Best Restaurants in Kyoto and Osaka Area

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

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

4,000 JPY

[Tuesday - Saturday, Day before National Holidays, National Holidays] 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm

None

Unknown.

15 minutes walk from the Ujiyamada Kintetsu Station or 10 minutes walk from Isuzugawa Subway Station. 200m west of the traffic lights in front of the Furuichi tennis courts.

Dinner: 2,500 JPY / Lunch: 1,500 JPY

Normal hours: 17:30-22:00, last order at 21:30 / Lunch: 11:30-15:00, last order at 14:30

Sundays

Unknown.

Seven minutes on foot from Higashi-Kishiwada Station, JR Hanwa Line. Five minutes by car from Kishiwada Station, Nankai Main Line.

800 JPY

[Weekdays] Lunch 11:30-14:30 [Tuesday-Sunday] Dinner 17:00-22:30 (last order 21:00) Dinner is skipped on Mondays.

Monday

English menu available.

A two minute walk from Kobe Sannomiya Station. Take the west exit. It is on the first basement floor of the Sun Plaza building across from the exit.

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

[Breakfast] 07:00 - 10:30 (Last order: 10:00) [Lunch] 11:30 - 15:00 (Last order: 14:00) [Dinner] 17:30 - 22:30 (Last order: 21:00)

None (excludes events and private parties)

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Ten minutes by taxi (about 1000 yen) from JR Sannomiya Station and Hankyu, Hanshin, and Subway Sannomiya Station.

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

[Tuesday - Sunday/national holiday/eve of national holiday] Lunch from 11:30-14:00 (last order at 14:00), dinner from 17:30-21:00 (last order at 21:00)

Mondays

Unknown.

20 minutes by foot from Kumeda station. 7 minutes by taxi. 1 minute by foot from Tajime-kita on the Nankai bus. We are close to the Tajimecho intersection of Prefectural Route 40.

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Lunch 11:30 - 15:00 (Last order: 14:00) Dinner 17:30 - 22:30 (Last order 21:00)

None (excludes events and private parties)

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Ten minutes by taxi (about 1000 yen) from JR Sannomiya Station and Hankyu, Hanshin, and Subway Sannomiya Station.

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

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

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Leave Karasyma Oike station and walk west along Oike-dori, then turn north into Nishinotoin-dori and the restaurant is located a short way down the west side (two doors south of Mikane shrine).

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

Lunch 11:30 AM-2:30 PM (last order 2 PM)/Dinner 5:30 PM-10:30 PM (last order 10:30 PM)

Mondays

Unknown.

Disembark at JR Sannomiya Station. Go north on Flower Road. Go past the intersection at Kano-cho, then head west on the first street after that.

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.

5,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday] Normal hours 17:00 - 03:00 [National holidays] Normal hours 17:00 - 23:00

Thursdays

Unknown.

Five minute walk from exit #5 of Shinsaibashi Station on the Subway Midosuji Line. Head straight east, turn right at the corner of Minami Elementary School, located just beyond.

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: 1,000 JPY / Lunch: 850 JPY

Lunch - 11:00am - 3:00pm / Dinner - 5:00pm - 11:00pm (last order 10:30pm)

None

Unknown.

When you come out of Nishiakashi Station North Exit, head towards Nishi-ku along Prefectural Highway 21, pass three lights, and it will be on your right hand side.

5,000 JPY

[Weekday/Saturday/Holiday] Normal hours 17:00 - 01:00 [Sunday/Holiday] Normal hours 17:00 - 00:00

Irregular

Unknown.

Five minute walk from JR Hankyu Hanshin Kobe Municipal Subway Line Sannomiya Station. Immediately after entering Higashimon.

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

[Monday-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm / Dinner: 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Thursday, Irregular on Wednesday

Unknown.

From Keihan Gojo station head north on Miyakawasuji. Located on the left hand side just before Matsubaradori.

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

Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (last orders at 2:00 p.m.); dinner: 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (last orders at 9:00 p.m.)

Irregular

Unknown.

A 15-minute walk from the west exit of Sannomiya station on the JR Tokaido main line, or a 15-minute walk from the west exit of Kobe Sannomiya station which is served by the Tokyu Kobe main and Kobe high-speed lines.

Dinner: 3,500 JPY / Lunch: 1,200 JPY

[Tuesdays - Sundays / Holidays / Pre-holidays] Lunch 11:00 am -2:00 pm (L.O. 1:45 pm) Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Sundays

English-speaking staff available.

A 20-minute walk from JR Kakogawa Station, or 8 minutes by "Kako bus". Get off at "Yashino Higashiguchi" and you'll find it immediately.

Dinner: 5,500 JPY / Lunch: 3,500 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Lunch: 11:30 - 15:30 (Last order: 14:30) Dinner: 18:30 - 22:00 (Last order: 20:30)

Mondays

Unknown.

A ten minute walk from Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line's Esaka Station Exit 8.

Dinner: 5,565 JPY / Lunch: 2,625 JPY

[Monday - Wednesday, Friday - Sunday, holidays, days before holidays] Normal hours: 11:30 am - 8:30 pm / Lunch: 11:30 am - 3:00 pm

None

Unknown.

A 5-minute walk from Nakayamadera station on the JR Fukuchiyama Line/A 15-minute walk from Nakayama station on the Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line