Kissa Kokyougoku — Restaurant in Kyoto

Gyokuro (a kind of Japanese Refined Green Tea) Café Kissako Kyogoku is named after "KOAN" (question posed by a Zen master for the trainee of Zen to attain enlightenment) of Joshu-roku (Words of Master Zen Priest Joshu in China in 8th C). He offered tea to everyone who came to learn Zen practice. You can experience SENCHA (Japanese Green Tea) practice with Japanese sweets. (SENCHA Practice is different style from Tea Ceremony) Some Kyoto local & seasonal lunches are also offered. Not only Japanese tea but Brazilian coffee is available. It is quietly and comfortably located on the way to Kiyomizu-dera Temple...

예약 후 친구와 방문했습니다. 가정식을 먹으려면 무조건 예약을 해야합니다. 예약 시간 20분 전 도착했으나, 문이 닫혀있어서 한참 헤맸습니다. 게다가 비가 오는바람에 더 힘들었어요. 겨우겨우 찾아 도착했는데 저희 밖에 없었고 내부는 눅눅함과 담배냄새가 은은하게 퍼져있었습니다. 금연석으로 예약했는데 그냥 내부 전체가 담배냄새가 나서 딱히 상관없는것같습니다. 예약한 음식 외 다른 음식은 주문하기가 어려운것 같았구요. 예약한 메뉴가 1인 1500엔인데 지금까지 일본에서 먹었던 음식 중 제일 별로였습니다. (일본 20회 이상 방문) 반찬들이 차갑기도 하고, 미지근 하고, 미소국은 굉장히 짰고, 전체적으로 맛있다고 느껴지는 음식은 없었어요. 만들어둔 음식을 냉장고에 몇일 넣어 놓고 전자렌지에 돌려서 내놓은 느낌입니다. 사람의 입맛은 주관적이고 다 각자 다르니 더 말씀은 드리기 어렵지만 추천은 안하겠습니다.

I visited with my friend after making a reservation. You must make a reservation to eat a home meal. I arrived 20 minutes before the reservation time, but I wandered around for a long time because the door was closed. Besides, it was harder because it rained. I managed to find it, but we were the only ones, and the inside was soggy and cigarette smell spread subtly. I made a reservation for a non-smoking seat, but the whole interior smells like cigarettes, so it doesn't matter. It seemed difficult to order anything other than the food I reserved. The menu I reserved is 1,500 yen per person, but it was the worst food I've ever eaten in Japan. The side dishes were cold, lukewarm, the miso soup was very salty, and there was no food that tasted good overall. It feels like I put the food I made in the refrigerator for a few days and put it in the microwave. People's tastes are subjective and different, so it's hard to tell you more, but I won't recommend it.

予約後、友達と訪問しました。 家庭料理を食べるためには必ず予約をしなければなりません。 予約時間の20分前に到着しましたが、ドアが閉まっていてしばらく迷いました。 それに雨が降ったせいでもっと大変でした。 やっとの思いで到着したのですが、私たちしかおらず、内部は湿り気とタバコの匂いがほのかに広がっていました。 禁煙席を予約したのですが、内部全体がタバコの匂いがするので特に構わないと思います。 予約した料理以外の料理は注文するのが難しそうでした。 予約したメニューが1人1500円ですが、今まで日本で食べたものの中で一番イマイチでした。 おかずが冷えたり、ぬるくて、味噌汁はとてもしょっぱくて、全体的においしいと感じる食べ物はありませんでした。 作っておいた食べ物を冷蔵庫に数日入れておいて電子レンジに回して出した感じです。...

We stumbled on this gem. Such a cute and sweet experience. There was five of us and it’s challenging to find a table for all of us — this place had one larger table and we were able to sit together tatami style.

We ordered all 3 lunch specials. All were quite delicious and each tasted pretty different — a traditional take on soba, soba with cod roe, and a carbonara soba. My favorite was the soba with cod roe, the traditional got one favorite vote, and the carbonara won with the remaining 3 votes.

The shop owner is sweet. The restaurant is clean, cute,...