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Appearance of Ippuku

Ippuku, a 7-minute walk from Senbon Marutamachi, specializes in spicy oden prepared by a Korean-born owner.

May 9, 2024 open

Ippuku is a new Korean restaurant on Senbon Street (Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture). The owner of the restaurant is Eunmi Choi, a native of Korea who has been in Japan for 30 years. Her specialty is oden, a dish familiar from local food stalls, and she offers an original mix of Japanese and Korean flavors.

Ippuku's Korean-style oden

Korean-style oden (omakase) 5 kinds for 1100 yen. On this day, there were Korean-style oden, spare ribs, egg, daikon radish, and thick fried bean curd. The soup is based on a broth made from bonito and kelp, so the taste is very familiar to Japanese people.

The restaurant's oden is made by adding spices such as garlic and chili peppers to Japanese-style broth, and the taste is very appetizing," says Choi. It also goes well with sake," says Choi. The spiciness is moderate to suit the Japanese palate, but can be adjusted with additional spices. In addition to the standard Japanese ingredients, there are also authentic ingredients such as Korean oden, which is made by skewering fish paste on jambara, and tteok, which is made of rice cakes, allowing customers to enjoy both Japanese and Korean delicacies.

Ippuku's Bibimbap

Bibimbap 950 yen. This is a taste of home that I inherited from my mother. I make it with nutritional balance in mind," says Choi. The homemade ingredients, such as radish kimchi and eggplant namul, are a delight!

The restaurant also offers a variety of other Korean dishes such as cheese pancakes, bibimbap, water cold noodles, and namul, which are popular among repeat customers. Korean alcoholic beverages such as makgeolli and Korean shochu are also available for your enjoyment.

Ichifuku's Beef Stew

Beef tenderloin stew (680 yen) is also one of the restaurant's specialties. The beef is tenderized in a pressure cooker, and the spicy flavor of garlic, ginger, and chili peppers can be felt in the beef.

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  • May 9, 2024 open
  • Villa Polaire 1F, 375 Fukushima-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • A short walk from bus stop "Senbon desuimizu
    20 min. walk from "Kitano Shiraume-cho" station on Randen
  • Tel. 075-406-1144
  • 17:00-22:30 (LO/22:00)
  • Closed on Wednesdays and Sundays
  • All seats non-smoking No private room No parking
  • PHOTO/Emi Masuda, TEXT/Eiko Kuwano, EDIT/Moe Sawamura
*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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