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Okutan Kiyomizu vs Tempura Yoshikawa
Okutan Kiyomizu and Tempura Yoshikawa are both recommended by expert writers. Overall, Tempura Yoshikawa is the choice of most reviewers compared to Okutan Kiyomizu. Tempura Yoshikawa is ranked #1 in Kyoto with recommendations from 5 publications like Insight Guides, Time Out and Lonely Planet.
Okutan Kiyomizu
Concierge
Frommer's
86-30 Nanzenjifukuchicho Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 606-8435
From $28 /night
Concierge
"If the essence of Zen Buddhist Kyoto could be distilled into a pot, it would be a pot of simmering yudofu at this centuries-old tofu restaurant just across from the towering gate to Nanzen-ji Temple."
Frommer's
"This is one of the oldest, most authentic, and most delightful tofu restaurants in Kyoto."
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Tempura Yoshikawa
Time Out
Fodor's
Insight Guides
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's
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Tominokoji, Oike - sagaru, Nakagyo - Ku, Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
From $25 /night
Time Out
"Ryokan owners like to talk of their inns as family homes, and Yoshikawa may be the most convincing example."
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Fodor's
"Adjacent to a well-reputed inn of the same name, Yoshikawa serves full-course kaiseki ryori dinners."
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Insight Guides
"Kyoto-style tempura is light and delicate compared to the Tokyo variety. This traditional inn-cum-restaurant serves some of the best in town, in a teahouse setting."
Travel + Leisure
"A traditional ryokan (inn) on a quiet sidestreet in Kyoto, the Yoshikawa Inn presents classic Japanese hospitality in a 100-year-old building surrounded by gardens."
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Frommer's
"It's famous for its tempura kaiseki cuisine, served to guests staying at the inn but also available to 12 lucky diners at its tempura counter, where they can watch the chefs prepare deep-fried morsels"
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