蕎麦の実よしむら is a great place Mewby and I only recently discovered, though we must have passed it hundreds of times. I'm not sure why we didn't go in before. Perhaps we thought that soba (buckwheat noodles) was all they did. Or perhaps we thought it was too expensive-looking. We were wrong on both counts. Though the prices are surprisingly reasonable, Yoshimura certainly … [Read more...] about Soba no Mi Yoshimura
Restaurants
Kerala Indian Restaurant
Mewby and I ventured over to this fine establishment one evening when we were badly in need of a curry fix. Hands down this is the best Indian food I've eaten in Kyoto. The service is excellent too. The waiter (a charming, soft spoken chap) actually took the time to talk us through the various items on the menu and give his own recommendations. Here's what we … [Read more...] about Kerala Indian Restaurant
Thilaga Indian Restaurant
Mewby found this place one night on the net when she was really craving curry. The first thing that struck me was "They can't spell Indian." But somehow that only made me like them all the more. And besides spelling* is not important in an Indian restaurant. Curry is. Curry is everything. However, I'm not quite sure what to say about Thilaga's curry. The food is … [Read more...] about Thilaga Indian Restaurant
Apollo Plus
Apollo has become one of our favorite places to eat over the last year or so. It's an izakaya-style restaurant, but the food is just a little bit nicer and the atmosphere just a little bit quieter and calmer than some of the bigger chain izakayas around the Kiyamachi/Kawaramachi area (where you might have to scream to make yourself heard). Even so the prices are pretty … [Read more...] about Apollo Plus
Hamacho
I had a wafu Christmas dinner at Hamacho, a nice traditional Japanese style restaurant just north of Sanjo on Kiyamachi. I had a little peak at the first floor before heading upstairs... … [Read more...] about Hamacho
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 … [Read more...] about antighseinnse
