京料理 花かがみ — Restaurant in Kyoto

Excellent hidden gem in Kyoto. For as little as 1400 yen, I had one of my best and genuine meals in my Japan trip. I ordered obanzai set meal which consists of several small items which are mainly vegetables and seafood. It would be good to provide some information about obanzai reference to Wikipedia.

Obanzai (おばんざい) is a traditional style of Japanese cuisine native to Kyoto. For food to be considered obanzai, at least half of its ingredients must be produced or processed in Kyoto. Ingredients in obanzai cooking must also be in season. Obanzai cooking heavily relies on vegetables and seafood, prepared simply. Another characteristic of obanzai is the incorporation of ingredients which are usually discarded as waste.

Update: I went there second time year after and tried the bigger option with tempura and sashimi. Even better, so go for it.

Try to make it for a lunch or dinner in Kyoto, you...

Wonderful experience. My partner and I visited this restaurant for our last meal in Kyoto. It was the best meal we had in Japan up to that point (this was our 6th day after spending 4 days in Osaka and 2 in Kyoto). Pictures of our orders below. We spent about 7000 yen total for two set meals and a bottle of the restaurant's proprietary sake. In addition to the set meal and a la carte options the restaurant appears to also have kaiseki options starting at 5300 yen which they will tailor based on your budget.

We will definitely be coming back our next trip to Japan. Our gratitude to the owner and staff for a memorable meal...

This place was probably one of our worst experiences eating out. If you have kids especially, don't go here. The server lady was very rude to my kids who were sitting and eating their food, that my kids felt uncomfortable eating. My son also found a rubber band in his soba noodles and when I mentioned it to them, they just took his plate and didn't do anything. It's small, quiet and we were being watched. The server told us that the kids cannot move and they needed to sit quietly and just eat their...