Best high-end restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama
204 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000. About the neighbourhood
The highest-rated high-end restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama on Tabelog are Dojin, Sottaku Tsukamoto, and Yamaguchi, and a typical dinner costs about ¥26,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 204
- ¥18,500median cheapest dinner course (115 of 204)
- 35%book online in English (71)
- ¥10,000median lunch course (88)
1Dojin¥50,000–59,999
2Sottaku Tsukamoto¥30,000–39,999
3Niku no Takumi Miyoshi¥60,000–79,999
4Shunseki Suzue¥80,000–99,999
5Yamaguchi¥50,000–59,999
At the 115 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥18,500, about the same as the ¥18,000 median of all 554 restaurants in Kyoto; the lowest is ¥8,470 at Hari Se.
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. 71 of these 204 take bookings online.
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Dojin道人
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Sanjō Keihan Station
2026Gold百名店2025- Counter seats
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 4.65
- 2
Sottaku Tsukamoto啐啄 つか本
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Gold百名店2025- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 4.52
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Niku no Takumi Miyoshiにくの匠 三芳
Wagyu, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Silver- Online booking
- Counter seats
- No children
- Closed Sundays
- ¥60,000 Special Tajima Beef Course (f…
- ¥75,000 Special Tajima Beef and Sukiy…
- per person · 224% above the list median
Tabelog 4.46
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Shunseki Suzue旬席 鈴江
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Higashiyama Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
¥80,000–99,999
dinner per person, about $530–670
Tabelog 4.37
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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
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Mizai未在
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 12 min walk from Higashiyama Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥78,000 Mizai-style Tea Kaiseki
- per person, tax incl. · 322% above the list median
Tabelog 4.27
- 7
Gion Sasaki祇園 さゝ木
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Counter seats
- Ages 10+
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.36
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Nishibuchi Hantenにしぶち飯店
Chinese, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Silver百名店2026- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 4.34
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Higashiyama Yoshihisa東山 吉寿
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Shichijō Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.36
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Ryori Kawaguchi料理 川口
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama
2026Silver百名店2025- Cash only
- Counter seats
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 4.31
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Higashiyama Tsukasaひがしやま 司
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 3 min walk from Higashiyama Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥30,250 Seasonal Omakase Course (Dinn…
- ¥30,250 Seasonal Omakase Course (Lunc…
- per person, tax incl. · 64% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.23
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Kappo Hassun八寸
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 4 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥27,500 Omakase Kaiseki (Dinner)
- ¥13,200 Omakase Kaiseki (Lunch)
- per person, tax incl. · 49% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.10
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Shorenin Monzeki Mae Tsukioka青蓮院門跡前 月おか
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Higashiyama Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 12+
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥30,000 Omakase Course (Evening)
- ¥15,000 Omakase Course (Lunch)
- per person, tax incl. · 62% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.20
- 14
Higashiyama Ogata東山 緒方
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 8 min walk from Higashiyama Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 4.17
- 15
Kikunoi Honten菊乃井 本店
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 15 min walk from Higashiyama Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2026Bronze百名店2025- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥37,950 Seasonal Kaiseki Cuisine A
- ¥63,250 Seasonal Kaiseki Cuisine B
- ¥88,550 Seasonal Kaiseki Cuisine C
- +3 more · per person · 105% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.11
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Kyo Seika京 静華
Chinese, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Higashiyama Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2026- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.14
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Gion Nishi祇園 にし
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 11 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥26,000 Kaiseki course
- ¥44,000 Kaiseki course
- ¥16,000 Kaiseki course
- per person · 41% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.17
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Gion Owatari祇園 大渡
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 9 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 4.00
- 19
Gion Sakagawaぎおん 阪川
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥21,780 Dinner course
- ¥24,200 Dinner course
- ¥27,830 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 18% above the list median
Tabelog 4.09
- 20
Gion Nishikawa祇園 にしかわ
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 13 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥33,000 Dinner course
- ¥15,730 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · 78% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.04
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Kodaiji Wakuden高台寺 和久傳
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 12 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥55,000 Dinner course of 55,000 JPY
- ¥66,000 Dinner course of 66,000 JPY
- ¥88,000 Kanikaiseki *Market price sys…
- +7 more · per person, tax incl. · 197% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.96
- 22
Hyotei瓢亭 本店
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 8 min walk from Keage Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2024Bronze百名店2023- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥46,805 Special Omakase Kaiseki with…
- ¥53,130 Special Omakase Kaiseki with…
- ¥46,805 Special Omakase Kaiseki with…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.92
- 23
Sumibi Kappo Ifuki炭火割烹 いふき
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 13+
- Closed Tuesdays
- ¥33,000 Omakase course
- per person · 78% above the list median
Tabelog 3.89
- 24
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
- 25
Ankyu安久
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2025Bronze百名店2025- Cash only
- Closed Sundays
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 3.84
- 26
Maeda前田
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 3.88
- 27
Sangencha山玄茶
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Tuesdays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.95
- 28
Gion Matayoshi祇園 又吉
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 4 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
- ¥36,000 Night Counter Course
- ¥20,000 Lunch Counter Course
- per person, tax incl. · 95% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.88
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Mizuno水の
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Sanjō Keihan Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.99
- 30
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
- 31
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. · 75% above the list median
Tabelog 3.96
- 32
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
- 33
Gion Endoぎをん 遠藤
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 3.87
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Gion Kida祇園 きだ
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star百名店2023- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- ¥42,350 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl.
Tabelog 3.87
- 35
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
- 36
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. · 46% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.72
- 37
Gion Suetomo祇園 末友
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 9 min walk from Kiyomizu-Gojō Station
2022Bronze百名店2021- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥36,300 Evening Cuisine" Seasonal Tas…
- ¥72,600 Mountain and Sea Delicacies C…
- ¥12,100 Lunch Course
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 96% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.76
- 38
Gion Sushi Takamitsuぎをん鮨尚充
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Closed Sundays
- ¥38,500 Course
- per person, tax incl. · 108% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.91
- 39
Gion Fukushiぎをん 福志
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star百名店2023- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Ages 12+
- ¥28,800 Chef's Recommended Dinner Cou…
- per person, tax incl. · 56% above the list median
Tabelog 3.82
- 40
Gion Sushi Tadayasu祇園 鮨 忠保
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 4 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2019Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- ¥38,500 Omakase ※An additional charge…
- ¥17,600 Omakase Nigiri ※An additional…
- per person · 108% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.73
Showing the top 40 of 204 in full. See all 204 and filter by price, children or online booking.
Numbers 41 to 204 in this list
- Gion Maruyama
- Sushi Matsumoto
- Aji Fukushima
- Gion Ichido
- IL GHIOTTONE Kyoto Honten
- Noguchi Tsunagu
- Kako Okamoto
- Yutaka
- Gion Karoku
- Gion Mamma
- Gion Nishimura
- Ristorante t.v.b
- Ito
- Ryō-shō
- Riki Chan Gion
- Gion Fuji
- Gion Nikuryori Oka
- Dominique Bouchet Kyoto 「Le Teppanyaki」
- Gion 245
- Kyoto Sushi no Kura
- estilo h
- hakubi
- Junshin An
- Restaurant Hiramatsu Kodaiji
- Gion Okada
- Gion Moriwaki
- Steak House Shingo
- Sushi Rakumi
- Kappo Umetsu
- Le Chene
- Ebi Shu
- Gion Motose
- Minokichi Honten Takeshigerou
- Gion Kawakami
- HANA-Kitcho
- Kushi Kanzashi Kyu
- Gion Yamagishi
- Kyoto Gion Tempura Yasaka Endo
- Freestyle Italian Restaurant DA CIRO
- Oryori Mashita
- Gion Rakumi
- Oogami
- Niomon Mui
- Gion Yuyama
- Hari Se
- Sushi Kappo Nakaichi
- Gion Iwasaki
- Renraku Sen
- ristorante DONO
- Sakamoto
- comme ci comme ca
- Nakamura
- Yuzuya Ryokan Isshin Kyo
- Kenninji Gion Maruyama
- Kuro Kyoto
- Kodaiji Jugyuan
- Dominique Bouchet Kyoto Le RESTAURANT
- Jingu Michi Jin
- Miyagawa Cho Suilen
- Jean-Georges at The Shinmonzen
- Sushi Ooga Higashiyama
- Steak Nikyo
- Gion Gozukon
- Sekki (Six Senses Kyoto)
- Gion Daiki
- Tsuneo
- Gion Sushi Taku
- Ristorante dei CACCIATORI
- Gion Danbata
- Pontocho Fujiwara
- Nakamura Ro
- Nouvelle Époque, Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei
- Gion Plum
- Oito
- Shirakawa Tamura
- Gion Tsubaki
- EMBA KYOTO GRILL (Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto)
- Junidan Ya Honten
- Gion Mikaku
- Chikumo
- Gion Shirakawa Namisato
- Sushi Kappou Miyuki
- Miyagawacho Saka
- Kappou Yoshizen
- Pontocho Misogigawa
- Tsudaro
- Gion Roka
- Mokubei
- Gion Tempura Koromo
- Saami
- Igarashi
- Sanso Kyoyamato
- Yasaka
- Sushi Ginza Onodera, Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto
- Roast Beef to French no Omise Gion Uwota
- Sushi Gion Matsudaya
- restaurant library the hotel seiryu
- Gion Tanimoto
- Steak Hanasato Gion
- Gion Ryori Toriimoto
- YUGYOAN Kyoto Ten
- The Sakura
- Wagyu Ryotei bungo Gion
- Yasaka Endo THE CELESTINE KYOTO GION
- Kodaiji Tantra
- Gion Kani o Kurau
- Gion Asakura
- Gion Hanamai
- N Gion 35°
- Itamae Kappou Chihana
- Ariyoshi
- Sushi Nakamura
- Jikishinbo Saiki
- A Kyoto
- Gion Mizuoka
- Gion Okumura
- tha sakai
- Gion Ushi Akari
- Lee °
- Ryozen
- Gion Sushi Roku
- Gion Tsujia
- Konno
- Sushi Sanjusou
- Sushi Dokoro Kita no Sachi
- Tomikyu
- Hayakawa Honten
- Kyoryori Ueno
- Gion Sushi Yoshi
- Kaiga no Ryori
- Atoll Terrasse Kamogawa
- Miyagawacho Tensho
- Gion Matsumuro
- Grill Green
- Omakase Kappou Izutsuya
- Kawabata
- East End Gion
- Steak House Ashiya
- Kobe Gyu Shabu Kyoto Hanare
- Gion Manyoken Honten
- Igarashi Fugu Ryori Ten
- Gion Asadaya
- Pontocho Ishihara
- Ueyanagi
- Fuku Masa
- Kisaragi Takashi
- Muta Chimera
- Sukiyaki Kioku
- Steak Nakahiko
- Otonari Kukuzen
- Kiwami
- Nao
- Steak House Yoshida
- Hibiki
- Shun Matsui
- Gion Yamaoka
- SoNoMa by SingleThread
- Gion Fukuyama
- Kasai
- Oryouri Yuuan
- Kani Jenu Gion
- Bar Xeno
- Yoshikaki
- Gion Ichiume
How to book these 204, and what they charge
115 of these 204 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 88 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥10,000 (46% below the dinner median). 71 can be booked online in English, 79 online in Japanese only, 47 by phone only and 6 publish neither a phone number nor online booking; 1 limits bookings from overseas. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (141, in Japanese), TableCheck (36), Pocket Concierge (28), OMAKASE (22).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 36 | ¥9,680 · Kuro Kyoto |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 28 | ¥8,470 · Hari Se |
| OMAKASE | English | 22 | ¥10,000 · Yamaji Yosuke |
| Tableall | English | 4 | ¥36,000 · Gion Matayoshi |
| AutoReserve | English | 2 | ¥21,000 · Sushi Nakamura |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 141 | ¥8,470 · Hari Se |
| Hot Pepper Gourmet | Japanese only | 2 | ¥13,000 · Kyoryori Ueno |
| the restaurant's booking form | Japanese only | 2 | ¥14,520 · IL GHIOTTONE Kyoto Honten |
| Gurunavi | Japanese only | 1 | ¥17,000 · Kappou Yoshizen |
| Hitosara | Japanese only | 1 | — |
| By phone only | — | 47 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 6 | — |
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 high-end restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama
There are 204 restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 85 at ¥15,000–19,999, 71 at ¥20,000–29,999, 30 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 18 at ¥40,000 or more. The largest groups are kaiseki (129), sushi (23), and French restaurants (23). 54 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list, including 5 Gold winners. That is about the same as the Kyoto average of about ¥25,000. Most are closest to Gion-shijo (138), Higashiyama (19), and Sanjō Keihan (16) stations.
71 of the 204 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 190 accept credit cards. 26 do not admit young children, while 62 say children are welcome. 122 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
About dining in Gion & Higashiyama
Gion is Kyoto's best-known geisha district, and together with the Higashiyama hillside running south to Kiyomizu-dera it holds the city's greatest concentration of kaiseki restaurants, many in wooden townhouses (machiya) with small inner gardens.
Hanamikoji Street and the Shirakawa canal are at its heart; the quieter lanes towards Kodai-ji and Yasaka Shrine hold some of the most sought-after restaurants.
Good to know
- Some private lanes in Gion ban photography, and geiko and maiko should not be stopped or photographed without permission.
- Many kaiseki restaurants serve a single menu that changes every month; mention allergies and dislikes when you book.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end fine dining cost in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama?
Dinner at the 204 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥99,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥26,000: 85 at ¥15,000–19,999, 71 at ¥20,000–29,999, 30 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 18 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 115 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥18,500.
What is the highest-rated restaurant in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama?
On Tabelog, Japan's main restaurant guide, the highest-rated restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama in this guide are Dojin (4.65), Sottaku Tsukamoto (4.52), and Yamaguchi (4.47). Scores change over time; each listing shows the score when it was last checked.
Which restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama have won awards?
Dojin, Sottaku Tsukamoto, Niku no Takumi Miyoshi, Shunseki Suzue, Yamaguchi, and Mizai, among 54 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama online?
Yes for 71 of the 204: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (36), Pocket Concierge (28), and OMAKASE (22). 79 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 47 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama?
It depends on the restaurant: 62 say children are welcome and 26 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.