Nakagyo · Japan

Yoshikawa Tempura

Yoshikawa

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9/10

best: afternoon

contemplative

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Counter seats let you watch the master chef transform seasonal ingredients into impossibly light tempura.

This is the place for tempura in Kyoto. Attached to a ryokan, it offers table seating, but the real experience is sitting at the small counter watching the chefs transform vegetables and seafood into impossibly light, golden bites. The traditional Japanese building near Oike-dori sets the scene — latticed wood, sliding screens, and the gentle sizzle of batter meeting oil. Reservations are essential for the tatami room; counter seats are first-come, first-served.

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