la bûche
400-3 Ohara Raikoincho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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MICHELIN Guide's Point Of View
One Star: High quality cooking
The chef seeks to feel and convey the terroir of Ohara, through its climate, landscape, and produce. Early each morning he visits the market, to listen to the farmers and think about recipes for the vegetables on offer that day. Prix fixe menus interweave wild mountain greens and flowers with game, drawing the diner into the natural milieu of the rural mountain communities. Food is cooked over a wood fire fed by lumber from forest thinning. In the counter kitchen, he tends a brightly burning flame, his attention focused on the food he’s preparing.
Gastronomy & Sustainability
MICHELIN Green Star
"I express the terroir of Ōhara in my cooking. I use only foodstuffs grown locally, to minimise food mileage. Vegetable ends are used in drinks and as compost. Old broadleaf trees emit a great deal of carbon dioxide, so we use them as a heat source to return it to nature."
Shohei Mori
Facilities & Services
- Air conditioning
- Counter dining
- Interesting wine list
Credit cards accepted
