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Muromachi Wakuden
Wakuden kaiseki in a Muromachi machiya, with open charcoal braziers in the dining room.
Kaiseki with a fire in the room
Muromachi Wakuden is the Muromachi outpost of the Wakuden group, which began as an inn in Kyotango in 1870 and now runs several restaurants in Kyoto, each suited to a different purpose. This one occupies a traditional machiya townhouse near Karasuma Kawaramachi, and has open charcoal braziers in the dining room. It holds one Michelin star, and its approach is classical kaiseki: a formal multi-course meal built on the season and the vessel.
The kaiseki courses and the mukoita, the sashimi course served on a board, are the listed signatures. The open braziers are the distinguishing feature, bringing a live fire into a central-city meal, in the same spirit as the sunken hearth at the group’s flagship.
In the Wakuden family
Kodaiji Wakuden remains the family’s flagship and the destination meal. Kodaiji Wakuden draws on the Tango countryside, while Muromachi is the more urban of the two and an easy way into the group’s cooking for guests staying near the central shopping streets. Both lunch and dinner are served, it closes on Wednesdays and a month’s notice is advised.
Sources: Wakuden: history; TableJourney: Muromachi Wakuden. Check the official websites for current information.
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