Hafuu

Great place im a not so crowded neighborhood of kyoto. We came for the meat and they delivered. The wagyu bowl is a great value for the price and will melt in your mouth. We also tried their beef sandwich (not the Japanese beef) - that was delicious as well. One of the best sandwiches I ever ate. But looking back now we also should have went for the Japanese beef option here. Its a bit more pricy but worth it.

Wagyu sando, yakiniku and gyukatsu. This restaurant, the original out of two locations, is borne out of love of its beef product as a butcher shop with over 100 years of history. You'll want to come for lunch rather than dinner if you want to save yourself half the price, it's pricey and with a 200 yen post covid dinner cover charge too then lunch is really the best option by far. They deep fry a good steak, and the wagyu sando is great too. Beyond the gyukatsu and curry Hamburg there aren't really much options, so if you're not into beef then this might not be the best place. There's a long counter setup where you can see the open kitchen doing its thing or some tables towards the back if you'd prefer, but limited seating overall. I didn't have to reserve for lunch which was nice compared to, say, the major gyukatsu brand most in Kyoto line up for but you can literally visit that chain in Tokyo even so trying a place like this is recommended so you cab get more calibration on the local beef. There are English menus if you need them, since their menus are not using a computer font, google Translate has a hard time reading them. Worth a stop if you're in the area.

In a quiet residential neighborhood frequented by locals mostly, one is treated with high quality local and traditional food in an open Kitchen with counter seats. I highly recommend taking one of the six-course menus and additionally the Wagyu sandwich. Beef is as tender as you ever imagined Wagyu to be. The other appetizers are also great. Prices are very decent for the high quality one gets.