Café 富月☽Fugetsu

Hitori Kyoto

Formerly a tea house and inn, Café 富月Fugetsu is in the heart of 祇園Gion, off the busy 花見小路通Hanamikoji Street; the owner, a fourth-generation 舞子maiko/芸子geiko, started the machiya café about six years ago. In the evening the café becomes a home bar limited to only long-time regulars but until then it is open to the public for the easy enjoyment of Japanese sweets and tea that is often difficult to come by, especially because one needs courage to enter into traditional establishments that aren’t always welcome to first-time visitors.

the counter (where I sat when I went in mid-May of this year)

the seating behind me

a view through the rooms of the café

 the hallway from the backthe tatami room that one can see way in the back from the front room…

and the inner garden past that

 The sources of information that I have seen about Café 富月Fugetsu recommend the お豆腐の抹茶チーズケーキo-toufu no maccha chiizukeeki (tofu green tea cheesecake), ￥600…

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efish <゜)))彡

Hitori Kyoto

Formerly the dwelling of product designer, Shin Nishihori, efish is a café along the Kamo River close to Gojo Ohashi (Big Bridge). One can find his freelance products on sale or as part of the décor there. The café has a clean and modern feel to it, probably due to its neutral base and the use of colors with impact to set it off, despite the owner’s penchant for antique and vintage. The first thing that enters one’s eye is the cute sign with the café’s logo and the open terrace.

the non-smoking part on the first floor…smoking is allowed on the terrace.

wall of goods

the smoking area near the entrance

One can see the Kamo River and Gojo Ohashi from the café.The second floor is non-smoking.

more goods

This side provides a view of the river.

Poring over the menu when I went for the first time in April, my eyes caught the words, “ツナとカテージチーズとアボカドサンドtsuna to…

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