It’s easy to mistake fusion restaurant Yonemura for a Japanese restaurant. After all, it is housed in a 100-year-old machiya in Gion, the city’s district of geisha training, which is preserved in an ancient style. However it is unlike other Western restaurants situated in these oriental townhouses, which have remodeled the interior into a modernistic, Western-styled space. Here, much of the traditional Japanese elements of decor, such as paper screens and wooden furnishings, has been retained in Yonemura. Their fusion dishes are reminiscent of kaiseki, a kind of Kyoto cuisine, in its meticulous presentation. With its bold, experimental style in combining flavors and ingredients, you’ll either love it or hate it – but we guarantee that this will be a fantastic gastronomic adventure.
