the season of the wheat, in order to bring out the optimum taste and texture.
No chemical additives or preservatives are used in the shop. Omen also runs their own small-scale farm in order to grow new ingredients to develop new dishes.
The locations of each shop are also specially selected in order to allow visitors to enjoy this traditional cuisine alongside visits to the historic sites of Kyoto.

Meidai Omen's Story

The shop’s name is a tribute to the owner’s hometown of Isesaki in Gunma Prefecture.
As a local dialect, the Japanese word gomen (ごめん, a casual form of sorry), got shortened to “omen” (おめん, pronounced “oh-men”). “Omen” is also a pun on attaching the honorable “o”-prefix to the word men (めん, noodles).

Meidai Omen Menu Recommendations

季節の料理とおめんのセット

Seasonal Dishes and Omen Set

¥2,130
The set includes Kyoto’s traditional boiled tofu, stewed radish, pickled lotus root, nama-fu (生麩, wheat gluten and rice-flour jelly), as well as a choice of one of the noodle types.

鯖寿司セット

Saba Sushi Set

¥2,050
Udon noodles with the Kyoto-specialty . Unlike regular sushi, the saba is actually salted and preserved, and then shaped into a rectangle.

天ぷらおめん

Tempura Omen

¥1,980
Udon noodles with a side platter of including an and seasonal vegetables.

麺の味くらべ 2種盛

Two Types of Noodle Tasting Platter

¥1,980
You can top up in order to replace a regular portion of noodles, with two small portions of the regular noodles and either the Yamato Flat Noodles or Vegetable Udon. Allowing you to try a wider variety of noodles.

Getting to Meidai Omen

From

京都駅

Kyoto Station

JR-E01

嵯峨野線

Sagano Line

JR-D01

奈良線

Nara Line

K

11

烏丸線

Karasuma Line

JR-A31

JR京都線

JR Kyōto Line

JR-A31

琵琶湖線

Biwako Line

Take Central Gate

Bus
50 mins
Take the bus 市営５ from the Kyoto Ekimae (京都駅前) bus stop to Ginkaku-ji-michi (銀閣寺道) bus stop.
From

今出川駅

Imadegawa Station

K

06

烏丸線

Karasuma Line

Take Exit 3

Bus
22 mins
Take the bus 市営２０３甲 from Karasuma Imadegawa (烏丸今出川) bus stop to Ginkaku-ji-michi (銀閣寺道) bus stop.
From

銀閣寺道バス停

Ginkaku-ji-michi Bus Stop

Walk
5 mins
450m
Main temple building at Kiyomizudera at night in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

京都

Kyoto

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