Today was my first day in Kyoto and I fell on my first tourist trap – I thought I could do no wrong with this restaurant – Sushi Kizaemon with 4.6 and 353 ratings on Google, but was I wrong…
The red flags were all there… Staff with very good English, menu in English and pictures on all options, over exaggerated screaming from the staff for show purposes and very overpriced… But after having tried 3 other restaurants with no luck, I stayed.
Ended up paying 10.000k yen for 2 people and we ate little – 18 nigiris (2 combo plates) and 5 variety sashimi plate with 10 pieces. Plus 1 beer and sake.
Worst sushi I had so far in Japan (just arrived from 6 days in Osaka) and the most expensive. Previously I spent half of it eating much more and better – I can specifically tell by the tuna – it's amazing how the different cuts of tuna change in flavor.
Anyway, will be in Kyoto for 3 more days before moving to Tokyo. Any recommendations of restaurants to try? I will then update the post with feedback on the ones I end up going to 🙂
by Cartz1209