A sister restaurant of the creative Japanese restaurant Sumikyu. Of the more than 10 set menus available, we especially recommend the "ozashimi" set meal, which includes 10 kinds of fresh sashimi. In addition to enjoying a wide variety of seafood at one time, the set meal also includes a small bowl of cooked food handmade by a professional Japanese cuisine chef, as well as arajiru, a soup containing arajiru, a dish created in the hope of eliminating food loss. For dinner, enjoy delicate Japanese cuisine centering on fish dishes with sake.

Kazuhiro Ito, the owner of this restaurant, boasts a career of more than 30 years dedicated solely to Japanese cuisine. In 2021, he settled in his current location near Nijo Castle. He is proud of his cuisine, which is prepared by visiting the market and purchasing only wild-caught fish. For lunch, they offer a set meal style Japanese cuisine. Four days a week, the restaurant is open from morning, so mornings are also available. Reservations can be made for dinner, so enjoy drinks slowly with dishes starting at 4,400 yen omakase. Check SNS for opening hours.

The owner-chef, who has studied at famous hotels in Tokyo and Kyoto as well as creative Chinese restaurants such as Ichinofunairi, aims to create an at-home restaurant where neighbors can casually drop by. We have chairs and tableware for children," he says, "so you can enjoy authentic Chinese cuisine without hesitation, even with children. Lunch is reasonably priced at 1,500 yen and includes a choice of five main dishes, such as chili shrimp, sweet-and-sour pork, or fried chicken with condiments sauce, dim sum, and apricot bean curd. In the evening, four different courses are available from 3,500 yen, allowing you to enjoy authentic Chinese cuisine from appetizers to desserts to your heart's content.

A cozy European diner with 10 seats at one large table. The owner, Mr. Mori, serves Italian, Spanish, French, and other delicious dishes he has encountered in Europe. At lunch time, a special set meal including pasta, pintxos, and salad is available for 1,300 yen and up. In addition to pasta dishes that are as hearty as a diner's, a selection of pintxos is a popular menu item for both lunch and dinner. The showcase of pintxos in the restaurant is filled with an exciting array of pintxos, making it exciting just to choose which one to order.

A popular curry restaurant from Tottori has relocated from Shichijo. The restaurant is currently operating temporarily in preparation for a new expansion, so the name "temporary" will be added to the restaurant's name. The owner, Mr. Tsugami's spiced curry is based on cumin, coriander, and turmeric, with various spices finely adjusted gram by gram, and is made to harmonize the overall flavor, including the four to five side dishes. The restaurant has started offering take-out, and plans to open a chai stand where customers can drink chai, which the chef says he is currently studying after learning about chai in its authentic form, so stay tuned.

A French baked goods and French cuisine restaurant where the husband, Takahiro Ohara, is in charge of cooking and his wife, Junko, a pastry chef, is in charge of baked goods and course desserts. The bright and natural interior allows customers to enjoy course meals for both lunch and dinner. The cuisine incorporates French cuisine with Kyoto and Japanese food culture and history, using ingredients from Kyoto and Shiga, the couple's hometowns. The background of the cuisine and ingredients is carefully explained. A new course menu is also available, and a celebration course for 14,000 yen is available for dinner.

This is a long-established coffee shop that the third generation master, Mr. Kumagai, inherited from his grandmother, Masco, from whom the store takes its name. The shop is still as comfortable as it was in her grandmother's time, with a focus on coffee and bread sales. A menu item that has many fans among local regular customers is Neapolitan, which can be ordered from 11:00 a.m. The homemade tomato sauce is a light and refreshing dish. It is characterized by its light, homemade tomato sauce, and has many repeat customers, young and old, male and female. New menu items include French toast for 800 yen and a monthly homemade cake for 750 yen. Set menus with drinks are also available.

An Okinawan restaurant located in Sanjokai Shopping Street. The restaurant has a nostalgic atmosphere, like an old-fashioned Okinawan diner. The owner, Mr. Miwa, says, "We have a U-shaped counter, so people can feel free to use the restaurant even by themselves. For lunch, the restaurant offers a variety of unique dishes, such as Okinawan Soki Soba, which is made with both sweet and spicy sanmai meat rafte and pork cartilage soki, and Okinawan rouleau rice. In the evening and on weekends, enjoy Awamori and other Okinawan alcoholic beverages with a la carte dishes such as Mimigar and Goya Chanpuru.

A restaurant specializing in meat dishes opened by the owner, who studied at a kappo restaurant. The owner, who is from Aichi Prefecture, procures Aichi's famous Wagyu beef such as Genji Wagyu from Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture, and Dandoyama Kogen Beef, a brand beef from Okumikawa raised with sakekasu (sake lees). The juicy, melt-in-your-mouth meats are served in a variety of stacked dishes such as sukiyaki-jyu, steak-jyu, and hamburger steak-jyu. In the evening, in addition to the stacked and a la carte menus, sukiyaki is also on standby, allowing diners to fully enjoy the delicious brand beef. At lunch time, the weekday-only menchikatsu-ju is also recommended.

Somchai, who has honed his skills in the U.S., Bahrain, and other parts of the world, came to Japan 16 years ago, gained experience in Osaka, and last January opened his own restaurant near Nijo Castle. He chose the name "Gapao," a well-known national dish of Thailand, as the name of his restaurant because he wants his customers to feel familiar with Thai food and feel free to use it. The menu offers a wide variety of about 50 dishes at reasonable prices. The menu is based on local recipes and arranged to suit Japanese palates, so it is recommended for beginners of Thai cuisine. The traditional Thai tableware that complements the dishes is also a must-see.