Kyotento

For dinner at Kyotento, shabu-shabu with Kyoto mochi pork and sliced vegetables is an appealing choice if you want dashi to take centre stage. Diners have described the pork as tender, gently sweet and pleasantly marbled, with a refined flavour when cooked in the broth. Some also praised the clear dashi. For the hot pot’s finishing course, diners have chosen either ramen or rice porridge, so you can decide whether to end with noodles or savour the broth with rice.

At lunchtime, the set-meal menu includes simmered fish and a meal of Spanish mackerel grilled with yūan marinade, served with a dashi-seasoned rolled omelette. One diner who ordered a set with simmered fish and sashimi recalled generous portions and particularly tender, flaky fish. If you are in the mood for something fried, the chicken-tempura set is another lunch option. One guest enjoyed it at the counter: lightly flavoured chicken breast tempura served with small side dishes, salad, rice and clear soup. The lunch menu also includes a meat-soup udon set, which diners have remembered for its dashi, satisfying noodles and accompanying side dishes.

The menu shifts with the time of day, from fried dishes and fish set meals at lunch to hot pot and set courses in the evening. Dinner courses include dashi shabu-shabu with pork, as well as an omakase course served with sushi. Dinner reservations are available, so consider booking ahead if you have a particular course in mind.