Ishiyaki Nama Pasta Kuranosuke
The original stone-baked fresh pasta restaurant, set in a 160-year-old Kyoto townhouse (machiya). Located a 15-minute walk from Katsura Station. Choose your own sauce and ingredients, and enjoy your pasta piping hot to the last bite in a stone bowl. A popular destination drawing visitors from across Japan, open for 12 years. The Oike branch closed, but the Kashihara main store remains very popular.
Many praise the piping hot chewy fresh pasta in stone bowls. Popular for the wide variety of customizable combinations and the beautiful machiya setting. Lunch tends to be crowded — reservations recommended. HotPepper 393 reviews with score 4.0 confirm support from both locals and visitors from afar.