Kyoto Restaurants(332)
SEAT RESERVATIONMitsuyasu
Slowed down and stripped back Japanese dining lets you enjoy the purest flavors of Kyoto.
SEAT RESERVATIONKodaiji Wakuden
Gion tradition is on full display at this Edo-style tea house and kaiseki restaurant.
SEAT RESERVATIONGion Sasaki
Michelin three-star flair adds an entertaining edge to this outstanding traditional restaurant, where there’s never a dull moment.
SEAT RESERVATIONGion Matayoshi
Dramatic yet dignified dining — that’s what’s on offer at this 2 Michelin star kaiseki restaurant in Kyoto’s historic Gion.
SEAT RESERVATIONCenci
Retreat into luxurious Italian dining at one of Kyoto's best kept culinary secrets.
SEAT RESERVATIONHigashiyama Yoshihisa
Eclectic doesn't begin to describe the ever-changing menu at this Kyoto kaiseki, where the menu jetsets around the globe.
SEAT RESERVATIONKikunoi Honten
There’s simply nowhere with the history, tradition, and quality of this three Michelin-starred palace of Kyoto fine dining.
SEAT RESERVATIONIsshisoden Nakamura
This three-Michelin-starred Kyoto kaiseki restaurant is one of the oldest restaurants in the country!
SEAT RESERVATIONHyotei
A living museum to Kyoto’s culinary and cultural history, a meal at this 3 Michelin-starred former temple and teahouse is one to remember forever.
SEAT RESERVATIONAji Fukushima
Aji Fukushima provides an omakase course that walks you through the culture of Kyoto.
SEAT RESERVATIONKikunoi Roan
Experience the four seasons with a twist through well-decorated kaiseki courses in the heart of Kyoto.
SEAT RESERVATIONSushi Matsumoto
Enjoy a parade of Edomae-style sushi in a historic district in Kyoto.
SEAT RESERVATIONMirei
Switch out course menus for a proud a la carte list of traditional Japanese offerings.
SEAT RESERVATIONGion Okada
One can taste the dedication and effort put into the dishes at Gion Okada, a Michelin-starred restaurant with a hardworking chef at the helm.
SEAT RESERVATIONOkina
Rich in tradition and fresh in ingredients, this Kyoto-style restaurant has been around for more than five decades, creating local masterpieces for their respected guests.
SEAT RESERVATIONHonke Tankuma Honten
Explore the various seasons in Japan through Kyoto-style kappo cuisine at Honke Tankuma Honten, where they craf special course meals for everyone.
SEAT RESERVATIONReine des Pres
A Michelin-starred chef with extensive experience in Paris cooks up fine French food with a focus on excellent slow-cooking.
SEAT RESERVATIONKinobu
Experience a nostalgia in taste mixed in the revolutionizing flavors of the kaiseki dishes at this ryotei.
SEAT RESERVATIONGion Kida
The casual setting of this kappo restaurant lets the diners relax as they are being entertained by the show of preparation by the head chef and his assistants.
SEAT RESERVATIONSushi-Kappo Nakaichi
Experience sushi kappo the Kyo-ryori way, featuring rare seasonal ingredients and crafted to suit the Kyoto locals’ tastes.
SEAT RESERVATIONKamanza Nagashima
A self-taught husband and wife team cook up one of the most exciting Japanese meals in the city at this top traditional restaurant.
SEAT RESERVATIONShinmonzen Yonemura
One of the most exciting chefs in Kyoto, cooking up fine French-Japanese fusion food in the heart of Gion.
SEAT RESERVATIONOtagi
Fine kaiseki dining on the naturally beautiful north side of Kyoto, where you can enjoy a return to nature in fresh seasonal cooking.
SEAT RESERVATIONTenjaku
Every kaiseki meal at the Michelin-starred Tenjaku ends with tempura, Chef Nishioka Ryo’s way of showing respect to his grandfather. Each dish is served on beautiful porcelain fired at local kyoto kilns.
SEAT RESERVATIONDoppo
Peerless, unique, self-reliant — all of these definitions apply to the aptly named Doppo, whose unorthodox approaches to traditional Japanese cuisine have earned it a Michelin star, like Godan Miyazawa and Jiki Miyazawa before it.
SEAT RESERVATIONMashiro
Chef Koshimo Hiroyuki continues his legacy of excellence at his third Michelin-starred restaurant in Kyoto, where he creates course after course of what he calls genre-less cuisine.
SEAT RESERVATIONVelrosier
This Kawaramachi restaurant has earned itself two Michelin stars with its eclectic approach to Chinese cuisine. Chef Iwasaki Yuji rigorously experiments with ingredient combinations to produce flavor profiles like no other.
SEAT RESERVATIONJuu-go
With a Michelin Green Star, soba joint Juu-go is a lesson on sustainability: owner Akiya Ishibashi plants the buckwheat berries, harvests the grain and transforms any scraps into compost for his farm.
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Unprecedented in quality, every Kyoto restaurant incorporates the best of local produce and seasonal offerings into fresh, immersive Japanese food menus. Culinary creativity runs through the city like its waters. In fact, you can dine in the open air over Kyoto’s rivers in summer or lose yourself for a night dining in the converted wooden machiya buildings of downtown Pontocho. Somewhere tucked away in the grid of Kyoto’s backstreets, family-run restaurants greet strangers and regulars alike, offering unique dining experiences. Side street shop fronts steam with ramen broth and specialty tofu dishes. High-caliber kaiseki dining experiences await in Kyoto’s many Michelin-starred restaurants, serving experiential feasts celebrating ingredients of the season. Even Kyoto's most well-known geisha district, Gion, is home to restaurants with some of the best fares in town.
Holding tradition and craftsmanship at the city’s core, restaurants in Kyoto always offer an unforgettable atmosphere and high-quality Japanese cuisine to match, whether that's seasonal produce or beautifully marbled wagyu beef. Marvel at the exquisite textures and stunning aesthetics evident in even the finest culinary details. Kyoto restaurants arrange their food on their plates just so; beautifully and crafted with skill like edible art. Discover some of the best food in Kyoto when exploring this cultural hub, bursting with its own regional food. Feast upon local cuisine known as Kyo-ryori, made from the freshest seasonal produce, or taste vegetarian Buddhist cuisine when you sit down to an authentic shojin ryori meal.
Fine Kyoto cuisine can be found at its beautiful restaurants, and there are wonderful culinary surprises in every bite. Exploring Kyoto’s backstreets and buzzing markets mean that you might stumble upon the city’s best restaurants.
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