Shimogamo Saryo Main Restaurant

Shimogamo Saryo Honten is a traditional ryotei near Shimogamo Shrine and the Takano River in Kyoto, serving seasonal kaiseki. The meal centers on carefully prepared dashi and seasonal ingredients, and an afternoon tea service is also offered. The restaurant opened in 1856, lunch takes about an hour and a half, and some seats face the garden. In the semi-private rooms, conversation from the next table can be heard clearly.