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Cuisine
Traditional Japanese / Kaiseki / Kappo
Average cost
Lunch: ¥6,800 - ¥6,999
Dinner: ¥11,500 - ¥23,100
This Michelin-starred restaurant uses some of the purest Kyoto groundwater from a well near Daitokuji Temple to make its fluffy, fragrant rice.
High quality cooking, worth a stop!
Restaurant Details
It’s not often that a restaurant’s selling point is its rice, but Funaokayama Shimizu is no ordinary restaurant. The holder of a Michelin Star, the restaurant’s donabe rice — simply rice served in an earthenware pot — is fluffy, fragrant and cooked to perfection.
The secret, according to head chef Yuuki Shimizu, is the use of Kyoto groundwater. Perhaps this is to be expected, given the fact that Chef Shimizu’s own surname means “pure water”, but his exacting standards for the water in his rice led him to the restaurant’s current location just minutes from Daitokuji Temple, where some of the freshest water in Kyoto can be found. He is just as particular about his rice, personally selecting it from suppliers all over the country as well.
Rice is an integral part of Japanese cuisine. Its importance was heavily impressed on Chef Shimizu during his time training at famed Kyoto and Osaka restaurants like Wakuden and Kyoyamato, before he started Funaokayama Shimizu in 2018. As a component of a meal, it is deceptively simple; it should have a rich enough flavor to stand on its own, and yet also complement other dishes without overpowering them.
Still, anticipation of the rice is no reason to rush through a course menu at Shimizu just to get there. Each course is immaculately prepared with seasonal ingredients, including fish from all over the country and vegetables sourced from within the prefecture. In Shimizu’s warm, inviting space, guests are encouraged to take their time; to savor not just the purity of flavor and texture, but also the calmness of the space.
Access Info
Funaokayama Shimizu can be accessed a 6-minute walk from the Kenkun Jinja-mae bus stop, or a 22-minute walk from either Kuramaguchi Station or Kitaoji Station.
Funaokayama Shimizu Phone Number
075-286-3373
Funaokayama Shimizu Business Days
Sunday
12:00 PM
02:30 PM
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06:00 PM
08:30 PM
Monday
12:00 PM
02:30 PM
-
06:00 PM
08:30 PM
Tuesday
12:00 PM
02:30 PM
-
06:00 PM
08:30 PM
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
12:00 PM
02:30 PM
-
06:00 PM
08:30 PM
Friday
12:00 PM
02:30 PM
-
06:00 PM
08:30 PM
Saturday
12:00 PM
02:30 PM
-
06:00 PM
08:30 PM
Funaokayama Shimizu Address
20-2 Murasakino Higashifunaokacho, Kita-ku, Kyoto, 603-8228
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Featuring beautiful landscapes from mountain to sea, Kyoto Prefecture conveys traditional Japanese culture through its architecture and gardens, art and artisanal crafts, and delicious local cuisine made from regional produce.
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