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In April of 2015, I visited the ancient Hyotei restaurant in Kyoto. The experience is almost otherworldly-beautiful and precise; bring a Japanese-speaker to get the full experience.
Hyotei Exterior
In the same family for more than a dozen generations, the building's modest exterior conceals a beautiful interior space and garden.
Hyotei Interior
Remember that scene from the Matrix? Every line is perfect, and the space has an incredible, calm feel.
Hyotei's Interior Garden
The Lunch Bento Box
Bento Box Interior
Course 1: Fish Paste + Vegetables, 7/10
Course 2: Fish + Grape Leaf, 6/10
Course 2: Rice Inside the Grape Leaf
Course 3: Fish + Egg, 10/10
Course 4: Fish + Vegetables, 8/10
Course 5: Fiddlehead Soup, 9/10
Course 6: Mushroom + Rice, 8/10
Course 7: Green Tea, 8/10