Best Kaiseki (course menu) Restaurants in Kyoto and Osaka Area

ISAGO (Hotel ISAGO Kobe)

いさご（ほてるISAGO神戸）

Shin-Kobe/Kitano, Kobe/Waterfront area, Hyogo

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)

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

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

[Weekdays] Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) (Available on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays for an additional 550 yen/person), [Weekdays, Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] Dinner 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm (L.O. 8:30 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute by taxi from Sannomiya Station / (Take the Kobe City Bus, and get off at Kumochi 6-chome stop. It is located just south.)

Zuientei

隨縁亭

Namba, Tennoji/Shinsekai/Sumiyoshi, Osaka

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / General

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

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

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)

Wednesday

Unknown.

Direct connection from Namba Station of JR Lines, 1-minute walk

Kitazuien

北瑞苑

Kita-Shinchi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Sake

Dinner: 11,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,500 JPY

Dinner: 11,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,500 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm / Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm [Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Irregular. Closed from December 29th to January 4th.

English menu available.

A one minute walk from Nishi Umeda Station Exit 9.

Gion Nishikawa

祇園　にしかわ

Maruyama Park/Kodaiji Temple/Kiyomizu Temple, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kyoto Cuisine / Sake

Dinner: 33,000 JPY / Lunch: 12,650 JPY

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.

Pontochotakara

先斗町多から

Kiyamachi/Pontocho, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Fugu (blowfish) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Kyoto Cuisine

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

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.

Hyotei Main Branch

瓢亭　本店

Okazaki/Heianjingu (Heian Shrine)/Nanzenji Temple, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kyoto Cuisine

23,000 JPY

23,000 JPY

Asagayu (July 1 - August 31) 8:00 am - 10:00 am / Uzuragayu (quail rice gruel) (December 1 - March 15) 11:00 am - 2:00 pm / 11:00 am - (L.O. 7:30 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

516 meters from Keage Station / Immediately after passing through the main gate of Nanzenji Temple

Gion Owatari

祇園　大渡

Gion, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kyoto Cuisine

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

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

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Irregular

Unknown.

Keihan Main Line, 10 minutes from Gion-Shijo Station (if you're coming by car, it's very close to the Higashiyama-Yasui traffic light)

Aji Fukushima

味ふくしま

Gion, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Sake

Dinner: 19,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

Dinner: 19,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, Holidays, Days before holidays] Lunch 11:30-13:00 Customers can enter until 13:00/Dinner 17:00-20:00 To enter after 20:00, please call beforehand.

Sundays, Last Monday of every month

English menu available.

Keihan Main Line, 5 minutes walk from Gion-Shijo Station.

Wagokoro Izumi

和ごころ　泉

Shijo Karasuma/Karasuma Oike, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General

Dinner: 13,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,400 JPY

Dinner: 13,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,400 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday, Holidays, Days before holidays] Lunch 11:30-14:30 Customers can enter until 13:00/Open until 14:30/Dinner 17:30-21:00 Customers can enter until 19:30/Open until 21:00

Wednesdays

Unknown.

5 minutes walk from Karasuma Station.

Ajikitcho Bunbuan

味吉兆　ぶんぶ庵

Honmachi/Sakaisujihonmachi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)

Dinner: 18,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

Dinner: 18,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

[Tuesday - Sunday, Holidays, Day Before Holidays] Lunch 11:00 - 14:30 (last order 14:00) / 17:00 - 20:30 (last order 20:00)

Monday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Directly connected to Exit 7 of Hommachi Station (Osaka Municipal Subway, Midosuji Line).

Japanese Restaurant Kyokabutoya

日本料理　京甲屋

Shijo Karasuma/Karasuma Oike, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Kyoto Cuisine

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

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

[Monday - Wednesday, Friday - Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 - 14:30 (last order 13:30) / Dinner 17:30 - 22:00 (last order 21:00)

Thursday

English menu available.

7 minutes on foot from Karasuma Station of the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line. Located along Sakaimachi-dori Street.

Ryowa Daido

料和　大道

Shin-Kobe/Kitano, Kobe/Waterfront area, Hyogo

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Sake / Shochu

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

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

Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm / Dinner 6:00 pm - 0:00 am

Irregular

Unknown.

5-minute walk north of Sannomiya Station on JR, Hankyu, and Hanshin lines.

Toyonaka Sakurae

とよなか桜会

Toyonaka, Esaka/Senri-chuo/Toyonaka, Osaka

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Cookshop

Dinner: 12,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

Dinner: 12,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

[Tuesday-Sunday, National Holiday, Day before National Holiday] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Monday

Unknown.

10-minute walk from Shoji Station on the Osaka Monorail.

Seiwasou

清和荘

Fushimi/Daigo, Fushimi/Yamashina, Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Sake / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)

Dinner: 20,000 JPY / Lunch: 10,000 JPY

Dinner: 20,000 JPY / Lunch: 10,000 JPY

[Tuesday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm (L.O. 3:15 pm) Last entry 1:30 pm / Dinner 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm) Last entry 7:00 pm

Monday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

15-minute drive from JR Kyoto Station/ 5-minute walk from the city bus stop, Nishi-Sumizomedori

Kyoto Gion Kawamuraryorihei

京都祇園　川村料理平

Gion, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kyoto Cuisine / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)

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

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

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

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

6-minute walk from Keihan main Line [Gion-Shijo Station] No.7 exit / 9-minute walk from Hankyu Kyoto Line [Kawaramachi Station] 1-A exit

Wine to Washoku Mikuri

ワインと和食　みくり

Shijokawaramachi/Teramachi, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kyoto Cuisine / Wine

Dinner: 22,000 JPY / Lunch: 10,000 JPY

Dinner: 22,000 JPY / Lunch: 10,000 JPY

[Tuesday-Sunday, National Holidays] Dinner (course) 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm / [Friday - Sunday] Lunch (course) 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Monday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Opposite The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto. The 4th house to the east of the Kiyamachi Nijo Intersection.

Gionshinbashi Nakatani

祇園新橋中谷

Gion, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Kyoto Cuisine

Dinner: 11,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,500 JPY

Dinner: 11,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,500 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 1:30 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm), Last entry at 1:30 pm / Dinner 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Irregular

Unknown.

Located near the Giontatsumi Bridge. It's down a narrow alley north of the Tatsumi Daimyojin shrine, just off Shinbashi Street.

Kappo Nakayama

割烹　中山

Gion, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Nabe (hot pot) / Kyoto Cuisine

9,000 JPY

9,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday] 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu available.

4-minute walk from Gion-shijo Station, 5-minute walk from Kawaramachi Station

Kyo-ryori Otabicho Tagoto

京料理御旅町田ごと

Shijokawaramachi/Teramachi, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Kyoto Cuisine

Dinner: 8,800 JPY / Lunch: 4,180 JPY

Dinner: 8,800 JPY / Lunch: 4,180 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, Sunday] Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)

Wednesday,New year's day

English menu available.

1-minute walk from Kyoto-kawaramachi Station / From Exit6, head East for 10meters, and you will find the restaurant next to LAWSON

Kaiseki(course menu)