Gion Kawamoto Review Summary

I ate the special set for foreigners, and it was delicious. The chef explained in English and also helped me to learn the Japanese names, highlighting ingredients that were unique to Kyoto. I felt comfortable practicing my limited Japanese. I loved it and would eat here again. I highly recommend it.

Definitely worth a visit. Delicious restaurant with 3 meal options (all 1500 yen). Free tea was also provided.

A tiny traditional Japanese restaurant, 3 choices for lunch set. Taste unexpected delicious! Highly recommended!

I stopped by for lunch and it's a famous restaurant. You can eat delicious Japanese food at the best value for money. Honestly, I could give it a perfect score, but I found out after leaving the store that smoking is allowed, so I gave it a bit of a negative score. Luckily no one was smoking while I was there. The photo was taken while I was eating. . . .

You can casually enjoy authentic Kyoto cuisine.

It's not too difficult to enter, but because of the location, I would like people who can understand the Gion area and have a relaxed mind to enjoy it.

You can enjoy the ingredients that appear in seasonal Kyoto cuisine. Bamboo shoots in the spring, conger eel in the summer, matsutake mushrooms in the fall (requires a lot of determination lol), and mackerel in the winter.Although the ingredients may be tacky, you can enjoy the season with your tongue.

It's close to Tatsumi Bridge and has a nice atmosphere, and I especially recommend the mackerel sushi (the seafood roll in the picture), so I ended up finishing it off with a nice stroll around Gion.

January 30, 2024 Image added