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Kichikichi Omurice 🇯🇵🍳

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A busy kitchen scene in a restaurant showcasing a chef in a red hat preparing dishes with various cooking equipment and utensils visible in the background.

While in Osaka, Matt was aware of a famous restaurant (more of a hole-in-the-wall) in Kyoto that only served Japanese omelets with rice and gravy – the famed Kichikichi Omurice. They have two seatings a day for about eight people. Reservations drop daily at 9:00 a.m., making them hard to get. Fortune once again smiled upon us. Run by Chef Motokichi Yukimura, Kichikichi is pure theater, as you watch the preparation, cooking, and final reveal of the omelet over rice—sometimes sliced open mid-flight.

A busy restaurant kitchen featuring a chef in a red hat working at the counter, various cooking tools hanging on the wall, and another staff member in the background. The setting includes a pot on the stove and several glassware above.
A menu sign for Kichikichi Omurice featuring a chef in a red hat cooking in a kitchen, with flames erupting from a pan.

https://kichikichi.com/en

A chef in a kitchen wearing a red hat and black shirt stands behind the counter, surrounded by pots and kitchen equipment.
A chef in a kitchen wearing a red hat with various cooking equipment and utensils in the background.
Plate of Japanese omurice topped with rich brown sauce, served alongside a glass of beer.
A colorful painting of an elderly person with bright orange hair, wearing a black shirt, smiling against a blue background.
A plate of Kichikichi Omurice featuring a fluffy omelet topped with a savory brown sauce, served on a circular dish with the restaurant's logo.
Three people smiling and posing together, with one person in a red shirt and two in casual clothing. They are inside a warmly lit restaurant with wooden accents.
A group of three people posing together in a restaurant. They are smiling and making hand gestures. The backdrop shows a warm wooden interior.
Three people posing together for a photo inside a restaurant. Two men stand beside a woman wearing a red hat and cheerful expression, with all of them smiling and making playful gestures.
Three people posing for a photo, two men and a woman, in a warmly lit room with wooden decor.

Chef Motokichi Yukimura exudes pure joy as he prepares his omurice.

About Kichikichi

Kichikichi is a small counter restaurant in the Nakagyo Ward of Kyoto, down a little alley off Kiyamachi-dori, with about eight seats around an open kitchen. The chef cooks the omurice in front of you, talking through the ingredients and steps as he goes, and the plate is creamy eggs over buttery fried rice with demi-glace.

As always, thanks for CookCookEatEating with The Had 🩵.

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