
The Nijo Castle area is a popular sightseeing spot close to the city. There are many restaurants of interest, including a set lunch prepared by a restaurant owner with a 30-year career in Japanese cuisine, an Okinawan restaurant, and a French restaurant opened by a couple!
Onigiri specialty restaurant run by a couple who want to provide delicious handmade food. The ingredients are handmade and made to order so that they are always freshly prepared. Stop by for takeout, or enjoy a set meal that includes a variety of onigiri, crispy fried rice made with rice flour, miso soup, and other items at the eat-in counter.
Rice flour fried chicken set with two or more rice balls of your choice for +480 yen. It comes with ginger- and garlic-flavored fried chicken, dashimaki tamago (rolled egg), salad, miso soup, and pickles. Rice balls pictured are grilled cod roe (290 yen) and salmon with yuzu pepper mayo (320 yen).
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.
Sukiyaki-jyu and assorted side dishes (average) 1,700 yen. Sukiyaki-jyu using Dan-do beef. The more you chew, the more you can feel the delicious lean meat and sweetness of the fat of the Danzan beef.
[Tetsuya Tamura, owner of BRULEE KYOTO, is taking on a new challenge with his ramen restaurant. He teamed up with a friend who is a ramen chef to develop soupless noodles that have a punch but are not spicy. The special sauce made by blending pork bone soup and three kinds of soy sauce, boiled dried oil, and extra-thick noodles of "Menya Egbe" are combined, and topped with green onion, fried onion, seasoned egg, chashu pork, bean sprout, garlic, back fat, and lemon. As you can see, the dish is quite large, and even a regular portion is enough to fill you up.
Special W Chashu Soba without Soup: 1,350 yen. The chewy noodle is well mixed with the punchy sauce. The lemon topping is a nice accent.
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 popular for both lunch and dinner. The showcase in the restaurant is filled with an exciting array of pintxos, making it a thrilling experience just to choose which one to order.
Mozzarella, mushrooms, and bacon with garlic butter: 1,300 yen. A creamy yet punchy dish. Accented with Japanese pork pancetta and parmigiano.
A popular curry restaurant from Tottori has relocated from Shichijo. The owner, Mr. Tsugami, creates spiced curries based on cumin, coriander, and turmeric by finely adjusting various spices by the gram, as well as four to five side dishes to create a harmonious overall taste. The restaurant is also open as a café from 3:30 p.m. onward, where you can enjoy their special masala chai with a lot of spices. Curry can be ordered at any time during business hours, making it a perfect place for a late lunch.
Three Kinds of Curry Plate 1200yen. Three kinds of curry: chicken keema, coconut, and dahl. Accented with side dishes such as achar.
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