20 Best Restaurants in Kyoto for Authentic Local Food

1. Gionshinbashi Nakatani


Gionshinbashi Nakatani
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 11,000 JPY / [Lunch] 5,500 JPY
Access: Located near the Giontatsumi Bridge. It's down a narrow alley north of the Tatsumi Daimyojin shrine, just off Shinbashi Street.
Address: 59-1, Motoyoshi-cho, Shinbashiagaru, Yamatooji-dori, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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2. Roast Beef no Mise Watanabe


Roast Beef no Mise Watanabe
Closed: Monday
Average price: [Dinner] 12,000 JPY / [Lunch] 12,000 JPY
Access: Approximately 5-minute by taxi from Kokusaikaikan Station, 5-minute walk from Nishihataeda (Entsuji-mae) Bus Stop on the Kyoto Bus
Address: 100-1, Kamigamo Motoyama, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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3. Kyoyuke Yokikana


Kyoyuke Yokikana
Closed: Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 13,000 JPY / [Lunch] 7,000 JPY
Access: 2-minute walk toward Muromachi-dori Street from Marutamachi station on Kyoto City Subway Karasuma Line
Address: 44-3, Kagamiya-cho, Ebisugawa-agaru, Muromachi-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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4. Higashiyama Garden


Higashiyama Garden
Closed: Monday, Tuesday
Average price: [Dinner] 6,000 JPY
Access: 20 minutes from JR Kyoto Station City Bus Terminal on Route D-1 #100 or Route D-2 #206 / 5 minutes walk from Kiyomizu-michi stop
Address: 4-166, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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5. Wine to Washoku Mikuri


Wine to Washoku Mikuri
Closed: Monday
Average price: [Dinner] 22,000 JPY
Access: Opposite The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto. The 4th house to the east of the Kiyamachi Nijo Intersection.
Address: 38-1, Higashi-ikesu-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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6. Doikatsuman Kinkakuji Branch


Doikatsuman Kinkakuji Branch
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 4,500 JPY
Access: 1-minute walk from Kinkakuji-michi bus stop
Address: 2F, 13, Kinugasagaido-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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7. Kyo Ryori Matsusyo


Kyo Ryori Matsusyo
Closed: Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 10,000 JPY / [Lunch] 5,000 JPY
Access: 10-minute walk from Umahori Station / 10-minute walk from Kameoka Station on the Sagano Kanko Railway trolley train
Address: 91-1, Shinokamikitaura, Shino-cho, Kameoka-shi, Kyoto Map
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8. Nouvelle Epoque


Nouvelle Epoque
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 20,000 JPY / [Lunch] 10,000 JPY
Access: 14-minute walk from Keage Station on Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line / 1-minute walk from Okazaki Jinja-mae bus stop
Address: 26-6, Okazaki Tenno-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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9. Tominokoji Tempura Matsui


Tominokoji Tempura Matsui
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 8,000 JPY / [Lunch] 2,000 JPY
Access: From Karasuma Oike Station, take Exit 5 and head east on Sanjo Street, then turn right at Tominokoji Street, and it's a one-minute walk.
Address: 1F, Tominokoji Mansion, 540, Asakura-cho, Sanjo-sagaru, Tominokoji, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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10. Niku Kappo Futago THE JUNEI HOTEL KYOTO


Niku Kappo Futago THE JUNEI HOTEL KYOTO
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 16,000 JPY
Access: 3-minute walk from Shichijo Station
Address: 1F, THE JUNEI HOTEL KYOTO, 4-139, Honmachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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11. Sumiyaki Unafuji Daimaru Kyoto Bettei
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Sumiyaki Unafuji Daimaru Kyoto Bettei
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 6,000 JPY / [Lunch] 6,000 JPY
Access: 1-minute walk from Karasuma Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line. It's on the Store 8th floor of the Daimaru Kyoto Store, directly connected to the underground passage.
Address: 79, Tachiuri nishi-machi, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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12. Tagoto Main Branch


Tagoto Main Branch
Closed: Wednesday,New year's day
Average price: [Dinner] 8,800 JPY / [Lunch] 4,180 JPY
Access: 1-minute walk from Kyoto-kawaramachi Station / From Exit6, head East for 10meters, and you will find the restaurant next to LAWSON
Address: 34, Otabi-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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13. Kushinobo Kyoto Station Branch


Kushinobo Kyoto Station Branch
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 4,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,250 JPY
Access: 3 minutes walk from JR Kyoto station. Located in the 11F of Kyoto Station Building.
Address: 11F, Kyoto Station Building The CUBE, 657 Higashi-shiokoji-cho, Shiokoji-kudaru, Karasuma-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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14. IOTO - Kyoto Vegetable and Charcoal Grill -


IOTO - Kyoto Vegetable and Charcoal Grill -
Closed: None
Average price: [Lunch] 5,000 JPY
Access: 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
Address: 41, Kusagawa-cho, Nanzenji, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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15. Feliz-malto


Feliz-malto
Closed: Monday
Average price: [Dinner] 5,000 JPY
Access: 03-minute walk from Karasuma Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line. It is located up Takakura-dori Bukkoji.
Address: 377-1, Nishimae-cho, Bukkouji-agaru, Takakura-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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16. Kyo Yubadokoro Seike Nijojo Branch


Kyo Yubadokoro Seike Nijojo Branch
Closed: Tuesday
Average price: [Dinner] 10,000 JPY / [Lunch] 5,000 JPY
Access: 1 minute walk from Exit 3 of Subway Nijojo-mae Station. (Nearest bus stop: Nijojo-mae city bus stop)
Address: 233-4, Daimonjicho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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17. Fukuyoshi


Fukuyoshi
Closed: Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 15,000 JPY / [Lunch] 5,000 JPY
Access: 18-minute walk from Imadegawa Station on Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line
Address: Yakunin-cho, Kuromon Higashi-iri, Nakadachiuri-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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18. Japanese cuisine Saga SUN MEMBERS Kyoto Saga


Japanese cuisine Saga SUN MEMBERS Kyoto Saga
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 8,000 JPY / [Lunch] 2,500 JPY
Access: 1km from Saga-Arashiyama station of JR Sanin Sagano Line
Address: Inside SUN MEMBERS Kyoto Saga, 27-1, Saga-hirosawa-minamino-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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19. Kyoto Gion Kawamuraryorihei


Kyoto Gion Kawamuraryorihei
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 5,000 JPY / [Lunch] 2,500 JPY
Access: 6-minute walk from Keihan main Line [Gion-Shijo Station] No.7 exit / 9-minute walk from Hankyu Kyoto Line [Kawaramachi Station] 1-A exit
Address: 347-96 Gionmachi-kitagawa, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto city, Kyoto Map
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20. Sake and Japanese cuisine Hokkori Kyoto Kiyamachi Main Store


Sake and Japanese cuisine Hokkori Kyoto Kiyamachi Main Store
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 4,500 JPY
Access: Go north from Exit 1-A of Kyoto Kawaramachi Station. It is located near the Jukkenchobashi Bridge. 4-minute walk from Exit 2 of Gion-shijo Station.
Address: 674-19, Kamiya-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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21. Kyoto Senryo


Kyoto Senryo
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 15,000 JPY / [Lunch] 5,000 JPY
Access: 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
Address: 1F, J'S Bldg., 48, Higashi-Kujo Muro-machi, Minami-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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