Funaokayama Shimizu — Restaurant in Kyoto

It is a little awkward to get to because it is literally in a residential neighborhood. If you take a cab, they can drop you off right there, but we walked from the closest bus stop. It was a nice walk, but we were unsure of whether or not we had the right address since we just kept seeing residences and a school as we walked.

There are only seats enough for 6-8 inside. When we went, it was just us and another couple that was finishing up from the seating before us. It is a very intimate atmosphere. Shimizu-san works quietly and his wife was our main conversationalist while we were there. It was an amazing Kaiseki experience and we truly enjoyed every dish. His attention to details such as the curling of the stems of garnish were immaculate. This review comes over a year after we ate there, but my wife still thinks about his grapefruit jelly dessert...

If you go to Kyoto do not sleep on this restaurant. It is worth the drive to get here! My family and I visited Japan and had some amazing meals and this one was top of the list. The chef pours a lot of love into his dishes and the attention to detail are amazing. The taste was amazing and we were so happy to enjoy this experience. His wife served us and she is so sweet and both explained every dish and helped to translate so we knew what we were eating....

Highly recommend. We were the only party there for lunch, and the chef did all the job without any helping hand, for servicing, cooking, and doing the translation.

The chef crafted every dishes to perfection. The food was all simple yet interesting and all very tasty. The only complain was the amount of food was small, and we were left hungry after the meal still, however, for just 7000 yen per person for this level of food, it...