Kati Krause

"No-laptop policy."

"So good, so cheap! Especially in an area sorely lacking decent lunch options."

"The owner might appear like a bit of an asshole (to non-regulars), but the food – the meat, the pasta, the pizza – is amazing. Summer is better than winter, seating-wise."

"This could be a nice place for a quick lunch or coffee, if only the staff/owners weren't so unfriendly."

"This is a brilliant place to work in Kyoto (as long as you bring your own wifi). Quiet, bright, beautiful, with good coffee – and unlike many of the cafés in the centre, it opens at 9am already."

"Whatever you do, have your soba cold."