Kyoto Restaurants(171)
Sushi Gion Matsudaya
Kinobu
Godan Miyazawa
Gion Matayoshi
Soujiki Nakahigashi
Nikukappo Futago
Gion Nishikawa
Sumiyaki Unafuji Daimaru Kyoto Bettei

Shinmonzen Yonemura
Otagi
Kyoryori Fujimoto
Kamanza Nagashima
Gion Fukushi
Gion Kida
Shuhaku
Tenyu
Ogawa
Aji Fukushima
Nakamura
Muromachi Wakuden
Cenci
Miyamasou
Kiyama
Mizai
Oryori Mashita
Gion Nishimura
Gion Okada
Sushi Matsumoto
Kikunoi Roan
Kikunoi
Tozentei
Sushi Rakumi
Nishijin Fujiyoshi
Kamigamo Akiyama
Yakiniku Toraji Kyoto
ROKU KYOTO TENJIN Chef’s Table
Kenninji Gion Maruyama
Yusokuryori Mankamero
Kentan Horibe
Kodaiji Jugyuan
Sushi-Kappo Nakaichi
Mizuki (The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto)
Reine des Pres
Mokube
HANA-Kitcho
Honke Tankuma Honten
Shun'ai Sasaki
Nakazen
Jiki Miyazawa
Okina
Uozuya
LURRA°
Mirei
Kyou Seika
Kokyu
SEN

Best Restaurants in Kyoto
Unprecedented in quality, every Kyoto restaurant incorporates the best of local produce and seasonal offerings into fresh, immersive Japanese food menus. Culinary creativity runs through the city like its waters. In fact, you can dine in the open air over Kyoto’s rivers in summer, or lose yourself for a night dining in the converted wooden machiya buildings of downtown Pontocho. Somewhere tucked away in the grid of Kyoto’s backstreets, family-run restaurants greet strangers and regulars alike, offering unique dining experiences. Side street shop fronts steam with ramen broth and specialty tofu dishes. High-caliber kaiseki dining experiences await in Kyoto’s many Michelin-starred restaurants, serving experiential feasts celebrating ingredients of the season.
Holding tradition and craftsmanship at the city’s core, restaurants in Kyoto always offer an unforgettable atmosphere and high-quality Japanese cuisine to match. Marvel at the exquisite textures and stunning aesthetics evident in even the finest culinary details. Kyoto restaurants arrange their food on their plates just so; beautifully and crafted with skill like edible art. Discover some of the best food in Kyoto when exploring in this cultural hub, bursting with its own regional food. Feast upon local cuisine known as Kyo-ryori, made from the freshest seasonal produce, or taste vegetarian Buddhist cuisine when you sit down to an authentic shojin ryori meal.
Fine Kyoto cuisine can be found at its beautiful restaurants with wonderful culinary surprises in every bite. Exploring Kyoto’s backstreets and buzzing markets mean that you might stumble upon the city’s best hidden local gems. Don’t miss a thing, see more of the city’s best restaurants during a Kyoto food tour, or settle in for a memorable dining experience in Kyoto by booking ahead of time on byFood.