Tramonto — Restaurant in Kyoto

The first time we tried to eat there, reading the Google reviews saying it’s popular we decided to get there 20 minutes before it opened. It was a typical 100 degree (Fahrenheit) Kyoto summer day and so it was oppressively hot. Once it turned 6 pm the elderly proprietress came out to ask us and the young man in front of us whether we had reservations. We both said no and then she apologized but there was no room for us. I’m sure they were aware of this much earlier in the day and they could have put a note on the door saying not to wait….Around a week later we tried going again. It was at 6:45PM on a day they are supposed to be open. Though there were clearly people inside the restaurant, a bike was parked across the door as if done as a protective measure. Very odd…Either way I suspect this place is only open for long-time regulars. The couple running it are elderly and I suspect they may be continuing the business less for business sake and more as a means of keeping in contact with their regulars. Which is their right to do but they should at least put up a sign stating this so non-regulars like ourselves don’t have our...

Introduction. This restaurant is not for foreign visitors, but for those who speak Japanese. On weekdays, the seats are filled with people with reservations. A long-established Italian restaurant, or rather a coffee shop that also serves pasta, run by a very experienced master who must be over 80 years old, his wife, an aunt and her son. There are eight tables and no counter. The staff, who seem to be hard of hearing, are very attentive, so it is important for customers to have a relaxed attitude toward waiting. This is not the fashionable, well-serviced restaurant of today. The restaurant does not consider the order of seating, and the food is prepared one portion at a time, so it is recommended for those who can afford not to be impatient if the food does not appear for an hour, and to consider that as part of the flavor. We had the famous oyster tagliolini. It has a strong flavor that sets it apart from the chain restaurants that serve pasta these days. The slight acidity is proof that they are not stingy with the seasoning wine. It looks like you can order a large serving, so I wish I had. The baguette comes first, and the pasta comes tens of minutes later, when the baguette has cooled down, but that is also a charm. It is a precious restaurant that keeps the old-fashioned recipe. Please visit while you have a chance to go, until the master retires = the restaurant will be gone. Anyway, please be careful if you don't have time or if you are looking for something different, because it would be unfortunate for both of us. This is not a first-class restaurant. That's...

Super cute little place a great combo of 80s Japan and Italian trattoria. The little old lady who served us picked up that we weren't Japanese (we're Asian Americans who don't particularly look like English speakers at first sight) and offered us an English menu. The food is pretty good and the ambiance is super cozy and chill. We had some pasta, wine and and a couple anti-pasta the olives and octopus. I can't complain about this place, it's cute and I'm full! And the price is...