Yakitori restaurants in Kyoto
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Wabiya Korekidō
This slick restaurant on Gion’s atmospheric Hanami-kōji serves what, for lack of a better term, we will call ‘haute yakitori’. It’s the nicest yakitori we’ve had, and the setting is a lot more elegant than your typical yakitori joint. At dinner, the shunsaiwabiya kōsu (full chicken course; ¥3675) is excellent. At lunch, choose from one of the meals on the picture menu outside. The name of the place is written in English in tiny letters on the black-and-white sign.
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Torito
This is part of the new wave of yakitori restaurants in Kyoto that are updating the old standards in interesting and tasty ways. It’s a crowded spot, with a counter and a few small tables. The food is very good and will likely appeal to non-Japanese palates. Dishes include kamo rōsu (duck roast; ¥1050), negima (long onions and chicken; ¥294 for two sticks) and tsukune (chicken meatballs; ¥482). It’s near the corner of Marutamachi and Kawabata-dōri; you can see inside to the counter.
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Ichi-Ban
This popular yakitori joint has an English menu and a friendly owner to help with ordering. Best of all, it has that classic old yakitori-ya ambience – smoking charcoal grills, old beer posters on the walls and oden (winter stew) bubbling away on the counter. Look for the yellow-and-red sign and the big lantern.
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Daikichi
This is a good yakitori restaurant with a friendly owner. The place is a little brightly lit for our taste, but it’s easy to enter and the yakitori is tasty. Daikichi is on Sanjō-dōri; look for the red lanterns outside.
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