Best Restaurants in Kyoto & Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto)

Dinner: 3,000 JPY / Lunch: 750 JPY

[Tuesday - Sunday, National Holiday, Day before Nationsl Holiday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:30 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm, Drink L.O. 11:00 pm) [Wednesday - Friday] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm

There may be irregular Monday holidays.

English menu available.

A 1-minute walk from Marutamachi station on the Karasuma subway line

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: 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.

5,000 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm)

Wednesday

English menu available.

2-minute walk from Kyoto Kawaramachi Station on Hankyu Kyoto Line

1,000 JPY

9:00 am - 9:00 pm

None

English menu available.

1-minute walk from Yasaka Shrine (Next to Yoshimoto Gion Kagetsu)

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

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: 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: 1,300 JPY / Lunch: 800 JPY

Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

From Exit 26 of Karasuma Station, go west on City Road 186 and turn left at the Shijo Nishinotoin intersection. The destination will be on your left. 5-minute walk from Shijo Station exit 4.

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.

4,000 JPY

[Monday, Wednesday to Sunday, public holiday, day before public holiday] normally 18:00 to 02:00

Sundays

Unknown.

A 6-minute walk from Gion-Shijo station on the Keihan Main Line/A 5-minute walk from Karasuma station, or a 4-minute walk from Kawaramachi station on the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line

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.