Best tempura in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama
8 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated tempura in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama on Tabelog are Kyoboshi, Gion Fuji, and Gion Yamagishi, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 8
- ¥18,080median cheapest dinner course (5 of 8)
- 38%book online in English (3)
- ¥12,100median lunch course (5)
1Kyoboshi¥15,000–19,999 ★
2Gion Fuji¥20,000–29,999
3Gion Yamagishi¥20,000–29,999
4Kyoto Gion Tempura Yasaka Endo¥20,000–29,999
5Gion Tempura Koromo¥15,000–19,999
At the 5 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥18,080, about the same as the ¥17,325 median of all 19 tempura counters in Kyoto; the lowest is ¥15,730 at Gion Tempura Koromo.
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. 3 of these 8 take bookings online.
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Kyoboshi天ぷら 京星
Tempura, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.84
- 2
Gion Fujiぎをん 藤
Tempura, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
百名店2025- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥17,600 Dinner Wakamurasaki
- ¥23,100 Dinner: Benikikyo
- ¥17,600 Lunch Wakakusa
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.66
- 3
Gion Yamagishi祇園 やま岸
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥27,500 Evening Seasonal Kaiseki
- ¥16,500 Lunch Seasonal Kaiseki
- per person, tax incl. · 52% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.66
- 4
Kyoto Gion Tempura Yasaka Endo京都祇園 天ぷら八坂圓堂
Tempura, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
百名店2023- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Vegetarian options
- ¥18,080 Course
- ¥24,860 Course
- ¥37,290 Course
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.61
- 5
Gion Tempura Koromo祇園天ぷら ころも
Tempura, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Tuesdays
- ¥15,730 Dinner "Koromo Gimmick Course…
- ¥18,150 Dinner [Koromo Aimi Course] 8…
- ¥21,780 Dinner "Koromo Extreme Flavor…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 13% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.25
- 6
Yasaka Endo THE CELESTINE KYOTO GION八坂圓堂 THE CELESTINE KYOTO GION店
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Kiyomizu-Gojō Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.17
- 7
Kodaiji Tantra高台寺 丹虎
Tempura, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 12 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- English menu
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥15,400 Gion | Omakase Tempura Course…
- ¥24,200 Yasaka | Omakase Tempura Kais…
- ¥36,300 Tempura Kaiseki | Gion A Spec…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 8
Miyagawacho Tensho宮川町 天匠
Tempura, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥18,500 New! Tempura Course Starting…
- ¥24,200 Enjoy about 10 types of fresh…
- ¥4,950 Tempura Lunch
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.04
How to book these 8, and what they charge
5 of these 8 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 5 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥12,100 (33% below the dinner median). 3 can be booked online in English, 4 online in Japanese only and 1 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (7, in Japanese), TableCheck (2), OMAKASE (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 2 | ¥17,600 · Gion Fuji |
| OMAKASE | English | 1 | ¥18,500 · Miyagawacho Tensho |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 7 | ¥15,730 · Gion Tempura Koromo |
| By phone only | — | 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 tempura in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama
There are 8 tempura restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 4 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 4 at ¥20,000–29,999. 3 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. That is less than the Kyoto average of about ¥23,000 for tempura.
3 of the 8 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. 1 do not admit young children, while 2 say children are welcome. 6 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end tempura cost in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama?
Dinner at the 8 tempura restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000: 4 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 4 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 5 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥18,080.
Which tempura restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama have won awards?
Kyoboshi, Gion Fuji, and Kyoto Gion Tempura Yasaka Endo have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book tempura in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama online?
Yes for 3 of the 8: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (2) and OMAKASE (1). 4 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 1 takes bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end tempura restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama?
It depends on the restaurant: 2 say children are welcome and 1 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.