Best kaiseki in Imperial Palace Area
51 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated kaiseki in Imperial Palace Area on Tabelog are Iida, Kiyama, and Goko Machi Tagawa, and a typical dinner costs about ¥25,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 51
- ¥22,500median cheapest dinner course (30 of 51)
- 53%book online in English (27)
- ¥10,500median lunch course (20)
1Iida¥50,000–59,999
2Kiyama¥30,000–39,999 ★
3Goko Machi Tagawa¥30,000–39,999 ★
4Muromachi Wakuden¥20,000–29,999 ★
5Tori Saki¥15,000–19,999 ★
At the 30 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥22,500, 14% above the ¥19,800 median of all 332 kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto; the lowest is ¥8,855 at Umemura.
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. 27 of these 51 take bookings online.
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- 1
Iida飯田
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
2026Gold百名店2025- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 4.58
- 2
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. · 34% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.44
- 3
Goko Machi Tagawa御幸町 田がわ
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 8 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- ¥29,040 Omakase Course
- ¥36,000 Domestic Matsutake Special Co…
- ¥36,000 Special Course with Domestic…
- per person, tax incl. · 17% above the list median
Tabelog 4.23
- 4
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
- 5
Tori Saki鳥さき
Yakitori, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 4.03
- 6
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
- 7
Kahazuかはづ
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Marutamachi Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 4.07
- 8
Yakitori Kyoto Tachibana焼鳥 京都橘
Yakitori, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
Michelin Guide2026百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.85
- 9
Mirei実伶
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 2 min walk from Marutamachi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2022Bronze百名店2021- Counter seats
- Ages 20+
- Closed Wednesdays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.84
- 10
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. · 78% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.73
- 11
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. · 41% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.78
- 12
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
- 13
Muromachi Yui室町 唯
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars- Online booking
- Counter seats
- ¥30,000 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 33% above the list median
Tabelog 3.77
- 14
Nakamitsu中満
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 3 min walk from Marutamachi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Ages 12+
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥25,000 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 11% above the list median
Tabelog 3.77
- 15
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. · 53% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.76
- 16
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
- 17
Ryo Kawashima料 かわしま
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 3 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Ages 13+
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.74
- 18
Hamasaku Shin Honten浜作 新本店
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 8 min walk from Karasuma Station
- Cards accepted
- Closed Wednesdays and Sundays
¥40,000 and up
dinner per person, about $270+
Tabelog 3.77
- 19
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
- 20
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
- 21
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
- 22
Sushi Obino鮨 おび乃
Sushi, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥14,000 Omakase Sushi course
- per person · 38% below the list median
Tabelog 3.70
- 23
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. · 47% above the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.66
- 24
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. · 11% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.72
- 25
Kappo Harada割烹 はらだ
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Jingū-Marutamachi Station
Michelin Guide2026- Private rooms
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.72
- 26
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
- 27
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
- 28
Yoshiya余志屋
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Sanjo Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.65
- 29
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. · 47% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.58
- 30
Another Cアナザー シー
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 3 min walk from Sanjo Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Vegetarian options
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥19,800 Chef's Special Dinner
- per person, tax incl. · 12% below the list median
Tabelog 3.51
- 31
Shoku Kobo Hirosaki食工房 ひろさき
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Marutamachi Station
- Cash only
- Private rooms
- ¥28,750 Omakase Course: Seasonal Omak…
- per person, tax incl. · 18% above the list median
Tabelog 3.56
- 32
Yubi游美
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Marutamachi Station
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.56
- 33
Sakai Man堺萬
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Marutamachi Station
- Cash only
- Private rooms
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.50
- 34
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. · 24% above the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.35
- 35
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. · 61% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.38
- 36
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. · 28% below the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.36
- 37
Jikon Hiratate而今 平たて
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 2 min walk from Marutamachi Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
- ¥20,000 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl.
Tabelog 3.31
- 38
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
- 39
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. · 61% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.23
- 40
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
Showing the top 40 of 51 in full. See all 51 and filter by price, children or online booking.
Numbers 41 to 51 in this list
How to book these 51, and what they charge
30 of these 51 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 20 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥10,500 (53% below the dinner median). 27 can be booked online in English, 15 online in Japanese only and 9 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (38, in Japanese), TableCheck (18), OMAKASE (11), Pocket Concierge (7).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 18 | ¥14,000 · Sushi Obino |
| OMAKASE | English | 11 | ¥22,000 · Muromachi Wakuden |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 7 | ¥19,800 · Another C |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 38 | ¥8,855 · Umemura |
| the restaurant's booking form | Japanese only | 1 | ¥22,000 · Muromachi Wakuden |
| By phone only | — | 9 | — |
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 in Imperial Palace Area
There are 51 kaiseki restaurants in Imperial Palace Area in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 16 at ¥15,000–19,999, 25 at ¥20,000–29,999, 7 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 3 at ¥40,000 or more. 12 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list, including 2 Gold winners. That is about the same as the Kyoto average of about ¥25,000 for kaiseki. Most are closest to Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (13), Marutamachi (12), and Karasuma Oike (10) stations.
27 of the 51 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 46 accept credit cards. 11 do not admit young children, while 12 say children are welcome. 28 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Imperial Palace Area?
Dinner at the 51 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥59,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥25,000: 16 at ¥15,000–19,999, 25 at ¥20,000–29,999, 7 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 3 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 30 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥22,500.
Which kaiseki restaurants in Imperial Palace Area have won awards?
Iida, Kiyama, Goko Machi Tagawa, Muromachi Wakuden, Tori Saki, and Yoshoku Ogata, among 12 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 27 of the 51: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (18), OMAKASE (11), and Pocket Concierge (7). 15 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 9 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: 12 say children are welcome and 11 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.