🟢 Certified Halal What does this label mean?
Last verified: July 8, 2026
Before the Tokyo branch we’ve already listed, there was this: Ayam-Ya’s original Kyoto shop, opened in 2015 and now certified by the Japan Halal Foundation (certificate FPS-108 — we verified it on the foundation’s official registry, the strongest evidence tier this site uses). Clever bonus: the same little shop runs as chicken ramen “Ayam-Ya” at lunch and donburi shop “Don Don Ayam-Ya” at dinner, both certified. Cash only.
What We Verified
- JHF certification verified at the source — the Japan Halal Foundation’s official results pages list both the ramen shop and the donburi operation at this address with certificate number FPS-108. Checked July 8, 2026. This is one of very few restaurants nationwide we could match to a certifier’s registry entry with a certificate number.
- The original Ayam-Ya — the Kyoto shop (2015) is the first; the Tokyo Shin-Okachimachi branch we’ve listed came later.
- Two shops in one — lunch: chicken ramen (11:30–14:00); dinner: chicken donburi as “Don Don Ayam-Ya” (18:00–20:30). Closed Wednesdays plus 1st & 3rd Tuesdays; daytime service pauses during Ramadan.
- Chicken-broth kitchen, additive-free soup — per the JHF listing description.
What We Could Not Confirm
- Menu prices (lunch averages ~¥1,000–2,000; itemized prices unconfirmed).
- Prayer space today (mentioned in a 2023 article; not on the current JHF page).
- The relationship between the 2023-era “Malaysia Halal Corporation” mention and the current JHF certification (certifier may have changed).
- Dinner menu details.
What to Order
Lunch: the rich chicken shio ramen or classic chicken shoyu. Dinner: chicken donburi from the Don Don menu. Bring cash — no cards accepted.
Useful Phrases
スープに豚骨や魚介は使っていますか?
Sūpu ni tonkotsu ya gyokai wa tsukatte imasu ka? — “Does the broth use pork bones or seafood?”麺のかんすい以外に動物性の材料はありますか?
Men no kansui igai ni dōbutsusei no zairyō wa arimasu ka? — “Besides kansui, are there any animal ingredients in the noodles?”替え玉はできますか?
Kaedama wa dekimasu ka? — “Can I order extra noodles?”
Restaurant Information
| Name | Ayam-Ya Karasuma / Don Don Ayam-Ya (鶏そば あやむや 烏丸店/どん丼あやむや) |
|---|---|
| Address (EN) | 1F Doke Bldg., 470 Kannondo-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (Shijo-Karasuma) |
| Address (JA) | 京都市中京区観音堂町470 道家ビル1F |
| Access | Short walk from Hankyu Karasuma Sta. / Shijo Sta. (Karasuma Line) |
| Hours | Ramen 11:30–14:00; donburi 18:00–20:30 (daytime pauses during Ramadan) |
| Closed | Wednesdays + 1st & 3rd Tuesdays |
| Price | ¥ (~¥1,000–2,000); cash only |
| Reservation | Not accepted — walk-in |
| Certification | Japan Halal Foundation, cert. FPS-108 (verified on official registry) |
| @ayamya.saf |
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Why the Certificate Number Matters
Somewhere in our fifty-plus restaurant listings, this shop and Nagoya’s Karaage 178 sit at the top of a very short evidence tier: they are the two restaurants where we not only found the certification body’s name published on the shop’s page, but also matched a specific entry — with certificate number FPS-108, in Ayam-Ya’s case — on the certifier’s own official registry. That’s stronger evidence than anything else on the site, because both sides of the confirmation are traceable. Any traveler who wants the highest possible confidence that a restaurant’s halal claim is real, this is where to go. The additional detail that this Karasuma shop is the original Ayam-Ya — the 2015 first outlet, from which the Tokyo Shin-Okachimachi branch was later spun off — is a nice piece of continuity: the shop that anchored the chain is the shop where the paperwork is best documented.
Follow the Shop Directly
The most current photography of any restaurant comes from the restaurant itself. Here’s where Ayam-Ya Karasuma / Don Don Ayam-Ya posts.
📷 Instagram · @ayamya.saf · See the shop’s own photos →
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