Restaurant
Sakura Omakase · Kyoto, Japan
The budget traveler's case for one blowout meal
I saved €400 on flights and a ryokan to afford this counter. Correct trade. Here's the math and the caveats.
Priya NairVisited Mar 20262agrees0comments
Restaurant
Sakura Omakase
Kyoto, Japan
Ten seats, sixteen courses, one master who has stood behind this counter for thirty years. Book before you book your flights.
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Priya NairVisited Mar 2026More perspectives
Maya ChenContributorVisited March 2026Receipt VerifiedSixteen courses at the quietest counter in Kyoto
Thirty years behind one counter shows up in every grain of rice. The most money I've spent on dinner this year and the least I've regretted it.
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