Best Taverns & Italian/French Restaurants in Kyoto and Osaka Area

Dinner: 2,500 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

11:00 am - 11:00 pm

None

English menu available.

2 minutes walk from the central exit of JR Kyoto Station, in Kyoto Tower

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

Dinner: 7,500 JPY / Lunch: 4,500 JPY

[Tuesday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before Holidays] Brasserie Lunch 11:30 - 14:30 (last order 13:30) / French Restaurant Lunch 12:00 - 15:00 (last order 13:30) / Brasserie Dinner 17:30 - 21:00 (last order 19:30) / French Restaurant Dinner 17:30 - 22:00 (last order 19:30) *Reservations Required

Monday

English menu available.

397 meters from Iseshi Station of the JR Sangu Line.

Dinner: 25,000 JPY / Lunch: 15,000 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Friday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch from 12:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner from 6:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Wednesday, Thursday

English-speaking staff available.

Five-minute walk from Exit 6 at Gion-Shijo Station on the Keihan Main Line.

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

Breakfast 7:00 am - 12:00 pm (L.O. 11:30 am) / Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm / Cafe 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm / Dinner and Bar 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

From Gojo Station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line, take Exit 2 and head north. It is located just past Manjuji Street.

Dinner: 22,000 JPY / Lunch: 15,000 JPY

[Tuesday - Saturday] Lunch 11:30 am - (L.O. 1:00 pm) [Tuesday - Saturday] Dinner 5:30 pm - (L.O. 7:30 pm)

Monday, Sunday, National Holidays

English menu available.

Keihan Railway Yodoyabashi Station, in front of the central ticket gate, directly connected to Exit 15. Moved to Nihon Seimei Yodoyabashi Building since December 2022.

Dinner: 18,000 JPY / Lunch: 9,000 JPY

[Wednesday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Lunch 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Reservation accepted untill 1:30 pm) / Dinner 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm (Reservation accepted untill 7:30 pm)

Monday, Tuesday (open on National Holidays and closed on the following day)

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5 minutes walk to the north from Ashiya station on JR Kobe Line. 6 minutes walk to the east from Ashiyagawa Station on Hankyu Line

3,000 JPY

[Monday-Thursday] Dinner 6:00 pm - 2:00 am (L.O. 1:00 am), [Friday, Saturday, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 6:00 pm - 5:00 am (L.O. 4:00 am)

Irregular 

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

4-minute walk from Keihan Sanjo Station, 7-minute walk from Hankyu Kawaramachi Station

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

Lunch 11:00 - 14:00 / Dinner 18:00 - 23:00

Monday

Unknown.

From Keihan Main Line, Owada station take the Keihan Bus for Kadoma-Danchi, get off at the Minaminoguchi bus stop, and it is immediately after you pass under the Daini-Keihan Highway.

3,000 JPY

[Mondays-Thursdays] 18:00-23:00 (last order 22:30) [Fridays] 18:00-23:30 (last order 23:00) [Saturdays] 17:00-23:30 (last order 23:00) [Sundays, Holidays] 17:00-23:00 (last order 22:30)

Wednesdays

Unknown.

Ten minute walk from Ono Station on the Shintetsu Ao Line

Dinner: 2,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

11:00 am - 11:00 pm

Irregular

English-speaking staff available.

2 minutes walk from the central exit of JR Kyoto Station, in Kyoto Tower

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

[Tuesdays-Sundays/Holidays] Lunch 11:00-15:00 (last order 14:00) / Dinner 18:00-23:00 (last order 21:30)

Monday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

1 minute walk from Kintetsu Nara station; go straight down Konishi Sakura street, and it will be on your right.

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

[Tuesday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] 6:00 pm - (L.O. 9:00 pm) / Lunch 11:30 am - (L.O. 2:00 pm)

Monday

English-speaking staff available.

Go to the north from Kitanozaka, turn west on the street 1 block before Ijinkan Dori Street, then immediately on the left

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,500 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 8:30 pm) *À la carte 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

From the entrance of Hotel Hankyu Respire Osaka, take the direct elevator to the 9th floor.

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: 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: 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.

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: 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.