We had very happy tidings from Tadg McLoughlin today who has announced that he will be back in the kitchen at Tadg's Pub this Christmas preparing a very special Christmas dinner. If you are looking for a traditional turkey feast with all the trimmings then you can do no better than Tadg's! Tadg’s Christmas Dinner Menu ~ 25th December from 6pm. Small plate of … [Read more...]
Hitachino Nest Beer Festival
A word from our sponsor! These beers are on tap at Tadg's Bar for the first time in Kyoto. Hitachino Nest Brewery has won numerous awards at Beer festivals around the world. This Sunday from 2:00 pm we offer you the unique experience of tasting all these extraordinary beers, only at Tadg's Bar. Chill out with great Beer, great Food and live Music! Also (!) coming soon to … [Read more...]
Live Music Events @ Tadg’s
A word from our sponsor! Tadg says, Friday next 1st July sees the return of ever popular Wild Cards, John Kuzel leader of this band of desperadoes and a man who has enjoyed the great benefits of the witness protection program, tells me they have a batch of new songs that they are really looking forward to playing. This Saturday night We have two of the most … [Read more...]
Music @ Tadg’s this Weekend
Tadg says... This weekend we have a musical extravaganza at Tadgs! Friday night ~ The Jazz Cats Three of the coolest and sublime young jazz musicians play everything from Coltrane to Myles. Saturday ~ Celtic sounds with one of Japans finest pipers Ken Matsuzaka and his unique take on Irish favorites. Ken will be accompanied by Mizaru-san on bazuki and … [Read more...]
Deep Kyoto & Tadg’s
Right then! I'm off to Bali for a week and will be resolutely offline during the interval so there'll be no more posts for a wee while, but before I go a short word of explanation. The astute among you may have noticed the appearance of a black box on the upper right of this page which proudly bears the name "Tadg's". It looks like this (only smaller): I'm pleased to … [Read more...]
Tadg’s Irish Bar and Restaurant
The Home of Craft Beer in Kyoto Four years since it first opened, the Irish pub formerly known as Mc Loughlin's has been renamed as Tadg's. Not a big change really, as I think everyone was calling it that anyway. I've written previously about this pub; its friendly hospitality and the fantastic views over the river and city. And Tadg's cooking is also justifiably renowned; … [Read more...]
Singing & Dancing Round the Table @ Irish Pub Gnome
I quite like Gnome; it's small and cosy and Yuko is a great cook (I'm particularly partial to her colcannon and soda bread). And the sing-along events are great fun. Felicity and Tomoko Saito play a mix of British and Irish traditional tunes and sometimes even some Japanese too. Here's their version of 知床旅情: You'll notice a couple of chaps at the back. … [Read more...]
Folk Music Workshop @ Irish Pub Gnome
Last weekend's traditional music workshop at Gnome was a great success and so it looks like there will be many more in the future. Felicity Greenland writes: Japanese and foreigners all singing together in a cool atmosphere... It's hard to explain without sounding crass, but really, it's a very special bonding thing to sing together - everyone has had hard times with … [Read more...]
In the mailbag…
Every now and again I get an email like this that makes everything seem worthwhile: As a vegetarian, I found your website SO HELPFUL! And I was happy to see you featured in the current issue of the Kyoto Visitors Guide. In that guide, I found the name of Mariko's Kitchen Japanese Cooking classes, which I attended last night. It was such an amazing, special night, and I … [Read more...]
antighseinnse
There's a Scottish pub in north Kyoto named antighseinnse (a.k.a. Horie's Bar). The name (pronounced "an ti shayn jay" I think) is Gaelic and means simply "Inn". The owner Toshiyuki Horie named it after a favored pub on the isle of Islay in Scotland and still proudly wears a T-shirt celebrating "The best pub in Portnahaven". Horie-san, a self-described whisky otaku or geek, … [Read more...]
Sheep’s
Sheep's Public Cafe is a place I have been meaning to check out for a while. I kept seeing it as I cycled home from work and thinking to myself "Sheeps. Why Sheep's?" The signboard outside says "Fish & Chips", "Guinness" and looking at the exterior I imagined just another foreign style pub. Once inside though I was impressed by how bright and cheerful it is. The owners have … [Read more...]
In Search of… the Craic
In December 2008 my friend David Ewen and I (that's us on the left) decided to go on an Irish pub crawl and see exactly what each place had to offer in terms of food, drink, music and the elusive craic. What follows is a list of the five pubs we visited, a summary of what we found there and a map to each location. For a fuller article, more pictures and directions click on … [Read more...]
Gnome
In Search of ... the Craic Part 5 This is the fifth and final part of a series of posts on Kyoto's Irish pubs. Earlier this month my friend David Ewen and I went on a pub crawl of five Irish pubs in Kyoto to see what they had to offer in terms of food, beer, music and the craic. Tonight's post is on... Gnome Gnome opened in October 2007, which makes it the newest Irish pub … [Read more...]
Field
In Search of ... the Craic Part 4 This is the fourth in a series of posts on Kyoto's Irish pubs. Earlier this month my friend David Ewen and I went on a pub crawl of five Irish pubs in Kyoto to see what they had to offer in terms of food, beer, music and the craic. Tonight's post is on... Field Field is the oldest Irish pub in Kyoto having opened in the year 2000. Previously … [Read more...]
