Kawamichiya Ginka — Local services in Kyoto

Talking about a surprise ... We just randomly walked I to a place on a side street to Pontocho in Kyoto. And it was just like in a movie little restaurant with a couple of tables and 5 stools at the bar. A pair of Japanese ladies eating their noodles a cop stopped by for a bowl of soba. Very nice man running the place, made tempura and freshly hand grated ginger and daickon reddish came with our soba. Yummy, nice and calm. I would go again any time. How is it possible that noodles are so much better in Japan, even $4 711 ramen or soba is better then what we get at the restaurants...

We stumbled across this soba place while looking for an affordable meal in Pontocho Alley. It turned out to be delicious. Kake soba (simple hot soba soup) with tempura was very flavourful. Chicken curry udon (tori kare udon) was just amazing! Buckwheat icecream was yummy! Typical Japanese environment with mostly locals. Menu in English includes only few items (hence not so gaijin friendly 🙂) but it’s really worth trying! We will be back when we go...

Place was recommended by several locals, and glad I gave it a shot! The staff was a bit weary at first, but they warmed up after a while and the service was very friendly and attentive.

Soba noodles were delicious, highly recommend the Kamo! You can even get some extra broth once you're done to make it easier to drink!

Overall nice atmosphere with great food,...