Kyoto, Japan｜Shokudo Endo

I often visit this Shop when I am around Kiomizudera. It offers delicious Maguro donburi for a fair price. I like the atmosphere of this place as well. Please visit if you are close around lunchtime. But expect to wait outside for a while since it is often crowded. It is worth the wait.

It was a super small resto at the heart of ninenzaka. You have to pay attention because the resto located at a narrow alley. This resto recommended by my Japanese friend. Then I went here several days after with my friends who is coming all they way to Kyoto for vacation. You have to take off your shoes after entering the resto. Using cellphone is prohibited. Most probably because you will spend more time inside the resto while eating. Meanwhile, there will be many people out there waiting in line to try their menu. It makes sense. Moreover, their speciality is Maguro-don. Practically, rice with tuna sashimi as topping. Dont forget that it goes with a special sauce that makes it so tasty. It will never go wrong. The most famous one is maguro(tuna) with avocado. But they have it also with kimchi. Or, if you don't eat raw fish, they have the deepfried version as well. I found some comments said that the owner/staff is not friendly. But during my visit, I got no impression that they are as mentioned in the comment. I enjoyed my visit so much. Moreover, the price start from 1000~1600yen. Affordable enough for a bowl of fantastic maguro-don (forgot to mentioned it came with tofu soup which is so delicious and japanese salad things). I definitely will recommend this place to my friends!

A little bit hard to find! It is located at off the main touristy path but once you find it, it is definitely worth it. Prolonged phone usage is prohibited but I managed to snap a few pictures. Didn't interact much with the owner though.