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Nakō: One of the best family-run neighborhood Chinese restaurants in Kyoto
Kyoto is home to the flagship stores of renowned Japanese Chinese restaurant chains such as Gyoza no Ohsho and Tenka Ippin, but it also boasts numerous locally rooted, family-run Chinese eateries known as machi-chuka.Nakō, located near the Eiden railway line just under a fifteen-minute walk from our guesthouse, is my favourite local Chinese restaurant.The daily lunch special is generously portioned, but the real favourite is the champon.Chanpon is a word meaning “to mix various things, or the mixture itself”, and also the name of such a dish. While the version from Nagasaki is particularly famous, in Kyoto, chanpon refers to…
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Wagon-style dim sum
My first visit to Hong Kong was nearly thirty years ago. The handover was imminent, and there was a palpable sense of unease in the air. Amidst this, my first experience was dim sum served from trolleys. I recall timidly pointing at dishes made with ingredients I'd never seen before in Japan, as they were brought round one after another.You can experience this very same trolley-style dim sum in Kyoto at Old Hong Kong Restaurant Kyoto. It offers an all-you-can-eat selection of freshly steamed items like shumai and dumplings, grilled dishes cooked to order, and a wide variety of desserts.…
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Satono-ya: One of the oldest Japanese BBQ restaurants in Kyoto
Established in 1960, Satono-ya is one of the oldest yakiniku restaurants in Kyoto. It is a little far from our guesthouse, but it is worth walking to.Located near Kyoto University, it is a great place for students to enjoy delicious meat at reasonable prices.In particular, the lunch menu is highly recommended. You can choose from galbi, tontoro, and horumon, and even combine two types. Galbi means ‘rib’ in Korean and refers to the meat around the ribs of a cow, which is one of the most popular cuts among Japanese people. Tontoro is the meat from the cheek to the…
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Casual french -Le pont-
Of course, one of the most important purposes of a trip to Japan is, of course, Japanese food. From curry rice and kaitenzushi to kaiseki, Kyoto offers a wide variety of Japanese cuisine, but in fact there are also many good French restaurants. Even if you think you don't have to come all the way to Japan to eat French food, there are French restaurants in Kyoto that you should definitely try. One of our recommendations is Le Pont. The chef, who has honed his skills in Toronto over many years, has carefully selected Japanese vegetables for his excellent cuisine. As…
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Kyo ryori -Harebare 晴々-
Kyo ryori 京料理 is a leading brand of Japanese cuisine. It refers to refined, light-flavoured cuisine that makes the most of the flavours of the ingredients, and has a gorgeous, elaborate appearance. On the other hand, obanzai おばんざい is eaten on a daily basis as home cooking. These dishes utilise the flavour of dried bonito flakes, kelp, shiitake mushrooms and other ingredients. Obanzai is more affordable than Kyoto cuisine and is also known as osōzai お惣菜 in shopping streets. A 12-minute walk from the guesthouse, you can enjoy high-quality obanzai at a reasonable price at Harebare. Particularly popular is the lunch,…
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Okonomiyaki -Okonomiyaki Katsu お好み焼き克-
The first restaurant featured in this blog is Okonomiyaki Katsu.For a while, I worked as a clerk at Ritsumeikan University, and this is a restaurant I often frequented. It's a very small restaurant with two tables sitting on tatami mats and four seats at the counter. The owner's wife explains the menu and how to eat in English, so the restaurant is packed with foreign tourists at lunchtime.The most popular dishes are okonomiyaki and yakisoba, cooked on teppan. Okonomiyaki is a kind of pancake made from wheat dough dissolved in water and cooked on a teppan with the ingredients of…
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How to find a good restaurant in Kyoto
One of the most frequent requests we receive from customers is for good restaurants.Kyoto is Japan's fifth-largest city in terms of the number of restaurants, with over 8,000. One of the city's attractions is that you can sample not only Japanese cuisine, but also a variety of cuisines from different countries.Many tourists refer to word-of-mouth reviews on Google. However, there is nothing less reliable than word of mouth on Google. Your taste preferences will vary depending on the country or region you come from, and will also depend to a large extent on your physical state that day. What's more,…
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