Best Japanese Restaurants in Kyoto and Osaka Area

Kyoto Senryo

京都千両

Kyoto Station, Kyoto Station/Minami-ku, Kyoto

Sushi, Japanese / General / Sushi / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

It is on the 1st floor of a building located near the Hachijo West Exit, a 1-minute walk from the Hachijo Exit of Kyoto Station

Unagidokoro Umami

うなぎ処　美味美

Tenmabashi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Unagi (eel), Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl) / Sake

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

[Monday - Friday] Lunch 11:00 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm), [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 11:00 am - 8:30 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

3-minute walk from Morinomiya Station on the Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line and the Chuo Line / 3-minute walk from Morinomiya Station on the JR Line

Umai Donabegohan to Tempura Naniwano Daidokoro FUJITA

旨い土鍋ご飯と天麩羅　浪速の台所ふじた

Higashi-Shinsaibashi/Shinsaibashi-suji, Shinsaibashi, Osaka

Japanese, Japanese / General / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood

3,000 JPY

3,000 JPY

[Monday - Saturday, National Holidays, Day Before National Hlidays] Dinner 7:00 pm - 3:00 am (L.O. 2:00 am)

Irregular

English menu available.

Enter Soemon-cho from Midosuji Street, pass Don Quijote with a big Ferris wheel, and turn at the Lawson in front of the police box

Gionshinbashi Nakatani

祇園新橋中谷

Gion, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Kyoto Cuisine

Dinner: 11,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,500 JPY

Dinner: 11,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,500 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 1:30 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm), Last entry at 1:30 pm / Dinner 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Irregular

Unknown.

Located near the Giontatsumi Bridge. It's down a narrow alley north of the Tatsumi Daimyojin shrine, just off Shinbashi Street.

Sushi Senzu Kitashinchi Souhonten

鮨仙酢　北新地　総本店

Kita-Shinchi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Sushi, Japanese / Sushi

Dinner: 7,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,500 JPY

Dinner: 7,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,500 JPY

[Saturday] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm), Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm) / [Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm), Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm) / [Weekdays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm) Drink L.O. 10:30 pm

Irregular

English menu available.

4 minutes walk from JR Kitashinchi Station or Osaka Metro Nishi-Umeda Station / 159m from Kitashinchi Station

Sukiyaki Shabu-shabu Nihonbashi Tsuruya

すき焼き　しゃぶしゃぶ　日本橋　鶴屋

Nipponbashi, Tennoji/Shinsekai/Sumiyoshi, Osaka

Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew), Japanese / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Nabe (hot pot)

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

11:00 am - 10:00 pm

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

3-minute walk from Exit 5 of Kintetsu-Nippombashi Station

Sushi Senzu Osaka Station

鮨仙酢　本店　大阪駅前

Osaka Station/Umeda Station, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Sushi, Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood

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

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

[Weekdays] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm), Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm) Food and Drink L.O. 9:00 pm

Irregular

English menu available.

1-minute walk from Hankyu Umeda Station, 3-minute walk from Umeda Station on the Subway Midosuji Line, 8-minute walk from Osaka-Umeda Station on the Hanshin Railway Line

Kuromon Torepichi-Ichiba Minami kuromon Branch

黒門とれぴち市場南黒門店

Nipponbashi, Tennoji/Shinsekai/Sumiyoshi, Osaka

Seafood, Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Crab / Donburi (rice bowl)

3,000 JPY

3,000 JPY

8:00 am - 6:00 pm (L.O. 6:00 pm)

None

English menu available.

5-minute walk from Nippombashi Station on the Sakaisuji Line, Sennichimae Line, and Kintetsu Line

Shunsai to Osake Anbai

旬菜とお酒　あんばい

Chayamachi/Nakazakicho, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Japanese, Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Kaisen Nabe (seafood hot pot)

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,200 JPY

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,200 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu available.

3-4 minute walk from Chayamachi Exit of Osaka Umeda Station

Charcoal-grilled Eel Doikatsuman Kinkakuji Branch

炭焼鰻　土井活鰻　金閣寺店

Kinkakuji Temple/Kinugasa/Kita-ku, Northern Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto

Unagi (eel), Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)

4,500 JPY

4,500 JPY

11:00 am - 8:00 pm (L.O 7:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu available.

1-minute walk from Kinkakuji-michi bus stop

Pontocho HOUSHOAN

先斗町　烹祥庵

Kiyamachi/Pontocho, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

8,500 JPY

8,500 JPY

[Tuesday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

Monday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

3-minute walk from Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line, 3-minute walk from Gion-shijo Station on the Keihan Main Line

Gion Kaifuku Shokudo Haru-Haru

祇園　開福食道　ハルハル

Gion, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew), Japanese / General / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew)

8,500 JPY

8,500 JPY

5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Nearby from Gion-shijo Station (425m)

ISAGO (Hotel ISAGO Kobe)

いさご（ほてるISAGO神戸）

Shin-Kobe/Kitano, Kobe/Waterfront area, Hyogo

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)

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

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

[Weekdays] Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) (Available on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays for an additional 550 yen/person), [Weekdays, Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] Dinner 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm (L.O. 8:30 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute by taxi from Sannomiya Station / (Take the Kobe City Bus, and get off at Kumochi 6-chome stop. It is located just south.)

XEX WEST

XEX WEST

Nishi-Umeda, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Sushi, Japanese / Italian / Cocktail

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

[Weekdays] Italian and Japanese cuisine: Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm) [Monday-Thursday] Bar: 6:00 pm - 12:00 am (L.O. 11:00 pm) [Friday] Bar: 6:00 pm - 2:00 am (L.O. 1:00 am) [Saturday] Bar: 5:30 pm - 2:00 am (L.O. 1:00 am) [Sunday] Bar: 5:30 pm - 12:00 am (L.O. 11:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

By foot from the following stations: 1-minute from Hanshin Umeda Station, 1-minute from Nishi-Umeda Station on the Yotsubashi line, 2-minute from the Sakurabashi exit of the JR Osaka Station, 5-minute from Umeda Station on the Midosuji line

Watahan

わた半

Sannomiya, Kobe/Waterfront area, Hyogo

Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew), Japanese / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Steak

6,000 JPY

6,000 JPY

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

Sunday

Unknown.

5-minute walk from Sannomiya Station on the Hanshin Main Line, 5-minute walk from Kobe Sannomiya Station on the Hankyu Kobe Main Line

New

Kyo Unawa Honten Shijo Sakai-cho

京うな和本店四条堺町

Shijo Karasuma/Karasuma Oike, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)

Dinner: 5,500 JPY / Lunch: 4,500 JPY

Dinner: 5,500 JPY / Lunch: 4,500 JPY

10:45 am - 9:30 pm

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from Karasuma Station

Robatayaki Isshin Moriguchi Branch

炉端焼き一新　守口店

Moriguchi, Moriguchi/Neyagawa/Hirakata, Osaka

Japanese, Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Robatayaki (coal grilling) / Sake

4,000 JPY

4,000 JPY

Dinner 5:00 pm - 12:00 am (L.O. 11:00 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

1-minute walk from Keihan Moriguchishi Station

Gion Shizuka

祇園　静水香

Gion, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kyoto Cuisine, Japanese / Kyoto Cuisine / General / Sake

22,000 JPY

22,000 JPY

[Tuesday - Sunday] Dinner 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Simultaneous start at 6:00 pm) Sake Pairing Kurando Course 22,000 JPY, Sake Pairing Toji Course 26,400 JPY *Bar Time is also available. Aperitif Bar Time 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (L.O. 5:30 pm), Bar Time 9:00 pm - 12:00 am (L.O. 11:30 pm)

Monday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from Gion-Shijo Station on Keihan Main Line. Go left onto Kiridoshi Road before Hanamikoji Street.

IOTO - Kyoto Vegetable and Charcoal Grill -

京野菜と炭火料理庵都

Okazaki/Heianjingu (Heian Shrine)/Nanzenji Temple, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Wine

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm)

None

English menu available.

About 7 minute's walk from Keage Station. It is located next to Murin-an. The main entrance is on the Lake Biwa Canal side