This is a restaurant located in front of Kyoto Station with many seats and delicious food. This time, I had assorted skewers, assorted grilled chicken, daikon salad, octopus with wasabi, karaage, fried tofu, and more. You can order using the tablet at your table. The eel rice cooked in a pot was delicious. There are various types of eel rice, so I want to try a different one next time. The food we ordered came relatively quickly, and everything was delicious, although nothing exceeded expectations. The service was also good and efficient.

I moved from Hiroshima to Kyoto. By the time I arrived in Kyoto, it was already late, so I contacted a few places and decided to stay at "Hotel Hokke Club Kyoto". It is the same chain as the one in Hiroshima, but I chose it based on location and price. It is located next to Kyoto Tower. I stayed there a few decades ago as well, but I don't remember much about it. It left a good impression on me back then, so I felt reassured. I paid 5,500 yen for the accommodation and 1,320 yen for breakfast. Compared to Hiroshima, Kyoto is much more expensive. The hotel is small and does not have a large public bath. Breakfast is served at the first-floor izakaya "Irohakaruta", which is not directly related to the hotel. Later on, I realized that I could also pay at the restaurant on the day of. In the morning, I went for breakfast. There is also a "Kogawa Coffee Kyoto Station Central Exit Store" on the first floor, which was bustling. They also offered breakfast at a discounted price, so that might have been a good option as well. The surrounding area also had many other dining options, so deciding on the day of would have been fine too. When I entered "Irohakaruta", it was also very busy. They offered both Japanese and Western breakfast, and I opted for the Japanese one. It took a bit of time to be served. While it was well-prepared, the high prices made me wish for more of Kyoto's uniqueness.

(Visit on October 16, 2021) This time, we had breakfast at "Hotel Hoshokaku Club Kyoto," located about a 1-minute walk from JR Kyoto Station Central Exit. We arrived right at 7 am when they opened, following the idea that "he who controls the morning, controls Kyoto." We all chose the Japanese set meal, which included grilled fish, rolled omelette, two side dishes, cold tofu, rice, miso soup, pickles, and fruit. You could have unlimited refills of rice and miso soup. The main dishes were grilled salmon and tamagoyaki, and the quality was far beyond what you would expect for a breakfast set costing over 1000 yen. Next time, it might be better to look for something near the station...^^;

I came to Kyoto for work and stayed at the Hokke Club. The room was spacious and clean. Breakfast was provided at the hotel, with a choice of Western or Japanese style. I chose the Japanese breakfast, which is shown in the picture. It wasn't luxurious, but it was satisfying. Drinks were self-service, and you could have unlimited refills of rice and miso soup.

I visited this izakaya wanting to have a drink while rubbing my full stomach after a satisfying meal. The tuna sashimi and pork skewers were all delicious. The restaurant is located on the 1st floor of Hokke Club in front of JR Kyoto Station. The atmosphere is cozy with counter seats available for small groups, making it easy for solo diners to visit. The price range is average, with a variety of drinks including beer, sake, and shochu. I would rate this restaurant between 3.0 to 3.5.

Japan delicious food tour. April 2020. No.963. Number of reviews: 1090. This shop is located on the first floor of a hotel, serving breakfast and lunch. I spent the afternoon wandering around Kyoto Station, exploring while passing the time. I thought about going up Kyoto Tower in the evening, but I ran out of time so I just admired it from below. Eventually, I arrived at this restaurant. The atmosphere inside was lively yet elegant. Each dish was carefully prepared and looked delicious. I immediately ordered a draft beer upon sitting down, and ended up forgetting to take photos of the food. Thank you for the wonderful meal.

I wanted to eat quickly, so I ordered things like sashimi, but they came out last, after the items I ordered later. The taste was average. The staff were polite and had a humble attitude, which left a good impression.

I wanted to have a casual drink, so I went to Izakaya Gobou. The karaage, yakitori, and salad were all safe choices with simple flavors. Thank you for the meal.

The impression is neither particularly good nor bad.

Hotel Hokke Club Kyoto is located on the 1st floor in front of Kyoto Station. It is also a place where you can have breakfast when staying at the hotel. I stayed overnight and just had breakfast earlier. The morning business hours start at 7 o'clock. I bought a meal ticket at the hotel front desk in advance. The price is 1,080 yen including tax. When I went in, I found out that you can also pay in cash without a meal ticket. I was seated by the staff and asked if I wanted rice porridge or rice, and then I was asked to choose grilled fish from salmon, horse mackerel, or yellowtail. I chose rice with salmon. It was ready in about 5 minutes. I was then explained that I could have seconds of rice and miso soup as self-service. At first glance, the salmon looked disappointing. It was clearly just a thin and small piece of salmon, not the bright red salmon shown in the menu photo. The fruit was obviously canned pineapple. Furthermore, the only drink options were water and tea. It's a shame, but it doesn't seem like a good value breakfast set for over 1,000 yen. The rice was decently tasty, but overall it felt like they just put together pre-made ingredients. I will have to think twice about whether to eat here again next time.

On the second night in Kyoto, we went to an izakaya for a casual dinner with a group of 3-4 people. Despite being almost full, the food was served promptly. There were quite a few dishes I couldn't eat, but I left feeling full. Please check out the photos of what we ate (lol). Overall, there wasn't anything that stood out as exceptional.

I stayed at the hotel "Hokke Club" right in front of Kyoto Station for 2 nights. On the first floor, there is a cafe and a izakaya called "Iroha Karuta". I visited Iroha Karuta both nights and enjoyed some drinks. They have a variety of melon-based cocktails and chu-hai drinks. I also tried the grilled turban shell while drinking. The menu also includes salads, yakisoba, and other delicious dishes. However, the last order is around 11:00-11:30 pm, and the restaurant closes at midnight, so you can't stay too late. If you are visiting Kyoto for sightseeing, it might be better to have dinner at Kyoto Station's restaurants like Kyoto Theater or Isetan Building before heading back to the hotel for a drink at Iroha Karuta. Breakfast at the hotel is also served at Iroha Karuta. You can choose between a regular meal or rice porridge. If you prefer a lighter breakfast, you can also opt to have a light meal at the cafe instead.

I was hesitating to enter the store, but I was knocked out by the accommodation discount and seasonal limited menu (laughs). I was casually looking at Aqua Fantasy in front of Kyoto Station, feeling open and liberated (laughs). I was overwhelmed by a sense of liberation and entered the store. It's the day for not drinking alcohol if you drive a car, but it's difficult to drink alone without accommodation (bitter smile). Even though the couple next to me (around the same age or slightly older) and the man in his late 40s or early 50s next to them were also drinking alone, I felt even more relaxed (laughs). Dishes like nikujaga, overnight pickles, hot sake, and clam dishes. It's actually more interesting with couples, and what's left is yakisoba. If you have a companion, alcohol would be the main focus. However, I realized why I was leaving it, and it made sense with the way I eat my ochazuke. Depending on the dish, the basic idea is that it would be tough to finish it alone, so I learned from the experience at the Kyoto Station Building store and first confirmed with the waiter who came to take the order (asked) before ordering. So, first... ◆ MIX Fruit & Cassis Orange ¥594 ⇒ Easier to drink than expected, on the sweeter side. I was secretly intrigued by the fruit-based alcohol at Okonomiyaki Machiya. Porta store the day before, and thought, "It would definitely be dangerous in terms of calories if I added dessert," but I chose it. However, a normal manga artist, although it's not for me to say, seems like my friends and editors would like to go to a place like this, but it feels like something has snapped after the great misfortune is over (laughs). Alcohol is definitely gone, but I ended up like a fruit punch at the end. ◆ Otoshi ¥324 ⇒ This place is definitely automatic with additional charges for otoshi, maybe this is the kind of place that charges separately for service. Looking at the receipt in order, there are no behind-the-scenes stories like ordering alcohol first or anything like that (laughs). It included thread konjac, minced meat, kinpira burdock, and edamame mixed with other things for color. ★ Skewers. ◆ Chicken and leek skewer ¥173 ◆ Beef with grated daikon and ponzu sauce ¥194 ◆ Sand liver skewer ¥173 ⇒ To be honest, it can be said that it's "very" mediocre (laughs). It's not particularly big, and except for being lukewarm, it's just so-so. I'm satisfied because I wanted to eat outside. ◆ Steamed vegetable tagine (plenty of seasonal vegetables tagine) ¥626 ⇒ Tororo? Nagaimo? Renkon with young corn, broccoli, potatoes, eggplant, bacon, and pumpkin. They poured sauce on it right in front of me, and it goes well with alcohol (laughs). I didn't feel any stickiness, so I guess this is nagaimo (bitter smile). Since cooking is not a hobby for me, even though I can cook at home for a change of pace, I feel like being a cooking enthusiast doesn't necessarily mean being a gourmet. I don't know the number of words, but it feels like having good conversational skills like a foreigner who is good at communication. I ordered more after finishing all of this. Despite the fact that there were many customers at this time, it came out quite smoothly. ◆ Firefly squid tempura ¥734 ⇒ This was actually the main concern, but it was the first time I had miso in it. It's good that it didn't end with yakitori (laughs). Seasonal limited menu is good for drinking with poisonous women. ◆ Ochazuke with mentaiko ¥432 ⇒ I could probably make this at home if I tried hard, but it doesn't come to mind in my current daily life (bitter smile). Wasabi works well with it. But what I learned again is that the tea part tasted almost like tasteless oil when I tried it. It's not houjicha, but it's not as strong as bancha, probably a type of green tea. It could be a reference for when I make it at home☆ The broadcast was around this time. I saw a restaurant called Wakasugi on NHK BS Guide at Kyoto Tower Hotel, which I plan to review later. I completely missed more than half of the drama programs shot in Kyoto and happened to catch a rerun since the beginning of 2016, but after seeing that broadcast, I walked around Kyoto briefly, and the discrepancy in the broadcast content was unbelievable. When I update my review, I also went to Miyakomichi, where there seems to be a shop that serves "authentic" bubuzuke as a product, and a tea pickled shop has opened in the renewed Kyoto Porta area, which is quite popular and smelly. Even before that, there are shops that handle bubuzuke as a product in the Kyoto Porta area, which I visited before the big cleaning, and it's popular to make tea pickles.

Dinner was at the hotel's basement, where I tried various dishes and drinks. The most delicious one was the assorted sashimi plate, especially the fresh Kyoto-style wheat gluten and tofu skin sashimi. The horse meat tartare was a bit disappointing, but the sake tasting set was interesting with four different types of sake in glasses with white lines indicating the amount. Overall, the experience was not as satisfying as I had hoped for in terms of food quality and service. I don't think I will be returning to this restaurant.

On my way back from Osaka, I got a little hungry and wanted to have a light snack and a drink before heading home. I had always thought this place looked cheap, but not really suitable for a girls' night out. This time, I decided to stop by without any specific plans, just for a casual visit. It was located behind the Hokke Club, and I was surprised by how clean and spacious the interior was. The staff, all women when I visited, were very friendly and welcoming. Even though I only had a drink this time, I didn't spend much money, but I think even if you eat heartily, it would still be affordable. I would like to try it for a girls' night out next time.

Three of us had breakfast on the second day of our 2-night, 3-day trip to Kyoto, where the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. We stayed at the Hotel Hoshin Club Kyoto, located just a 1-minute walk from Kyoto Station. We chose a plan with breakfast included as we wanted to visit as many sightseeing spots as possible. We had breakfast at Iroha Karuta, a seasonal sake and appetizer restaurant located on the first floor of the hotel. We all opted for the "Morning Porridge Set" as it was quick and easy to eat. The staff brought the food to us. Although we didn't ask for seconds, we were told that the rice porridge and miso soup were refillable, and you could help yourself. The breakfast was not particularly Kyoto-style, but it was healthy and delicious. Thank you for the meal! Iroha Karuta Kyoto Station Front Store Address: Kyoto Hoshin Club Kyoto 1F, Kyoto Station Front, Uruma Chuo Exit, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture Tel: 075-365-8881

I am staying in Kyoto for a business trip. When I talked to my friend in Tokyo, who is taking care of my house, he said, "In Kyoto, you should have rice porridge for breakfast." I realized that I hadn't had rice porridge during my long stay in Kyoto, so I decided to try it. I went to a Japanese restaurant on the first floor of the Hokke Club Kyoto. I arrived around 7:30 am on a weekday and it was about 30% full. The other customers seemed to be staying at this hotel. I ordered the rice porridge set meal (1050 yen). The guests staying at the hotel seemed to pay with tickets, but as an outside guest, I paid in advance. The food arrived in about 5 minutes after ordering. The rice porridge was plain white. I was hoping for something more Kyoto-like as a side dish to go with the rice porridge, but it seemed like a simple white rice porridge breakfast. By the way, even with the rice porridge set meal, you can get a refill of rice. I wish they had added something more Kyoto-like, such as pickled vegetables, to the meal.

On the evening of February 23, 2011 (Wednesday), four men visited the "Iroha Karuta Kyoto Station" to have a casual drink. We wanted to try the recommended party course with all-you-can-drink for 3,500 yen, but when we called for a reservation on the same day, we were told that the special course requires a reservation by the day before. Instead, they offered us a 3,500 yen course with a variety of dishes made from the available ingredients. The drink menu for the all-you-can-drink option was quite diverse, featuring Asahi Yamabiko Junmai (from Asahi Shuzo, the same brewery that makes Kubota sake) from Niigata. Personally, I also enjoyed the yuzu plum wine on the rocks. The course consisted of sashimi, edamame, rolled omelette, grilled skewers, salad, fried chicken, skewered cutlets, yakisoba, and sushi. The fried chicken had a juicy texture reminiscent of offal, which I found surprisingly delicious. The yakisoba had a distinct taste of Okonomiyaki sauce, giving off a "truly Western Japan" vibe that I appreciated. Overall, I found the cost performance to be decent, especially for the 3,500 yen course. The restaurant is conveniently located on the 1st floor of Kyoto Hotel at Kyoto Station.

There is a gathering in Kyoto once every two months, which we call a "launch party". It's always almost full on Sunday nights. The space per person is a bit narrow, but that's the case with any izakaya. The variety of alcohol is impressive (although I can't drink, those who enjoy alcohol seem to be satisfied). In addition to izakaya staples like karaage, yakitori, kushikatsu, sashimi, edamame, and potato fries, there are seasonal and limited-time menu items available. So, if you visit about once every two months, you can enjoy something different each time and never get bored. The service is like a family restaurant where a server comes when you press a button, so you can expect prompt service.

I usually don't do this, but when my husband came home and mentioned a 399 yen fair for Iroha Karuta (a traditional Japanese card game) near the station, I didn't hesitate to agree to go. For 399 yen, we got several dishes, draft beer, highball, and plum whiskey. The food was decent, nothing extraordinary, but the mentaiko (spicy cod roe) fluffy omelette went well with the beer. The small potatoes served as an appetizer were also satisfying. They offer reasonably priced shochu (Japanese distilled spirit) in 180ml and 300ml sizes, so you can enjoy drinks at a lower cost. If you're looking to drink affordably, this place is recommended. I would definitely go back when they have another great deal.