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( ミューズカフェ 212-2911; Nakagyō-ku, Teramachi Nijō agaru, Yōhōjimae-chō 717-1; lunch/dinner sets
from ¥750/1160; 11.30am-10pm Thu, Fri & Sun-Tue, noon-11pm Sat; 5min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae
Station, Tōzai subway line) This pan-Asian cafe-restaurant on Teramachi-dōri is a great place to
relax between bouts of antique hunting in the nearby shops. The place is pleasantly spa-
cious, the music is usually good and the food is generally tasty.
FUJINO-YA¥¥
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( 藤の家 ; 221-2446; Nakagyō-ku, Pontochō, Shijō agaru; tempura sets ¥2700; 4.30pm-11pm, closed Wed;
3min walk from Kawaramachi Station, Hankyū line) This is one of the easiest places for non-Japan-
ese to enter on Pontochō, a street where many of the other restaurants turn down even un-
familiar Japanese diners. Here you can feast on tempura, okonomiyaki , yaki-soba (fried
noodles) and kushikatsu (deep-fried skewers of meat, seafood and vegetables) in tatami
rooms overlooking the Kamo-gawa.
GANKO NIJŌ-EN¥¥
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( がんこ二条苑 ; 223-3456; Nakagyō-ku, Kiyamachi-dōri, Nijō sagaru; lunch & dinner course from ¥3000;
11am-10pm; 3min walk from Kyoto-Shiyakusho-mae Station, Tōzai subway line) This is an upmarket
branch of the Ganko Zushi chain that serves sushi and simple kaiseki sets. There's a pic-
ture menu and you can stroll in the stunning garden before or after your meal. It's near the
Nijō-Kiyamachi crossing; you can't miss the grand entrance or the food models in the
glass window.
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