Sugar trail: Kyoto's Kitayama district is heaven for the sweet of tooth. A selection of dacquoise and cakes at ClienTele. | J.J. O'DONOGHUE
Sugar trail: Kyoto's Kitayama district is heaven for the sweet of tooth. A selection of dacquoise and cakes at ClienTele. | J.J. O'DONOGHUE

Restaurants / Restaurant Guide

Second House

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The slogan of this retro-styled cafe is terse: pasta and cakes. There's actually more of the former on the menu than the latter. I went with carrot cake covered in crushed almonds and topped by a tiny little carrot made of sugar. Sweet and playful.