Kyoto Area Restaurant Recommendations

During our time in Kyoto there will be a one evening, specifically 10 April, when dinner is unstructured.

Our local guide Masa Fujiwara, who knows Kyoto exceptionally well and loves good food, has shared a list of restaurants that he often recommends to visitors.

These are not official tour activities — simply reliable suggestions if you would like help deciding where to eat. - to try to make reservations at one of these suggested restaurant, or at another restaurant not listed below, please ask the Saka Hotel front desk staff. If the Saka Hotel front desk staff are unavailable for any reason, please ask Tiny World Tours collaborator team Mark, Dana, Dugan, or Masa to help you.

Kyoto Area Restaurant Recommendations (from our local guide - who loves good food - Masa Fujiwara)

Kyoto Sushi Restaurants in the 5,000-10,000JPY price range (about $30 to $60 USD)

• Kappa Sushi

☎ +81 50-5488-1706 evening hours: 17:00-23:00
Website (English) + English menu available and Instagram

• Sushisei (Japanese Only Website)

☎ +81 75-252-1537
11:30-15:00/evening hours: 17:00-22:00

Website (Japanese Only) and No Instagram

• Sushi・Ryouri Nakata ☎ +81 75-366-4580 17:00-0:00

• Instagram

Kyoto Sushi Restaurants in the 10,000-20,000JPY price range (about $60 to $120 USD)

• Sushitoku

☎ +81 75-354-1934 11:30-14:30/18:00-23:00
※ Closed on Mon.
Website (English) and Instagram

• Sushi Imai

☎ +81 75-561-1010 12:00-14:00/17:00-22:00 ※ Closed on Wed.

Google Map

Kyoto Sushi Restaurants in the 20,000-30,000JPY or more price range (about $120 to $180 USD)

• Sushi Rakumi

☎ +81 90-4566-3733 17:00-19:00/19:30-21:30

Website (Japanese) and Instagram

Kyoto Edomae (Traditional) Sushi

• Sushishinn

☎ +81 75-223-3355
12:00-19:30
※ Closed on Wed.
Website (Japanese) and Instagram

• Kyoto Sora

☎ +81 75-366-5808
11:30-13:30/17:00-22:00
※ Closed on Mon.
Instagram

Other (Non-Sushi) Kyoto Restaurants in the 5,000-10,000JPY price range (about $30 to $60 USD)

• Kushikura

☎ +81 120-138-488
(grilled chicken in skewers) Sun-Thu/17:00-21:30 Fri & Sat/17:00-22:00 
Website (English) and Instagram

• Kakyu ⚠An interpretor will be required. (japanese creative cuisine) 17:30-23:00

  ☎ +81 75-231-9671
  ※Closed on 1st&3rd Sun. 
  Website (Japanese) and Instagram

• TADKA (south india)

17:30-22:00
※Closed on Sun & Mon. ☎+81 75-746-2337
Website (Japanese) and instagram

• MUGHAL (indian)

17:00-22:00
☎+81 75-241-3777
Website (English) and instagram

• Manzara gion (japanese/obanzai)

17:00-0:00 ※Closed on Mon
☎+81 75-532-3619
Website (Japanese)

• La Mer giki (french)

18:00-21:30 ※Closed on Tue.
☎+81 75-371-4343
Website (Japanese)

Other (Non-Sushi) Kyoto Restaurants in the 10,000-20,000 JPY Price Range (about $60 to $120 USD)

• Another C (Modern Japanese/creative cuisine)

18:00-23:00.
☎+81 75-746-2438
Website (English) and Instagram

• Obase (Italian)

8:00-22:00 ※Closed on Wed & Thu.
☎+81 75-211-6918
Website (Bilingual) and Instagram

• Yonemura (creative cuisine) 18:00-21:00

18:00-21:00 ※Closed on Tue & Wed
☎+81 75-533-6699
Website (Japanese)

• IL GHIOTTONE (Italian)

18:00-20:00 ※Closed on Tue & Wed.
☎+81 75-532-2550
Website (Multilingual) and instagram

• Yata gion (Japanese creative cuisine)

17:00-22:00
☎+81 75-525-5511
Website (Japanese) and instagram

• Mikuni gion (teppanyaki/japanese steakhouse)

Open 24 hours
☎+81 75-561-3928
Website (Japanese)

Other (Non-Sushi) Kyoto Restaurants in the 20,000 JPY or more price range ($120 USD or more)

• Wakuden Muromachi (Japanese)

17:30-21:00 ※Closed on Tue.
※Closed on Tue.
☎+81 75-223-3200
Website (English) and instagram

• Kikunoi (Japanese)

17:00-20:00
☎+81 75-561-0015
Website (English) and instagram

• Roan-Kikunoi (Japanese)

17:00-19:30 ※Closed on Wed.
☎+81 75-361-5580
Website (English)

• Rakumi gion (Japanese a la carte)

17:30-23:00 ※Close on Sun.2nd&4th Mon
☎+81 75-531-3733
Website (Japanese)