Sugiura

Located on the 2th floor of a building near Kyoto Station, Sugiura is an izakaya offering a relaxed setting alongside Japanese drinking fare prepared by trained chefs. Starting a meal with a freshly rolled dashi omelet or tender beef tongue seasoned with wasabi makes for a satisfying introduction.

The seafood lineup is another major highlight. Alongside assorted seasonal sashimi, the kitchen prepares flounder in your choice of salt-grilled, simmered, or deep-fried styles, alongside year-round and seasonal fish shabu-shabu. Creative appetizers such as eggplant gyoza, lotus root stuffed with spicy pollack roe, and nama-fu dengaku allow guests to sample distinctive Kyoto-inspired flavors dish by dish.

For seating, the restaurant features private rooms with sunken-floor horigotatsu tables where guests can stretch their legs, ideal for lively parties or group dinners that require an unhurried, private setting. Set menus cater to various occasions, from sharing-style banquet platters featuring house favorites to individually plated omakase kaiseki courses. An all-you-can-drink package can be added on either a 2-hour or unlimited-time basis.

To conclude the meal, options range from fragrant sea bream chazuke steeped in dashi broth and the kitchen's signature ramen to chilled Kyoto catalana, rounding out an evening suited to unhurried dining.