Kingyo Ran — Restaurant in Himeji

No English menu. The Pho beef was not how Pho is supposed to be made. Normally you have your noodles and thin sliced beef and perhaps some meat balls in your bowl and next to it you should get a plate of bean sprouts, cilantro, lime parts and Thai basil. So you can add them fresh in your Pho. No lime, no cilantro and no Thai basil in this restaurant though. Also whenever someone enters and leaves the whole staff says stuff in Japanese to say welcome and goodbye kinda disturbing to the peace of eating in a restaurant. On the positive side: a lot of seating and looks nice the inside of the restaurant. Toilet also nice and has...

The food is simply amazing and the personnel is very friendly. It's a restaurant that is aimed toward the locals, which makes it a lot better than the 'touristic restaurants'.

Do read the stuff below, but do not get discouraged as it's very much worth it.

For international travellers: Creditcards are not accepted, please make sure you have adequate cash in hand. The food is relatively cheap but small, I would advise to take two dishes per person. I've added a translated menu to the 'Menu' section (as well as...

I really like The Kingyoran! This restaurant offers many ethnic dishes that Japanese people love. It’s famous for its pho. The food is delicious and reasonably priced. Eating it warms you up — it’s awesome! The staff are very friendly and helpful. I go there once a month. You should...