Best innovative fine dining in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama
20 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated innovative fine dining in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama on Tabelog are Yamaguchi, Shimmonzen Yonemura, and Gibier MIYAMA, and a typical dinner costs about ¥26,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 20
- ¥16,000median cheapest dinner course (13 of 20)
- 35%book online in English (7)
- ¥7,400median lunch course (10)
1Yamaguchi¥50,000–59,999
2Shimmonzen Yonemura¥20,000–29,999 ★
3Lurra°¥30,000–39,999 ★
4Gibier MIYAMA¥30,000–39,999
5Yamaji Yosuke¥20,000–29,999
At the 13 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥16,000, about the same as the ¥16,500 median of all 59 innovative restaurants in Kyoto; the lowest is ¥9,900 at N Gion 35°.
Counted 5 November 2026 from Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge and restaurant websites. Booking services ↓ · How we count
Ranked list
In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 7 of these 20 take bookings online.
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- 1
Yamaguchiやまぐち
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Silver百名店2025- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 4.47
- 2
Shimmonzen Yonemura新門前 米村
Innovative, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Sanjō Keihan Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥25,000 Dinner course
- ¥15,000 Lunch course
- ¥24,000 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.98
- 3
Lurra°
Innovative, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 2 min walk from Higashiyama Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2025Bronze百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Ages 13+
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 3.90
- 4
Gibier MIYAMA
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Sundays
- ¥32,340 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 102% above the list median
Tabelog 3.96
- 5
Yamaji Yosuke山地陽介
French, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
Michelin Guide20262020Bronze百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥12,100 Dinner■ ◇ A Journey to Taste…
- ¥14,652 Dinner■◇The owner chef Yosuke…
- ¥19,536 Dinner Course ◇ This course f…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl. · 37% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.72
- 6
IL GHIOTTONE Kyoto Hontenイル ギオットーネ 京都本店
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 14 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥14,520 Cena A
- ¥19,360 B" Course
- ¥21,780 MENU SP 18000 Special Chef Sa…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.71
- 7
Restaurant Hiramatsu Kodaijiレストランひらまつ 高台寺
French, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 17 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Ages 6+
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥24,200 Saison
- ¥36,300 Kodaiji
- ¥9,680 Mon Coeur
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 13% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.63
- 8
Freestyle Italian Restaurant DA CIRO
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Mondays
- ¥15,730 Omakase Dinner Course with Se…
- ¥24,200 Omakase Dinner Course with Se…
- ¥7,500 Omakase Lunch Course with Sea…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.65
- 9
ristorante DONO
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Higashiyama Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥12,000 Hakuro (Bassa)
- ¥14,500 Shiratsuyu (ALTA)
- ¥25,000 Hakuro Autumn Beginning Cool…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.57
- 10
Sekki (Six Senses Kyoto)Sekki(シックスセンシズ 京都)
Innovative, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Shichijō Station
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- ¥6,900 Sekki Afternoon Tea (Sunday 1…
- ¥7,000 Six Senses Breakfast
- ¥15,800 Sekki Dinner Course
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.52
- 11
Gion Danbata祇をん 段ばた
Innovative, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Limits bookings from overseas
- ¥16,000 Dinner course
- ¥18,000 Dinner course
- ¥20,000 Dinner course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.54
- 12
Nouvelle Époque, Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Betteiヌーヴェル・エポック ホテルオークラ京都岡崎別邸
French, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 17 min walk from Keage Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥17,000 Dinner Menu Dîner C
- ¥19,000 Dinner Menu Dîner AKI
- ¥24,000 Dinner Menu Dîner B
- +6 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.41
- 13
Gion Roka祇園ろか
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Online booking
- ¥5,000 Table Reservation Only
- ¥24,000 Evening Kaiseki Course: Enjoy…
- ¥5,000 Lunch Kaiseki "En" Enjoy a Lu…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 50% above the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.25
- 14
Yasaka八坂
Teppanyaki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 16 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Ages 10+
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- ¥33,000 Yasaka Autumn Dinner Course
- ¥33,000 Yasaka Winter Dinner Course
- ¥44,000 Limited Festive Dinner from D…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 106% above the list median
Tabelog 3.23
- 15
The Sakura
French, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 1 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥12,000 Tabelog Exclusive - Regularly…
- ¥12,000 Tabelog Exclusive - Regularly…
- ¥16,500 Tabelog Exclusive "Tsubomi" S…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 37% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.15
- 16
N Gion 35°N祇園35°
Innovative, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥9,900 Autumn Limited! Spanish Course
- ¥16,500 Anniversary Dinner Course
- ¥18,700 A Dinner Course Featuring Mai…
- per person, tax incl. · 38% below the list median
Tabelog 3.15
- 17
Kaiga no Ryori絵画の料理
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.05
- 18
Otonari Kukuzenおとなり栩栩膳
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 4 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.05
- 19
SoNoMa by SingleThread想乃間 by SingleThread
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 8 min walk from Kiyomizu-Gojō Station
Michelin Guide2026- Cards accepted
- Ages 13+
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 3.03
- 20
Gion Fukuyama祇園 福山
Innovative, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
- ¥18,000 Wagyu Tenderloin, Seasonal Fi…
- ¥20,000 ♦♦Tabelog Limited May & June♦…
- ¥22,000 Wagyu Tenderloin & French Lam…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 13% above the list median
Tabelog 3.02
How to book these 20, and what they charge
13 of these 20 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 10 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥7,400 (54% below the dinner median). 7 can be booked online in English, 11 online in Japanese only and 1 publishes neither a phone number nor online booking; 1 limits bookings from overseas. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (19, in Japanese), TableCheck (5), OMAKASE (4), Pocket Concierge (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 5 | ¥10,000 · Yamaji Yosuke |
| OMAKASE | English | 4 | ¥10,000 · Yamaji Yosuke |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 1 | ¥18,150 · Restaurant Hiramatsu Kodaiji |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 19 | ¥9,900 · N Gion 35° |
| the restaurant's booking form | Japanese only | 1 | ¥14,520 · IL GHIOTTONE Kyoto Honten |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 1 | — |
Each restaurant counted once for every service it takes bookings through; the least expensive dinner course is the lowest among the restaurants that service covers, as published on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or the restaurant's website.
About innovative fine dining in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama
There are 20 innovative restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 8 at ¥15,000–19,999, 7 at ¥20,000–29,999, 3 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 2 at ¥40,000 or more. 5 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list, including 1 Gold winner. That is about the same as the Kyoto average of about ¥25,000 for innovative fine dining. Most are closest to Gion-shijo (15) and Higashiyama (2) stations.
7 of the 20 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. All of them accept credit cards. 7 do not admit young children, while 6 say children are welcome. 13 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end innovative fine dining cost in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama?
Dinner at the 20 innovative restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥59,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥26,000: 8 at ¥15,000–19,999, 7 at ¥20,000–29,999, 3 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 2 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 13 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥16,000.
Which innovative restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama have won awards?
Yamaguchi, Shimmonzen Yonemura, Lurra°, Yamaji Yosuke, and IL GHIOTTONE Kyoto Honten have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book innovative fine dining in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama online?
Yes for 7 of the 20: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (5), OMAKASE (4), and Pocket Concierge (1). 11 more take online bookings in Japanese only.
Are children allowed at high-end innovative fine dining restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama?
It depends on the restaurant: 6 say children are welcome and 7 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.