Fodor's Expert Review Taian-en
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Eastern Kyoto
Japanese
Within the Nanzen-ji temple complex is a restaurant designed by Ogawa Jihei 11th, a renowned Showa designer whose predecessor Ogawa Jihei 7th conceived the garden at Heian Jingu. A gnarled red pine stands as the centerpiece of the restaurant's garden. Multicourse kaiseki meals (¥10,000) are available in this beautiful setting. Bento box lunches (¥3,500) and boiled tofu (¥1,800) are served in a tatami room. On the second floor is Ankoan, a Japanese-style café that serves coffee, tea, and alcoholic beverages. Desserts cost ¥800.
Quick Facts
81 Nanzenji-Kusakawa-machi
Kyoto,
Kyoto-fu
606-8435,
Japan
075-752–4333