Takashimaya Department Store Food Court: Ika Meshi (squid stuffed with rice)
Well, once again the department store food court turns up some yummies! Paku and I bought this, I think it was from a demise (出店) from Ishikawa Prefecture, it is called ika meshi. Ika means ’squid’ and meshi is one of several ways to say [...]
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Toriyasu: Kyoto-style Chicken Donburi Shop (とり安 丼・鳥料理)
Toriyasu serves several donburi (ricebowl) dishes that are unbeatable. This tiny and charming restaurant with about 50 years of history is an offshoot of the 120 year old poulterer just next door.
Toriyasu serves three classic donburi dishes and the most famous of which is karaagedon.
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Falafel Garden ファラフェルガーデン
In Kyoto and looking for a quick and cheap (by Kyoto standards) bite to eat that isn’t Japanese or looking for a veggie meal?
Falafel Garden, is good, though not gourmet, not the kind of Middle Eastern food you could probably find back home.
Falafel Garden is located just to the east of Demachiyanagi Station. [...]
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