Best Japanese Restaurants in Kyoto

1,400 JPY

11:00 am - 11:00 pm

English menu available.

2 minutes walk from the central exit of JR Kyoto Station, in Kyoto Tower 

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

[Monday, Wednesday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm) [Thursday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm (L.O. 7:30 pm)

Tuesday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

1 minute walk from Exit 3 of Subway Nijojo-mae Station. (Nearest bus stop: Nijojo-mae city bus stop)

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,500 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Sunday

English menu available.

Go to the east for approximately 15 meters along with Nijoyanagibaba Street, then on the 1st floor of the condominium on the south side facing to Nijo Street. (Across the street is [Nijo Orthopedic Clinic])

Dinner: 1,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

11:30 am - 9:00 pm

None

Unknown.

A 2 minutes walk from the Central Exit of JR Kyoto Station. On the B1 floor of Kyoto Tower

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

[Monday-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm / Dinner: 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Thursday, Irregular on Wednesday

Unknown.

From Keihan Gojo station head north on Miyakawasuji. Located on the left hand side just before Matsubaradori.

18,000 JPY

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm) Generally must book by 3 days in advance / Closed during summer as Fugu is not available

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

7 minutes by bus from Kitaoji Station on Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line / Get off the bus at Senbonkitaoji Bus Stop

Dinner: 19,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, Holidays, Days before holidays] Lunch 11:30-13:00 Customers can enter until 13:00/Dinner 17:00-20:00 To enter after 20:00, please call beforehand.

Sundays, Last Monday of every month

English menu available.

Keihan Main Line, 5 minutes walk from Gion-Shijo Station.

15,000 JPY

[Weekday/Saturday] Dinner from 18:00-00:00 (last order at 22:00) [Sunday/national holiday] Dinner from 18:00-22:00 (last order at 20:30) [Sunday] Lunch from 12:00-14:00 (last order at 13:30)

Mondays

English-speaking staff available.

From the station, walk up Shijou-dori towards Yasaka shrine (Gion), turn right on Hanami-koujidori towards Kenniji temple, turn right at the first corner, then make the first left.

15,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)

Sunday

Unknown.

384 meters from Gionshijo Station

Dinner: 20,000 JPY / Lunch: 9,000 JPY

Lunch (Monday, Thursday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays) 12:00 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)

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5 minutes walk from Gionshijo Station on Keihan Main Line

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 15,000 JPY

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Irregular

Unknown.

Keihan Main Line, 10 minutes from Gion-Shijo Station (if you're coming by car, it's very close to the Higashiyama-Yasui traffic light)

Dinner: 13,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,400 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday, Holidays, Days before holidays] Lunch 11:30-14:30 Customers can enter until 13:00/Open until 14:30/Dinner 17:30-21:00 Customers can enter until 19:30/Open until 21:00

Wednesdays

Unknown.

5 minutes walk from Karasuma Station.

23,000 JPY

Asagayu (July 1 - August 31) 8:00 am - 10:00 am / Uzuragayu (quail rice gruel) (December 1 - March 15) 11:00 am - 2:00 pm / 11:00 am - (L.O. 7:30 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

516 meters from Keage Station / Immediately after passing through the main gate of Nanzenji Temple

Dinner: 33,000 JPY / Lunch: 12,650 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Lunch: 12:00 - 15:00 *Please come at 12:00 / Dinner: 18:00 - 20:00 (Last order: 20:00) *Food served at customers' pace.

Irregular

Unknown.

A seven minute walk from Kyoto City Bus Higashiyama-Yasui bus stop/ From Higashioji-dori, take Kodaiji-minamimon-dori, turn left on Shimogawara-dori and keep going for 50 meters. It is located on a back alley.

15,000 JPY

[ Weekday,Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm (last order 11:00 pm)

Sunday Please call us if there is no vacancy in the reservation calendar

Unknown.

7,000 JPY

[ Tuesday ~ Sunday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] 11:30 am - 8:30 pm (last order 7:30 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

6,000 JPY

[ Monday,Wednesday ~ Sunday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (last order 1:30 pm) [ Monday,Wednesday ~ Sunday ] Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Tuesday Irregular

Unknown.

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (last order 2:00 pm) Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (last order 9:00 pm)

Monday Group reservation only accepted (more than 20 people) * New Year's holidays closed. Please check the notice board for details.

Unknown.

Dinner: 3,500 JPY / Lunch: 1,500 JPY

[ Weekday,Day Before Holidays ] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (last order 10:00 pm) [ Saturday,Sunday,Holidays ] 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm (last order 10:00 pm)

None We will inform you about the holidays on SNS.

English menu available.

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

[ Monday,Tuesday,Thursday ~ Sunday ] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm (last order 2:00 pm) [ Monday,Tuesday,Thursday ~ Sunday ] Dinner 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (last order 8:00 pm)

Wednesday Every Wednesday. Generally, we have consecutive days off on the first and third Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Our days off in April are the 1st, 7th and 8th, 14th and 15th, 21st and 22nd, and 28th.

Unknown.