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Chorakukan Frommer's Recommended

Cuisine Western
Hours Daily 11am-7:30pm (last order)
Location In the southwest corner of Maruyama Park, Eastern Kyoto
Transportation Bus: 100 or 206 to Gion (7 min.); after passing Yasaka Shrine, look to the right for a large stone-and-brick, Western-style building with a huge stone lantern in its driveway
Phone 075/561-0001
Prices Main dishes ¥1,000-¥1,800 ($9.50-$17); set dinners ¥4,000-¥8,000 ($38-$76); set lunches ¥2,000-¥3,500 ($19-$33)
Credit Cards Not accepted

Frommer's Review

Located on the edge of Maruyama Park and a good place to stop if you're walking from Kiyomizu Temple to Gion, this restaurant, housed in a building dating from the Meiji Period with elaborate woodwork and marble, is one of the few Western restaurants in eastern Kyoto. Although the inexpensive downstairs restaurant is nothing fancy, it's restful: Classical music plays in the background, and there's a view of some maple trees. Generic items on the menu include beef stew, fried prawns, beef curry, and steak, with a set lunch available until 3pm. After your meal, you may wish to retire to the building's coffee shop, a beautiful room reminiscent of European coffee shops, open daily 8:30am to 9:30pm.

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