So it's been about a month since I visited Kyoto and in the time since I have visited a couple 2 stars back in the states (Atera, Gabriel Kreuther), and while both of those meals were enjoyable, I left them thinking about how VELROSIER was better. For only 20,000 yen ($~140 when I was there, a mere $125 today), VELROSIER offers a mammoth 14 dish lunch service that features plenty of fine dining staples including caviar, foie, and A5 Wagyu (admittedly less of a big deal in Japan but still). The dining rooms itself is beautiful and intimate with only