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2023.4.17
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Squid Ink Noodles at Xiao Xiao

Homemade handmade squid ink noodles (1,400 yen) are a high-impact noodle dish with squid ink kneaded into the noodles, XO shoyu sauce made with dried firefly squid from Kyoto, and grated Japanese crustaceans.

Indulge your curiosity about food at the Chinese restaurant [Kowoku] that opened around Shichijo Station.

December 11, 2022 open

Last year, a roast duck restaurant that enjoyed great popularity among people living in the Karasuma area and Chinese residents in Japan who wanted an authentic taste of roast duck, closed its doors. Disappointed repeat customers said, "I can't taste it anymore! A new restaurant has opened, much to the delight of disappointed repeat customers.

Shaoxiao.

(Left) Mr. Norinori Sano, Chef de Cuisine, (Right) Mr. Isao Yoneda, Owner
Mr. Yoneda, who lived in New York for 10 years, and Mr. Sano, who lived in Hong Kong for 5 years, met in Kyoto and hit it off. Mr. Sano does all the cooking.

Chef Sano is back with grilled flavors such as oven-baked roast duck and pork belly char siu pork with skin at a location known only to those in the know, close to Sanjusangendo. The lunch menu includes a noodle set as well as a yaki-mi set.

Xiao Xiao's Bean Curd

Homemade tofu topped with seasonal ingredients, minced pork, and an oil-based sauce infused with the flavors of huajiaoyu, bean-jam, and bean-paste. Seasonal Bean Curd Tofu 1,800 yen

In addition, a wide variety of appetizers and noodle dishes are served during dinner time.

Exterior view of Xiaoshao

Among the recommended appetizers, the Uighur-style cumin stew is a Chinese dish that is unknown to the Japanese and nostalgic to the Chinese, and is sure to pique your culinary curiosity.

Interior view of Xiao Xiao

little owl (Athene noctua)

  • Shaoxiao.
  • December 11, 2022 open
  • 8-89-1 Honmachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • Six-minute walk from Shichijo Station on Keihan Railway
  • Tel. 075-746-4583
  • 12:00-15:00 (LO/14:30)
    17:00-21:00 (LO/20:30)
  • Closed on Sundays and irregular holidays twice a month
  • All seats non-smoking No private room No parking
  • https://www.instagram.com/xiaoxiaokyoto/
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*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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