We recently went down for the last day of boating on the canal for the spring season, and after that was over we went to Sherry and Hirofumi Nakanishi’s Kyoto Nama Chocolat near Heian Shrine for lunch. This is a machiya cafe, meaning it is in an old kyoto-style residence, a machiya. We ate at the garden table in back. Once the other customers saw us go out into the garden, they got curious and came out for a look one-by-one.

They server delicious organic lunches, and since Hirofumi is a chocolatier, the dessert is unforgettable.

They are again participating in the Rakumachi Rakuya event that just got underway last weekend and continues for a month. Kyoto Nama Chocolat will present Korean music on the afternoon of Monday, June 9.