Honke Owariya

Honke Owariya [File photo]

Location: Kyoto, Japan

Established in 1465

As the oldest restaurant in Japan, the Honke Owariya was first established as a candy shop. Still renowned for their desserts, the restaurant has been serving monks, shoguns and emperors with its famous soba dishes for hundreds of years. Even now, the Imperial family still dines at the restaurant upon their return from Tokyo.