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#155 of 8,090 Restaurants in Kyoto
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Reviewed 17 November 2023 via mobile

Delicious soba and beautiful lookout over the river. Great location with nice view. Window seating offer the best view of the river and surrounding areas. Highly recommended to have a lunch break at this restaurant after exploring Arashiyama bamboo forest in the morning. Can make...reservation first at the door and return at the available timing. Enjoyed the lunch in nice settings and friendly service.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 20 October 2023

This was one of the top restaurants that I ate at in Kyoto. I ordered the soba noodles with beef set, which included tempura and appetizers. The noodles are made with fresh buckwheat each day and I could sense the care that they put in...their dishes. The bowl of soba was put together very delicately, so the presentation was nice to look at when it arrived. The flavors were very impressive and this experience was very memorable. The ambiance is very peaceful. While I was dining, I had a nice view of the zen garden. The building is a traditional Japanese setting, so it really was a perfect experience. I highly recommend this spot. It lives up the the high ratings. This restaurant is very popular with long lines. I got lucky and queued for only 15 minutes when they opened for the day.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 9 March 2023 via mobile

Felt like a nice home cooked meal by my grandma (it’s a compliment). In the cool weather, enjoying the warm soba, with perfectly salted herring. I’m not a fan of tofu but the tofu is so light and cottony without the steady tofu taste! Recommend!...But expect to wait about 40minMore

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 28 November 2019 via mobile

A nice place to have lunch after visiting arashiyama. Be sure to go early. There is a nice view from the table. The soba mushroom soup is delicious so is the cold soba.

Date of visit: November 2019
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Reviewed 2 November 2019

Just had to visit a tofu place after strolling through the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove. This place appeared to be highly recommended, with good reason! Both sets came with a selection of 3 Japanese appetizers - marinated beancurd skin with wasabi, kanten jelly, light salad with...gingko nuts. I had an additional salad with sesame dressing as I had ordered a more "premium" set. Both of us also received a warm cup of soymilk & a fried meat dumpling, covered in beancurd skin. All excellent small beans. Hubby went for the yudofu (boiled) whilst I had the cold version, delivered in soymilk. Both were excellent - the pure, silken taste of the original was accentuated when boiled; whilst the matcha was more pronounced in the cold version. Beyond the tofu mains, Hubby also enjoyed a duck and eggplant soba (which was by far, the best soba we had in Japan) whilst I had an excellent assorted tempura with fried anchovies over rice. The meal set us back a pretty piece but what an unforgettable experience. A pity that we were not seated near the gardens, or it would have been a more transcendent experience!More

Date of visit: October 2019
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Reviewed 7 October 2019 via mobile

Great ambience. Customers are asked to remove their shoes upon entering the restaurant. Soba and tempura taste great, both cold and hot. Waiters are very attentive and helpful. Rated just 4 stars because the serving size can be bigger (more tempura) and hoping for wider...selection of menu on appetizers.More

Date of visit: October 2019
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Reviewed 10 September 2019 via mobile

Simply amazing-food was delicious, organized system for waiting and sitting you in, nice views over the river from the inside windows. Prices are very reasonable. Portiona are huge.. no wonder there is always a line.

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed 9 September 2019

We had the Togetsu-Zen (most popular item on menu) and Ebi Tempura Soba. The dishes are average - not that we dislike it, but we had similar ones in Japanese restaurants elsewhere in Asia and they were equally good (and cheaper.) In this sense, we...find that the Ebi Tempura Soba was overpriced. But for Togetsu-Zen, we got to try 2 ways of eating soba along with a Mini Tempura on Rice. It was a good deal. At the end we were given another pot with something to mix and drink. It was good. We were really lucky to get the bar seats at the second floor, facing the outside scenery. If not for the rain, it would have been even more scenic. They provide a basket for us to put our bags and slide it under our chairs.More

Date of visit: January 2019
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Reviewed 8 September 2019 via mobile

The soba was great and we had a direct view on the river. We came without reservation but had to wait less than 10 minutes.

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed 10 August 2019 via mobile

Finished the boat ride in an extremely hot weather and was looking for lunch. Ran into this shop just to avoid the mid-day sun. What a pleasant surprise. The soba was excellent. The dried fish mixed with local pepper was a brilliant mix for the...rice. Good food!More

Date of visit: August 2019
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Reviewed 25 July 2019 via mobile

This place truly deserves a visit. The menu with tempura rice and two types of noodles is excellent and with a good relation quality price.The place has beautiful views to the river and you seat just in front of them.

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed 8 April 2019 via mobile

We stopped here after the bamboo forest and monkey park and had an amazing experience. Peak season and packed but wait for 5 was only 25 minutes and well worth the wait. Had a delicious set meal and it was hot soup with soba noodles,...tempura and sake!More

Date of visit: April 2019
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Reviewed 4 February 2019

Reeeally good food near the monkey park (Excellent for udon). Also, the private rooms are really nice and quiet!

Date of visit: May 2018
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Reviewed 6 January 2019

Picture perfect - came across this beautiful long bridge in Arashiyama - it is delightful to come across these unexpected surprises.

Date of visit: January 2019
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Reviewed 25 December 2018

I really enjoyed our meal here, after a morning exploring local temples and the bamboo forest. Simple, tasty, filling food, washed down with cold beer - what can go wrong?! And all with a great view through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Date of visit: November 2018
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