Best Alcohol,Sake Restaurants in Kyoto and Osaka Area

Sushi Hasegawa Shinsaibashi Main Branch

寿司　はせ川　心斎橋　本店

Higashi-Shinsaibashi/Shinsaibashi-suji, Shinsaibashi, Osaka

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

15,000 JPY

15,000 JPY

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

Irregular

English menu available.

5-minute walk from Exit No.6 of Shinsaibashi station on Osaka Metro Midosuji Line

Paradise of Japanese sake and shochu, Ajihanya

日本酒焼酎の楽園味範家

Sannomiya, Kobe/Waterfront area, Hyogo

Japanese, Japanese / Fugu (blowfish) / General / Sake

6,000 JPY

6,000 JPY

1:00 pm - 12:00 am

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

1-minute walk from the West Exit of Kobe City Line Sannomiya Station. 5-minute walk from Each line of Sannomiya Station. Located on the 3rd floor of the KSM Bldg.

Enman Izakaya Kougetsu

縁満居酒屋　皓月

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

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

Dinner 6:00 pm - 12:00 am (L.O. 11:00 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

4-minute walk from Exit 3 of Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station/ 6-minute walk from Exit 7 of Sanjo Station

Gyukatsu & Wagyu Beef Cutlet BANZAI

和牛かつ万歳　 Gyukatsu & Wagyu Beef Cutlet BANZAI

Honmachi/Sakaisujihonmachi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

General, Western / General / Beer / Sake

2,750 JPY

2,750 JPY

11:00 am - 11:00 pm *Last entry 11:00 pm

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

7-minute walk from Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station, 9-minute walk from Shinsaibashi Station

Kitazuien

北瑞苑

Kita-Shinchi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Sake

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

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

[Weekdays, Saturday] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm / Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm [Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Irregular. Closed from December 29th to January 4th.

English menu available.

A one minute walk from Nishi Umeda Station Exit 9.

Gion Nishikawa

祇園　にしかわ

Maruyama Park/Kodaiji Temple/Kiyomizu Temple, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kyoto Cuisine / Sake

Dinner: 33,000 JPY / Lunch: 12,650 JPY

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.

Sushi Gion Matsudaya

寿し　祇園　松田屋

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

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

15,000 JPY

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.

Difference

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Awaza/Kyomachibori, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

French, Italian/French / French / Wine / Sake

Dinner: 17,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

Dinner: 17,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

[Monday/Wednesday - Sunday/national holiday/eve of national holiday] Lunch from 12:00-15:00 (last order at 13:30) / Dinner from 18:00-22:00 (last order at 20:00)

None

English menu available.

A five minute walk from Osaka Municipal Subway Honmachi Station Exit 28. It will be on the south side of Utsubo Park.

Nihonshu Bar Komeya Inazuma

日本酒バル・米屋　イナズマ

Sannomiya, Kobe/Waterfront area, Hyogo

French, Italian/French / Kaisen Nabe (seafood hot pot) / French / Sake

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Wednesday

English-speaking staff available.

Come out the north side of the east exit of Motomachi station and walk east for one minute, turn left at the 7-Eleven, and from there it is a 2-minute walk.

Aji Fukushima

味ふくしま

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

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Sake

Dinner: 19,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

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.

Ryowa Daido

料和　大道

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

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Sake / Shochu

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,500 JPY

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,500 JPY

Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm / Dinner 6:00 pm - 0:00 am

Irregular

Unknown.

5-minute walk north of Sannomiya Station on JR, Hankyu, and Hanshin lines.

Seiwasou

清和荘

Fushimi/Daigo, Fushimi/Yamashina, Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Sake / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)

Dinner: 20,000 JPY / Lunch: 10,000 JPY

Dinner: 20,000 JPY / Lunch: 10,000 JPY

[Tuesday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm (L.O. 3:15 pm) Last entry 1:30 pm / Dinner 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm) Last entry 7:00 pm

Monday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

15-minute drive from JR Kyoto Station/ 5-minute walk from the city bus stop, Nishi-Sumizomedori

Hareya Bettei

はれや　別邸

Kita-Shinchi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Japanese, Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Crab / Sake

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 6,000 JPY

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 6,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday] Dinner from 6:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

Sunday, National Holidays

Unknown.

30 seconds walk from Exit 11-21 of Kitashinchi Station on the JR Tozai Line

Fukuyoshi

ふく吉

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

Sushi, Japanese / General / Sake / Sushi

Dinner: 28,000 JPY / Lunch: 11,000 JPY

Dinner: 28,000 JPY / Lunch: 11,000 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) *Only Japanese tatami room is available at lunch time. / Dinner 6:00 pm - 11:00pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

Wednesday

Unknown.

18-minute walk from Imadegawa Station on Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line

Sumiyaki Unafuji Daimaru Kyoto Bettei

炭焼うな富士　大丸京都別邸

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

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Sake

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

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

11:00 am - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu available.

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.

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

GION Yamaneko

GION　山根子

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

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Sake

3,000 JPY

3,000 JPY

1:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O.10:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

502m from Gion-shijo Station

Unagi Sansho Gogyou

鰻山椒五行

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

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

4,000 JPY

4,000 JPY

11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm)

Thursday

English menu available.

3-minute walk from Nijojo-mae Station on the Subway Tozai Line

Kappou Mutsugorou

割烹むつごろう

Kita-Shinchi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

Dinner: 20,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,200 JPY

Dinner: 20,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,200 JPY

[Monday - Friday] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm), [Monday - Friday] Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays

English-speaking staff available.

3-minute walk from Kitashinchi Station on JR Tozai Line / 4-minute walk from Nishi-Umeda Station on Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line

Nihonshu to Obanzai no Kyosakaba Kensui Nishiki

日本酒とおばんざいの京酒場　けんすい錦

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

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

4,000 JPY

4,000 JPY

Dinner 3:00 pm - 12:00 am (Food L.O. 11:00 pm, Drink L.O. 11:30 pm)

None

English menu available.

Go north on Sakaimachi-dori Street from Exit 14 of Karasuma Station. Turn left on Nishikikoji Dori, and the building is on the left.