Best Japanese Restaurants in Kyoto and Osaka Area

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

[Weekdays/Saturdays/Day Before Holidays/Holidays] Lunch 11:30 AM-2 PM (last order 1:50 PM) *Warning* [Lunch is not available for reservations]/Dinner 5 PM-11 PM (last order 10 PM)

Thursdays

Unknown.

A five minute walk from Yodoyabashi Station's Midousuji Line. A ten minute walk from Osaka Station. A ten minute walk from Umeda Station. A three minute walk from Kitashinchi Station.

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

11:00 - (last order 19:15)

Irregular

Unknown.

700 meters north of Shima-Isobe Station of the Kintetsu Shima Line (take the East Exit).

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: 2,500 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

[Weekends, National Holidays] 10:30 - (last order 19:00) [Monday, Wednesday - Friday] Lunch 11:00 - (last order 15:00) / Dinner 16:30 - (last order 19:00)

Tuesday

English menu available.

8 minutes on foot from Toba Station of Kintetsu Toba and Shima lines and JR Sangu Line.

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 8,000 JPY

Lunch 11:30 P.M.-2:00 P.M. Dinner 5:00 P.M.-9:30 P.M. (Tuesday-Sunday, holidays, the days before holidays)

Mondays

English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from Namba Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line

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)

None

Unknown.

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: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 800 JPY

[Monday-Saturday] 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Sunday, National Holidays

Unknown.

5-minute walk from Exit #1 of Nakatsu Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway - Midosuji Line

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.

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

[ Monday,Thursday ~ Sunday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (last order 2:00 pm) [ Monday,Wednesday ~ Sunday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm (last order 10:00 pm)

Tuesday,Wednesday We are only open for dinner on Wednesday

Unknown.

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

Other 11:30 am - 2:00 pm Other 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Irregular

English-speaking staff 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 September are the 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 24th, and 30th.

Unknown.

4,000 JPY

[ Monday ~ Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Dinner 5:00 pm - 2:00 am

Sunday If Monday is a holiday, we will be open on Sunday and closed on Monday.

Unknown.

Dinner: 12,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,500 JPY

[ Weekday,Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (last order 1:00 pm) *Reservation: 100% cancellation fee will be charged on the day or the day before. [ Weekday,Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays ] 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm (last order 9:00 pm) * Reservation: 100% cancellation fee on the day, 80% cancellation fee the day before.

Irregular

Unknown.

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

[ Monday ~ Wednesday,Friday ~ Sunday,Holidays ] 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (last order 10:00 pm)

Thursday

Unknown.