Leone — Restaurant in Kyoto

I heard many great things about this place but experienced something that happens quite often when I come to Japan even as someone who is half and speaks the language: get turned down to dine.

We came at 7 PM and the place opens at 6 PM. We waited outside patiently cause we saw that all the tables were taken. When a nice old couple come out and left the door open for us to come in and take their table, the cook/waiter said in English “fully booked” even though it wasn’t. I wish my husband and I could have...

I really liked it, some of the comments mentioned they don't speak English or they are not helpful but I don't agree. Just our food arrived later than expected but it can happen anywhere I guess. We liked the food, we liked the service. Prices are reasonable. They have some interesting things in the menu like horse meat or etc. But I just tried the pasta with ragu sauce. And my boyfriend tried the beef. It was...

Reaaaaally good pasta in a small and cozy place + I didn't need a reservation. It's not super cheap but I find it's a good price for the quality of the food.

I highly recommend the carbonara because that's what I had but they also had many other options from italian gastronomy.

If you're up for Italian food in Kyoto, this is a...