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.
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.
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