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About this place
On Sundays, Takezaki’s breakfast course centres on freshly cooked rice from a clay pot, served as part of a multi-course Japanese meal. The spread may include soup, fried dishes, sashimi, grilled fish and simmered ingredients, followed by dessert and a choice of drink. One breakfast featured pike conger with cucumber, a broth made from kinmedai bones, simmered pike conger roe, sashimi of sea bass and scallop, and grilled medai. After the clay-pot rice and pickles came melon jelly—a satisfying range of dishes for anyone looking to make breakfast a substantial meal. Breakfast is available on Sundays only and requires a reservation, making it possible to begin a day in Kyoto with a full course and a drink afterwards.
At lunch and dinner, seasonal dishes arrive one by one as part of an omakase course. The listed lunch menu comprises 5–6 dishes, rice, 2 dessert dishes and an after-meal drink. A course offered for both lunch and dinner includes 7–8 dishes, rice, 2–3 dessert dishes and an after-meal drink. Diners have singled out persimmon and chestnut dressed with cheese, crab miso paired with cucumber in a sweet-and-sour dressing, freshly grilled fish and just-cooked rice. One meal ended with a brûlée-style dessert made with seared persimmon, hinting at the course’s inventive use of Japanese ingredients. One visitor also recalled hearing explanations of the seasonal fish and ingredients as each dish arrived, making the introduction to the food part of the meal.
Several diners mention pairing sake with the courses. Those interested in matching sake to the dishes could ask about it when ordering. One lunch review also mentions having shochu after the meal. Between the choice of drink with Sunday breakfast and the drinks served after the set courses, there are a few ways to round off the meal.
This is a small restaurant with a counter at its heart, and visitors have enjoyed watching dishes being finished in front of them. Reservations are required for Sunday breakfast and the lunch and dinner omakase courses, so plan ahead.
