Sarasa Kayu-koji — Restaurant in Kyoto

Cons first: Smoking isn’t prohibited here so we were seated next to a table full of smokers and had to move to a different one... Service was poor. The couple on the table next to us waited longer than we did for their drinks, despite arriving before us. They reminded the waitress that they’re still waiting for their drinks, waited a bit longer and then left. I didn’t blame them. I nearly left myself before we moved away from the smoky table. Pros: the caramel cheesecake and nutty bar were good and the coffee is nice. Clamp Coffee Sarasa near Nijo castle is...

The curry here helped me forget about the wholly mediocre lunch I had at the Spanish place nearby.

I would not call this place cozy, as others have. It might look cozy but it’s more like platform 1 of Hipster Station (many people in transit and the staff runs it like a Shinkansen on a tight schedule).

I’m deducting a star because the coffee is so bitter it could melt the myelin...

A charming cafe in the middle of everything, yet located in a calm sidearm of the shopping malls of Kyoto-Kawaramachi. I had a good coffee and blueberry/orange cake. There are lots of students and younger people. The right place for an afternoon-meet....