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Kyoto · Eat — restaurant

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Region
Kyoto
City
Kyoto
Category
Eat — restaurant
Rating
★ 4.6 (381 reviews)

Reservation needed

One of Kyoto’s hardest tables: a tiny wood-fired restaurant where the chef cooks almost everything over fire, in a room that seats barely a dozen. The menu is a study in restraint — a few perfect courses, no noise. Book the moment reservations open; this is a pilgrimage meal.

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