Kyoto Lopia Supermarket

Part of our travel routines is visiting local supermarkets. It’s so much fun. We try and avoid chain supermarkets because they tend to not carry much local products.

Furikake

But, I do make an exception for Lopia, which is a discount supermarket from the Tokyo area. It has a huge shop in the basement level 2 of the Yodobashi Camera electronics shop in Kyoto. The building is about three minutes north of Kyoto Station.

Miso

It has everything. If I lived in Kyoto I would do my supermarket tour here because there is just so much to see. My clients sometimes complain about not eating enough fruit. If you’re in Kyoto stop by Lopia to pick up some fruit to enjoy in your hotel room.

Sushi

There’s also takeaway sushi, ikura – to eat with a spoon 🤣, furikake, mayonnaise, tinned seafood, miso, dashi ingredients (kombu and katsuobushi), noodles (udon, somen, and soba), nori, and more.

Dashi kombu and katsuobushi

Lopia is a great market to stock up on pantry staples. It’s rare to see a discount supermarket in the city center.

Yodoyabashi Camera

Lopia at Yodobashi Camera

Kyoto-shi, Shimogyo-ku, Higashi Shio Koji-cho 590-2, level B2

It opens at 10 a.m.

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