ShiじMa — Restaurant in Kyoto

Truly an amazing lunch experience. We went after seeing the Raku museum and it was the best choice we made.

The place is run by a mother and daughter, both of whom are incredibly nice and attentive. The mother doesn’t speak English but the daughter does quite well. The house itself is also beautiful, perfectly decorated, and has a meticulously designed front yard/garden area.

On to the food, it was easily the best lunch we had in Kyoto. The appetizer was this fantastically creative ginger, onion soup with some foam on top. Then the main course was a collection of a bunch of stellar dishes. The pickles were delicious and traditional. The three small appetizers were all creative and excellent. And there was a small spinach soufflé that was cooked just perfectly and better than any soufflé than I’ve had at a French restaurant. The main of the “main” was a red wine beef dish with potato gratin on the bottom that was also out of this world. And of course, the traditional maths ice cream and red bean dessert was also perfect and the best thing for the Kyoto summer. Overall, the food was carefully prepared, meticulously presented, and an amazing blend of traditional Japanese cuisine with some modern flair. That is, not only are they good cooks, they’re also creative with their food as well.

Anyways, long story short, this was an excellent find and I’d recommend it in the area. The only thing I’m sad about is that I won’t get to try their other...

Incredible Lunch Meal, located in the Quiet place of kyoto, it is just in front of Raku Musuem google might confuse you. The meal was light and fresh, from the foamy soup to the appetizer to the main course and Dessert, a Family own Restaurant run by a mom and Daughter. If you want to escape the busy city of Kyoto this place is great place to go. We had lunch and it was incredible worth the price, vegetables were fresh every food in your plate is tasteful. Sounds like I’m exaggerating but try...

Quiet environment away from the hustle and bustle. Served by a mother, daughter. Family owned. Each lunch menu is hand formed each day.

Not for people looking for loud, boisterous modern environments.

For lunch cost around 3000 yen, we got onion soup, 3 appetizer small dishes, pickled vegetables, red wine braised beef on top of a potato bed, rice, gratin and dessert of green tea ice cream, red bean, jello with brown sugar sauce.

This family shop is unique in Japan, would likely never find...