Nick Kallen

"This is a tofu factory — they make a special tofu with arrowroot and sesame that has the texture of cheese. When I was there they had one sweet and one savory dish to try."

"A pretty good selection of small plates in addition to pressed sandwiches. A very young and hip crowd on Friday night."

"This place is absolutely delicious. The Mlawi is a wrap with scrambled egg, canned tuna, olives, tomato paste, harissa. Ridiculously cheap."

"I would skip the nachos, which are made from Doritos and Pace Picante Sauce. Chicken salad was good, though."

"Get the grape juice aloe drink -- trust me"

"An old-timey cafe with a beautiful interior. The filtered coffee (no espresso) is very good, but the roasts are darker than what is fashionable these days. It's not expensive for Kyoto. Decent sandos."