Location: Kyoto
Top Restaurants in Kyoto
Where to eat Japanese food in Kyoto: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Reviews on Japanese food in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Kyoto is Japan's most traditional city. The lush and verdant cityscape encompasses sprawling rock gardens, vast palaces, and tall temples. The streets are alive with businessmen hurrying past Geiko and Makio in their full kimono, both on their way to work along cherry-tree lined walks. A historic hub that celebrates Japanese culture, from kabuki to textile weaving, Kyoto can also be surprisingly modern. It is one of Japan's largest, busiest, and most visited cities, with packed shopping mega-centers and high-rise offices. Suffused with shrines, outdoor markets, and nature walks, the small but bountiful location is also home to some of Japan's most contemporary architectural marvels, hippest cafes and eateries, and modish local brands and shops. It makes Kyoto a playful and sublime city, studded with as many bars and hole-in-the-wall fried food shops along the Kamogawa river as it is suffused with ancient ryokan and delicate wagashi shops. Kyoto is in the cross-hairs of Japan's most artful past and its energetic present.
Things to do in Kyoto
10. Restaurant Matsukiya, Kyoto Shijo
Overall Ratings
5 based on 475 reviews
At Matsukiya , we pride ourselves on providing carefully selected high quality beef , Specialising in Omi -beef. Our chefs are highly skills and trained in preparing delicious weals including steak , Sukiyaki and Shabu-shabu in our unique style. With exce
Reviewed By Amakir
What a nice evening! Beautiful and sensitive food. Served with elegance.A bit expensive but not so much comparing to the atmosphere and quality.Beef and fish are delicious. Soup is delicate. A lot of menu. Choose your own one.Wine is excellent. I've tasted an Italian and a French cepage produced in America. Glasses are quite cheap. Pamper yourself and book a table!
9. Yasakadori Enraku
Overall Ratings
5 based on 387 reviews
Reviewed By SamA1650
The staff was patient, respectful, helpful, upbeat, and very kind. An extremely sedulous staff. The performance was unforgettable by the Maiko. They way she performed, interacted, and her presence was mesmerizing. I was impressed by her character, demeanor, grace, and flare. It was a very special evening and I highly recommend this restaurant as well as the experience to meet with a Maiko. The food was delicious as well and the service was top notch.
8. Premium Pound Gion
Overall Ratings
5 based on 166 reviews
Exquisite steak can be tasted in 5 minutes on foot from Gion Shijo Station. We buy one Kobe beef and offer it by aging (dry aging). It is very time-consuming and time-consuming to make Kobe beef mature and it will be rare value meat. Please enjoy rare mea
Reviewed By alanbU8448IA
The food and atmosphere are amazing. I went with a Japanese friend who speaks a little English, and I don't speak much Japanese. Fortunately our waiter had excellent English, and was kind enough to translate all of his conversation for me. It really helped me to enjoy the memorable meal. Also, we went on a Saturday afternoon around 1, and had the place to ourselves. Just us, the waiter and the chef. Great Japan experience.
7. Saishuan Shiraki
Overall Ratings
5 based on 204 reviews
Japanese Home-made Style Cuisine Family cuisine at the lounge bar Owner speaks English and sometimes plays samisen English OK! Vegitarian-Friendly Vegan-Friendly We accept credit cards
Reviewed By KimH309
Saishuan Shiraki is an amazing restaurant of the beaten track serving delicious local cuisine in an intimate setting. Heights of the meal included whole Pacific Saury (Saama) and a plentiful supply of sake. The restaurants only has eight seats arranged in a counter around the cooking area so you can see your meal being prepared. Take the advise of the amazing staff on what to order and you will not go wrongKimH309-sama.Thank you for coming and giving us such an excellent review! We were very happy to hear you liked SANMA! It's really common seasonal fish in Japan!! I think you can eat it another place,too. Please enjoy Japanese taste!!!Best regards. Miho&Patrick.
6. Gyotako Kyoto
Gyoza and Takoyaki specialty store opens! ã2 minutes on foot from Kawaramachi Stationã First landing in Kyoto!100% ground beef! Gyoza with Kobe beef! âGyodakoâ is a restaurant where you can eat fluffy takoyaki and large size gyoza. We prepare beer and hig
Reviewed By jemiwei
A casual spot in Kyoto if you donât mind standing and getting a simple meal Beef Gyoza is a nice change from normal pork gyoza!
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5. Teppan Tavern Gion Tenamonya
Overall Ratings
5 based on 596 reviews
ã"We're the Mom & Pop's TEPPANYAKI IZAKAYA since 1998. We have many guests & repeaters from Japan & overseas during 21 years. Personal restaurant that's why we always welcome everyone as our friends. We serve the Best Rank A5 WAGYU BEEF steak at a bargain
Reviewed By Lindy W
We had a great meal here during the typhoon Hagibis. We had one of the set meals for two and it came with delicious vegetables, scallops, wagyu beef and gyoza. Everything was delicious and the beef was amazing! The owners were so friendly and accommodating. We will come back here next time we are in Kyoto.
4. Sushi Naritaya
Overall Ratings
5 based on 385 reviews
Reviewed By Joanie7475
Had the most amazing sushi here and the chef is so sweet, takes pride in his food. He is always looking to see if we enjoyed the food and has a beaming smile when he sees enjoy the food. Sushi will never taste the same!
3. Kobe Beef Steak Moriya Gion
Overall Ratings
5 based on 359 reviews
Over 130 years of experience of serving Kobe beef. Enjoy the taste and know the real âreasonâ of why Mouriya is chosen out of many restaurants specialized in Kobe beef.
Reviewed By Luca S
We had lunch on our honeymoon there, and everything was downright perfect.The staff is welcoming and professional.We had the lunch menu of Mouriya sirloin.After a delicious pumpkin soup and a salad, the sirloins were cut and cooked right in front of us.It was delicious, one of the best meat we ever had.Thank you very much to chief Tsuyoshi Kawai for his skillful cooking and his professionalism.
2. Tonshabu Hide, Kyoto Shijo Karasuma
Overall Ratings
5 based on 453 reviews
Reviewed By Evgueni I
Visited with the family. the place is very hectic - they barely make time to explain how it works, and only after a reminder. the interior is very very basic, it is quiet crowded and noisy. To balance it, thd ingredients are fresh and very good quality. Overall good impression, but surprised they are so high in the ranking.ãæ¥åºãããã¨ããããã¾ããããããããã£ã¨ãã£ã¨ãããåºã«ãã¦ããã¾ããã¾ãæ¥æ¬ã«æ¥ãéã¯æ¯éãç«ã¡å¯ãä¸ãããæºè¶³ãã¦é ãããã®ã§ãé å¼µãã¾ãã
1. Okonomiyaki Katsu
Overall Ratings
5 based on 431 reviews
This restaurant has max 12 seats only. It is very very small restaurant. So big group cannot not be accepted.
Reviewed By Vickibye
Fantastic food and lovely owners who both speak English. Very welcoming and stayed opened for us even though they were meant to close. Very traditional inside with seating on the floor and cushions to sit on. We had combination okonomiyaki and the yaki soba. Both were super yummy. Would highly recommend coming here.
