All-you-can-drink includes Kyoto Hime Junmai Daiginjo Murasaki, which is common in Fushimi! White wine was also delicious. While lingering at Barvana, you can enjoy a variety of Italian dishes, sushi, tempura, takoyaki, ramen, and even a comparison of dozens of types of sake from neighboring shops. However, all shops close at 10pm on weekdays, so it's best to go early.

After cleaning my aunt's house in Mukojima Danchi, I took the Kintetsu train to Otemachi Shotengai in search of lunch. It was a Saturday and the area was bustling with a large crowd of people. Since I had already been to the main shops on the main street, I decided to explore the side streets in search of a new restaurant. I noticed a sign that said "Ramen" and went inside, only to find a sort of food stall village with various stalls selling Japanese sake, ramen, motsunabe, and more. It was much busier inside than I had imagined from the outside, with most of the customers being men and women in their 20s. A bar offering a sake tasting experience had a wait time of 50 minutes, which was impressive. I felt like having some ajillo, so I chose a different stall. There were only two staff members, a male master and a young female employee. I ordered the sakura shrimp and asparagus ajillo, margherita pizza, tripe (stomach) tomato stew, and skin-on potato fries. Since I was thirsty, I ordered a draft beer, which turned out to be Carlsberg. The master brought me a glass of Japanese sake for a toast, as per Kyoto's regulations that a toast should be made with sake. The food was all delicious, especially the pizza that the female employee skillfully made in front of me. I decided to try a sake tasting set, which included the familiar sacred sauce, Joyo Sake Brewery's new sake sauce, and Masuda Tokubei Shoten's premium unfiltered sake. Each sake had its own unique flavor and was delicious. I was in a good mood from the daytime drinking. I wonder where I should go next.

I wanted to have a daytime drink, so I went with my family. It seemed like a facility with several shops gathered together, and it extended deep inside. You could order most menu items from any shop, and takeout was possible. I ordered a glass of wine under the one drink rule, and it was quite generous! You can enjoy various flavors from different shops serving Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine, sharing with family and friends while having a great time. The portion size of each dish was just right for sharing between two people. Thank you for the meal.

I came here because I wanted to eat squid ink risotto. Squid ink goes well with Carlsberg beer - it was delicious.

I wanted a counter seat but they kept talking about reservations and stuff, saying to wait for a table. It's a bar, right? The drinks weren't even good, and the staff were slow. They should reconsider their choice of location to open a store. I'm never coming back here again.

During the previous visit to the ramen restaurant "Mon Sen," I vowed to myself that I would definitely come at night next time. The original goal was to visit "89th Street Dining," but it was full! This place is a collection of multiple shops, and almost all the table seats were either full or reserved. It was just before the Bon Festival, and there was also a lantern floating event at Teradaya Beach, so it was crowded. Just when I was about to give up, I found a single vacant seat at a Western-style bar counter! Although I had come to Fushimi with the image of sake, I compromised and secured a seat here. Surprisingly, this collective shop allows takeout orders, and while not all the menus from other shops are available, you can order some. First, I paid my respects to the shop with a selection of five appetizers. Then, I ordered a tasting set of three sakes through takeout. You can choose your favorites from the list. The main shop seemed to have a tasting set of 17 sakes, but if I had drunk all of them, I wonder what would have happened... The appetizers were quite good, with duck meat, roast beef, cheese, potato salad, and olives. Two women snacking on them made us quite full. The additional octopus ajillo and carbonara were reasonably priced and tasted high-quality. In the end, we only ordered sake through takeout. The highlight was the barrel-aged raw wine, smooth and mellow, it was really good. After leaving the shop slightly tipsy, we took a solemn walk to see the lantern floating event. Among the three sakes in the tasting set, the most delicious was the "Minamoto Bee's nama-zake" from Shinsei Shuzo. The next day, I bought it at Aburanagashi in Ote-suji Shopping Street and enjoyed it with our dinner at home.

If you walk north on Ryoma Street from Keihan Nakashima Island, you will come across Noya-cho Shopping Street. There, a new complex facility has opened, combining Japanese sake and food shops. The building has a skylight in the middle, allowing you to see the stars on clear days. Currently, there are about six shops operating, with plans to have over 10 in the future. The place is not heavily advertised yet, so there are not many customers. It might get busier on Saturdays. I visited a stand bar in the middle, which mainly serves Italian dishes like pizza. Being in Fushimi, Japanese sake is prominent. There are still vacant shops, so it feels like it's just the beginning. This place, Otedo-suji, often receives TV coverage, so it may become popular through the media. I look forward to what's to come.