sinamo - シナモ — Restaurant in Kyoto

Restaurant vibe is very classy and I loved the lamps placed along the wall for lighting. However, the service really lacks. I asked for water which they forgot to bring, they also asked if I wanted bread but didn’t come back with it until I had finished my meal. Meal proportions for non-pizza item (beef cheek) was small considering it’s a main, but expected from “fine dining”. I also had a glass of their french red wine, it took me the entire meal and experience to finish it… Not sure if they didn’t like tourists or were too busy catering for other guests but I felt over experience left me disappointed. Staff were nice though and did speak...

If you do not expect Italian pizza and are OK with small portions, this is a nice place. It's a 3.5 stars for me. Pizza is a reinterpretation of it -- the dough is flat (little yeast) and squared, the toppings are good quality. The place in general is quite atmospheric -- it's basically a corridor but the lamps on one side and mirrors make it feel larger and cosy. I might go back if I feel like a casual...

My husband and i had lunch here today - small but immaculate place, staff is extremely welcoming even to foreigners. We were starving and ordered the blue cheese and honey pizza, queens pizza, tuna avocado cucumber wasabi salad, their homemade focaccia (incredible), and the berry tart for dessert. Everything was fantastic and the best thing of all was the sangria -...