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About this place
One dish that made a lasting impression on a lunchtime diner was the returning bonito peperoncino. They remarked on its savoury, broth-like depth, and noted that it came with salad and focaccia. The lunch menu also offers a set of salad, focaccia and the pasta of the day, chosen from 3 options. It is an easy choice whether you want to see what is available that day or have a particular flavour in mind.
The pasta selection spans different styles, from peperoncino with Aomori garlic and genovese with organic basil to tomato sauce with house-made pancetta and onion, and carbonara with house-made bacon. One diner who visited on another day reported enjoying genovese, carbonara and meat sauce, with focaccia and Chianti alongside. With its vivid basil, bacon-rich carbonara and slowly simmered meat sauce, the menu offers distinct choices to suit different tastes.
Pizza options include tomato and basil, as well as a version topped with house-made bacon and a soft-cooked egg. A diner who tried the tomato and basil pizza singled out its mozzarella and tomato sauce, while another commented on the pleasing bite of the crust. It could be a good meal to share with pasta and compare flavours, or an evening centred on pizza.
Seafood pasta is another option, with combinations listed such as sea grapes and karasumi, prawns and fresh lettuce, and blue crab with tomato sauce. Squid ink pasta is also on the menu; one diner who ordered it with pizza mentioned it as another memorable dish.
To start, there is an assorted appetiser platter, tartare of sweet shrimp with sea urchin purée, and an Iberico pork salami and mozzarella caprese. Main courses include poêléed Tanba chicken, roasted duck breast and tagliata of Japanese beef fillet, offering plenty of choice for a leisurely dinner that begins with appetisers. Red and white wines, sparkling wine and wines by the glass are listed, so you can choose a glass to go with your meal.
il pozzo, in Ryusui-cho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, serves both lunch and dinner. Diners have mentioned eating in its machiya-style interior, and the restaurant recommends booking for dinner.
