Okabeya - Kyoto

I visited today and asked the server about the tofu ice cream. She said all ice cream has dairy products in them apart from the white peach sherbet ice cream. I asked about the cone and she checked in the allergy list and told me that it also contained dairy products. So, it was peach sherbet ice cream in a cup for me! It was very delicious and refreshing and perfect for a hot day like today! Updated from previous review on 2023-05-30

I had the tofu ice cream. I suspect it to just taste like soy milk, but surprisingly, it did have a taste of roasted tofu.

Serves Oriental Vegetarian options. A very unique and interesting experience with soy dishes. Prepare google translate to customize dishes for vegetarians. What I understood from the staff was that they only have the Yuba and Yudofu set that can be made Oriental Vegetarian. We ordered 2 sets of Yuba and 2 sets of Yudofu for 4 ladies (about ¥9,400 and we were very very full. Might be just nice if we ordered one set of Yudofu instead (not sure if they allow it as most places require a minimum of 1 order per person . If you are unsure of how to eat it, you can check with the staff too, they can guide you. As too many dishes were served, we were confused about which set it belonged to. For Yuba, wait till the soy milk thickens then pick it up with the bamboo skewer. You can eat it on its own or with sauce :

My husband and I stopped by here for lunch after visiting the Kiyomizudera temple. There were two set options. It was a lot of tofu, cooked and prepared in many different ways, plus tempura. The quality of the food was amazing and very authentic. Overall I would definitely recommend this place. The location is perfect, right in the middle of the main market street out from the temple. We didn’t have a reservation but were seated pretty quickly. The service was ok no one came to our table to take our order for a good 15 minutes after we were seated, during which time we saw at least 3 other parties were seated and had their orders taken. But the food was great.

This was really yummy! The staff knew what was vegetarian and helped us to order. We got the tofu set with vegetable tempura for two people and it was loads of food! They brought us a vegetarian soy sauce and were really clear about it. It was nice to try some authentic Japanese food! The location is really good and though we had a short wait it seats a lot of people!