Kaiseki lunch in Imperial Palace Area

Q: How much is a high-end kaiseki lunch in Imperial Palace Area?

Lunch at the 28 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥3,000 to ¥29,999 per person, as each restaurant publishes it. Dinner at the same restaurants starts at ¥15,000.

Q: How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Imperial Palace Area?

Dinner at the 28 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥49,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥25,000: 8 at ¥15,000–19,999, 14 at ¥20,000–29,999, 5 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 1 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 21 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥22,000.

Q: Which kaiseki restaurants in Imperial Palace Area have won awards?

Kiyama, Muromachi Wakuden, Yoshoku Ogata, Isshisoden Nakamura, Takezaki, and Kyo Tominokoji Tempura Yoshikawa, among 7 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Q: Can I book kaiseki in Imperial Palace Area online?

Yes for 15 of the 28: they can be booked online in English, most through OMAKASE (9), TableCheck (6), and Pocket Concierge (5). 10 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 3 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.

Q: Are children allowed at high-end kaiseki restaurants in Imperial Palace Area?

It depends on the restaurant: 11 say children are welcome and 5 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.

28 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

28 kaiseki restaurants in Imperial Palace Area that charge ¥15,000 or more at dinner also serve lunch. Lunch is usually easier to book and costs less, the classic way to try a top kitchen.

Our analysis of these 28

¥22,000median cheapest dinner course (21 of 28)
54%book online in English (15)
¥10,500median lunch course (20)

At the 21 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥22,000, about the same as the ¥22,500 median of all 51 kaiseki restaurants in Imperial Palace Area; the lowest is ¥8,855 at Umemura.

Counted 5 November 2026 from Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge and restaurant websites. Booking services ↓ · How we count

In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 15 of these 28 take bookings online.

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1Inside
Kiyama木山
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Marutamachi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Silver百名店2025
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥30,250 Dinner course *market price s…
- ¥54,450 Omakase Course with Grilled C…
- ¥78,650 Omakase Course Featuring Gril…
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · 38% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.44
2Inside
Muromachi Wakuden室町和久傳
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥22,000 Dinner course of 22,000 JPY
- ¥27,500 Dinner course of 27,500 JPY
- ¥33,000 Dinner course of 33,000JPY
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.15
3Inside
Yoshoku Ogata洋食おがた
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 8 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
Michelin Guide2026百名店2025
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 4.01
4Inside
Isshisoden Nakamuraなかむら
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2023Bronze百名店2021
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥40,000 Dinner Course
- ¥53,000 Dinner Course
- ¥32,000 Lunch Course
- per person, tax incl. · 82% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.73
5Inside
Mankame Rou萬亀樓
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 17 min walk from Marutamachi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥37,950 [Chair seat]Kyoto Kaiseki
- ¥44,275 [Chair seat]Kyoto Kaiseki
- ¥69,575 [Chair seat] Yusoku cuisine
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 44% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.78
6Inside
Tsuji Fusa辻布紗
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Marutamachi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star
- Online booking
- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
- ¥23,000 Dinner course
- ¥10,000 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.79
7Inside
Sokkon Fujimoto即今藤本
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 8 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥34,500 Omakase Course: Seasonal Dish…
- per person, tax incl. · 57% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.76
8Inside
Kentan Horibe研覃ほりべ
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Karasuma Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Tuesdays
- ¥28,000 Overseas Guests Only Course "…
- ¥15,000 Overseas Guests Only Course "…
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.74
9Inside
Tempura Mizuki水暉ザ・リッツ・カールトン京都
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
Michelin Guide2026
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥9,000 Shisen
- ¥24,000 Kaiseki Kyomiyabi
- ¥30,000 Kaiseki Hoju
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.69
10Inside
Japanese cuisine Sakuragawa日本料理櫻川
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥22,000 Evening Kaiseki Course . A se…
- ¥27,500 Evening Kaiseki Course Reserv…
- ¥8,800 Lunch Kaiseki Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.71
11Inside
Gosho Iwasaki御所岩さき
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Marutamachi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥23,100 Dinner Seasonal Delicacies Om…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.71
12Inside
Takezaki竹ざき
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
Michelin Guide20262020Bronze
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- ¥5,500 Recommended Breakfast Course…
- ¥22,000 Omakase Dinner Course (Reserv…
- ¥33,000 Special Dinner Course
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 50% above the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.66
13Inside
Wine to Washoku Mikuriワインと和食みくり
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- Counter seats
- Ages 13+
- Closed Mondays
- ¥20,000 Omakase Course
- ¥30,000 Omakase Course + Wine Pairing
- ¥8,800 Omakase Lunch Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.72
14Inside
Kyo Tominokoji Tempura Yoshikawa京・富小路天ぷら吉川
Tempura, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
百名店2025
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥11,000 <First Half Seating> Frying S…
- ¥11,000 <Late Seating> Frying Seasona…
- ¥16,500 Tempura Counter <First Half S…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.62
15Inside
Kyoto Sanjo Haku京都三条箔
Sukiyaki & shabu-shabu, Imperial Palace Area, 3 min walk from Sanjo Station
百名店2026
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Tuesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥22,727 Wagyu Sukiyaki Kaiseki
- ¥22,770 September Limited: Enjoy Kyot…
- ¥27,727 Summer Limited Course Enjoyin…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.62
16Inside
Sushi Fukagawa寿斗ふかがわ
Sushi, Imperial Palace Area, 8 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- ¥12,000 Omakase Course for Dinner
- ¥17,500 Night Omakase Course
- ¥23,000 Night Omakase Course
- +9 more · per person, tax incl. · 45% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.58
17Inside
Ogawaおが和
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 8 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Halal options
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥28,000 夜のコース
- ¥5,500 昼のコース
- per person, tax incl. · 27% above the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.35
18Inside
Umemura梅むら
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Sanjo Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥5,819 Yudofu Gozen
- ¥5,819 Yudofu Gozen (Kawadoko Seatin…
- ¥6,831 Kamogawa Gozen
- +8 more · per person, tax incl. · 60% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.38
19Inside
Kyou Yuuke Yokikana京夕け善哉
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 3 min walk from Marutamachi Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥16,200 Dinner course
- ¥19,200 Dinner course
- ¥24,000 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 26% below the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.36
20Inside
Manshige萬重
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 16 min walk from Imadegawa Station
- Private rooms
- Closed Tuesdays
- ¥12,650 Dinner course
- ¥15,180 Dinner course
- ¥18,975 Dinner course
- +4 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.33
21Inside
Sushi Hayashi鮓はやし
Sushi, Imperial Palace Area, 8 min walk from Demachiyanagi Station
Michelin Guide2026
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- No children
- Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays
- ¥36,300 Night Omakase Course
- ¥22,000 Lunch Nigiri Course
- ¥36,300 Lunch Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 65% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.23
22Inside
Mikuniミクニ
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
- ¥9,800 “祇園MIKUNI洋食スペシャリテコース”
- per person
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.20
23Inside
Fuku Yoshiふく吉
Sushi, Imperial Palace Area, 17 min walk from Imadegawa Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥16,500 Dinner course
- ¥27,500 Dinner course
- ¥11,000 Lunch course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 25% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.19
24Inside
Japanese Cuisine Yano日本料理矢の
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 9 min walk from Marutamachi Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- ¥18,150 Dinner course
- ¥30,250 Dinner course
- ¥42,350 Dinner course
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 17% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.05
25Inside
Nishijin Kurashi no Bijutsukan Tomitaya西陣くらしの美術館冨田屋
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 16 min walk from Imadegawa Station
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Halal options
- ¥15,000 Limited from 6 PM ◆ Light Up…
- ¥11,000 Traditional Bento Plan: Enjoy…
- ¥11,000 Enjoy a Blissful Moment with…
- per person, tax incl. · 32% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.05
26Inside
Shinka真華
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
Michelin Guide2026
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥15,000 Natsuyoi Course – A special a…
- ¥24,200 Omakase Course: Enjoy Creativ…
- ¥11,000 Lunch Omakase Course with 7 D…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.04
27Inside
Kiyamachi Hirokawa木屋町廣川
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Sanjo Station
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥15,400 Dinner course
- ¥22,000 Dinner course
- ¥8,800 Lunch course
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 30% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.05
28Inside
Gosho Minami Sushi Hiro御所南鮨ひろ
Sushi, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥20,000 Dinner Course
- ¥22,000 Limited Time Special Course (…
- ¥12,000 Lunch Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.01

How to book these 28, and what they charge

21 of these 28 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 20 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥10,500 (52% below the dinner median). 15 can be booked online in English, 10 online in Japanese only and 3 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (23, in Japanese), OMAKASE (9), TableCheck (6), Pocket Concierge (5).

Booking	Language	Restaurants	Least expensive dinner course	First in our order
OMAKASE	English	9	¥22,000 · Muromachi Wakuden	Kiyama
TableCheck	English	6	¥18,150 · Japanese Cuisine Yano	Sokkon Fujimoto
Pocket Concierge	English	5	¥22,000 · Muromachi Wakuden	Kiyama
Ikyu Restaurant	Japanese only	23	¥8,855 · Umemura	Kiyama
the restaurant's booking form	Japanese only	1	¥22,000 · Muromachi Wakuden	Muromachi Wakuden
By phone only	—	3	—	—

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 kaiseki lunch in Imperial Palace Area

By dinner price, 8 at ¥15,000–19,999, 14 at ¥20,000–29,999, 5 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 1 at ¥40,000 or more. 7 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list, including 1 Gold winner. The highest rated on Tabelog are Kiyama, Muromachi Wakuden, and Yoshoku Ogata. A typical dinner here costs about ¥25,000 per person, about the same as the Kyoto average of about ¥25,000 for kaiseki. Most are closest to Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (9), Marutamachi (6), and Karasuma Oike (4) stations.

15 of the 28 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 27 accept credit cards. 5 do not admit young children, while 11 say children are welcome.

Questions visitors ask

How much is a high-end kaiseki lunch in Imperial Palace Area?

Lunch at the 28 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥3,000 to ¥29,999 per person, as each restaurant publishes it. Dinner at the same restaurants starts at ¥15,000.

How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Imperial Palace Area?

Dinner at the 28 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥49,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥25,000: 8 at ¥15,000–19,999, 14 at ¥20,000–29,999, 5 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 1 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 21 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥22,000.

Which kaiseki restaurants in Imperial Palace Area have won awards?

Kiyama, Muromachi Wakuden, Yoshoku Ogata, Isshisoden Nakamura, Takezaki, and Kyo Tominokoji Tempura Yoshikawa, among 7 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Can I book kaiseki in Imperial Palace Area online?

Yes for 15 of the 28: they can be booked online in English, most through OMAKASE (9), TableCheck (6), and Pocket Concierge (5). 10 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 3 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.

Are children allowed at high-end kaiseki restaurants in Imperial Palace Area?

It depends on the restaurant: 11 say children are welcome and 5 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.

Kaiseki lunch in Imperial Palace Area

Our analysis of these 28

Ranked list

Kiyama木山

Muromachi Wakuden室町 和久傳

Yoshoku Ogata洋食 おがた

Isshisoden Nakamuraなかむら

Mankame Rou萬亀樓

Tsuji Fusa辻布紗

Sokkon Fujimoto即今藤本

Kentan Horibe研覃 ほりべ

Tempura Mizuki水暉 ザ・リッツ・カールトン京都

Japanese cuisine Sakuragawa日本料理 櫻川

Gosho Iwasaki御所 岩さき

Takezaki竹ざき

Wine to Washoku Mikuriワインと和食 みくり

Kyo Tominokoji Tempura Yoshikawa京・富小路 天ぷら吉川

Kyoto Sanjo Haku京都三条 箔

Sushi Fukagawa寿斗 ふかがわ

Ogawaおが和

Umemura梅むら

Kyou Yuuke Yokikana京夕け 善哉

Manshige萬重

Sushi Hayashi鮓はやし

Mikuniミクニ

Fuku Yoshiふく吉

Japanese Cuisine Yano日本料理 矢の

Nishijin Kurashi no Bijutsukan Tomitaya西陣くらしの美術館 冨田屋

Shinka真華

Kiyamachi Hirokawa木屋町 廣川

Gosho Minami Sushi Hiro御所南 鮨ひろ

How to book these 28, and what they charge

About kaiseki lunch in Imperial Palace Area

Questions visitors ask

How much is a high-end kaiseki lunch in Imperial Palace Area?

How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Imperial Palace Area?

Which kaiseki restaurants in Imperial Palace Area have won awards?

Can I book kaiseki in Imperial Palace Area online?

Are children allowed at high-end kaiseki restaurants in Imperial Palace Area?

Muromachi Wakuden室町和久傳

Yoshoku Ogata洋食おがた

Kentan Horibe研覃ほりべ

Tempura Mizuki水暉ザ・リッツ・カールトン京都

Japanese cuisine Sakuragawa日本料理櫻川

Gosho Iwasaki御所岩さき

Wine to Washoku Mikuriワインと和食みくり

Kyo Tominokoji Tempura Yoshikawa京・富小路天ぷら吉川

Kyoto Sanjo Haku京都三条箔

Sushi Fukagawa寿斗ふかがわ

Kyou Yuuke Yokikana京夕け善哉

Japanese Cuisine Yano日本料理矢の

Nishijin Kurashi no Bijutsukan Tomitaya西陣くらしの美術館冨田屋

Kiyamachi Hirokawa木屋町廣川

Gosho Minami Sushi Hiro御所南鮨ひろ