Kodaiji Wakuden
512 Washiocho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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MICHELIN Guide's Point Of View
Two Stars: Excellent cooking
This ryotei began life as a restaurant and ryokan in Kyotango. With the rustic beauty of the Tango countryside and the refinement of Kyoto as its themes, Kodaiji Wakuden is opening a new era in ryotei culture. Crab, a speciality of the restaurant’s birthplace, is cooked in a sunken hearth, a hole strikingly carved in the middle of tatami seating. Also remarkable is the tradition of this establishment, the flagship of the Wakuden group of restaurants, of appointing carefully selected young chefs to run it, to invite the fresh breeze of new ideas, guided by a philosophy of constant innovation.
Gastronomy & Sustainability
MICHELIN Green Star
"We engage in organic rice cultivation in Kyotango, which is where we were founded. We spread crab shells supplied by a ryotei over the paddy fields, thereby returning them to the earth as nutrients. The staff help out at rice planting and harvest times, with the harvested rice going to each of the restaurants. We engage in tree planting for forest regeneration, creating the Wakuden no Mori forest."
Shinsuke TSURUTA
Facilities & Services
- Air conditioning
- Counter dining
- Restaurant offering vegetarian menus
- Shoes must be removed
Credit cards accepted
