Sushi Rakumi
Michelin-starred sushi in Kyoto, with a generous range of appetizers and three cuts of premium tuna.
Restaurant Details
※ Sushi Rakumi only has two dinner services a day: one at 5 pm and the other at 7:30 pm. Please indicate your preferred time slot to the byFood team when making a reservation.
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The small appetizers at this Kyoto sushiya are a real seafood showcase, setting the stage for a series of mouthwatering nigiri to steal the show. The restaurant specializes in Tokyo’s Edomae style sushi, and this is one of the best Michelin-starred restaurants in Kyoto to try it.
On the second floor, you can enjoy a view of cherry blossom trees from the long counter facing the window. Here, you’ll be served delicious dishes like grilled saltwater eel, and delicious maguro tuna.
No premium sushi meal is complete without this prized fish, so you’ll be glad to know that a full three different cuts are served here. You can enjoy the melt-in-your-mouth fatty style, as well as lean and medium cuts, all on top of red vinegar rice.
In everything he makes, the chef knows how to use the natural grain and pattern in the flesh of fish for stunning visuals — the delicately arranged slices flowing over the top of the rice.
Michelin Guide:
2020: 1 Michelin Star
Sushi Rakumi Phone Number
Sushi Rakumi Business Days
Sushi Rakumi Address
332-6 Miyoshicho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, 605-0081, Japan
Sushi Rakumi Remarks
Sushi Rakumi only has two dinner services a day: one at 5 pm and the other at 7:30 pm. Please indicate your preferred time slot to the byFood team when making a reservation.
Restaurant location
Featuring beautiful landscapes from mountain to sea, Kyoto Prefecture conveys traditional Japanese culture through its architecture and gardens, art and artisanal crafts, and delicious local cuisine made from regional produce.
Delicious food. Very different treatment as Americans — sad experience for honeymoon compared to king treatment the Japanese received. /:
One of the best experience i have in my life. Will definitely come again next time. Uni is a must.
I never realized how much better sushi could be until I witnessed this master at work. Down to earth and happy to chat with customers, the chef and his crew provided an amazing dining experience, w...read more
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