Sambongi Shoten

The restaurant offers passionately raised ingredients such as wild boar and deer gibier, free-range pork, Kawamata shamo duck, and Kyoto duck, all slow-cooked over binchotan charcoal. The restaurant specializes in natural cuisine, serving organic wines and heated sake. The restaurant is highly regarded for its charcoal-grilled meat dishes and features a creative menu with diverse cultural influences.

Located in the historic Hanamachi district between the Kyoto Imperial Palace and the Kamo River, Sanbongi Shoten is a renovated 100+ year old Kyoto townhouse with 9 counter seats and 1 large table. The warm interior and relaxed atmosphere are appealing. The emphasis is especially on the charcoal grill bar element.

Sanbongi Shoten is a izakaya (Japanese style pub) in Kyoto, Japan that was awarded Bib Gourmand by Michelin Guide on Mar 28, 2019. It is known to be favored by many food lovers.

The owner trained at a charcoal French restaurant, a natural wine bar, and a butcher store in Tokyo before returning to his hometown to open Sambongi Shoten. The owner, a taciturn grill master, is in charge of grilling in front of the charcoal grill, and the restaurant is a renovated Kyoto townhouse that was formerly used by his relatives.