OASI

Located in North-West Kyoto’s Nishijin district, on a 15 minute walk from Karasuma Line’s Kuramaguchi station and Kyoto Gyoen National Park is ‘Oasi’, a cozy Italian restaurant with a friendly owner. Oasi opened it’s doors in February of 2019 and is one of the must-visit Italian restaurants in Kyoto.

Oasi sits on the ground floor and has a stylish navy blue shiplap exterior which stands out from the neighborhood. Going inside you will first enter a small cozy inner patio with a large cobble stone floor and many decorative plants. Behind a second door is the actual OASI restaurant. The restaurant has a cozy dimly lit dark blue interior which has a contemporary feel to it, with a hard wood floor it adds to the cozyness. The kitchen is on the left and tables on the right. There are eight 2-person tables which can be put together to accommodate bigger groups as well as counter seats. In the back is a small courtyard.

The restaurant uses locally sourced ingredients (vegetables from Ohara area, Kyoto meat) and with the staffs excellent cooking skills the food comes out absolutely amazing. The menu is large and occasionally changes according to the season, with a variety of antipasti, cicchetti (Venetian slang for side dishes), pasta and sometimes even an omakase course (chefs recommendations).

Oasi is a great restaurant with excellent food and service, ideal choice for a date or just meal. that comes heavily recommend. The owner can speak English.