Best tempura in Imperial Palace Area
3 restaurants, dinner from ¥20,000
The highest-rated tempura in Imperial Palace Area on Tabelog are Tempura Mizuki, Kyo Tominokoji Tempura Yoshikawa, and Tempura Kokyu.
Ranked list
In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 1 of these 3 take bookings online.
- 1
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.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.69
- 2
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
- 3
Tempura Kokyu天ぷら 幸久
Tempura, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Wednesdays and Sundays
- ¥18,000 Dinner courses are Shakuyaku
- ¥22,000 Dinner courses are Shakuyaku
- ¥25,000 Dinner courses are Shakuyaku
- per person
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
About tempura in Imperial Palace Area
There are 3 tempura restaurants in Imperial Palace Area in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 2 at ¥20,000–29,999 and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999. 1 has won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list.
1 of the 3 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. 3 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end tempura cost in Imperial Palace Area?
Dinner at the 3 tempura restaurants listed here ranges from ¥20,000 to ¥39,999 per person: 2 at ¥20,000–29,999 and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets.
Which tempura restaurants in Imperial Palace Area have won awards?
Kyo Tominokoji Tempura Yoshikawa has won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Are children allowed at high-end tempura restaurants in Imperial Palace Area?
It depends on the restaurant: 3 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.