Hanbei Fu Restaurant, Kyoto
Address: 433 Shonin-Cho, 2 Chome, Gozyo-Sagaru, Tonya-Machi, Higashiyama-Ku Kyoto-Fu
Phone: 075/525-0008
Business: Café/Restaurant
Open: Mon-Sun: 11:00 a.m. - 14:30 p.m.
Store Open Since: Late 1600
Seats: 40
Other Features: No Smoking, 3000yen lunch course only. Reservation is required
Accepted Payment: Cash, Diners, Visa, JCB
The restaurant serves traditional Buddhist vegetarian food, including Fu (protein-rich wheat gluten). ¥3000 lunch set menu only. Restaurants in Kyoto are extensive and the local Japanese cuisine prevails here, although most Kyoto restaurants do close early. One such famous restaurant is Hanbei Fu Restaurant, Kyoto. The city is famous among both business and leisure tourists and so there are many hotels in Kyoto. If you want to experience “Fu” (traditional Japanese cuisine), Kyoto is perhaps the best place to do so in Japan. Hanbei Fu Restaurant, Kyoto is one of the oldest “Fu” shops in Japan, founded in the late 17th century. The restaurant opened to serve “Fu” and “Yuba”. If you are looking for the specialty of Kyoto, this is the right place to go. Fu (wheat gluten) and Yuba (soya milk skimmings) historically have been important sources of protein in the Japanese diet, which was largely vegetarian until the 20th century. This 18th century establishment in a 19th century house is an excellent place to sample the versatility of both ingredients, which can be grilled, baked, used in tempura, or warmed in soup. Reservation is essential at Hanbei Fu Restaurant, Kyoto. Traditional Buddhism prohibited the killing of any living being. Out of this tradition grew the vegetarian cuisine of Japanese Buddhist temples. The pure water of the region and the many temples both contribute to making Kyoto the best “Fu” city.
Lunch at Hanbei Fu Restaurant, Kyoto is a set menu which costs 3000 yen. Hanbei is a non-smoking spot, opens daily for lunch and dinner. Kyoto is a magnificent city for visitors to learn about Japanese culture and history, as it does not have as much western influences as the other Japanese cities. Kyoto is home to 20% of Japan's National Treasures, including Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, palaces, gardens and museums. A stroll through Kyoto today is a walk through 11 centuries of Japanese history. Steeped in tradition, the city has, in many ways, been the cradle of Japanese culture and is still the scene of such courtly aesthetic pastimes as moon-viewing parties and tea ceremonies
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