Despite being a popular spot with foreign tourists, Kyoto’s Gion district is full of ...
Located in the famous Kyoto geisha district of Gion, Tokuya is a traditional Japanese ...
Located in Gion Shijo, Waibya Koreikido specialises in yakitori (grilled skewers). Supplied by ...
Vineria, a bar that is the second location opened by Ristorante t.v.b, serves a la carte ...
The burly Canadian owner of Ranhotei looks more like a Bond villain than a tea master, but ...
The main branch of Il Ghiottone is famously booked up weeks in advance. In 2008, chef Sasajima ...
A restaurant this far from the action needs to be special to survive. A Womb’s formula is ...
You’ll want a window seat here. With Mount Arashi in the background and the Togetsu Bridge ...
‘Eat to live, don’t live to eat,’ says the pamphlet of this Zen restaurant in the garden of ...
Showerheads line the ceramic walls of this bathhouse-turned-cafe that teams non-slip mats, ...
Just far enough from the tourist trail to keep the hordes away, but always packed with locals, ...
As you arrive at this riverside restaurant, you’ll notice that the stone entrance is wet, ...
This is often described as Kyoto’s most exclusive restaurant, but it’s only the cost that keeps ...
Every day, 30 chicken carcasses are simmered for eight hours to make the broth for the next ...
This family-run establishment usually features on the best sushi lists, but it offers great ...
You only get two noodles in a bowl of Tawaraya udon. Luckily, they’re probably the world’s ...
The scenic garden of a World Heritage site is a wonderful backdrop to this eaterie. Guests sit ...
Due to fire safety and size restrictions, baths were never a part of traditional machiya ...
As Japan’s most traditional city, Kyoto suffers a reputation for being haughty and aloof. ...
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