My favorite store. Vol.5 Suzuki Chikara "Taroya"
Everyone has their favorite place. Restaurants, cafeterias, coffee shops, cafes, bars... Because they know the people there, because the food is delicious, because it's comfortable... The genre and the reasons are different for each person. If there's one thing we can say, it's that if you have such a place, your life will be rich. That's why we want that person to tell us about their favorite place. In the fourth installment, we talk to photographer Suzuki Chikashi about his favorite place, Taroya-san, and Kyoto's potato salad.
The ultimate potato salad.
Over the past few years, I've had more opportunities to visit Kyoto for photo shoots and exhibitions. I have a friend from a production company that I often work with when I go to Kyoto, and when I asked him for a recommended izakaya, he told me about a place called "Taroya." "Taroya" is located in a drinking district, just down an alley from Karasuma, an office district similar to Marunouchi in Tokyo. It's not the kind of place tourists would go, but rather the kind of place locals go after work.
The one thing I always try at Taroya is the potato salad. At first glance it looks like a normal potato salad, but it's delicious. It's hard to describe what's different about it, but you can tell it's been made with time and effort. After researching, I found out that the onions are fried until caramelized to bring out their rich flavor, then mixed with mayonnaise. It seems to be a popular menu item at the restaurant, as it may be sold out if you go late at night.
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