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Gion Yuzuki

Gion Yuzuki is a creative Japanese restaurant with a rich aroma of broth that stands in an alleyway in Gion.

July 23, 2024 open

My grandmother used to run a home-style restaurant called Chinmiya. The chest of drawers and shelves are also from those days," says the owner, Mr. Hiraoka. Hiraoka's father ran the famous kappo restaurant Nashikichi across the street from the restaurant, and his mother's family had a long-established ryotei restaurant called Torimoto.

Gion Yuzuki
Gion Yuzuki

Nevertheless, he began his own path as a chef by entering an art college and immersing himself in ceramics while looking at the culinary world from a different angle.

Gion Yuzuki

After graduation, I went to Tokyo to train in the culinary world. But I got a call from my father that he was going to sell the building. I didn't want to lose this place that meant so much to me, so I decided to inherit it myself and returned to Kyoto, leaving my wife and daughter behind in Tokyo.
 

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Mr. Hiraoka's goal is to create original Japanese cuisine with his own unique twist, while maintaining the culture of authentic Japanese cuisine. He still uses the same broth as his father, which is carefully drawn from the ultra-soft groundwater of the Hieizan mountain range.

Gion Yuzuki

The theme of the restaurant is "Aroma and Dashi," and I hope to create memorable dishes that connect with the senses of taste and smell. Dashi is something that my father valued more than anything else in his cooking, and it is what made my palate what it is. It is the base of my cooking.

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The basic menu is a reasonably priced course that changes monthly. The concept of each month's course is decided upon, and the composition of the course is planned after the concept is decided upon. His mind is always full of new ideas. It is also a pleasure to be able to enjoy a la carte dishes from late hours.

Gion Yuzuki

All dishes are from the 8,800 yen course. Manganji togarashi (grilled and soaked), deep-fried and soaked long eggplant, and other dishes cooked with broth to match the ingredients.

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This month's bowl is filled with matsutake mushrooms, the taste of autumn. The ichiban-dashi soup stock made using luxurious tuna joints has an elegant and rich flavor.

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Steak, the main course. The creative sauce made with chestnuts and blueberries matches the Wagyu beef fillet.

 I also want to make the town of Gion, where I was born and raised, more vibrant in the future," he said. In fact, I was seriously injured in a car accident just before the opening of the restaurant, and many people, including my family, supported me. I would like to stand in the restaurant as a token of my gratitude.

Gion Yuzuki
Gion Yuzuki

Yuichi Hiraoka, owner. Born in Gion, Kyoto. Raised as the son of a kappo restaurant owner, he has a sensitive palate. He named his restaurant after his father's restaurant, which bears his sister's name, and also named his own restaurant after his daughter.

Gion Yuzuki

  • second lunar month
  • July 23, 2024 open
  • 95 Sueyoshi-cho, Yasaka Shinchi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3 minutes walk from Exit 9 of Gion-Shijo Station, Keihan
  • Tel. 075-744-0263
  • Course 18:00 - 20:00 (Entry)
    A la carte around 22:00 - 1:00 the next day *Times announced daily on Instagram stories
  • Irregular holidays
  • All seats non-smoking No private room No parking
  • https://www.instagram.com/gion_yuzuki/
  • TEXT / Eiko Itakura
*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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