Kyoto, Japan｜上古屋

Best food we’ve had in Kyoto! The tempura corn is incredible and the fried chicken delicious. Menu is only in Japanese but host and friendly locals helped us to a great meal. Suggest downloading a picture app beforehand just in case!

A great experience! Home made food and recipes cooked in front of us in minutes! The owner and the whole staff were very welcoming. No english menu but we just followed the recommendations of the chef: sashimi, tempura, and some specialties... we stayed at the counter with 2 more local customers (also very helpful!), a wonderful evening for us (6 persons)!

After more than 40 minutes of searching on internet for the perfect Izakaya for the evening we found Johkoya. With great local reviews and obviously only one bad review (from a tourist clearly not knowing that quality costs a bit more) we decided to try it out. So happy that we did! Without doubt one of the most friendly/best Izakaya’s in town. Great service, GREAT food and a great chef, in every way! Not having a english menu wasn’t a problem for us, neither the price which was absolutely not overcharged! Overall the visit was one of our absolut best Izakaya visits we did in whole of Japan. ARIGATO for a great evening! 😊✌🏾