These dishes were probably named as such to mean 'Kyoto-style cuisine' based on the tendency of their tastes that match the image of dishes referred to as Kyo-ryori (local cuisine of Kyoto).
おそらくは京料理と称されるもののイメージと合致する味の傾向から、「京料理風」という意味で名付けられたものと思われる。