What Where to Eat

If you are visiting Kyoto and confused about What to Eat and Where to Eat, AsiaRooms.com is here to help you out in this. Kyoto cuisine is a combination of rich taste and natural flavor. Starting from traditional meals served in typical Japanese bowls to the modern style sushi platters, from local dishes to international cuisine, Kyoto restaurants excel in almost every bit of it.

LOCAL CUISINE

Kyoto is famous for its dishes of fish and seafood. You can enjoy home made food or obanzai in certain restaurants. Seasoned vegetables or tsukemono and local sweets or wagashi are quite popular among the local people. Sumptuous wheat cakes or fu and yummy yuba are some other specialties. You can also savor the delectable yudofu at Yachiyo restaurant, special tofu dishes at Tagoto Meigetsu-An, Kaiseki platters at Tokanso, exclusive yuba meals at Seike, dishes like udon chiri and sukiyaki at Gion Heihachi Shinsen-En, and suppon or soft-shell turtle platters at Kyogaki. Other restaurants where you will get an array of pure Kyoto cuisine are Tamahan, Setsugekka, Gion Oishinbo and Daruman. Dishes made from Kyoto vegetables like Kamo egg plants, Kujo leeks and Shogoin turnips, are not only wholesome but also quite delicious. The addition of various sauce and cream makes them taste even more yummy ! Kyoto is also famous for its varied hot soups and pickles. You can pamper your sweet tooth with kanmi or sweet dishes like anmitsu, dango and yokan. You can also try out monzengashi (sweets found in front of the shrines).

INTERNATIONAL CUISINE

Apart from local cuisine Kyoto houses a multiple restaurants featuring world class international cuisine. It gives you the opportunity to enjoy the tastes and flavors of a variety of dishes. The restaurants offer Indian, Italian, French, Thai and Chinese items. If you are perplexed about what to eat and where to eat and unable to decide, then here is a compact guide for you. Kerala dishes like spicy kulcha and shrimp curry are served at the south Indian restaurant Kerala. Delectable Mughlai dishes are available at Mughal and Taj Mahal. Typical Mumbai and Delhi meals including soup, salad, naan or rice and curry can be enjoyed at Ajanta restaurant. Relish other hot and spicy Indian dishes at best prices at the Raju and Sujata restaurants. You can savor Italian specialties like spaghetti, pizza and salads, along with red wine at Capricciosa. A typical a la carte menu comprising of wine and cheese dishes are available at La cucina di Fujii. Italian snacks like pasta and pizza, and desserts and beverages are served at Café Cento Cento. The Soholm Café offers a typical Italian ambience. It is a place where you can relax and enjoy light snacks with hot and cold drinks. French food items are offered at Itou. Authentic Thai cuisine including noodle salad, rice dishes and seafood are available at Bussaracan. Katsuryokuya, Tuai fa Ding, Hamamura and Koshin are some traditional Chinese restaurants in Kyoto.