Kyoto (JP)

Good but not as good as TripAdvisor makes you believe: Restaurant Kitaroya Sushi (18. March 2020)
If you are close to the castle in Kyoto, the Kitaroya Sushi is a great opportunity for a quick stop to have lunch. Just one warning ahead – the place is actually a takeaway so you can get something to eat at home (or outside) but it has about 5 seats where you can sit […]

A truly great meat experience – which takes its time: Restaurant Pound Steakhouse Honten (17. March 2020)
For the last evening in Kyoto I felt like a real piece of meat, so a ‘steakhouse’ sounded about right. The Pound has good reviews, so I was curious to see if they are actually as good as it’s said – and I can say one thing right away, I think one can say so. […]

All things buckwheat – and especially soba noodles: Restaurant Sobanomi Yoshimura (16. March 2020)
There is a downside of not booking restaurants in advance as you will not really have a chance to dine at a Michelin starred restaurant without proper reservation ahead of time. However, it has the beauty that you’re not bound to a certain time to eat and can have late lunch at 3:30pm. That was […]