ottimo — Restaurant in Kyoto

Summary: A great local spot for world class taste at a reasonable price.

My wife and I attended this restaurant for lunch today. Hands down one of the best Italian foods of any restaurant I've been to in America or abroad. A small two person family operated restaurant nestled right into a clean and secure alley off a main road.

There was no English menu, however the staff had excellent English and were able to help us through with no hassle. I recommend using Google-lens to assist you with translating the menu.

The food was out of this world amazing, we had the recommended 3 course option, with a starter of the worlds best minestrone soup. Followed by a wonderful rendition on the Casio e pepe for the main course. A world class cup of espresso footnoted the end of the meal.

Prices were very affordable and my wife and I walked out with only a...

very delicious and cozy italian bistro run by a couple that we walked into for lunch! aside from us there were just locals there which is always a great sign.

every one started with either the gazpacho or the mixed antipasti (all veggies sourced from local farms the same morning of service), then followed with handmade pasta which was FANTASTIC (we have high standards coming from nyc) the cacio e pepe and short rib ragu were definitely favorites

we loved the japanese flair on each dish, and the set meal was perfect for lunch for each of us. my dad especially enjoyed the duck entree. definitely would come back and recommend to others we had...

Good location and cozy atmosphere. The toilet is large and clean. I had a Lunch 1,800¥(appetizer + lasagna) + 500¥ (dolce, gelato + 2 kind of todays selections). In terms of the volume, 500¥ dolce could be much more improved. The portion and the presentation are not satisfactory. I recommend that they ask customer to choose 1 big portion of dessert rather than offering only one...