Kyoto Sushi Restaurants(19)
COURSE MENUKYO SUSHI OOKINI
You are what you eat — this 20-year-old sushi venue in Kyoto painstakingly drafts a course that harmonizes health and flavor, using pesticide-free organic vegetables and wild-caught fish.
COURSE MENUSushi Gion Matsudaya
Presenting Edo-style sushi, this restaurant is full of classic dishes combined with the chef’s very own intriguing ideas.
COURSE MENUSushi Tamahime KYOTO
Tokyo sushi in Kyoto — Sushi Tamahime KYOTO serves flawless omakase course with the traditions of Edomae and elegance of Kyoto.
SEAT RESERVATIONSushi Tempura Gion Iwai
Sushi Tempura Gion Iwai offers a combination rarely found in Kyoto; crunchy tempura with traditional Edomae-style sushi. The head chef uses decades of experience to plan menus that delight the palate with varying textures and flavors.
COURSE MENUOBENKEI Kyoto Gion
Hailing from Sado Island, OBENKEI brings the spirit of its hometown to Kyoto’s Gion district, serving Niigata’s local sake, pristine seafood and impeccably executed sushi to Japan's old capital.
COURSE MENUTemarizushi to Nihoncha Souden
A union of sushi and tea. This Kyoto restaurant’s specialty is temarizushi — beautiful sushi balls molded with tradition in mind — paired with its collection of precisely brewed and monthly rotational tea concoctions.
SEAT RESERVATIONSushi Rakumi
Michelin-starred sushi in Kyoto, with a generous range of appetizers and three cuts of premium tuna.
SEAT RESERVATIONGion Sushi Tadayasu
The best kinds of sushi restaurants are born out of passion — this one has that and more, with sushi dishes to prove its high quality and dedication.
SEAT RESERVATIONSushi Miki
In a tiled-floor store in Kyoto’s urban fringe, the team behind Sushi Miki is as vigilant about the local and seasonal as it is on the delicious to serve “casual” sushi.
SEAT RESERVATIONSushi Iwa
The ultra-fatty kamatoro sushi takes center stage at this media-sensation sushi joint, prepared by the very chef Steve Jobs once hailed for serving the “best sushi he’s ever eaten.”
SEAT RESERVATIONSushi Kawano
Tucked away in a small Kyoto neighborhood, Kawano offers exquisite Edomae-style sushi. With only nine counter seats, experience the ultimate umami of fish in a serene setting.
SEAT RESERVATIONGion Ichiho
Already getting traction for their picture-perfect, petite sushi rolls served in a bento box, Gion Ichiho presents a new type of sushi that echoes the beauty of its geisha district.
SEAT RESERVATIONSushi Matsumoto
Enjoy a parade of Edomae-style sushi in a historic district in Kyoto.
SEAT RESERVATIONHiyoko Sushi
There is nothing fussy at this family-run sushi establishment. What it lacks in palatial appearance, it makes up with some of the best bang-for-your-buck omakase sushi in Kyoto.
SEAT RESERVATIONIzuu
Near Kyoto’s famed geisha district, this sushi shop has carried the tradition of the old capital since 1781, packing hundreds of years of history in a single bite.
SEAT RESERVATIONKashiwai
Sushi that’s both adorable and delicious. The traditional, round temari-zushi at this Kitaoji shop in Kyoto have earned themselves a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
SEAT RESERVATIONAWOMB Karasuma
A treat for the mouth and the eyes at this teori-zushi omakase by Nishiki Market, where diners get to play with around 50 ingredients to churn it into unique handrolls of their own.
SEAT RESERVATIONKyoto Saeki
A totally rejuvenating experience — you’ll have plenty of room to breathe when dining at this sushiya with an expansive, beautiful garden directly across the counter
SEAT RESERVATIONIzugen
Near Nishiki Market, third-generation owner Ishida Yasuyuki serves Kyoto-style sushi to decade-old regulars from behind the scenes.
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Sushi Restaurants in Kyoto
Like with all dishes served up in the beautiful capital of Kyoto, sushi is no exception when it comes to high-quality Japanese food. Simple yet elegant, sushi is a classic and quintessential Japanese dish that is pared back in its elements but incredibly delicious. Sushi restaurants in Kyoto are not only impeccable when it comes to aesthetics but are also made from fresh ingredients across the board. Woven throughout the city’s tapestry of temples and shrines, Kyoto sushi restaurants specialize in using local ingredients and fresh fish, ensuring quality and careful craftsmanship in every bite-sized piece.
Whether your sushi in Kyoto is served up in an immaculate maki roll or as a set meal made up of individual nigiri sushi pieces (perfectly molded by the hand of a professional sushi chef), sushi restaurants in Kyoto always deliver a delicious sushi meal every time, always living up to a high standard as found in all restaurants in Kyoto. With quality ingredients and skilled preparation that requires years of training, sushi in Kyoto it is always beautiful and flavorful. You can enjoy sushi that is artfully served to you at a traditional family-run restaurant hidden down one of Kyoto's back streets, or you can try choosing your favorite dishes straight off of a conveyor belt at a kaiten sushi restaurant (with new plates added as the sushi chef prepares them).
Trying sushi in a variety of ways is easy when there are so many different sushi restaurants in Kyoto. Whether they be colorful or fresh, upscale or humble, whatever kind of sushi dining experience in Kyoto that suits your fancy, eating sushi in the cultural capital seems fitting! Make sure you try some of the best sushi in Kyoto and reserve your seat in a Kyoto sushi restaurant before you visit. If you want to try sushi at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Kyoto, there are options for an exquisite sushi experience when you reserve with byFood.