KYOTO RESTAURANT GUIDE
Kyoto Restaurant Guide - Kyoto Restaurant Guide gives a
visitor an overview of the best restaurants in Kyoto.
Pontochō (先斗町) is a narrow lane running
from Shijo-dori to Sanjo-dori, one block west of the Kamo River. One
of Kyoto's most traditional nightlife
districts, the restaurants here run the gamut for super-exclusive
geisha houses to common yakitori bars. Many have pleasant open-air
riverside terraces. Rule of thumb is, any establishment with a menu
and prices outside is OK, but others are best skipped.
efish 798-1 Nishihashizume-cho 075-361-3069
(near the Idemetsu gas station, across the river from Keihan Gogo 京阪五条
station). 075-361-3069. Open every day, 11 AM to 11 PM (until 10 PM in
the winter). This cafe, tucked away down a hidden side street, has a
trendy ambiance and river views. For lunch, try the okra curry (¥850)
or soup and bread set (¥650). [2] (http://www.shinproducts.com)
Siam (シャム）A tiny but wonderful Thai curry restaurant off
Marutamachi-dori and near Nishioji-dori. The food is delicious; not
too oily nor too thick, and spice levels are indicated on the menu.
For 1000 Yen (about 10 USD) you can get salad, curry, and dessert such
as fresh-made coconut pudding. Best of all is enjoying wonderful
ambience of a soft-lit room, decorated with lovely exotic paintings
from Bali, listening to soothing music, while your wonderful meal is
made right in front of you. Menu available in Japanese and English. If
you're in the area, stop by. You won't be disappointed. (11:30-20:30)
Mishima-tei: If you have a yearning for
sukiyaki, and your pockets are deep, you must visit Mishima-tei at the
junction of Teramachi-dori and Sanjo-dori. Here you will be bowed in,
slippered, and shown to your own private tatami room by your personal
kimono-clad hostess. There, having helped you to order, she will
prepare your sukiyaki feast on the hotplate set between you. Order the
"premium beef", and the richly marbled meat will just melt in your
mouth, and require almost no chewing whatsoever: it is delectable –
and it should be since two of you will spend around ¥25,000 in less
than an hour on 360 grams of beef and a few vegetables! In the
butchers shop attached to the restaurant this beef retails at ¥50,000
per kilogram, and you can have fun devising a fantasy barbecue for you
and a half dozen close friends where you would grill thick-cut steaks
of this meat, washed down with a couple of bottles of 1982 Lynch Bages,
for the modest outlay of ¥175,000 – a pleasant way to pass a Sunday
lunchtime.
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