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Capella Kyoto is home to SoNoMa by SingleThread, created in partnership with SingleThread, the Three-Michelin-starred restaurant based in Sonoma, California by Kyle and Katina Connaughton. As the signature restaurant of the property, SoNoMa by SingleThread offers an intimate 12-seat counter and a 20-seat lounge bar in the style of an ochaya( traditional teahouse). Helming the restaurant is Chef Keita Tominaga, who will celebrate the seasonal agriculture of both Kyoto’ s Kansai region and California’ s Dry Creek Valley through the lens of local farmers and craftspeople.
SingleThread Entremets, a dedicated patisserie programme led by Executive Pastry Chef Emma Horowitz and Chef Miu Morita, formerly of Michelin Three-Star L’ Effervescence in Tokyo, offers seasonal confections for onsite enjoyment or packaged takeaway.
Yoi is a late-night dining destination offering kappo with a modern twist— a refreshing concept in Kyoto’ s largely casual after-hours scene. The soul of Kyoto is revealed through one of Japan’ s intimate dining traditions, where chefs prepare and present seasonal dishes directly before their guests— elevated here by innovative handcrafted cocktails. The space itself honours the local community through reclaimed timber and lighting fixtures sourced from the former Shinmichi Elementary School, quietly preserving the memory of the neighbourhood’ s past.
THE ART OF LUXURY ISSUE 76 2026