Issen Yoshoku — Restaurant in Kyoto

With so much delicious food in Japan, I would rarely visit the same place twice..... however this place was too good to only experience once. Only 1 dish on offer for a solo traveller, but it's the perfect snack. Price, taste and efficiency are on point. I saw a queue and hesitated at first as I thought there would be a big wait. Turns out the queue was only for groups. I was in, sat down and already eaten my dish within around 5 minutes. Mind blowing efficiency. Hence I came back a few days later or the same again. The Kyoto cocktail to wash it down was...

A fun twist on okonomiyaki in Kyoto!

It was really interesting to watch them assemble it! They have practically every ingredient you'd ever eat in Japanese cuisine (except, I think, no rice). And even though we had to wait a bit to get inside, it was delicious and well worth the wait!

There are lots of different exhibits from the past, and while you wait for your order, you can examine everything in detail. It's truly like being in a museum www They also have own stamp, and if you are crazy about collecting them, feel free...

VERY disappointing experience :( I ordered a vegetarian Okonomiaki while my girlfriend ordered one with meat, and could not even finish her meal (we ended up eating another dinner in another place). It was too oily, soaked in Rochester sauce and tasted like it was tailor made for the American taste; not what we would expect from a Japanese restaurant in Kyoto. The interior design was nice and the waitresses were kind, but because of the disappointing meals we would simply recommend looking for other Okonomiaki...