you can tell me your recommendation too and I will add yours to this page so the other can enjoy your reccomendation (hidden gem only)
Cafe with unique Interior Exterior
- Walden wood cafe
- The Unir coffee senses (Autumn maple trees and Machiya)
- Master-piece coffee KYOTO (Zen garden in the middle)
- alt. coffee roasters
- WIFE & HUSBAND (you can set picnic and do it near to river)
- Ron Herman Cafe (place where kyoto wife gather and gossip, haha joke)
- here Kyoto
- cafe origi
Ramen
- Ramen Sen-no-Kaze Kyoto (popular)
- Ginjo Ramen Kubota (tsukemen)
- Men-ya Takakura Nijo
- Ramen Kimura
- Ramen Mugyu Vol. 1 Main Shop
Tonkatsu
- Katsukura Tonkatsu Sanjo Main Store
- Jukusei Buta Kawamura (a bit far but this is my fav so far, their tonjiru soup is amazing)
- Katsukatsu Tonton
Fancy Dinner (must book in advance)
- K36 (The Bar & Rooftop)
- Yutaka Steakhouse
- Tendan Gion Honten (Rooftop view)
- Manzara Donguribashi (River view)
- Amore Kiyamachi (River view)
- LE UN FUNATSURU KYOTO KAMOGAWA RESORT (River view)
- Salon de Royal KYOTO (River view)
- Torisaki (Chicken Ovum Grill)
- Negiya Heikichi - Takasegawa
- Tan (good food, small river view)
Old Vibe and other (challenge your Japanese?)
- Shimabara Takomatsu (oden)
- ハイ・どうぞ ふしみや食堂 (canteen vibes)
- bientot (japanese curry, student price)
- Hayashi (cheap goma tonkatsu my fav, delicious)
- Omura House (in my opinion it is more delicious than kichi2 omurice)
- Rea Bon (home cooking of japanized western)
- Toyouke Chaya (tofu only, get healthy now!)
- Tsubomi (okonomiyaki)