ShichI-fuku-shokudou — Restaurant in Nara

Unsuspecting restaurant that crafts humble-looking dishes with superb taste.

While the staff informed us that we had to wait ~30 minutes… we waited for nearly 50 minutes to be seated. But WOW, the wait was definitely well worth it.

Their seasonal menu for November undoubtedly captured the essence of autumn. There was an insane depth of flavours from the chicken stew. The shiitake delivered earthiness that paired nicely with the chrysanthemum leaves. The texture from the taro salad was divine while the soup was heartwarming.

The showstopper for this restaurant has got to be their seasonal parfait - made up of chestnut mont blanc, granola bits, rum and raisin ice cream and coffee jelly. Every single bite sent us to dessert heaven. I would also like to highlight their homemade craft cola which was so damn addictive.

We are glad that we were able to experience...

A very popular eatery with at least an hour wait time during lunch. You could leave your name and local mobile number and they would call you when a seat is available (would hold seat for 30min). The counter seats were recommended where you could see the master manually brew the aromatic coffee using kettle and filter and also grinding of coffee beans for each brew.

The seasonal set lunch was deliciously prepared and my favourite was the Gobou (Burdock) with potatoes salad. The panna cotta (best seller) and cafe latte were a perfect pair to end the lunch. You could self-served complimentary water too.

I felt that the foods were a little on the expensive side and you could definitely find cheaper and equally good foods in Nara-machi if you had a...

Nothing special. First we had to wait because the place was full- ok, typical for japan. Then it turned out that the lunch is no longer served- ok, we should have checked better. We ordered parfait and coffee and waited a long time for the order, even though the place emptied in the meantime. The order was served separately. Parfait was very mediocre, not really worth the money. As an european traveller I highly recommend trying something local...