Shogetsu — Restaurant in Kyoto

Found the restaurant on Airbnb experience and upgraded the menu and added sake tasting. This was definitely one of the best meals that I had in my life.

Location is not directly in the tourist places and it's such a great relief for us as late March's Kyoto made us feel overwhelmed by the large tourist population.

Kaiseki cuisine is famous for using seasonal ingredients and we did experience the spring veggies and fish. The lobster sashimi was definitely a highlight for me, tho my boyfriend was surprised that it was too fresh that it's still moving 😆 had a bit culture differences. Sake tasting was so interesting and we ended up drinking two more small bottles. Despite the taste, it also blowed our minds that sake can have so many different varieties like wine!!!

Food were unbelievably amazing and looking so delicate. I also love the every little detail the restaurant put in serving their guests. Definitely will visit again if we are in...

we had a lovely kaiseki dinner at Shogetsu on 13.5. Ayano the host and her mother who together own this restaurant were very welcoming, pleasant, communicative and helpful with explanations in English as well as with help of google translate. they lead me through sake tasting which was a nice experience in itself. the chef who most of the time was behind the scenes offered his input and willingly answered all of my wife's questions about different aspects of Japanese food ingredients and components. the place has warm atmosphere and sitting is for about 8 diners around the wooden counter. the food quality and presentation was high standard, showcasing different textures and tastes as best as one can experience in this sort of kaiseki dinner. this is a very recommended place both for their quality of dining and personal hospitality. a nice dinner and very...

Foreigner friendly! I booked my reservation through Airbnb which included a quick matcha tea making experience at the end.

Food: delicious, all natural ingredients, so much umami. Beautiful presentation of food

Service: Insanely good. Hosts were very attentive. We ordered two flights of sake (3 kinds each), and they gave us a bonus one. They also printed a menu for us in English which we are keeping as a souvenir.

Atmosphere: Interior decor was natural (mostly stone and wood) and minimal (elegantly simplistic). Local folks also came in for a meal, and it was a fun experience dining alongside locals and at the same time being able to ask questions in and see a menu in English.

Highly...