Best Restaurants in Kyoto & Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto)

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.

5,000 JPY

2:00 pm - 12:00 am

Irregular

English-speaking staff available.

1-minute walk from Exit 1 of Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station on the Kyoto Municipal Tozai Line

3,500 JPY

[Weekdays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O.10:00 pm) [Saturday, Sunday] 11:30 am-10:30 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu available.

3-minute walk from Karasuma Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line or 3-minute walk from Shijo Station on Kyoto Subway Karasuma Line

5,000 JPY

[Weekdays] 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O 10:30 pm) [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 11:30 am - 11:00 pm (L.O 10:30 pm)

Irregular

English menu available.

4 minutes walk from Gion-Shijo Station on the Hankyu Main Line, 2 minutes walk from Kyoto-kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line

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.

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

[Monday, Wednesday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm) [Thursday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm (L.O. 7:30 pm)

Tuesday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

1 minute walk from Exit 3 of Subway Nijojo-mae Station. (Nearest bus stop: Nijojo-mae city bus stop)

1,000 JPY

9:00 am - 9:00 pm

None

English menu available.

1-minute walk from Yasaka Shrine (Next to Yoshimoto Gion Kagetsu)

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,500 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Sunday

English menu available.

Go to the east for approximately 15 meters along with Nijoyanagibaba Street, then on the 1st floor of the condominium on the south side facing to Nijo Street. (Across the street is [Nijo Orthopedic Clinic])

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

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

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Leave Karasyma Oike station and walk west along Oike-dori, then turn north into Nishinotoin-dori and the restaurant is located a short way down the west side (two doors south of Mikane shrine).

3,500 JPY

Normal hours: 5:00 pm - 12:00 am (last order 11:30 pm)

Sundays

Unknown.

A 5-minute walk from Exit 26 of Hankyu Karasuma Station. Turn right at the crossing by the Sumitomo Life Kyoto Building and go straight; it will be on your left.

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,900 JPY

[Monday-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 pm - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Thursday, Irregular Closed on Wednesday

Unknown.

Four minute walk from Marutamachi Station (exit 7). Walk south and turn left at the first intersection onto Ebisu-gawa Dori. Turn left again at Higashinotoin Dori and you will see the restaurant on the right.

6,000 JPY

Normal hours: 17:00-00:00 (last order at 23:30)

None

Unknown.

Seven minutes on foot from Karasuma Oike Station. Located two blocks north of Kyoto Oike Junior High School.

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

[Monday-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm / Dinner: 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Thursday, Irregular on Wednesday

Unknown.

From Keihan Gojo station head north on Miyakawasuji. Located on the left hand side just before Matsubaradori.

18,000 JPY

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm) Generally must book by 3 days in advance / Closed during summer as Fugu is not available

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

7 minutes by bus from Kitaoji Station on Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line / Get off the bus at Senbonkitaoji Bus Stop

4,000 JPY

[Monday, Wednesday to Sunday, public holiday, day before public holiday] normally 18:00 to 02:00

Sundays

Unknown.

A 6-minute walk from Gion-Shijo station on the Keihan Main Line/A 5-minute walk from Karasuma station, or a 4-minute walk from Kawaramachi station on the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line

15,000 JPY

[Weekday/Saturday] Dinner from 18:00-00:00 (last order at 22:00) [Sunday/national holiday] Dinner from 18:00-22:00 (last order at 20:30) [Sunday] Lunch from 12:00-14:00 (last order at 13:30)

Mondays

English-speaking staff available.

From the station, walk up Shijou-dori towards Yasaka shrine (Gion), turn right on Hanami-koujidori towards Kenniji temple, turn right at the first corner, then make the first left.

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.

Dinner: 20,000 JPY / Lunch: 9,000 JPY

Lunch (Monday, Thursday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays) 12:00 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)

None

Unknown.

5 minutes walk from Gionshijo Station on Keihan Main Line

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.

15,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)

Sunday

Unknown.

384 meters from Gionshijo Station