For our last meal in Kyoto, we dined at our hotel’s sushi restaurant, renowned for its excellent fish. About Mizuki Mizuki is the Japanese restaurant inside The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto, and it runs four formats: kaiseki, tempura, sushi, and teppan. The tempura counter has held one Michelin star for six consecutive years, the sushi course is…
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Kyoto November 2024 ๐ฏ๐ตโฉ๏ธ
Exploring Kyoto: A Culinary Adventure and Must-See Sights. Join us as we explore Kyoto, savoring Noma’s pop-up dinner, city sights, and unforgettable cuisine in a culinary adventure. Carter and I planned our trip to Kyoto around our reservation to the Noma Kyoto Popup set for November 5th. We had booked the hard-to-secure reservation 6 months…
Noma Kyoto ๐ฏ๐ตโฉ๏ธโฟโฟโฟ
Carter and I planned our Kyoto 2024 trip around our reservation to the Noma Kyoto popup, the same year in a row, the storied restaurant packed up from Copenhagen and relocated to the Ace Hotel in Kyoto, which is a wonderful place to stay. I secured four spots, but alas, two friends could not make…
Kyoto December 2023 ๐ฏ๐ตโฉ๏ธ
I have stayed at The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu a few times. It is a beautiful hotel, converted from an old schoolhouse. The interior rooms are all paneled materials, very high-end, and the common spaces are beautiful. It’s right in the heart of Kiyomizu-dera. The K36 is the rooftop bar with great views of the…
Yasaka ๐ฏ๐ต๐
Located in the beautiful Park Hyatt hotel in the Kiyomizu-dera district of Kyoto, Yasaka overlooks the iconic Yasaka pagoda, also known as the Hลkan-ji Temple. The Park Hyatt seamlessly blends in with the natural surroundings. Built into a hillside, the bar and restaurant command the best view of the pagoda in all of Kyoto. Yasaka…
Cave de K ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฅ
2024 Upon settling in, we secured bar seats at our favorite wine bar, Cave de K, and visited our old friend Tabata-san for wine and fantastic food. We love Cave de K as they serve expensive Champagne by the glass from magnum bottles. About Cave de K Cave de K is a wine bar in…
Japan Part 2 2023 ๐ฏ๐ตโฉ๏ธ
Wednesday, March 22 Tokyo ยท Maruni Shoten (shop) ยท Tsukiji Our first day back in Tokyo we were joined by Daniel and KT for another day of eating fresh fish. Tokyo ยท Shibuya Tokyo ยท Ebisu Thursday, March 23 Tokyo ยท Ebisu Tokyo ยท Shibuya A few shots of the Moncler Tokyo flagship store –…
Japan Part 1 2023 ๐ฏ๐ต๐ผ
Wednesday, March 15 Seattle ยท SeaTac Airport It was Carter’s 21st birthday. Finally legal to drink and go to bars. To celebrate, he planned to join about 9 friends on a trip to Japan. I decided to join him at least for the trip to Japan, since I hadn’t been there since I worked there…