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

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: 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.

6,000 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Friday-Sunday, National Holiday, Day before National Holiday] 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Wednesday, Thursday

English menu available.

Kintetsu Yokkaichi station north exit. It is on the rear side of Yokkaichi Miyako Hotel and Apita Yokkaichi.

800 JPY

[Weekday / Saturday] Lunch 11:30-15:00 (last order 14:30) / Dinner 18:00-23:00 (last order 22:30)

None

Unknown.

From Nagahori-Bashi Station on the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line, walk around five minutes.

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: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,500 JPY

[Monday/Tuesday/Thursday - Sunday/national holiday/eve of national holiday] Lunch from 11:30-14:00, dinner from 18:00-21:00

None

English-speaking staff available.

Take the Osaka municipal subway Sakaisuji line to the Kitahama station. It is a five-minute walk (327 meters from Kitahama station).

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.

7,500 JPY

5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (last order 10:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

A five minute walk from Hankyu Juso Station.

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.

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: 7,500 JPY / Lunch: 7,500 JPY

Lunch 12:00 P.M.-3:30 P.M. (Last order 1:00 P.M.) Dinner 6:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M. (Last order 8:00 P.M.) (Weekdays, Saturday, holidays, the days before holidays)

Sundays

English menu available.

5 minute walk from Watanabe-bashi Station on the Keihan Nakanoshima Line, or a 10-minute walk from Higobashi Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway - Yotsubashi 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.

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: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,000 JPY

[Tuesday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm  2-Seating Times (1st seating 11:30 am / 2nd seating 1:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm (L.O. 8:30 pm)

Monday

English menu available.

Take Prefectural Route 18 toward Kyuka Park from Kuwana Station and turn right at the Tamachi Intersection. Turn left at Ohsumi Fruit, and the restaurant will be on the left.

Dinner: 13,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

[Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Holidays] Lunch 11:30 - 15:00 (last order 14:30) [Tuesday - Sunday, Holidays] Dinner 17:30 - 22:30 (last order 21:00)

Monday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

3-minute walk from Shinsaibashi Station (Midosuji Line). Right out of South number 8 exit from the Crysta Nagahori parking lot.

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

[Monday, Wednesday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before Holidays] Lunch 12:00 - 13:30 (last order 13:30) / Dinner 18:00 - 00:00 (last order 00:00)

Tuesday

Unknown.

5 minutes on foot from Fukushima Station. Follow the main street (Naniwasuji) north, cross the “Fukushima 6 Minami” Intersection, and take the next right. You will come upon the restaurant shortly thereafter.

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

11:00 am - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Direct connection from Osaka Station. Located on the 7th floor of the Grand Front Osaka South Building.

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

[Tuesday - Saturday, Holidays, Days Before Holidays] Lunch 12:00-15:00 (L.O.13:00) [weekdays, Saturday, Holidays, Days Before Holidays] 17:00-23:00 (L.O. 21:30)

Sunday

Unknown.

5 minutes walk from Sannomiya Station, between Kitanozaka and Flower Road, 1 road to the east from shabushabu restaurant [Tokeiya]