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EATING
| TEMPURA
26-4308; 11 Shōnami-chō; meals ¥1500-5000;
11.30am-2.30pm & 5-9.30pm Tue-Sun;
)
This reliable restaurant serves attractive tempura and sashimi sets in a relatively casual at-
mosphere. At lunchtime try the nicely presented
yumei-dono bentō
(a box filled with a vari-
ety of tasty Japanese foods) for ¥1600.
SILK ROAD¥
(
シルクロードの終着駅
; 25-0231; 16 Kasu-gano-chō; meals ¥1000; 10am-7pm; )
If you
have kids in tow, head into the Yumekaze Hiroba dining/shopping complex across from the
Nara National Museum to find this wonderful 'train-centric' restaurant. There are two huge
model train layouts that your kids can actually control while eating bowls of standard
Japanese curry rice and similar favourites. As if Nara wasn't already child-friendly enough!
| SHOKUDŌ
MELLOW CAFÉ¥¥
(
メロー
カフェ
; 27-9099; 1-8 Konishi-chō; lunch from ¥980; 11am-11.30pm; )
Located down
a narrow alley (look for the palm tree) not far from Kintetsu Nara Station, this open-plan
cafe is a pleasant spot to fuel up for a day of sightseeing. The menu centres on pasta and
pizza (there's a brick oven).
| CAFE
FALAFEL GARDEN¥
| INTERNATIONAL
(
ファラフェルガーデン
; 24-2722; 13-2 Higashimuki Minamimachi; food from ¥680, lunch from ¥950;
11am-9pm; )
About midway along the Konishi shopping arcade, this falafel specialist is
a great place for vegetarians and anyone in need of a break from noodles and rice.
