Ajiro — Restaurant in Kyoto

I love it, the kids don't. One of my kids has allergy to dairy and egg so it's a safe option for him. I love the variety they came up without meat or any kind of animal byproduct. Made reservation months ahead and got a private room at no cost as expected due to kids. Pleasant surprise with what you can do with an apple. Like any upscale Japanese restaurant, dessert tends to be melon, which is very expensive in Japan but for me, it was mehhh cos melon is so cheap where I came from. One particular dish that left a deep impression was the tofu. Look like an ordinary tofu but it's not. Don't know how to describe it's texture but I still dream of it at night!

P/s: you can't pack your leftover. Lesson learned: bring your...

Outstanding lunch! The host started serving our meal in small courses right when we sat down in our private little dining room. A wide variety of soups and small dishes, all with truly excellent flavor; the eggplant dish and the milky tofu soup stood out as particular favorites. We called at 10am the day of and got a reservation for an 11:30 lunch, I think we were lucky that it was a slow day. Absolutely loved the meal and am so glad we found...

This is a Michelin-starred vegetarian restaurant specializing in shojin ryori cooking commonly practiced by monks. The chef worked in a temple prior to opening Ajiro. Tofu is Kyoto's specialty and you will see numerous interesting variations of it here. We made reservations through our concierge and were seated in a private room (not requested, maybe because we were a larger group). The service was efficient...