kanoko cafe — Restaurant in Kyoto

Inari is overrun with tourists now; thanks largely to the rise of the tourist influencer offering the same Top 5 spots to visit in Kyoto!

If you want respite from the endless parade of people this cafe on 2F above the Fushimi-inari station is your sanctuary.

With great views out both large windows you can watch the trains and pains go by, and laugh at all the clueless people running whilst the railway stop sign chimes sing!

I had the keema curry - it was exceptional and came with a little mason jar salad which was cold, fresh and crisp and has the lightest application of a citrus dressing to cut through. The curry itself was tasty and is quite a large portion.

Enjoy a peaceful kohi here with some easy listening tunes to keep...

The staff are so lovely and kind! It was a wonderful spot to relax in Inari with a good window view.

However… the drinks were poor and also quite on the expensive side. I ordered the traditional matcha as the lovely waitress told me the other latte is very sweet and it was sadly the worst matcha I have ever had. Instant cheap matcha tasted better than the one served today. We also got a hot chocolate which was 800 yen that tasted like instant hot chocolate. The danish toast was yummy but that appeared prepackaged and not fresh either. Disappointing food, and I feel so bad because the staff were so nice and...

Went here with my family earlier this morning.

Service here was absolutely incredible! Staff were very nice and could speak English perfectly fine. We were even given a little box to put our bags in. There’s also free wifi! The only complaint I have is that their matcha latte was a little too sweet for me. Though, I am usually quite picky with sweeter things. Someone else also ordered the matcha latte, and they finished it. I didn’t order any coffee or food, but my mom seemed to like the coffee.

The atmosphere was nice and quiet, quite...