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Update-Date: Jun 4, 2025

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Discover Kyoto's Charm! 5 Original and Stylish Italian Restaurants

Many people think that Kyoto is full of restaurants they can't visit freely and feel awkward entering. Here are 5 casual Italian restaurants that let one enjoy authentic flavors. They are located near the station in a popular Kyoto area that is convenient for dropping by for a bit while shopping or traveling. These restaurants are definitely recommended for a quick visit.

Restaurant DA CIRO

Restaurant DA CIRO, a hidden gem with just nine counter seats, specializes in freestyle Italian cuisine. The owner-chef's creative dishes blend his culinary experience with ingredients and techniques from various genres. Offering only course meals for lunch and dinner, the innovative dishes engage your senses. The restaurant also focuses on food pairings, with options selected in collaboration with "Wine Grocery," and non-alcoholic pairings. The live, open-kitchen ambiance, coupled with delicious food and wine, creates a wonderful dining experience with loved ones.

Restaurant DA CIRO

Open: [Tuesday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm (12:00 pm start) *Reservation Only. / [Tuesday - Saturday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (6:00 pm or 7:00 pm start) *Reservation Only.
Closed: Monday
Average price: [Dinner] 15,000 JPY / [Lunch] 7,000 JPY
Access: 267-m from Gion-shijo Station
Address: 5F, Izawa Bldg., 266, Kitagawa, Gion-machi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map
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Karasuma Oike - CINQUE IKARIYA

A stylish townhouse restaurant where guests can enjoy authentically prepared Italian food made with intense effort by the chef.

Located a 3-minute walk from Karasuma Oike Station. At CINQUE IKARIYA, guests can enjoy reasonably priced craft pasta and charcoal-grilled meats that show off the skill of a chef who trained in the Piedmont region of Italy. The frittata is also highly recommended, as it uses copious amounts of eggs and is cooked fluffly like a soufflé. Enjoy the pairing of the food with an Italian wine carefully selected by the sommelier.

Found in Kyoto! 5 original and stylish Italian restaurants where guests can casually enjoy cuisine at reasonable prices / Kyoto

The exterior, renovated in a modern style from a Kyoto townhouse, is impressive with its anchor ("ikari" in Japanese) symbol mark. The interior is a stylish and relaxing space with townhouse elegance. They have a capacity of 10 seats on 1F and 22 seats on 2F, making this restaurant perfect for dates, girl's nights out, and parties. At night, one can enjoy wine along with a rich variety of a la carte items and reasonably priced courses. In the afternoon, they have different discount lunch courses for weekdays, weekends, and national holidays.

CINQUE IKARIYA

TEL: +81-50-5871-2450
Address: 138-3 Tsukinukecho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Access: 3 minutes walk from Karasuma Oike Station

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Kyoto - CRAFTBEER&PIZZA 100K

Freely enjoy Kyoto and Italian cuisine with craft beer by Nishijin in one hand.

CRAFT BEER&PIZZA 100K is located a 5-minute walk from Kyoto Station. It is an Italian bar that boasts excellent craft beer and pizza. They have several food options that use copious amounts of Kyoto ingredients, including Kyoto eggplants, Kamo tomatoes, Kujo green onions, and the brand Kyoto Pork, which all go well with the craft beer made in Nishijin breweries. Guests can freely enjoy unique Kyoto-style Italian cuisine in this casual restaurant.

They have a modern and stylish exterior and an open interior with glass windows that face the street. At this bar-style restaurant, where one can enjoy cuisine while freely drinking at a high table, solo drinking at the counter seats facing the open kitchen is recommended. They always have a lineup of several kinds of amazing craft beer. Tasting sets and all-you-can-drink options are available, making this restaurant excellent to use for drinking gatherings and parties.

CRAFTBEER&PIZZA 100K

Open: [Monday-Thursday, Sunday, National Holidays] 11:30 am - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm) / [Friday, Saturday, Day Before National Holidays] 11:30 am - 1:00 am (L.O. 12:30 am)
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 2,800 JPY / [Lunch] 1,200 JPY
Access: 5-minute walk from Kyoto Municipal Subway Kyoto Station / 490m from Kyoto Station
Address: 1F, Kyoto Ekimae No. 8 Bldg., 217-2, Maoya-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Map

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Kawaramachi - Wine no Tameno Nikomiryori Kenkyujo NIKOLABO

An excellent combination of wine with Kyotango seasonal ingredients directly shipped from the restaurant head's hometown.

Located a 3-minute walk from Kawaramachi Station. NIKOLABO is a restaurant that boasts stewed cuisine created by incorporating a wide range of genres with Italian and French cuisine as the base. Along with the rich variety of wine carefully selected by the restaurant head, who serves as both chef and sommelier, guests can enjoy plenty of seasonal ingredients, including seafood and vegetables directly shipped from his hometown of Kyotango.

At the counter seats facing the open kitchen, guests can enjoy the sight of cooking with an extremely live feel, and as there is space between the seats, solo female guests can enjoy a relaxing time. The table seats in the back of the restaurant give guests a panoramic view of the city from the window. They have reasonably priced dinner courses, such as ladies courses and all-you-can-drink courses, and they are open for lunch on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

Wine notameno nikomi-ryori kenkyujo NIKOLABO

Open: [Tuesday,Thursday,Saturday] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm[Sunday,Tuesday - Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays] Dinner 6:00 pm - 12:00 am (last order 11:00 pm)
Closed: Monday
Average price: [Dinner] 5,000 JPY
Access: 3 minutes walk from Kawaramachi station

Address: 2F, Elitz Shijo Kawaramachi Bldg, 329 Inaricho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

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Nijo - MIZO

The gentle Italian cuisine and wine made with natural ingredients will bring smiles to guests' faces.

MIZO is located a 2-minute walk from Nijo Station. Here, guests can enjoy Italian cuisine made with safe, high-quality ingredients such as pesticide-free vegetables, natural wine, and specialty coffee. They have a collection of rare fish that is not procured from central markets but directly shipped from producing areas. The dishes are served in a beautiful arrangement that includes seasonal vegetables. These seasonal vegetables are also added to Bolognese sauce and meat cuisine, letting guests feel the careful attentiveness of the restaurant head.

The simple and stylish interior has a café space with natural light shining in, as well as a dining space with a relaxing atmosphere created by the indirect lighting. Guests will be delighted by the warm customer service of the restaurant head, as they can share their cuisine surrounding the tables, and groups with young children are also welcome. Recommended for dates, girl's nights out, meals with families, and gatherings of mothers.

MIZO

TEL: +81-50-5384-6116
Address: 1-7 Kobori-cho, Nishinokyo, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Access: 2 minutes walk from Nijo Station

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