"Kyoto 2nd Hand Record & CD Shop Hotline" Hotline has a lot of oldies records (both albums and singles) from the 50's, 60's, 70's and a lot of Elvis and Beatles records. Accordingly, it does seem to attract the older customers. However, you will also find music from the 80's and 90's, Soul, R&B, Jazz, Classical, Latin, Blues, Funk, Reggae, Rock, Heavy Metal and of … [Read more...] about Hotline
Workshop Records
Small but packed with goodies, Workshop Records deals in used and imported records and CDs. This shop specializes in Jazz and Soul but also includes the following genres: Rock, Punk, Avant Garde, New Wave, Pychedelic, 90's, German, French, Japanese Rock and Folk, U.K. & Irish Traditional, Reggae, Dub, and R&B... The music playing in the shop today was Ueda … [Read more...] about Workshop Records
Jet Set
This place is awesome! They really do have everything! Here you can find older music like Jazz, Soul, Rock and Classics and also the newer stuff: Hip-hop, House, Techno, Reggae, Indies and Pop. "What I like about it," said my friend Nana H. (who recommended it to me), "is you can listen to all the records." This from their online profile: "Open since 1998.As one … [Read more...] about Jet Set
Le Petit Mec
Le Petit Mec is a French style cafe & bakery on Imadegawa just west of Horikawa, which appears to be open only on weekends... They sell a fantastic variety of delicious breads, sweet pastries and sandwiches which you can eat in or take out. Here below are my purchases, left to right: くるみパン - Walnut bread, ジャガイモパン - Potato bread, and チャバッタ - Ciabatta. They look tasty … [Read more...] about Le Petit Mec
Hale ~晴~
Hidden away in the heart of the bustling market on Nishiki Dori is a tiny little alleyway that leads to Hale (晴). This is a fully organic and vegan restaurant, specializing in seasonal dishes, yuba tofu and Kyoto's famously distinctive vegetables. For lunch you can have a set meal or the "Special Lunch" which costs a bit more. I settled for the standard set lunch which you can … [Read more...] about Hale ~晴~
