Best unagi (eel) in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama
3 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated unagi (eel) in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama on Tabelog are Kon, Minokichi Honten Takeshigerou, and Gion Sushi Taku.
Ranked list
In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 2 of these 3 take bookings online.
- 1
Kon今
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- ¥12,100 Duck and Pepper Hot Pot
- ¥15,730 Beef and Sichuan Pepper Hot P…
- ¥19,965 Soft-Shelled Turtle Hot Pot
- +2 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.91
- 2
Minokichi Honten Takeshigerou美濃吉本店 竹茂楼
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 8 min walk from Higashiyama Station
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥22,000 Evening Kaiseki: Ran, Septemb…
- ¥27,500 Evening Kaiseki: Akane, Septe…
- ¥33,000 Evening Kaiseki: Kiri, Septem…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.63
- 3
Gion Sushi Taku祇園鮨 琢
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- ¥12,000 Sushi Tempura Course (5:30 PM…
- ¥12,000 Sushi Tempura Course (8 PM Se…
- ¥14,000 Anniversary Course (5:30 PM S…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl.
Tabelog 3.51
About unagi (eel) in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama
There are 3 unagi restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 1 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 2 at ¥20,000–29,999.
2 of the 3 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. 2 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end unagi (eel) cost in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama?
Dinner at the 3 unagi restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person: 1 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 2 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets.
Are children allowed at high-end unagi (eel) restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama?
It depends on the restaurant: 1 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.