Okonomiyaki wa Cocoyanen - Shijo Omiya — Restaurant in Kyoto

I absolutely love this place, and the funny thing is that I didn’t originally plan to go there! I went the first week of December 2024 during my first time in Japan. My first night in Kyoto, I was looking for dinner spot that seemed foreigner-friendly because some Japanese people welcoming and some are passive-aggressive and I was getting tired of the passive-aggressive ones. I went walking in the night to go to one okonomiyaki place, but it was packed, so I just wandered up the street and found Cocoyanen. I went in and was warmly greeted—what a relief! Right before I was going to order some okonomiyaki, I saw and smelled one of the chefs cooking oysters with butter—I couldn’t resist, and buttery oysters with green onions was an amazing choice for an appetizer. The okonomiyaki the waiter put on the grill in front of me was delectable! It had melted cheese on it and that took it to the next level. I had a dragonfruit highball drink with it to wash everything down. The staff were very welcoming and I didn’t get any anti-foreigner vibes from them. Highly recommended down-to-earth restaurant and I’ll make sure to eat there again and again every time...

A family run business, tucked away in the corner of an alleyway in shijo-omiya area of Kyoto. Great food, amazing hospitality. Although the interior could use a little help, but I'm willing to overlook that because the okonomiyaki was so damn good. They serve it on a grill built into the customer tables, to keep the okonomiyaki hot. Oh and they have a randomizer, where you will definitely win either an appetizer, a drink or a dessert. I got the fluffy tofu and damn...

We came across this restaurant while looking around for a place to have our last dinner in Kyoto. We wanted it to be special and this restaurant definitely made that happen. The food was great. Everything we ordered was delicious and the staff were very friendly. The atmosphere feels very nice and cosy. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone who wants to enjoy nice food. Another thing, you order from a tablet (also in English) so very...