Best Chinese fine dining in Imperial Palace Area
4 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated Chinese fine dining in Imperial Palace Area on Tabelog are Chinese Sai guu, Kyochuka Makisada, and Chinese Ryouri Tori.
Ranked list
In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 1 of these 4 take bookings online.
- 1
Chinese Sai guu中国菜 Guu
Chinese, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
2026Silver百名店2026¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.41
- 2
Kyochuka Makisada京中華 牧定
Chinese, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
Michelin Guide2026百名店2026- Online booking
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.73
- 3
Chinese Ryouri Tori中国料理 桃李
Chinese, Imperial Palace Area, 2 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
百名店2021- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥13,000 Dinner course
- ¥15,000 Dinner course
- ¥17,000 Dinner course
- +9 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.58
- 4
Chinese Shunka Shujitsu春花秋実
Chinese, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Marutamachi Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.07
About chinese fine dining in Imperial Palace Area
There are 4 Chinese restaurants in Imperial Palace Area in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 2 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 2 at ¥20,000–29,999. 3 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list.
1 of the 4 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 3 accept credit cards. 3 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end Chinese fine dining cost in Imperial Palace Area?
Dinner at the 4 Chinese restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person: 2 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 2 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets.
Which Chinese restaurants in Imperial Palace Area have won awards?
Chinese Sai guu, Kyochuka Makisada, and Chinese Ryouri Tori have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Are children allowed at high-end Chinese fine dining restaurants in Imperial Palace Area?
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.