绿风酒店附属楼 - 仅限成人

His father was an artist specialising in maki-e, gold and silver decorations on lacquer; his mother the latest in a long line of tea-ceremony instructors. Overseas, he spread the word about the virtues of shojin-ryori. ‘En’ means ‘swallow’; the chef named his restaurant for this migratory bird in reference to himself, a man who had lived away from Japan but had come home to Kyoto. The menu is broad in scope and includes some dishes incorporating Western elements. The swallow is said to bring good fortune, and the chef’s personality and the reputation of his cooking bring customers flocking to

The chef honed his craft in northern Italy as well as Kyoto. Pursuing original interpretations, he tacks Kyoto ingredients onto hometown Italian recipes. His passion leans toward the pasta dishes of the Piedmont region. His skill in making pasta by hand, factoring in the day’s weather, humidity and the condition of the ingredients, is craftsmanship personified. Flavours of Italy, reimagined for Japan’s four seasons.

The chef oversees every aspect of the menu, which changes monthly. The restaurant evolves from moment to moment as seasons shift and the day’s ingredients are chosen; this impermanence inspires the passion and the flavours at the core of the chef’s creativity. He embraces the principle of shuhari, the three stages of mastery: first, master the basics; next, break the mould with creativity; finally, set out on your own to blaze a new trail. Guest and chef merge time and space, sharing a mutually felt joy.

The chef has been researching the deliciousness of ramen since he was a schoolboy. In search of a unique flavour, he made ‘Scallop and Japanese Pepper Ramen’ his signature dish. Soup of dashi drawn from chicken, pork and seafood is multilayered and satisfying. The finished Japanese pepper oil imparts a refreshing feeling, and the generous topping of scallop is pure luxury. A carefully calibrated bowl of goodness that is the gift of repeated independent study.

The proprietor is a soba craftsman who makes pottery. Serving handmade juwari soba of 100% buckwheat flour milled in-house, on flatware he crafted himself, embodies ‘sonoba-style’ service. As popular as his ‘mori soba’, chilled soba served on a wicker basket, is his seasonal soba. This changes monthly, creatively pairing noodles with ingredients such as bamboo shoots, sudachi citrus, walnuts and oysters. The industrial-look interior highlighted with recycled materials was also created by the proprietor. From cooking to décor, the sensibility of the artistic spirit is displayed throughout.

White is the keynote colour of the antiques-accented interior. The restaurant is decorated with sundries collected at flea markets, while a pendant light wreathes the establishment in its warm glow. The chef prepares traditional cuisine, arrangements stripped to the essentials so the flavours of the ingredients themselves shine clearly. Enamoured of Bincho charcoal, the chef even bakes his bread with it. The name of the restaurant means ‘white asparagus’—no need to ask what their spring speciality is…

The proprietor loves rice, so he named his establishment ‘Komedokoro’, meaning ‘Place of Rice’. Taste the freshly-cooked white rice and you’ll understand why it’s so famous. Dishes are served on small plates, encouraging you to try a variety. Order the platter of side dishes and you’re sure to eat more than intended. The chef sources seafood and citrus fruits from his native Ehime. Sake and nibbles served at this ‘place of rice’ vary by the day.