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 5,500 yen omakase. Check SNS for opening hours.

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.

This coffee shop is like a hideaway, located just off a side street of a wedding hall. The owner, who hails from Shizuoka Prefecture, carefully prepares a menu of classic coffee shop dishes and serves delicious local sencha green tea. The taste of Shizuoka sencha, which is purchased from a familiar local tea shop, is said to change over time. Take your time to enjoy a cup of tea and a moment of relaxation.

This popular café, run by a design company, is located in a rustic building that blends in with the cityscape, and its large yellow flag catches the eye. The menu includes not only the famous egg sandwiches and curry, but also a lineup of sweets perfect for snack time. ［The café also offers original coffee blended especially for this store by famous home-roasted coffee shops such as Kagamogawa Cafe and Rokuyosha.

Kyoto Marumochi-ya is an eel specialty restaurant owned by Kyoto Marumochi-ya, which is famous for its Mizu-Maru-Mochi, a rice cake that pops out when a water balloon is broken. The owner of the restaurant, who has eaten at as many as 200 specialty restaurants in the past year, was born out of his love for eels. All the eels used at the restaurant are Japanese eel. The eel is steamed once and then grilled in the Kanto style, which gives it a plump and fluffy flesh. Sansho, which is indispensable for eel, is made from brand-name pepper, including the high-grade grape sansho produced in Wakayama Prefecture at Hirano Seishoan.