Giro Giro Hitoshina

Giro Giro Hitoshina Review

Quickly becoming one of Kyoto's most popular restaurants, Giro Giro has a lively atmosphere, excellent food, and great location on the sleepy Takase-gawa River. Sit at the counter surrounding the busy chefs or grab a table upstairs—both offer views of people walking along the river wishing they could trade places with you. The set menu changes monthly to showcase seasonal dishes and fresh ingredients. Giro Giro's chef defies the staid conventions of kaiseki ryori cuisine with creations infinitely more exciting; expect dishes along the lines of mackerel in a clear broth, monkfish liver grilled on eucalyptus leaves with miso paste, tartlets enclosing scrumptious morsels of crab, and melt-in-your-mouth beef sashimi. Giro Giro is easiest to find by walking the narrow lane along the Takase-gawa; look for the glow of the massive window a few blocks north of Gojo-dori.