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Creative and excellent Italian cuisine at The Sawdust Higashiyama Kyoto.Enjoy an elegant movement in TAKEUCHI Seiho's former residence.


"The SODOH HIGASHIYAMA KYOTO" is an Italian restaurant located at the foot of Yasaka-no-to (Yasaka Pagoda) (Hokanji Temple), a scenic Kyoto landmark. The restaurant is housed in a renovated Japanese house that was the private residence of TAKEUCHI Seiho, one of the most famous Japanese-style painters of the Kyoto art world. 5 venues of various sizes are scattered around the 1,700 tsubo site, each offering atmospheric views and a wide variety of uses, including restaurants, weddings and corporate parties.


Italian restaurant built on the site of the private residence of Japanese painter TAKEUCHI Seiho.

Storefront with views over the green garden.


Bar counter

The restaurant offers a particular cuisine based on traditional Italian cuisine, combining Kyoto's local ingredients with the cuisine's zeitgeist and seasonality. The cuisine is full of creativity, yet traditional, with a focus on "Always new, always the same." The concept of the restaurant is both surprising and nostalgic.

The restaurant offers lunch, dinner and sweets kaiseki courses, as well as birthday and marriage proposal plans, making it a great place to spend a special moment.





Vegan course Seasonal tarts


Address

366, Yasakaue-cho, Yasaka-dori Shimogawara Higashi-iru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto

Tel

075-541-3331

Access from nearest station

  • Kyoto Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line, 13-minute walk from Exit 2.

  • 10-minute walk from Gion-Shijo Station (Keihan Main Line), Exit 6.

  • 15 minutes by car or city bus from JR Kyoto Station.

Opening hours

Weekdays

Lunch 11:00-16:00 (last in/last order 14:00)

Dinner 17:00-22:00 (last in/last order 20:00)

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays

Dinner only 17:30-22:30 (Last in/last order 20:30)

Closed

No regular holidays

Facilities

wheelchair-accessible toilets, nursing space, nappy changing table

Note

No private parking available

Official website


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