Tosai

Located in a recently refurbished traditional wooden Kyoto townhouse (machiya), Tosai offers a wide range of a la carte healthy vegetable and tofu cuisine, along with a good selection of beers, wines and sake. The atmosphere is informal and lively and popular with all age groups. Look out for the large white lantern on the street outside the restaurant. The decor is genuinely traditional. This place is old. There is a long stone path off from the street at the end of which you remove your footwear before entering the dimly-lit cozy wooden interior. A large izakaya-style menu of all things veggie and healthy--tofu, natto, salads, rice-balls and fried things. A lot of bottled beers and sake also get consumed here.