Donguri Shijo-kawaramachi - Kyoto

Smoker friendly. Causal setting. Best to book a table in advance. Oh yes. located in the basement. we kinda walked pass it without knowing. Look out for the Puma shop nearby.

Had dinner at Donguri どんぐり after some unrestrained shopping, ordered a yakisoba with sunny side up, and an okonomiyaki with bacon, cheese, and sunny side up. Their digital ordering system allowed customers to add up to 4 toppings, price extra of course. Also had a cucumber dish in three sauces for appy, a gyoza and a melon soda. The food was pretty good, though I must have over-ordered coz we totally couldn’t finish them. The hot plate on each table helped keep the food nice and hot. Has free WiFi, but their SSID couldn’t be found, and their other ones couldn’t be logged on with the password given. We asked an assistant, and she also answered “わかりません (I don’t know)” after a lot of umms and head scratching. Has an English menu. Seating was comfy enough. Since it was quite late when we got there, there were only two other tables. Nice place overall.

A highly recommended place to have dinner after a long day visiting Kyoto. The okonomiyaki was incredibly amazing (one of the best I ever had), and the place was really well decorated. The only inconvenience was that we couldn't pay our meals separately, which was a mess for us considering you can do it in almost every restaurant in Japan

Employees didn't communicate well on the one person one order basis. Me and my girl friends order 2 and shared. However due to language barrier only found out when we are going to pay. Nice comfy place with private dining area. Free ocha and water. They have a locker for your shoes for those that eat at private dining area.

Nice staff, great food and cheap prices! It has a very pleasant atmosphere, smokers friendly, open until 1 o'clock unlike most other places in Kyoto. You can order from a tablet at the table that also has an English menu. There is a hot plate in the middle of the table, they serve the food there, so it does not get cold.