Kikunoi, Menu for Fumizuki (July)
To celebrate the visit of Akiko’s parents and our son 21st birthday, we managed to get a table in July. We choose to have lunch and took the basic course. It was, as usual, a memorable experience.
Kikunoi, Kaiseki Restaurant
Kikunoi is a ryotei or restaurant of fine Japanese cuisine located in the Gion-Maruyama district of Kyoto. Michelin 3 stars, this is one of our favorite place to enjoy Kyoto style haute cuisine (Kyo Kaiseki), which makes the most of Kyoto’s seasonal delights.
Il Pappalardo, Italian Restaurant
Well, Japanese food is not for everyone, and may not be for all the time. Once in a while, one may crave for something else, for a good pizza or a nice plate of pasta, for example. And in such case, Il Pappalardo is probably one of the best option you can have in Kyoto.
Otonari, Yakitori Restaurant
“Otonari” (Next Door, or Neighbor) is our local yakotori restaurant. It is located on Gojo street, near the Kiyomizu-Gojo Train Station (Keihan line), a few minutes away from Gojo Machiya, Kiyomizu Machiya or Gojozaka Machiya.
Shoentei, Chinese restaurant
Sure, nobody will specially go there from across the city, but if you’re visiting Kiyomizu-Dera Temple or are walking from Gojo street up to Shijo street along Higashiooji street, then this is certainly a good option. The place is pretty standard, but the food is cheap, copious and good.
Gion Uokeya U – Unagi (eel) Restaurant
Michelin one star Unagi restaurant in Gion, where the eels are cooked by a living national treasure, Mr. Kiyoshi Nakagawa. A very small shop housed in a traditional machiya, located on a very quiet street, next to Hanami Koji, in Gion …
Dinner at Mitsuyasu, Kaiseki Restaurant
“Kaiseki Ryori” is an elaborate dining style popular among aristocratic circles and Kyoto style kaiseki ryori (kyo kaiseki) is particularly refined, placing an emphasis on subtle flavors and local and seasonal ingredients.
Tempura Endo Yasaka
Akiko selected Tempura Endo Yasaka, a place in Gion, just south of the Kennin-Ji Temple . It’s an old place located into a machiya. We chose to be seated in a private room (an old tea room) opened to an inside garden.
Ryoriya Stephan Pantel
Michelin 1 star French-Japanese restaurant.
If you’re looking for something different, we’d recommend you to try Stephan Pantel. It’s a good French restaurant with Japanese taste.
