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Furukawa Appearance

Japanese restaurant [Takoyakushi Furukawa] in Karasuma, hidden in the back of a store in the city.

June 11, 2024 open

Takoyakushi Furukawa (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is located behind the Karasuma branch of the Jiba Shokudo Tai no Tai Karasuma. When you open the door at the end of the bustling restaurant, you will find a clean and elegant space with a counter made of a single piece of cypress wood.

Takoyakushi Furukawa Interior view

The owner is Takeshi Furukawa, who studied for many years at Yamagencha in Gion. Since I was 20 years old, it was my dream to open a cozy restaurant with five to six seats," says Furukawa, who values the realistic atmosphere where customers can enjoy watching the food being prepared in front of their eyes. He designed the restaurant so that customers can watch the cooking process at eye level at the counter.

Takoyakushi Furukawa, owner

He also provides excitement by roasting pike conger eel over a charcoal fire and kneading Japanese sweets called "warabimochi". Along with dishes made from quality ingredients, such as fish directly from Amakusa in Kumamoto and vegetables carefully selected by visiting the restaurant, you can also enjoy the special vessels that Mr. Furukawa has collected. The course menu changes monthly, and the dessert, one of the specialties, will feature kuzukiri (arrowroot paste) in August.

Takoyakushi Furukawa Cuisine

All dishes are examples of the 20,000 yen evening course. Hachisun appears in the middle of the course. Fig walnut sauce on a lotus leaf, hamo roe sashimi inside a hozuki (Japanese garden eel), etc., all beautifully arranged with a sense of the season.

Takoyakushi Furukawa Cuisine

The dessert of the day was a strawbaked rice cake made with rare Honwarabi flour 100%. The sight of the rice being vigorously kneaded in front of one's eyes was a sight to behold. The combination of deep roasted soybean flour and molasses makes the texture of the rice cake so smooth that it is irresistible!

Takoyakushi Furukawa

  • octopus paddle steamer
  • June 11, 2024 open
  • 300 Ichirensha-cho, Takoyakushi-dori Karasuma-higashiiru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan Jigyo Shokudo Tai no Tai Karasuma-ten Oku
  • 4 minutes walk from "Shijo" subway station or "Karasuma" Hankyu station exit 21.
  • Tel.080-7106-2486
  • 18:00- (simultaneous start)
  • Irregular holidays
  • Reservation required
  • All seats non-smoking No private room No parking
  • https://www.instagram.com/takoyakushi.furukawa/
  • PHOTO/Katsunori Hatanaka, TEXT/Eiko Itakura, EDIT/Miki Tamura
*Please note that the information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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