Phakchi (coriander): the straightforward name of the Thai eatery is a strong inducer, and of course, I can’t wiggle out from the charm…

It shows off a wheeled stall in the shop and posts the menu in Thai language on the wall, which meticulously reproduce the atmosphere of those shops and restaurants on the Khaosan road of Bangkok– more accurately, the shops of Khaosan I saw in the past because I haven’t been there for long.

Anyway, the food is tasty and for real. The only thing different from the real Kaosan shop is the price…

There are shops specializing Shichimi-Tougarashi（七味唐辛子）in Kyoto. I particularly like this shop, Chobunya (長文屋) of Kitano Hakubai-cho, where the shop owner, or sometimes his son, mixes various spices in a bowl in front of the customer, quickly using a pair of spoons that make a series of tinking sound. Embraced by the aroma of the spices, fascinated by the brisk motion and the sound, just standing in the shop to watch the mixing art gives me a mesmerizing time.

Chieriya is a cozy, very much handmade eatery. I love the atmosphere, which reminds me of Kailas Restaurant I frequented and spent hours with good cake and tea.

It was the second time I visited Chieriya, yesterday, and bought their specialty: Bahn mi, Vietnamese sandwich— mmmm yummy!!!

The lady who took our order asked me if we didn’t mind coriander leaves for the topping. I said “my son is dying for it”. The lady, handing the sandwich to us, added “I put on an extra amount of it so that I won’t be in trouble if he dies.” Naturally, the food tasted so good when me and my son ate it afterwards!

P.S. Their ginger ale is also good!

Le Petit Mec is my favorite boulangerie. It is close to 鳥岩楼 where my son and I had a lunch, and we dropped in on the way back– and made a major mistake. (You will know what was the mistake, when seeing the photo below.)

At Toriiwaro (鳥岩楼), a chicken food restaurant, in the Nishijin district, Kyoto, my son and I had a lunch– Oyako Domburi (親子丼), a bowl of chicken meat and egg over rice.

Their Oyako Domburi is so good, and it’s only in the lunch menu… uh… only thing they serve from noon to two o’clock. In evening, they serve variety of dishes and hotpots, but their dinner cuisine is rather expensive.

The Oyako Domburi is inexpensive and comes with a cup of chicken bone broth, which is as good. It’s nice to eat good food on tatami mats in a Japanese style room looking down a green courtyard. No wonder the place was so crowded.