Best Japanese & Cafe/Sweets Restaurants in Kyoto

Dinner: 7,000 JPY / Lunch: 6,000 JPY

[Monday - Friday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:15 pm), [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 11:30 am - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:15 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

2-minute walk from Gion-shijo Station on the Keihan Main Line. 4-minute walk from Kyoto-kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.

5,000 JPY

2:00 pm - 12:00 am

Irregular

English-speaking staff available.

1-minute walk from Exit 1 of Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station on the Kyoto Municipal Tozai Line

6,000 JPY

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

9,000 JPY

Lunch 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (L.O. 3:00 pm) *Food L.O. 3:00 pm/Drink L.O. 3:30 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm) *Food L.O. 10:00 pm/Drink L.O. 10:30 pm

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

3-minute walk from Gion-shijo Station on Keihan Main Line (The restaurant is located 300m away from the Station), 10-minute walk from Exit 1 of Kyoto-kawaramachi Station on Hankyu Kyoto Line

[Weekdays] 7:30 am - 7:00 pm, [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

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

11:00 am - 8:00 pm (L.O. 7:00 pm) The last order is at 7 pm; however, the restaurant can accommodate until 8 pm with prior contact.

Irregular

English menu available.

1 minute walk from JR Saga-Arashiyama Station, 1 minute walk from Randen-Saga Stop on Randen Arashiyama Main Line

16,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Last Entry 8:00 pm, Drink L.O. 9:30 pm) *Please note that business hours and service content (alcoholic beverages, etc.) may be temporarily changed or suspended under Kyoto Prefecture's request for shorter work hours.

None

English menu available.

3-minute walk from Shichijo Station

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

Lunch 11:30 am - 3:30 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm) / Afternoon Tea 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm (L.O. 3:30 pm) *Afternoon Tea Course Only / Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 8:30 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

15-minute drive from Kyoto Station, 5-minute walk from Kiyomizu-michi bus stop

5,000 JPY

[Weekdays] 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O 10:30 pm) [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 11:30 am - 11:00 pm (L.O 10:30 pm)

Irregular

English menu available.

4 minutes walk from Gion-Shijo Station on the Hankyu Main Line, 2 minutes walk from Kyoto-kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line

3,500 JPY

[Weekdays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O.10:00 pm) [Saturday, Sunday] 11:30 am-10:30 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu available.

3-minute walk from Karasuma Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line or 3-minute walk from Shijo Station on Kyoto Subway Karasuma Line

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,900 JPY

[Monday-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 pm - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Thursday, Irregular Closed on Wednesday

Unknown.

Four minute walk from Marutamachi Station (exit 7). Walk south and turn left at the first intersection onto Ebisu-gawa Dori. Turn left again at Higashinotoin Dori and you will see the restaurant on the right.

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,500 JPY

[Tuesday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm) Open if the regular closing day is a National Holiday

Monday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

It is near the Horikawa-Marutamachi intersection

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 980 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

A five-minute walk from neighboring stations.

3,500 JPY

Normal hours: 5:00 pm - 12:00 am (last order 11:30 pm)

Sundays

Unknown.

A 5-minute walk from Exit 26 of Hankyu Karasuma Station. Turn right at the crossing by the Sumitomo Life Kyoto Building and go straight; it will be on your left.

6,000 JPY

Normal hours: 17:00-00:00 (last order at 23:30)

None

Unknown.

Seven minutes on foot from Karasuma Oike Station. Located two blocks north of Kyoto Oike Junior High School.

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.

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.

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,000 JPY

[Tuesdays - Sundays, days before national holidays, and national holidays] Lunch 12:00 - 14:30 (last order 14:00) / Dinner 17:00 - 22:30 (last order 22:00)

Mondays

Unknown.

1 minute walk from Kawaramachi Station. Take Exit 1, follow along the Kamo River towards Sanjo and it will be on your right.

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,500 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Sunday

English menu available.

Go to the east for approximately 15 meters along with Nijoyanagibaba Street, then on the 1st floor of the condominium on the south side facing to Nijo Street. (Across the street is [Nijo Orthopedic Clinic])

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 6,000 JPY

[Opening hours] 17:00 - 23:30

Monday

English-speaking staff available.

About a 7-minute walk from Keihan Line, Gion-Shijo station.