In August 2018, a restaurant called "Sakaba Lemon" opened in the Kawaramachi area of Kyoto. As the name suggests, the specialty of this restaurant is "lemon"! The chef, who loves lemons, has created lemon dishes that go well with alcohol. The restaurant has become popular, especially among young women, due to its affordable prices and refreshing dishes. Every time I passed by the restaurant, I tried to go in if there was an empty seat, but it was always full. I finally managed to enter after several attempts! The restaurant is located about a 5-minute walk from Hankyu Kawaramachi Station. It is situated on a side street off the Nishiki Market street, with a cute yellow lemon sign as a landmark. The inside of the restaurant is lively and bustling with customers, mostly young people. The drink menu is all about lemons, with a variety of lemon sours such as plain, salted, honey, Kirin draft, and a self-service option. The food menu also features dishes with lemons, including the popular "Lemon Mapo Tofu," lemon hot and sour soup, lemon pizza, and lemon tofu. Of course, they also offer typical items like prosciutto and fried foods, but the lemon dishes are a must-try! I ordered a normal lemon sour, lemon tofu, lemon mapo tofu, and crab cream croquette with lemon tartar sauce. The lemon sour was refreshing with a strong lemon flavor. The lemon tofu had a striking presentation with lemon slices and grated daikon radish on top, but the sauce was a bit oily. The lemon mapo tofu was delicious with a perfect balance of spicy and sour flavors. The crab cream croquette was crispy on the outside and filled with creamy crab filling, complemented by the refreshing lemon tartar sauce. Overall, the lemon dishes were unique and interesting, even though the taste wasn't exceptional. The concept of the restaurant is great, the staff is energetic, and the lively atmosphere inside guarantees a fun dining experience!

There were lots of lemons! Lemon lovers should definitely visit. You can enjoy dishes made with lemons! Of course, we also offer dishes that are not lemon-based. There were plenty of lemon sours available. The lemon chicken nanban and pasta were stylish, refreshing, and delicious! ( ´•ω•｀)

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I was looking for a place to have a quick drink and found this place. As the name suggests, it's a lemon-themed restaurant. The lemon sour with cotton candy was so intriguing for the first toast. It looked so cute! We also had the mozzarella cheese tempura and the famous lemon mapo tofu. It was my first time trying lemon mapo tofu, and surprisingly, it was really good. The cute interior of the restaurant got all the girls excited.

The interior of the store was spacious and clean, with a welcoming atmosphere for women. As the name suggests, there were many dishes using lemon, and a variety of lemon sour options. The specialty lemon mapo tofu was refreshing and delicious. I also recommend the lemon pasta. The staff were friendly and it was a comfortable place to dine. I highly recommend visiting this restaurant!

I was invited by my husband to have lunch together. When we arrived, there was a sign saying that they were preparing and would open at 11:00. We waited for a while and noticed that there were already customers inside the restaurant (laughs). It turns out the sign was not flipped over. The restaurant had plenty of space and was following social distancing measures. The lunch menu had only two options: choose between hamburger or tonkatsu. You could also have both for an additional 300 yen. But what came out was omurice curry! It was fun to watch the dish being served after a long time. The food was delicious, the hamburger was very meaty and tasty, and the shrimp plus was also delicious. The omurice was fluffy and pouring curry over it made it even better. I was full and satisfied, not only with the taste but also with the fun experience of watching the food being prepared. It was a great meal.

I think it's necessary to make a reservation as my friend recommended. The menu includes many dishes with lemon, as the name of the restaurant suggests. Every dish goes well with lemon, and I want to try other items on the menu as well.

I visited the restaurant on Saturday, but it was already full of customers! It's a place where reservations are a must. However, when I was outside looking for another restaurant on my phone, the manager happened to ask if I would like to come in as a seat had just opened up - it was very lucky! The menu offers a variety of dishes, from Italian to Japanese and Chinese. My friend and I started with a lemon sour for a toast, a classic choice. The dishes we ordered included prosciutto, gratin, sea urchin pasta, and cucumber sashimi, all of which were delicious. However, due to the restaurant being crowded and having only 2 staff for service and 1 in the kitchen, the speed of food delivery was a bit slow. It was also a bit of a challenge to get the attention of the staff to place our orders!笑

Known for their lemon-themed desserts, patisserie, bistro, and deep-fried skewers, the Citron Group continues to make waves in Kyoto with their new concept, Citron. As the name suggests, Citron is a bar with a lemon theme. The menu features a variety of dishes, both traditional and original, incorporating lemon into Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine. We tried their famous Lemon Mapo Tofu, made with plenty of lemon pulp mixed with minced pork and seasoned without doubanjiang or Sichuan pepper (700 yen). The Lemon Pasta, made with butter, cheese, and lemon zest and juice, was light and refreshing (880 yen). The Crab Cream Croquette with Lemon Tartar, featuring a crispy and fluffy croquette with lemon juice-infused tartar sauce and curry cabbage, was a delightful accompaniment (680 yen). The Lemon Cold Tofu, seasoned with lemon juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, and topped with grated daikon and a light Japanese-style sauce, was a simple yet satisfying dish (380 yen). The second branch, called "Ripe Lemon," which focuses on the theme of "ripeness," seems to be temporarily closed.

The food and drinks were all delicious!! The staff were friendly and fun! The lemon sour and honey lemon sour were tasty, but the salted lemon sour was really salty! I had mapo tofu croquettes, prosciutto, broccoli with anchovies. The dishes were cute and the food was delicious, which made me really happy!

The restaurant uses lemon in all their dishes and offers a variety of drinks. Personally, I really enjoyed the lemonade (alcoholic). They had a unique white mapo tofu dish with hardly any spiciness, but a refreshing lemon flavor. I think this would be a favorite spot for women.

I was wandering around after drinking in Gion and missing the last Hankyu train at Kawaramachi. I decided to walk to Karasuma to find another place to have a drink, and I spotted a light and confirmed it was a bar before entering. The interior of the bar had a casual atmosphere, similar to a hamburger shop. Looking at the menu, I noticed the word "lemon" popping out. It seemed like a shop that focuses on lemons. - Salt Lemon Sour (500 yen): A lemon sour with strong carbonation that is delicious, and the salt around the glass adds a nice kick. - Lemon Mapo Tofu (700 yen): A refreshing mapo tofu dish with a light texture and not too sour, making it surprisingly easy to eat. - Canned mackerel and diced tomatoes (480 yen): The mackerel and sweet tomatoes were incredibly delicious. I highly recommend this dish. The staff at the restaurant were originally from a certain prefecture and the Kanto region, but they casually engaged in conversation. The casual atmosphere and the friendly service of the staff left me feeling slightly tipsy.

Today, I went to a izakaya located up Furumonzencho Shijo. The izakaya is called Sakaba Lemon, where you can enjoy dishes and drinks made with lemons. The interior has a long counter seat. The menu is unique with headlines like a newspaper. I ordered their signature drink, Lemon Sour. It comes in three variations - regular, salt, and honey, and I chose the regular one. The Lemon Sour had plenty of lemon pulp and a refreshing aftertaste. I also tried their famous Lemon Mabo Tofu, which had lots of lemon pulp and a generous portion of tofu. The lemon added a nice acidity to the dish. Intrigued by the lemon dishes, I also ordered the Lemon Chicken Nanban. The chicken nanban was topped with lemon slices and grated daikon radish. The large chicken pieces had a satisfying texture, and when eaten with the lemon slices, it provided a fresh lemony flavor. The dishes were served on lemon-colored plates, making them perfect for Instagram photos. It was truly a lemon-themed izakaya, and I would love to go back to try more dishes.

This is a very personal opinion, but recently I feel like highball specialty shops and lemon sour specialty shops are narrowing their focus, which makes it difficult for someone like me who prefers beer to find a place to go unless invited by others. I went in because I heard they had delicious prosciutto, but it turned out to be just a regular izakaya. I wonder why lemon sours suddenly became so popular when they have been around for a long time. Highballs, on the other hand, felt new to me. In the past, whiskey was something you could only drink at bars, and it was normal for izakayas not to have whiskey, but now highballs have become one of the two major players alongside beer. I thought they did a good job of making it popular, maybe because it's good for dieting. Now, as for lemon sours, I wonder how long they will last.

I used to go to a restaurant that had unique fried steaks, but it had changed to a new store so I decided to try it out. Since I had the image of steak in mind, I ordered the lemon steak, but it was disappointing as it was just thin slices of lemon on top of a flat piece of meat. The lemon sour was also very ordinary. The general menu was delicious, but I wish there was more emphasis on the lemon itself. I hope for improvements in the future.

I had been curious for a while and finally got to go! It's called Lemon Sakaba, so I tried the Salt Lemon Sour drink! The drink was delicious! We also ordered a few dishes, but the classic fried chicken was too much, and the carpaccio was too strong in flavor, so we didn't drink much. It was a bit disappointing because our expectations were high, but I would like to come back just for the drinks.

There are too many items on the menu that are unavailable even when you order them.

The lemon mapo tofu was delicious! There were various types of lemon liquor and all of them were tasty.

It was cute and the seats were spacious and nice (^○^) The dumplings were delicious. They seem to specialize in selling raw ham, but I'm not sure if it's that good.

I visited late at night, but the staff's service was good and the food was delicious. There were many dishes with lemon as the name suggests, and they were refreshing. The menu was designed like a newspaper, which was interesting.

The time from ordering to serving the food is too slow. Maybe it's because there are a lot of customers aiming for Instagram-worthy photos? It seems to be busy, but the taste is nothing special. The prices are high. It's really slow. Restaurants in Kyoto are generally slow, but this one was disappointingly slow.