Here are the restaurants that I would recommend in Japan.

Ukyo, Kyoto (near the monkey park and bamboo forest)

Kijurou – A Wagyu Restaurant

The food at this restaurant was excellent if you like beef. You order a lunch box of a different grade of beef. Since I am a filet mignon fan, I ordered the leanest box, and here is what I got.

Sakyo, Kyoto (near the temples)

This restaurant had these incredible pancakes called Okonomiyaki. Each one had a choice of protein. The pancake was made of vegetables and the protein made it taste absolutely delicious.

We had shrimp in it. In addition to that, we also had a Soba Noodle Dish with vegetables. What made this a memorable meal was that we were given utensils to flip the pancake and soba noodle dish.

Here is the outside of the restaurant:

Gion Area of Kyoto

Giro Giro Hitoshina

We had two omakase dinners while in Kyoto. The one I loved was Giro Giro Hitoshina. It was a nine-course meal. The cost was about $100 per person. Here’s what we had:

Course 2 was more of a pallet cleanser…

Course 3

Course 4 – rice course

Course 5

Course 6 – Sushi Course

Course 7 – Miso Soup

Course 8

Course 9

Dessert

Here’s the chef:

Make sure to couple your meal with a nice bottle of saki. It just brings out the flavors of the meat and fish! Tanoshimi!

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