La Mer giki — Restaurant in Kyoto

Wow! My family was wandering around when we spotted the little French flag, and thought this would be a really interesting dinner. But as the waitress explained they were fully booked! So we were almost going to miss it but then the chef offered a private seating over the holiday!

Amazing, never had anyone offer anything like that, so generous!

The meal was delicious, a perfect capture of classic French cooking with Japanese ingredients and detail. The chef served us drinks and gave us his four course meal and the four of us had one of each entree: duck breast, wagyu-Kyoto beef cheek and braised beef, pork stew and a bouillabaisse.

Every course was better than the last, and the dessert was light and a perfect closer.

Can't thank the chef enough for such a unique experience and if we are ever in Kyoto again we will happily stop by again!

Pricing was very reasonable, decor was like being in the early 20th century in the French countryside, and though my Japanese was subpar at best the chef was good...

Nous avons découvert ce lieu et la cuisine du chef. Un chef qui a travaillé 3 ans avec Alain Ducasse et qui respecte tout à fait les mets et les goûts. Les plats sont présentés avec raffinement et beaucoup de délicatesse dans la disposition des ingrédients Les saveurs sont bien mises en valeur. Le cadre du restaurant, bleu et blanc, rappelle effectivement le bord de mer. Un petit bémol : le fonds musical de jazz, musique que je n'apprécie pas trop mais cela est mon avis. En tout cas, si vous passez par Kyoto, je ratais pas ce restaurant intimiste car le chef saura vous faire apprécier sa très belle et bonne cuisine. Essayez le plat à base de bœuf. Il s'agit de bœuf du Japon, persillée à souhait, lui conférant un goût subtil mais une viande exceptionnellement...

Excellent 5-course menu-set, reasonable priced. Every course was a highlight if not a piece of art, served by the chef himself. Thanks a lot for this gourmet-experience! Highly...