Kyoto, Japan｜CURRY & BAR 240

Absolutely delicious curry restaurant serving three different curry options along with flavorful jeera rice. The shop is cozy and the service is impeccable.

So delicious! We both had the “3 types of curry” option since we wanted to try them all. There was the Pakistani curry with chicken (was reminiscent of jerk chicken to me), creamy pork keema with crispy anchovies(??), some kind of crispy tiny fish atop the curry, definitely cooked with dashi. And what I think was a beef soup curry (can’t recall if it was beef or pork). This is nothing like the usual “Japanese curry” you’ll find that’s made from a roux and has a very mild sweetish flavor with a thick, uniform, consistency. This is more like, Indian/ Pakistani curries with very significant Japanese twists. Loads and loads of spices went into these curries, creating immense depth of flavor. Everything though clearly had strong Japanese influence in terms of the broths, felt like there was definitely dashi made from bonito used in at least two of the three curries. I loved the homemade pickles too. My favorite was the cabbage slaw. Actually I also loved the little quail egg and the tomato and cucumber “chutney”(?). Anyway, everything was great. Definitely worth trying when you’re in Kyoto— I’ve never had curries like this in my life. I can’t believe how affordable it is—our plates were huge and overflowing and every curry obviously required immense effort to create. I was fit to burst but I just couldn’t finish all the food even though I felt so bad to leave any behind knowing how much effort must’ve gone into these curries. How many spices must’ve been ground and used? I was counting out the guests and trying to figure out how the owner could possibly turn a profit at these prices. I kind of hope he raises the prices because I think it’s so underpriced right now and I’d rather he stay in business …

It was so delicious! The curry was so flavourful and the portion size is generous. Even though there was only one staff member working he was attentive and took the time to explain the menu to me in English. It was also very affordable. I went at 8pm on a weekday and didn’t have to queue at all. If you are looking for curry in Kyoto I really recommend coming here!