Shizuka

An authentic local place serving kamameshi, which is a kind of boiled rice dish, similar to the Chinese or Korean stonepot rice bowls. There is a certain method to eating it which the waitress was able to explain clearly in English.

The flavours were delicate and they serve their dishes with local naruzake pickles which I had wanted to try.

The restaurant was popular with locals. We were the only tourists in about 20 diners at the time.

It was a 15 minute wait at 11am but the line was over twice as long when we left. There is another main store over at Nara Park which is a 15 minute bus trip away.