Overview
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Awards
- OAD
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Japanese Restaurants 2023, 69
- Tabelog
- 2023 Gold
- La Liste
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La Liste, #142
- Restaurant Ranking
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Restaurant Ranking 2023, #341
Ratings from the web
- Tabelog
- 4.59
Cuisine
Japanese Cuisine, Kaiseki
Chef
Shinichi Iida
Foodle Reviews
Even in an in-between season, Iida san creates wonderful layered dishes with imagination and precision.
Spring menu at Iida. As always precise, thoughtful and delicious. Exclusive ingredients cooked gently to perfection. A phenomenal layering of flavors releasing plenty of umami.
This place is impossible to book, it is small and very, very good. A few years ago they got 3 stars in the Guide Michelin. Then the telephone avalanche started. People trying to bully their way to a reservation. In the end Mrs. Iida asked the GM not only to remove the stars but to remove their restaurant from the Guide... More
Spring menu at Iida. As always precise, thoughtful and delicious. Exclusive ingredients cooked gently to perfection. A phenomenal layering of flavors releasing plenty of umami.
This place is impossible to book, it is small and very, very good. A few years ago they got 3 stars in the Guide Michelin. Then the telephone avalanche started. People trying to bully their way to a reservation. In the end Mrs. Iida asked the GM not only to remove the stars but to remove their restaurant from the Guide at all. Since then, she says, peace has returned and they can go about their business as they used to. They don’t really need to worry about filling the place up, normally you have to submit your wishes in August of each year, not for the next year but for the year after. Of course there is no credit card or deposit needed, only an entry with a pencil into their diary even though the reservation might be more than 2 years in the future.
Only in Japan….
ps: The pictures show only the first part of the meal as one is only allowed photos if on is the only guest in the restaurant. Once the other guest arrived I had to stop making pictures. Less
Most likely one of the best Kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto.
The latest 3 star in Kyoto. Modern Kaiseki, he follows the rules but introduces gently some innovation.
One dish in particular was interesting. Shirako wrapped in grilled butterfish and then deep fried to comply with the mandatory tempura dish. However it was served in a sauce which was not clear but rather thick like a tomato sauce. Very powerful flavour and extraordinary texture in the mouth.
Booked again in November 2019(!), the first possible booking without relying on cancellations.
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Address
120-1 Fukunagachō, Nakagyō-ku, Kyōto-shi, Kyōto-fu 604-8084, Japan
Hours
Tuesday: 18:00 - 20:00
Wednesday: 18:00 - 20:00
Thursday: 18:00 - 20:00
Friday: 18:00 - 20:00
Saturday: 18:00 - 20:00
Sunday: 18:00 - 20:00
Phone
+81 (75) 231 6355