[2025 Kyoto Restaurant] Travel Guide for Karasemitei (Updated May)

Although "Kusan-tei" is not highly rated among tonkatsu restaurants in Japan, it is actually the highest-rated tonkatsu restaurant in Kyoto. I tried it out of curiosity. There are not many choices on the menu, only two kinds of pork, namely Hayashi SPF🐖 from Chiba and Nanshu🐖 from Kagoshima. This kind of pork is only available at "Kusan-tei" in Kyoto. In addition to the two different types of pigs, you can also choose pork belly or fillet, the price is relatively expensive among tonkatsu restaurants. Unlike other deep-fried pork cutlet restaurants, the shredded cabbage served at Kudan-tei is made entirely of Kyoto wild vegetables and served as a cheese salad appetizer. I have to say that the appetizers are beautifully presented. The point is that each vegetable is very sweet and juicy, with a very high sugar value. In addition, the sweet and salty hot cheese🧀🧀 completely stimulates the sweetness of the vegetables. It is super delicious😋 The meat of Kagoshima Nanshu🐖 has a firmer texture, less fat, and a lighter taste overall. The Qianyelin SPF🐖 has relatively delicate meat, finer meat fibers, and a softer overall taste. The gravy is very rich and sweet, and the fat is also refreshing and not greasy. Although it is a bit more expensive, my friends and I think we should pay more to taste Qianye Lin SPF🐖🐖 Everyone remember to make an appointment if you want to try it! ! Because the store is not big, it is basically easily filled with customers. You can try it if you have the chance!

#japantrip The first restaurant I booked during this trip to Kyoto🏠 I just want to visit Kongchan Pavilion for the second time🪰 Booked the first session of the evening market to have breakfast😬 It has always been a hard-to-find person. It has been fully booked for a long time. I didn’t expect that there was no one on this day🫨 It wasn’t until the food was ordered that the second group of guests came🚶🏻♂️ This time I can take pictures of the restaurant environment📸 There are only a dozen seats in the store divided into two areas👀 You don’t need to take off your shoes in the front half of the Japanese-style space, but you need to take off your shoes in the back half because of the elevated floor👟 There is also a small private courtyard at the back🌳 This day I was arranged to sit in this area and watch the courtyard change from skylight to dark⏳ The cheese fondue as an appetizer still has a sense of ritual🧀🍲 The vegetables are uncovered layer by layer, they are all very matching and full of surprises🥦🥕🥬🫑 Because I ordered the wrong meal when I came in early February🫠 So this time I checked again and again with the waiter and finally got the mixed fried pork chop🐷 The light red color in the middle of the Lin SPF aged filet pork produced in Chiba Prefecture is so attractive😍 The round piece is fried very thin and the meat is very tender🤤 After thinking about it for more than half a year, I finally had two pieces and was not satisfied🤥 Kagoshima Prefecture’s Nanshu aged tenderloin is still thick-cut and delicious😋 Homemade ginger ale has a strong ginger flavor and a bit spicy🫚 The lemon is sour and spicy enough to balance out the greasy feeling of the fried pork chop😌 #goodfood #food

#Osaka Attractions Kyoto must-eat fried pork ranking shop "Empty Cricket Pavilion" is really too full booking, so I found another similar to it but few people introduced Miyagawa Pork Samon, the shop is in a side street, do not notice really will miss the entrance🙈 The whole shop has only one master fried pork chop, so it takes time to wait, 7 o'clock to go, several thousand yen of pork chop has been sold out, only more high-end and expensive styles, to style this is the restaurant strategy😂 🌟Rock Middle Pork Muscle | ¥3100 Pork chop will be served with 9 seasonings, most especially the restaurant's homemade fig sauce, appetizing 💯 First time to eat this thick fried pork chop, the top has a piece of obvious fat, eat not oil, but the meat is a little solid, family eat a piece of still gluten, quite general, not high value for money😣 🌟Lin SPF Pork Loin | ¥2300 This is much better 😍 fried skin thin layer, horizontal layer super pink tender, SPF pork finer fiber, soft and juicy, this is the cheapest model, and is better than the expensive model 👍🏻 have seen the next table have an additional portion 🤣 💁🏻 ♀️ Dinner set meal to add ¥ 400, and lunch is not extra money, in addition, this time with autoreserve book a table, but to charge ¥ 1000 fee, the Internet found many people directly dm restaurant ig book table, so you want to go can try and choose lunch to eat much more ~

Restaurant - Kuchantei Address - 1F 600 Shimodachidori Omiya Nishiirui Tacho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture Environment/Facilities - Few seats but spacious, Japanese-style decoration, with tatami inside, shoes need to be taken off, very comfortable, reservation required. Features - The restaurant specializes in homemade matured and low-temperature processed Japanese pork, including Nanshu pork, which is only available here in Kansai; and SPF sterilized pork from Chiba forest, which is the only one in Kyoto. Due to the slow cooking, the meat is slightly pink and particularly delicate. Price per person - 2700-5000 yen Rating – 9.1