Best Restaurants around Kyoto Imperial Palace

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Leave Karasyma Oike station and walk west along Oike-dori, then turn north into Nishinotoin-dori and the restaurant is located a short way down the west side (two doors south of Mikane shrine).

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,900 JPY

[Monday-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 pm - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Thursday, Irregular Closed on Wednesday

Unknown.

Four minute walk from Marutamachi Station (exit 7). Walk south and turn left at the first intersection onto Ebisu-gawa Dori. Turn left again at Higashinotoin Dori and you will see the restaurant on the right.

3,500 JPY

Normal hours: 5:00 pm - 12:00 am (last order 11:30 pm)

Sundays

Unknown.

A 5-minute walk from Exit 26 of Hankyu Karasuma Station. Turn right at the crossing by the Sumitomo Life Kyoto Building and go straight; it will be on your left.

6,000 JPY

Normal hours: 17:00-00:00 (last order at 23:30)

None

Unknown.

Seven minutes on foot from Karasuma Oike Station. Located two blocks north of Kyoto Oike Junior High School.

4,000 JPY

[Monday, Wednesday to Sunday, public holiday, day before public holiday] normally 18:00 to 02:00

Sundays

Unknown.

A 6-minute walk from Gion-Shijo station on the Keihan Main Line/A 5-minute walk from Karasuma station, or a 4-minute walk from Kawaramachi station on the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line

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.

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.

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.

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)

None

Unknown.

5 minutes walk from Gionshijo Station on Keihan Main Line

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: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

[ Monday ~ Wednesday,Friday ~ Sunday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (last order 10:00 pm) Last entry is at 22:00. *A la carte seats are also available by calling the restaurant directly to make a reservation.

Thursday Third Wednesday of every month

English menu available.

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

[ Tuesday ~ Saturday,Holidays ] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (last order 10:30 pm) Last entry / Kaiseki LO is 21:00

Monday,Sunday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5,000 JPY

[ Tuesday,Thursday,Saturday ] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm [ Tuesday ~ Sunday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Dinner 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm (last order 10:00 pm)

Monday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

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

[ Weekday,Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] 6:00 pm - 5:00 am

Sunday

Unknown.

Dinner: 8,800 JPY / Lunch: 4,400 JPY

[ Monday ~ Wednesday,Friday ~ Sunday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Lunch 11:30 am - 5:00 pm (last order 4:00 pm) [ Monday,Tuesday,Friday ~ Sunday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm (last order 8:00 pm) Only staff meal set meals are provided (there is no Obanzai buffet) [ Weekday,Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Other 8:00 pm - 1:00 am (last order 11:00 pm)

We joined the Enishi Group in July 2025.

English menu available.

Dinner: 1,200 JPY / Lunch: 1,200 JPY

11:00 am - 8:00 pm (last order 7:15 pm) [ Saturday,Sunday,Holidays ] 10:00 am - 8:30 pm (last order 7:40 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

Dinner: 3,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

[ Monday,Wednesday ~ Sunday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Lunch 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm (last order 2:30 pm) [ Monday,Wednesday ~ Sunday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Dinner 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (last order 9:30 pm)

Tuesday Please feel free to contact us as it may be irregular.

Unknown.

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,000 JPY

[ Monday,Tuesday,Thursday ~ Sunday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Lunch 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (last order 1:30 pm) [ Monday,Tuesday,Thursday ~ Sunday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (last order 10:00 pm)

Wednesday

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

[ Weekday,Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (last order 1:30 pm) [ Weekday,Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Dinner 6:00 pm - 12:00 am (last order 11:00 pm)

Sunday

Unknown.