Friday
- 8:00 PM
Kichi Kichi Omurice
Western-Japanese · $$$ · PontochoDressed-up dinner — Chef Yukimura's theatrical omurice — book a month out.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Pontocho — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 2:00 AM
Giro Giro Hitoshina
Kaiseki · $$$ · ShimogyōLate-night slice — Punk-rock kaiseki — 8 courses for the price of a mall meal in Tokyo.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Shimogyō — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
Saturday
- 12:00 PM
% Arabica Higashiyama
Café · $ · HigashiyamaSlow brunch — Yagi's tiny espresso bar with Yasaka Pagoda framed in the window.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Higashiyama — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 3:00 PMNishiki MarketFood & Drink · Nakagyo
5-block covered food market — pickles, tako-tamago, soy milk donuts.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Nakagyo — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 8:30 PM
Honke Owariya
Soba · $$ · Nakagyo550 years old — the Imperial soba supplier, hourai soba is the special.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Nakagyo — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 12:30 AM
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