Best Italian fine dining in Imperial Palace Area
17 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated Italian fine dining in Imperial Palace Area on Tabelog are shiro, Radice, and Il Garage, and a typical dinner costs about ¥24,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 17
- ¥18,000median cheapest dinner course (11 of 17)
- 47%book online in English (8)
- ¥8,360median lunch course (9)
1shiro¥20,000–29,999 ★
2Radice¥20,000–29,999
3Il Garage¥20,000–29,999
4Vena¥20,000–29,999 ★
5Dodici¥20,000–29,999 ★
At the 11 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥18,000, 17% above the ¥15,400 median of all 41 Italian restaurants in Kyoto; the lowest is ¥8,800 at Ludens.
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. 8 of these 17 take bookings online.
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- 1
shiroしろ
Innovative, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
- ¥18,000 Omakase Course
- ¥21,000 Omakase Course
- ¥26,000 Omakase Course with Tea Pairi…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.30
- 2
Radice
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Marutamachi Station
Michelin Guide20262026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Ages 10+
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥19,800 Idee e Sapori <Omakase Course…
- ¥26,400 Idee e Sapori + Pairing Half…
- ¥29,700 Idee e Sapori + Full Pairing…
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.14
- 3
Il Garage
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- No children
- ¥19,800 Dinner Course
- per person, tax incl. · 10% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.99
- 4
Venaヴェーナ
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Marutamachi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- ¥24,000 Dinner Course
- ¥36,000 Dinner Course with a wine pai…
- ¥12,000 Lunch Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 33% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.75
- 5
Dodiciドーディチ
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥19,800 DODICI Exquisite Dinner Cours…
- ¥22,000 Anniversary Course: Special C…
- ¥11,000 9 Dishes
- per person, tax incl. · 10% above the list median
Tabelog 3.78
- 6
Ludensルーデンス
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Marutamachi Station
百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥8,800 LUDENS Prefix Course
- ¥8,800 New Dinner Course: LUDENS Pre…
- ¥15,800 New Dinner Course: Chef's Sea…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl. · 51% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.74
- 7
Bini
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 2 min walk from Marutamachi Station
百名店2025- English menu
- Ages 6+
- Closed Mondays
- ¥14,520 Course
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.68
- 8
La Locanda The Ritz-Carlton Kyotoラ・ロカンダ ザ・リッツ・カールトン京都
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Mondays
- ¥6,500 Menu Bronzo (Weekday Only)
- ¥8,500 Oro Menu
- ¥12,500 Platinum Menu
- +5 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.60
- 9
mane
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
Michelin Guide2026- English-speaking staff
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥11,000 Short Course Dinner Plan ◆ En…
- ¥13,200 Dinner Short Course ◆ A luxur…
- ¥14,960 Dinner Chef's Special Course…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 39% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.63
- 10
Da YUGE
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
Michelin Guide2026- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Sundays
- ¥22,000 Menu Degustazione◆Enjoy appro…
- per person, tax incl. · 22% above the list median
Tabelog 3.66
- 11
Etto
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 13 min walk from Marutamachi Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥13,200 Dinner Course
- ¥13,200 Lunch Course
- per person, tax incl. · 27% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.53
- 12
arancino KYOTOアランチーノ KYOTO
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 2 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥13,000 ARANCINO HAWAII COURSE
- ¥16,000 ARANCINO Chef's Original Cour…
- ¥18,000 10/14 Event "Brunello Giants"…
- +4 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.47
- 13
Ristorante La Luceリストランテ ラ・ルーチェ
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Karasuma Station
- Online booking
- Wheelchair access
- ¥24,200 Dinner course
- ¥5,800 Lunch course
- ¥8,220 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · 34% above the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.13
- 14
Italian Ryori Shiki ricetta8.7イタリア料理式 ricetta8.7
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- ¥16,500 Chef's Special Course to Savo…
- per person, tax incl. · 33% below the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 15
Chef's Table by Katsuhito Inoueシェフズ・テーブル by Katsuhito Inoue
Innovative, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- Cards accepted
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 3.11
- 16
Anne
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥18,000 Omakase course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥1,000–1,999
Tabelog 3.04
- 17
Il Vicoletto
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Marutamachi Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Mondays
- ¥12,100 Menù Degustazione Dinner Full…
- ¥19,800 Menù Degustazione Dinner Full…
- ¥8,800 Short Tasting Menu Lunch Cour…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 33% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.01
How to book these 17, and what they charge
11 of these 17 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 9 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥8,360 (54% below the dinner median). 8 can be booked online in English, 7 online in Japanese only and 2 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (12, in Japanese), TableCheck (6), OMAKASE (2), Pocket Concierge (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 6 | ¥12,100 · Italian Ryori Shiki ricetta8.7 |
| OMAKASE | English | 2 | ¥19,800 · Dodici |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 1 | ¥24,000 · Vena |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 12 | ¥8,800 · Ludens |
| Hitosara | Japanese only | 1 | ¥19,800 · Dodici |
| By phone only | — | 2 | — |
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 italian fine dining in Imperial Palace Area
There are 17 Italian restaurants in Imperial Palace Area in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 6 at ¥15,000–19,999, 9 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 2 at ¥30,000–39,999. 8 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. That is about the same as the Kyoto average of about ¥24,000 for Italian fine dining. Most are closest to Marutamachi (6), Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (6), and Karasuma Oike (4) stations.
8 of the 17 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. 5 do not admit young children, while 3 say children are welcome. 14 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end Italian fine dining cost in Imperial Palace Area?
Dinner at the 17 Italian restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥24,000: 6 at ¥15,000–19,999, 9 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 2 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 11 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥18,000.
Which Italian restaurants in Imperial Palace Area have won awards?
shiro, Radice, Il Garage, Vena, Dodici, and Ludens, among 8 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book Italian fine dining in Imperial Palace Area online?
Yes for 8 of the 17: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (6), OMAKASE (2), and Pocket Concierge (1). 7 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 2 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end Italian fine dining restaurants in Imperial Palace Area?
It depends on the restaurant: 3 say children are welcome and 5 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.