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Located in central Kyoto, right next to Keihan Line’s Jingu-Marutamachi Station exit 2 or 4 is the stylish café ‘more’.

More was previous called ‘Source’ that opened it’s doors in 2013. In June of 2019 it was renovated and re-opened under its new name on June 27, 2019.

The café is located on the ground floor of an apartment building and has a simple but stylish exterior with a slick mortar wall and large windows set in a metal frame. Inside the cafe has a narrow but deep interior with the kitchen on the left. Near the entrance are 3 tables that share a stylish long wooden bench with a wooden slats back. Further in the back is a counter with 6 seats, then a round table with 4 seats and all the way in the end is a semi-private room with another table. The walls and ceiling of the interior are exposed concrete. However two walls in the back are all covered with vertical wooden slats. The ‘private’ room has a glass barrier and a wooden door that can either be closed or opened (and thus block the view of the people inside the room to give it more privacy.

But forget about the interior because the most important thing about more is the food. If you are looking for delicious food in Kyoto, More is the place to be. They usually only have two dishes (today’s plate lunch or today’s sandwich lunch), but whichever one you choose you will not be disappointed. The dishes look great and are healthy. We will let the pictures do the talking but we’ll tell you this, the chicken (soft and tasty) and the French fries are absolutely AMAZING. One of the best chicken and French fries in Japan, no exaggeration. They also have sweets on the menu.

Delicious food, super friendly staff, stylish interior and conveniently located on walking distances from Kyoto National Park, Heian Shrine, Kyocera Museum of art etc, more is highly recommended.

More has the most suitable name for its café, because after you eat there you definitely want more.