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  1. Sokkon Fujimoto

    Japanese

    Eat 86
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    The chef here studies tea ceremony, flower arrangement, and calligraphy not as hobbies but as preparation for cooking, which tells you everything about the register of this Michelin-starred kaiseki restaurant in Kyoto. The guiding idea is "sokkon," a Zen call to inhabit the present moment, and it shows in the attention paid to every surface, gesture, and course. Formal, but not stiff; the room earns its quiet.

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    Address
    580-1 Matsumotocho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto 604-0982, Japan · Kyoto
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    • Monday Noon to 2:30 PM 6 PM to 9 PM
    • Tuesday Noon to 2:30 PM 6 PM to 9 PM
    • Wednesday Closed
    • Thursday Today Noon to 2:30 PM 6 PM to 9 PM
    • Friday Noon to 2:30 PM 6 PM to 9 PM
    • Saturday Noon to 2:30 PM 6 PM to 9 PM
    • Sunday Noon to 2:30 PM 6 PM to 9 PM
    Phone
    050-5494-4960
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