[Galleria Nijo Castle Kyoto] New Japanese-French Course Featuring 'Umami' Launched at Hidden Gem Hotel Restaurant 'Shingra' Near Nijo Castle

Nanzenji Royal

Galleria Nijo Castle Kyoto (Location: Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, General Manager: Tomoaki Yamada), a hotel under the Banyan Group, one of the world's leading independent hospitality groups, will begin offering a new cuisine course that harmonizes French and umami at its main dining restaurant, Shingra (シングラー), starting April 3, 2026. The course dishes will feature seasonal ingredients primarily sourced from producers in and around Kyoto, served in a beautifully modern kaiseki style, focusing on simple yet exquisite flavors that emphasize umami. The lunch course, "Gastronomic Galette," will feature a main dish of galette made with buckwheat flour from Miyazakigama-koan, blended with bonito dashi, offering a rich umami flavor with a fragrant dashi aroma. Please enjoy it with either lobster or beef cheek.

Nouilles

Umami

Tulipe

The dinner course, "Calendrier," begins with "Nouilles" (French for noodles). This dish is a fragrant and rich combination of homemade cured mullet roe and rice vermicelli, brightened by the refreshing aroma of sudachi citrus. The "Nanzenji Royal," an arrangement of chawanmushi (savory steamed egg custard) with tofu, is a beautiful dish characterized by its rich and luxurious flavors of dengaku miso and sea urchin paste. The dish named "Umami" symbolizes the theme, allowing guests to fully savor the inherent umami of the ingredients. The rich shrimp umami can be tasted in the sakura shrimp...