Must-try Kyoto food: Huge fried spaghetti eel and prawn N< rice bowl that’s too big to fit

▲ Huge fried spaghetti eel and fried prawns that don’t even fit in the bowl.

Text & photos byJeff has a Basu demon pet

Kyoto has many delicious foods, such as the famous Arashiyama Hiroshige unagi don, which is on many people’s must-visit lists. On this trip to Kyoto, a friend introduced Jeff to a shop famous for its fried dishes called “Ten Shu,” and it’s best to go there at noon because the limited-time lunch set offers amazing value for money. Both the fried spaghetti eel (fried spaghetti eel) and fried prawns are much larger than you’d expect. When the server brings them out, you can’t help but exclaim, “Wow, they’re so big!” The cheapest option is the spaghetti eel (fried spaghetti eel) Ten N<,1100,1900.

The Ten Shu limited-time lunch set is simple, with only four options: the spaghetti eel Ten N<(1100,3),N<(1600,),N<(N<,1700,2),N<(1900,2),,,,,,N

▲ None of the limited-time lunch sets cost more than 2,000 yen.


▲ Look at this huge fried spaghetti eel (fried spaghetti eel)—doesn’t it make you want to take a bite?

There aren’t many seats in the shop, mostly at the counter. Since we had already ordered while waiting in line, once seated, it was just a matter of waiting. But staring at the plump spaghetti eel and large prawns, while the aroma of the fried dishes wafts over, your mouth will start watering uncontrollably. Once the server brings them out, the entire bowl N

Finally, a reminder: be sure to come at noon (11:00 to 14:00), as the limited-time lunch set is only available then. For just 1,100 to 1,900 yen, you can enjoy delicious N<,4N<,5000.

Ten Furai Ten Shu
Address: 244, North Side of yG-encho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City
Phone: 075-541-5277
Business hours: 11:00–14:00 (lunch set available); 17:30–21:00. Closed on Wednesdays.


▲ The huge spaghetti eel and prawns are visible right at the counter.


▲ There aren’t many indoor seats.


▲ The shop’s signboard.


▲ After 2 pm, the shop displays its evening set menu, priced at 5,000 yen.