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2026.05.13

Three Seasonal Flavors for Early Summer

Hello, I am the PR manager for the Kyoto Ekimae branch of Rakuzo Utage, a private room restaurant.

These three dishes, each offering the lightness of early summer and the natural flavors of their ingredients, provide a delightful start to your meal. Their charm lies in the careful craftsmanship that shines through their simple presentation.

 

A dish that captures the aroma of roasted flavors and the breeze of early summer

Freshly grilled bonitoTataki (979 yen)

This dish features bonito—in season in early summer—grilled to a fragrant crisp, resulting in a dish where the surface is aromatic and the interior is moist, allowing the rich flavor of the lean meat to shine through. Paired with condiments, it offers a depth of flavor and a refreshing, clean finish. It’s the perfect choice when you want to savor the start of the season.

 

The gentle flavors of early summer, enveloped in dashi

Deep-Fried Spanish Mackerel and Bamboo Shoots (759 yen)

This "age-dashi" dish combines tender Spanish mackerel with bamboo shoots—a quintessential early summer ingredient—and features a gentle dashi broth that brings out the best in the ingredients. The aromatic crispness of the freshly fried fish harmonizes perfectly with the crisp texture of the bamboo shoots, offering a evolving flavor profile with every bite. It is a refined dish that captures the essence of Japanese cuisine.

 

A delightful harmony of Japanese and Korean flavors

Chopped Tuna and Green Onion Yukhoe Platter, Kimchi and Cheese Sushi Rolls (979 yen)

This sushi roll features tender negitoro seasoned in a yukhoe-style sauce, combined with kimchi and cheese, offering a delightful interplay of rich and refreshing flavors. With a taste that never gets old, it pairs perfectly with drinks and makes an ideal addition to any meal.

 

Rakuzo Utage is a Japanese dining restaurant that offers private rooms of various sizes, and is lavishly stocked with seafood from the mountains and the sea.

Our restaurant offers a wide range of private rooms for small drinking parties, business entertainment, dinners, medium-sized banquets, and groups.

We will color your banquet with dishes that are widely popular among men and women of all ages.
We also offer a wide variety of banquet courses with all-you-can-drink deals.

We look forward to serving you all.

Please call us or check our website to confirm our business days before visiting us.

Phone:050-7301-6089
Online reservations are available atthis way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)

This is the PR manager for the Kyoto Ekimae branch of Rakuzo Utage, an all-private room restaurant.

*Some copyright-free images may be used in the article.
*The contents, course structure, amounts, etc. listed may differ from actual conditions. Please confirm details at the time of reservation.

Store Information

All private rooms Rakuzo Utage Kyoto Ekimae Branch

address (e.g. of house)
600-8216
Reception 4F Daiwa Kaihatsu Kyoto Ekimae Building 4F, Higashishioji-cho 730, Higashinotoin-dori Shichijo-sagaru 2-chome, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto, Japan
Access
1 minute walk from Exit 1 of Kyoto Station on Subway Karasuma Line
3 minutes walk from JR Kyoto Station Central Exit
Phone number
050-2018-8983
Business Hours
Weekdays: 17:00-23:00
Saturday: 16:00-23:00
(L.O. 22:00 / Drink L.O. 22:30)

Sunday: 16:00-22:30
(L.O. 22:00 / Drink L.O. 22:00)

Banquets can be held before business hours! (Early and late discounts available)
regular closing day
without a holiday
Average budget
4,000 yen (regular average)/4,300 yen (banquet average)
settlement
▼ Credit Cards
VISA, Mastercard, JCB, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DinersClub, UnionPay, discoverCard
▼ QR payment
PayPay, d-pay, auPay, Rakuten Pay, Melpay, ALIPAY, WeChat Pay, Quick Pay
▼ Traffic IC
PASMO, suica, Kitaca, TOICA, manaca, ICOCA, SUGOCA, nimoca, Hayakaken
▼ Electronic Money
ID

The registration number of the invoice system is printed on receipts and receipts.
Registration number: T6010701005431
Total number of seats
172 seats
Horigotatsu seats available, couples seats available
Banquet Max.
40 persons
chartering
not allowed
Non-Smoking/Smoking
Smoking allowed Smoking room available
(Smoking area is available separately from the seating area.)
parking lot
Wi-Fi
nil

There is an appetizer as a seat charge (included in the course price).
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