京都のイタリアン – Divo Diva

2日目のランチは四条烏丸の大丸からほど近いDivo Divaという店に入った。僕は蒸し煮された金目鯛の上に薄切りのズッキーニをあしらったランチ、連れ合いはエビ・貝のトマトクリームソース・パスタを注文した。前菜もそうなのだが、旨味をちゃんと持ちながら決して突出することのないうす味の極地のような味付けに、これはイタリア料理と言っても京都基準の味だとつくづく思う。
満足な食事の後は錦小路をぶらついて、押し寿司、だし巻き卵、丹波の栗などを土産に買って帰路についた。


For the second day’s lunch in Kyoto, we went to an Italian restaurant near Daimaru department store at Shijo-Karasuma. I ordered steamed alfonsino topped with very thin slices of zucchini and my partner ordered shrimp and shellfish pasta with tomato cream source. Divo Diva definitely offers Italian but precisely speaking I thought its taste actually falls under Kyoto criteria; “the ultimate delicacy of subtlety and sophistication” where the dishes surely integrate the tasty essence but none of elements never stick out. After the happy lunch, we strolled the arcade of Nishiki-koji and bought some square sushi, rolled eggs with stock and chestnuts of Tanba for souvenirs, and took the return train home.