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I had the opportunity to visit the teppanyaki restaurant "Jin" inside Kyoto Brighton Hotel. The hotel is located in the Gosho West area, on Shinmachi-dori Nakadachiuri. It is a little north of Marutamachi Station and Imadegawa Station, so if you take the subway, you would get off at Imadegawa Station. In a Kyoto taxi, mentioning "Kyoto Brighton Hotel" should be sufficient. Upon arriving at the hotel, heading towards the open space on the right side, you will find the entrance shared by two restaurants, "Kyoto Kaiseki Hotaru" and "Jin." Walking to the left, you will enter the teppanyaki zone. The interior of the restaurant has a large U-shaped, semi-circular teppanyaki counter that can seat around 30 people. Tonight, I was seated at a table overlooking the courtyard with maple trees. It must be beautiful during the autumn foliage season.
I started by enjoying a glass of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Rose Label champagne while examining the menu. The dinner courses featuring branded beef are divided into the following categories:
- "Kyoto's Four Seasons" with choice of Kyoto beef sirloin or Kyushu Wagyu fillet for ¥16,000
- "Masterpiece" with a comparison of Miyazaki Wagyu fillet and sirloin or a seafood choice for ¥18,000
- "Luxurious Display" with Kobe beef fillet for ¥23,000
- "Ultimate" with abalone, Ise shrimp, and Yonezawa beef fillet for ¥32,000
There are also five options for the "Black Wagyu Beef Course":
- 100g course for ¥13,500
- 150g course for ¥15,800
- A5 rank 100g course for ¥15,800
- Kobe beef 80g course for ¥18,800
- A5 rank 150g course for ¥19,500
You can also add seafood or change the type of meat. Tonight, I ordered the "Luxurious Display" course with Kobe beef fillet for ¥23,000, but changed the meat to Yonezawa beef and the garlic rice to grilled scallop rice.
The dishes included in the course were:
- Fried garlic appetizer
- Assorted 5 appetizers
- Grilled vegetables
- Onion gratin soup
- Grilled white fish, bamboo shoots, and fiddlehead ferns
- Kobe beef
- Bread to soak up the juices from the Yonezawa beef
- Brighton's traditional "Stir-fried bean sprouts, beef tartare, and hot roll sandwich with beef flavor"
- Grilled scallop rice, red miso soup, pickles
- Thick crepe with fruit sauce and mascarpone ice cream
- Matcha
For wine, I enjoyed the Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Rose Label champagne for ¥2,600 and a bottle of HATSUYUKI 2017 from NIKI Hills Village in Hokkaido for ¥12,000. Teppanyaki dining is lively and makes you feel happy. The comparison between Kobe beef and Yonezawa beef was perfect for tonight's course. One of the highlights was the unique "Stir-fried bean sprouts, beef tartare, and hot roll sandwich with beef flavor," which featured beef-soaked bread with a tartare sauce on top, along with stir-fried bean sprouts. The combination of meat flavor, tartare, and the texture of bean sprouts was delightful. The dessert crepe was also grilled on the teppan, allowing you to enjoy the live cooking experience until the very end.
While there are various restaurants in the hotel, my first experience with the cuisine at Kyoto Brighton Hotel, highly praised by those around me in Kyoto, was at the teppanyaki restaurant. It was overall a very enjoyable experience, and I would love to visit again. Thank you for the wonderful meal!