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KYOTO RESTAURANTS

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May 12, 2018
Kishin: New opening is full of breakfast promise
For Atsushi Nakahigashi at Kishin, a traditional, local breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
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May 12, 2018
By Twotone: Snap-friendly cafe offers wholesome lunch sets
By Twotone is serving up affordable lunch sets in a chic, minimalist cafe space.
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Apr 7, 2018
Izuu: Where 230 years of practice makes perfect mackerel sushi
Since 1781, Izuu has been making saba-zushi the true Kyoto way and has no plans to change their recipe now.
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Apr 7, 2018
Lucky Gyoza Center: Don't be put off by the mess
Though Lucky Gyoza Center has been open less than a year, it has a great range of delicious dumplings. It is rather sticky though.
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Mar 10, 2018
Tai no Tai: Ambitious kaiseki that plays on the basics
Chef Noriyuki Hashinaga's new outpost — Tai no Tai — opened less than a year ago and it is close to his eponymous restaurant in many senses of the word.
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Mar 10, 2018
Walden Woods: Where great coffee meets bare aesthetic
Before being transformed into a cafe, the building that Walden Woods occupies produced ready-made curtains. Almost nothing about the squat, brick building was remarkable. But when the cafe came along, it was out with the old and in with the "throw out everything and paint what remains off-white" aesthetic.
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Feb 10, 2018
Kimchi no Mizuno: A favorite of Kyoto's midday crowd
At Kimchi no Mizuno, staff regularly play a game with the tables, an ever-changing dance with the room, performed to get around the fact that the restaurant is noticeably small, with space for no more than half a dozen tables.
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Feb 10, 2018
Torisee Takoyakushi: Kyoto yakitori shop a brazen ode to the bird
A few years ago I was warned off torisashi (chicken sashimi) by a friend who, after eating it on a night out in Osaka, spent the following week in a very bad way. So when a dish containing thin slices of raw chicken breast arrived at our table I contemplated it with apprehension. However, I was warned that I would be missing out by not digging in. Peer pressure won out.
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Jan 13, 2018
Gion Nishikawa: Perfecting the sublime art of kaiseki
The highlights of a recent visit to Gion Nishikawa ranged from a little house filled with fugu to a basin in the restroom that had been transformed into a pine tree art installation.
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Jan 13, 2018
Aitsu no Ramen Kataguruma: Tsukemen the show stopper
If you're a fan of tsukemen, the ramen dish where the noodles are served separate to the soup, you'll need to get here early.
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Dec 9, 2017
Hyoto Kyoto: Shabu-shabu with dashi to die for
Before you set foot in Hyoto you can divine that they want to elevate shabu-shabu from a 'great party dish' to a fine dining experience.
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Dec 9, 2017
Cafe Antique: A modern take on the best of classic kissaten
Like most independent cafes and kissaten (Japanese coffee shops), Cafe Antique is a labor of love for owner and chef Tatsuya Iwasaki.
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Nov 11, 2017
Sushi Shin: Out of the crowd but into the wasabi
Sushi Shin offers a welcome sushi break from the maddening crowds, but they just need to iron out a few wasabi kicks.
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Nov 11, 2017
Saiin Roasting Factory: Tasty, Quirk and easy on the pocket
The exactitude that barista and coffee roaster Yosuke Yamashita employs in making each cup of coffee extends to the whole operation at his bijou cafe in the western reaches of Kyoto.
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Oct 7, 2017
Taj Mahal Everest: Great Nepalese and Indian food
Taj Mahal Everest, an Indian and Nepali restaurant, near the place where the Kyoto Sanga football club plays their home games in the western part of Kyoto, manages to divide their menu fairly between the two neighboring countries.
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Oct 7, 2017
Kyoto's Nineizaka Starbucks: Novelty location only goes so far
There are nearly 30 Starbucks in the city of Kyoto, but only one of them has a doorman.
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Sep 9, 2017
Tsugu: An upmarket izakaya with a subtle touch
Tsugu is located a few corners from Shijo Karasuma, the main intersection in downtown Kyoto. That said, even when a digital map is just a tap away, finding it through the side streets may prove a little difficult, so look for a statue of a tanuki, the raccoon dog that graces so many stores and restaurants around the country. The giant tanuki outside the door of Tsugu, next to the noren curtains, is nestled between a few potted Japanese maples. It's a nice bucolic setting, on a pretty and narrow laneway filled with eateries. However, the verdant theme stops at the front door and, once inside, Tsugu is sleek and dimly lit, with seating split between the counter, which looks on to the kitchen, and a bank of low tables also facing the counter.
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Sep 9, 2017
Inakatei: Century-old noodle shop maintains its proud traditions
Inakatei does not look its age. First opened in 1910, or Meiji 43, it's been serving noodles for more than a century. A makeover a few years back gave it a modern Japanese touch: wood finishing and furnishings abound, while the communal table near the open kitchen is filled with vases of flowers all year round. There's a mix of Western-style table seating and floor seating.
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Aug 12, 2017
Sumikura: Creating odes to the quotidian bentō
Most visitors to Kyoto rarely venture west of the Katsura River. On the face of it, the western tract of the city of Kyoto pales in comparison to Higashiyama in the east, which feels as though it could crumble under the weight of world heritage sites and the tourist hordes ticking them off their bucket lists.
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Aug 12, 2017
Kissaten Nasu: Breaking out the old-timey atmosphere
Kissaten Nasu is three separate but conjoined entities: As the name of the restaurant implies, it's a kissaten, a traditional cafe. But it's also a curry shop and a jazz cafe, and the master might just be one of the most dapper and suave cafe owners this side of Tokyo.

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