Men-ya Yukou

Tiny Gion restaurant established in 1969 specializing in Kyoto-style curry udon — thick wheat noodles in a dashi-thickened Japanese curry soup. Separate vegetarian/vegan menu available.

Sister spot to Monk, tucked beneath Mount Daimonji off the Philosopher's Path, cooking seasonal Kyoto-farm ingredients over charcoal in an izakaya setting with a deep wine and sake cellar.

Elegant 8-seat counter yakitori spot in Kyoto serving free-range Kyoto chicken and duck cooked over both charcoal and a wood-fired oven, a sister to Gion's Wabiya Korekido.

Reservation-only Kyoto yakitori counter specializing in the rare Takasaka chicken, served as a course grilled over binchotan, recognized in Tabelog's 2025 yakitori top 100.