Modern Italian in a charming Kyoto merchant’s townhouse. Keisuke Nakamoto cultivates a strong rapport with farmers in Ōhara, on whose vegetables he relies. Incorporating fermentation techniques he studied in Europe, he overlays flavour with sourness. The signature dish is tagliolini of crab or truffles. Hand-made pasta gets its flavour from eggs from farms he has carefully selected. The natural bounty of farm communities finds expression in his cuisine.