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POKOTABIFrom the signature Shanghai soup dumplings to a five-ingredient thickened-sauce lunch and dim sum courses, discover Gihan Ebisudou’s lunch options, including a choice of rice, crispy noodles or yakisoba, and its dining room in a former miso shop.
01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
Start with a soup dumpling, then choose the main event. At Gihan Ebisudou, the Shanghai soup dumplings are the signature draw, and lunch offers options to pair them with noodles or rice dishes. Some visitors have singled out the pleasantly chewy wrappers and the soup inside; one described tasting the broth from a spoon before eating the dumpling with ginger and black vinegar. Others have added soup dumplings and dessert to lunch to share between two.
The five-ingredient thickened-sauce lunch lets you choose how the dish is served: with rice, crispy noodles or yakisoba. One diner enjoyed the contrast between the savoury sauce and the crunchy noodles, while another praised the generous filling in a thickened-sauce yakisoba with seafood, vegetables and mushrooms. Other noodle options at lunch include tantanmen, beef noodles and pai-kō noodles. The shrimp and vegetables stir-fried with salt comes with a choice of rice or rice porridge, as does the shrimp and egg simmered in chilli sauce. For a small dim sum addition, a lunch set pairing soup dumplings with almond tofu is also listed.
For groups of two or more, a dim sum lunch course brings together Shanghai soup dumplings, spring rolls, shumai, steamed shrimp dumplings and pan-fried soup dumplings. The group chooses one dish to share from fried rice, five-ingredient yakisoba or Hong Kong-style rice porridge with shrimp. It suits a meal built around sampling several dumplings before sharing a main dish. Dinner courses include offerings with a selection of four kinds of soup dumplings, shark fin soup and fried rice, as well as plans with all-you-can-drink options. The restaurant recommends booking for dinner, so it is worth checking availability and course details in advance when planning a group meal.
The Chinese restaurant occupies a renovated former miso shop, with a high-ceilinged dining room. At the Sanjo branch, diners can choose between a lunch built around soup dumplings, dim sum and thickened-sauce dishes, and dinner courses with all-you-can-drink options, depending on their group and appetite.
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661 Hashinishicho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, 604-8332
Please contact the venue directly with enquiries or reservation requests.
Approximate hours based on listed information, in Japan Standard Time (JST)
BEFORE YOUR VISIT
Closed on Tuesdays. On Saturdays and Sundays, open 11:30–14:30 and 17:00–22:00; on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, open 11:30–14:30 and 17:30–22:00.
The weekly recommended lunch is shrimp and vegetables stir-fried with salt, served with soup, pickled mustard greens and a choice of rice or rice porridge, for ¥1,150. Lunch options such as beef noodles and tantanmen are also available for ¥1,150 each.
Add ¥220 to lunch for 2 Shanghai soup dumplings and almond tofu.
The dim sum lunch course is available for groups of 2 or more and costs ¥2,400. Alongside dim sum such as Shanghai soup dumplings, spring rolls and shumai, the group can choose one dish from fried rice, five-ingredient yakisoba or Hong Kong-style rice porridge with shrimp. Dessert is also included.
Bookings are accepted, and the restaurant recommends booking for dinner. Banquet courses with all-you-can-drink options are available; course A includes 11 dishes and costs ¥5,500, with a 120-minute all-you-can-drink limit.
Takeaway is available. Payment can be made with PayPay, Rakuten Pay or a credit card.
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