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About us

About uUs

About

Toshiyuki Kabai, the chef of Rustique, has devoted his practice to traditional French cuisine for many years, but it was after reaching the age of 40 that he began to truly appreciate the unique, delicious flavours that came from the ingredients themselves. How could food harvested in Kyotanabe be prepared so that they could reach their true potential? Could it be the local cooking methods kept and nurtured over many years? With these thoughts, it became Kabai’s wish to cherish the form and flavour profiles of each ingredient. Being from Kyotanabe himself, the chef is able to create French cuisine unique to Kyotanabe. Our wish is for these gentle flavours to seep through and bring warmth to the heart and body of every customer.

Toshiyuki Kabai
Toshiyuki Kabai
RESTAURANT RUSTIQUE
RESTAURANT RUSTIQUE
RESTAURANT RUSTIQUE
Ingredients

Ingredients

At Rustique we believe that human beings are part of the environment. What the body needs surely exists close by. With this in mind, we strive to use local ingredients as much as possible.
Also, agricultural methods are said to have huge effects on the environment. We therefore make the utmost effort to use foodstuff that come from sustainable sources.
Cuisine is a layering of ingredients.
This is why we carefully select what is fresh and of superior quality.

Architecture

Architecture

We wondered what kind of place would be most comfortable, while having a nourishing meal within the landscape of Kyotanabe.
A space that merges with the surrounding environment. A space that has been hand-crafted with warmth. A space that improves with age. As we started searching for somebody who could build such a place we met the architect Yoshifumi Nakamura, and asked him to design a space for us.

Surrounding environment

Surrounding environment

Rustique is surrounded by rural landscape. It is an environment in which nature and civilisation meet, where people live and work under moving clouds, where there is birdsong and bamboos swaying in the wind. Within this somewhat nostalgic scenery we are here, where you can pause and enjoy a moment of comfort.

Surrounding environment
Surrounding environment
Surrounding environment

Places of interest nearby

You can also enjoy a stroll in the area after your meal.

  • Ikkyuji temple

    Shūon-an Ikkyū-dera temple is well known for its gardens and as the home of renegade Zen monk Ikkyu Zenshi. A 10-minute drive from Rustique.

  • Sakayajinja shrine

    The patron god of the local area is enshrined in this ancient, quaint little shrine. Documents about the place date back to 859AD, but it is believed that the shrine goes back further than that. A 5-minute walk from Rustique.

  • Kannonji temple

    The temple is renowned for its statue of the eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara (Kannon). The statue is a national treasure and dates back to the Nara Era in the 8th century. A 30-minute walk from Rustique.

  • Doshisha University
    Kyotanabe Campus

    A 10-minute walk from Rustique.
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