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May 19, 2014 - 1 min read

Kyoto Gion: Western Cuisine MIKAKU

Western dishes cooked by Japanese Beef experts in Kyoto

By Takako Sakamoto

Community writer

MIKAKU, seen from a sidewalk of Shirakawa Street. This view induced me to go there!

Lit-up sidewalk of Shirakawa street. Nice atmosphere, isn't it?

I walked around the corner and found the place. Here it is!

Menu displayed at the restaurant. Well, it's affordable...right?

Menu of the restaurant MIKAKU. I ordered Fried shrimp but five was too many for me, so I asked to make it three. According to the owner, an English menu is also available here

Cassis orange and a glass of water on the table

Other tables of the restaurant. I was the only customer! Some helmets for motorbikes were on the shelf

Displayed motorbike. It looks like the owner of the restaurant is a fan of motorcycling

Pumpkin potage soup

My fried shrimp...

...and salad and rice!

Inside Western Restaurant MIKAKU

Head chef and the restaurant owner, Mr. Kenji Mita

The other day I visited Kyoto and for the first time in my life strolled around the streets there. When I was walking down the street along Shirakawa River, a nice, stylish riverside restaurant lit-up by warm light caught my eye, and all of a sudden I wanted to go there; how nice it would be to drink a cocktail, watching people strolling along Shirakawa River through the window! Like a moth drawn to a bright light, I walked around the corner and jumped into the place! It was a restaurant called "MIKAKU 2nd", which serves western dishes. The dinner was nice, and after I finished the meal I asked the chef, who turned out to be the owner of the restaurant, for permission to take photos. He kindly showed me around and said, "There's another restaurant I run, on the 2nd floor." Well, it looks like I have more things to explore here.

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