Little Dragon — Restaurant in Kyoto

We stopped for lunch here and had a lovely home cooked meal. This is a very no-frills kind of place, just honest good food that you’d expect in a Japanese family cooked meal. I loved my hayashi rice, which was warm and comforting, and my partner got a chicken karaage teishoku set which was nice and juicy. The atmosphere is modest with locals dropping in for lunch as well, and the lady working the front was very kind and sweet. She spoke very good English and was attentive to our needs. I’d be...

Looked for an early breakfast around the area and stumbled upon this cosy cafe run by the sweetest owners. Would recommend the omurice and curry, though the pork cutlet was a tad fatty. Completely blown away by the kindness and generosity of the lady serving us, whose sweet and accommodating demeanor transcended language barriers. She even gave us neck warmers as a gift after our meal! Drop them a visit if you are...

Small cafe, seems to be run by an older couple. There was enough space to seat our family of 5. We arrived just before 4pm, and there was only one other customer. The serving lady was very careful to make sure that my sesame allergy was not accommodated, letting me know twice that the gyoza was not safe to eat. The only downside was that only one song was on, on repeat (and...