Kyoto Gion: Western Cuisine MIKAKU

Western dishes cooked by Japanese Beef experts in Kyoto

Takako Sakamoto May 19, 2014 - 2 min read

<p>MIKAKU, seen from a sidewalk of Shirakawa Street. This view induced me to go there!</p>

<p>Lit-up sidewalk of Shirakawa street. Nice atmosphere, isn't it?</p>

<p>I walked around the corner and found the place. Here it is!</p>

<p>Menu displayed at the restaurant. Well, it's affordable...right?</p>

<p>Menu of the restaurant MIKAKU. I ordered Fried shrimp but five was too many for me, so I asked to make it three. According to the owner, an English menu is also available here</p>

<p>Cassis orange and a glass of water on the table</p>

<p>Other tables of the restaurant. I was the only customer! Some helmets for motorbikes were on the shelf</p>

<p>Displayed motorbike. It looks like the owner of the restaurant is a fan of motorcycling</p>

<p>Head chef and the restaurant owner, Mr. Kenji Mita</p>

The other day I visited Kyoto and for the first time in my life strolled around the streets there. When I was walking down the street along Shirakawa River, a nice, stylish riverside restaurant lit-up by warm light caught my eye, and all of a sudden I wanted to go there; how nice it would be to drink a cocktail, watching people strolling along Shirakawa River through the window! Like a moth drawn to a bright light, I walked around the corner and jumped into the place! It was a restaurant called "MIKAKU 2nd", which serves western dishes. The dinner was nice, and after I finished the meal I asked the chef, who turned out to be the owner of the restaurant, for permission to take photos. He kindly showed me around and said, "There's another restaurant I run, on the 2nd floor." Well, it looks like I have more things to explore here.

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...