Miyazu, Kyoto, Japan｜aceto

Fantastic Italian japanese fusion food made with local ingredients. This is the restaurant arm of Lio vinegar brewery. I didn't have a chance to visit the brewery but was lucky to be able to have dinner here. Food in general was very good, and service was attentive. Hope to have a chance to come back again in future 😊

This is my second time eating at Aceto (Italian for vinegar). The restaurant is owned by a world-class Vinegar Brewery and they use a variety of local ingredients in their cooking, from pesticide-free rice, to organic vinegar, to local seafood and wild game. The dining experience was excellent, including the atmosphere as the restaurant is a beautifully restored 120-year-old building. The tasting menu offered a variety of courses, starting with a puffed bread app., three types of local seafood (fried oyster, sardine, and a pate with sashimi), followed by a brown rice risotto, turban shell pasta, and a chocolate tart with chocolate sauce and ice cream that was so appetizing and delicious I forgot to take a picture of it until I was half-way done eating it. They have a good selection of drinks, including alcohol, but I couldn't resist ordering their organic purple sweet potato vinegar drink - which I've read promotes anti-aging. Their website shows their course menus, which will change with the seasonal ingredients. I will definitely eat here again, and for a fine dining experience, this is priced reasonably and was very satisfying.

We had a great dinner there. They use high quality, local ingredients.