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Fine Dining
Top 50 Fine Dining in Kyoto [2025]
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Kikunoi Honten
Black Diamond
4.7
/5
183 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 491.00
Gion | 1.3 km from downtown
Address: 459 Shimokawarmachi, Higashiyama-Ku, Kyoto 605-0825 Kyoto Prefecture
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Restaurant run by celebrity chef Yoshihiro Murata
A renowned restaurant founded in 1912
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Authentic Japanese cuisine and elegant traditional environment but not too fresh, service is OK but not up to Michelin standards in Europe and America. After eating, I always feel that it is not worth it.
Alaska snow crab, one crab, three ways to eat: 1. Steamed egg with crab roe. 2. Crab legs as sashimi. 3. Steamed the rest. This is my favorite way to eat it. The freshness of the ingredients determines whether it tastes delicious. So this Japanese restaurant is still very good!
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Ogata
Black Diamond
4.8
/5
19 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 548.00
Nijo Castle | 1.9 km from downtown
Address: 726 Shinkamanzacho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, 600-8471, Japan
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Helmed by acclaimed chef Toshiro Ogata
Japanese courtyard with ever-changing seasonal beauty
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The main dishes of the restaurant are sushi and fish dishes. They offer bento and dine-in. There is also a lively little girl at home. The old couple runs the restaurant shakily and happily every day.
It is not easy to get a table at Ogata in Kyoto. The atmosphere of the restaurant is very quiet and Zen. The dishes look simple, without complicated seasoning and combination, but you can see that they are made with the best and most seasonal ingredients and take a lot of effort to prepare. Although it is expensive and it takes time to book a table, it is worth a try.
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HYOTEI
Diamond
4.4
/5
67 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 398.00
Okazaki | 1.2 km from downtown
Address: 35 Nanzenji Kusakawacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8437, Japan
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Helmed by renowned Japanese chef Takahashi Yoshihiro
Panoramic view of the Japanese garden
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Kaiseki cuisine is very exquisite. Every dish is exquisite, and the taste is good. Friends who like meat are advised not to go. Generally, just taste the taste. You can't eat enough.
Breakfast at the annex, no reservation, just try your luck. People kept coming in, maybe no reservation is needed?
After eating sashimi steak for a few days, porridge is a good change. Except for the kelp plum tea, it's really not amazing.
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MIZAI
Diamond
4.6
/5
21 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 735.00
Gion | 1.2 km from downtown
Address: 613 Maruyamacho Yasakatoriimae Higashi Iru Higashiyama-Ku, Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Headed by famous Japanese chef Hitoshi Ishihara
Panoramic view of the courtyard's seasonal beauty
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The decoration and dishes of the restaurant are as poetic as their names. It is a very good restaurant with an elegant environment! The overall dining experience is very good. Although the price is not cheap, it is worth it.
Kaiseki cuisine is very exquisite. Every dish is exquisite, and the taste is good. Friends who like meat are advised not to go. Generally, just taste the taste. You can't eat enough.
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GION SASAKI
Diamond
4.3
/5
12 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 462.00
Gion | 1.4 km from downtown
Address: 566-27 Komatsucho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0811, Japan
Featured in 2025 Asia 100 – Fine Dining
Highlights:
Helmed by Japanese celebrity chef Hiroshi Sasaki
A combination of sharp and delicate knife work
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It feels like a very good restaurant with an elegant environment. The size of the sushi is just right. Each one is delicious. Unknowingly, the whole family ate a lot! I like this restaurant very much and look forward to visiting here again!
[Taste] The most expensive Japanese cuisine is Kaiseki cuisine, which has many steps and a wide range of dishes
[Service] Japanese waiters all provide counter-style service with various greetings
[Environment] Tatami private rooms, some with front halls, courtyards and running water
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Gion Maruyama
Platinum
4.9
/5
30 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 472.00
Gion | 979m from downtown
Address: 570-171 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0074, Japan
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
A renowned Kaiseki restaurant that promotes the use of seasonal ingredients
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Very famous Kaiseki cuisine, the chef is very famous, I recommend the egg soba, it is delicious, the environment and service are good, I recommend trying it.
[Taste] It feels pretty good. Hehehe, this place looks really great. I really like it. I really like it here. Hehe, I like it.
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Gion Matayoshi
Platinum
5.0
/5
11 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 367.00
Gion | 885m from downtown
Address: 570-123 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0074
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
A renowned Chakaiseki restaurant in Kyoto with a large following
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After shopping, I felt a little hungry, so I came to this Japanese restaurant in the nearby block. The Japanese karaage, salmon sashimi and salmon in this restaurant are all very good. I personally recommend ordering them. The price-performance ratio is also relatively high.
Gion Matayoshi, located in Gion in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, is proud to have preserved its 14th-century machiya architecture. To enter, you need to walk through a moss-covered stone path, and when you pass by the "Tsuboya" (sake shop), you can smell the mellow aroma of matured Japanese sake. Must-try experience:
• "Truffle Twelve Flavors" Kaiseki Set Meal: Kyoto-produced "Osaka Warehouse" truffles paired with tender tofu and bamboo shoots, each dish comes with an Edo-era haiku card
• "Charcoal-grilled bird": We use Tanba wagyu beef, and the chef grills it in front of customers with Binchotan charcoal. The sound of fat dripping is perfect with sake.
• "Sleeping Wine" service: A special "Goodnight Cocktail" (yuzu honey + shochu) is provided before going to bed, and a lucky poem that can be scratched off is hidden at the bottom of the wine glass
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Owatari
4.5
/5
13 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 472.00
Gion | 1.1 km from downtown
Address: 570-264 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0074, Japan
Featured in 2025 Asia 100 – Fine Dining
Highlights:
Pursuing the art of knife skills, slicing ingredients as thin as a cicada's wing
An old shop established in 2009
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What a wonderful meal, really unforgettable, came here on the advice of a friend, the waiter's English was very good, communication was smooth, the quality of the dishes was particularly memorable, fresh and delicious!
Dadu is also a popular restaurant in Gion. It is recommended to make a reservation to be safer. The environment is very good and the food provided is very good. Of course, my personal favorite is the beef here.
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Shinmonzen Yonemura
Platinum
4.9
/5
10 reviews
Western-style
From AU$ 262.00
Gion | 617m from downtown
Address: 255 Umemotocho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0064, Japan
Highlights:
Celebrity chef Masayasu Yonemura
Opened for Over 30 Years
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Many different flavors and menus! Very strong flavor dishes. The waiters were very attentive and the waitresses were very detail oriented.
The Japanese food tastes authentic and the service is very enthusiastic. Highly recommended
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Maeda
Diamond
5.0
/5
5 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 472.00
Gion | 1.1 km from downtown
Address: Japan, 〒605-0074 Kyoto, Higashiyama Ward, Gionmachi Minamigawa, 570-118 1F
Highlights:
Helmed by Chef Maeda
Opened for Over 10 Years
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Delicious food and good times, you can enjoy the best Japanese cuisine in the country. Every dish is a masterpiece, reflecting the meticulous workmanship.
The chef is very enthusiastic and serious, the seasoning is precise, the kaiseki cuisine is top-notch and elegant, and the environment in the restaurant is also very comfortable
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