Best high-end restaurants in Imperial Palace Area
103 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000. About the neighbourhood
The highest-rated high-end restaurants in Imperial Palace Area on Tabelog are Iida, Kiyama, and Chinese Sai guu, and a typical dinner costs about ¥24,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 103
- ¥19,800median cheapest dinner course (61 of 103)
- 49%book online in English (50)
- ¥10,700median lunch course (43)
At the 61 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥19,800, 10% above the ¥18,000 median of all 554 restaurants in Kyoto; the lowest is ¥7,700 at Restaurant Shin.
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. 50 of these 103 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. · 53% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.44
- 3
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
- 4
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. · 33% above the list median
Tabelog 4.23
- 5
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
- 6
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. · 11% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.15
- 7
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
- 8
Motoi
French, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
Michelin Guide20262026Bronze百名店2025- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Ages 13+
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥25,300 Dinner 【Creation】 12 Dishes
- ¥46,200 Special Room Exclusive Dinner…
- ¥13,200 Lunch 【Collection de Saison】…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 28% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.07
- 9
Mashiro真白
Innovative, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Ages 10+
- Wheelchair access
- ¥24,000 Dinner Course
- ¥13,000 Lunch Course
- per person · 21% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.16
- 10
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
- 11
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. · about the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.99
- 12
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
- 13
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
- 14
Chisakiちさき
Sushi, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 4.04
- 15
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
- 16
Koke
Innovative, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥29,000 Dinner Menu
- ¥45,000 Dinner Menu + Non-Alcoholic P…
- ¥45,000 Dinner Menu + Alcohol Pairing
- +6 more · per person, tax incl. · 46% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.80
- 17
Assemblages Kakimotoアッサンブラージュ カキモト
Innovative, Imperial Palace Area, 9 min walk from Jingū-Marutamachi Station
百名店2026- Counter seats
- ¥19,580 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 20% below the list median
Lunch ¥2,000–2,999
Tabelog 3.82
- 18
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
- 19
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. · 21% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.75
- 20
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. · 102% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.73
- 21
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. · 60% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.78
- 22
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. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.78
- 23
Restaurant Koga
French, Imperial Palace Area, 8 min walk from Imadegawa Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥22,000 Dinner Omakase Course
- ¥35,200 Dinner Omakase Course + Wine…
- ¥12,000 Lunch Omakase Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 11% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.76
- 24
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. · 16% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.79
- 25
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
- 26
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. · 52% above the list median
Tabelog 3.77
- 27
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. · 26% above the list median
Tabelog 3.77
- 28
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. · 74% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.76
- 29
Aoike青いけ
French, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Marutamachi Station
Michelin Guide2026百名店2025- Counter seats
- Ages 10+
- Closed Sundays
- ¥15,300 Dinner course
- ¥19,600 Dinner course
- ¥19,600 Course
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 23% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.73
- 30
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
- 31
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
- 32
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
- 33
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. · 21% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.69
- 34
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. · 56% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.74
- 35
Moko
French, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Marutamachi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.69
- 36
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. · 11% above the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.71
- 37
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
- 38
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. · 16% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.71
- 39
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 · 29% below the list median
Tabelog 3.70
- 40
Niku Ryori Kanae肉料理かなえ
Wagyu, Imperial Palace Area, 3 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥18,000 Monday to Saturday Starting a…
- ¥18,000 Sunday 13:00/17:00 Start
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.73
Showing the top 40 of 103 in full. See all 103 and filter by price, children or online booking.
Numbers 41 to 103 in this list
- Takezaki
- Wine to Washoku Mikuri
- Kappo Harada
- Kyo Tominokoji Tempura Yoshikawa
- Kyoto Sanjo Haku
- La Locanda The Ritz-Carlton Kyoto
- Synager
- Sushi Mori Gaku
- mane
- Da YUGE
- Yoshiya
- Unagi Kappo Toishi
- Sumi Ryori Hiyori
- Chinese Ryouri Tori
- Sushi Fukagawa
- Another C
- Etto
- Shoku Kobo Hirosaki
- Yubi
- arancino KYOTO
- izon
- Sakai Man
- noden.
- Teppanyaki Tokiwa
- Ogawa
- Umemura
- Kyou Yuuke Yokikana
- Jikon Hiratate
- Manshige
- Ebisugawa Sushi Suzuka
- Sushi Hayashi
- Chikyuu no Shiawase o Yumemiru Baku
- Restaurant Shin
- Mikuni
- Fuku Yoshi
- Restaurant Ogawa
- Ristorante La Luce
- Yakitori Hisadori
- Masumasu Masuda
- Kappou Izumi
- Italian Ryori Shiki ricetta8.7
- Sushi Ryuka
- Kyoto Niku no Hiroshige Oikeno
- Sushi Iimura
- Chef's Table by Katsuhito Inoue
- Kyoryori Satsuki
- chrome natural wine life
- Japanese Cuisine Yano
- Nishijin Kurashi no Bijutsukan Tomitaya
- Ueru_ueru
- Shinka
- Tabuchi Yakuzen Kenkyusho
- Chinese Shunka Shujitsu
- Sushi Dokoro Man
- Kiyamachi Hirokawa
- Nora Sushi
- Anne
- Oju An
- Nose
- Il Vicoletto
- Gosho Minami Sushi Hiro
- Seran
- Tempura Kokyu
How to book these 103, and what they charge
61 of these 103 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 43 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥10,700 (46% below the dinner median). 50 can be booked online in English, 32 online in Japanese only, 18 by phone only and 3 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (71, in Japanese), TableCheck (35), OMAKASE (18), Pocket Concierge (8).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 35 | ¥12,100 · Italian Ryori Shiki ricetta8.7 |
| OMAKASE | English | 18 | ¥10,000 · Ueru_ueru |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 8 | ¥19,800 · Another C |
| AutoReserve | English | 2 | ¥13,200 · Sushi Iimura |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 71 | ¥7,700 · Restaurant Shin |
| Hitosara | Japanese only | 1 | ¥19,800 · Dodici |
| the restaurant's booking form | Japanese only | 1 | ¥22,000 · Muromachi Wakuden |
| By phone only | — | 18 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 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 high-end restaurants in Imperial Palace Area
There are 103 restaurants in Imperial Palace Area in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 41 at ¥15,000–19,999, 48 at ¥20,000–29,999, 11 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 3 at ¥40,000 or more. The largest groups are kaiseki (51), innovative restaurants (18), and Italian restaurants (17). 28 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. Most are closest to Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (31), Marutamachi (26), and Karasuma Oike (18) stations.
50 of the 103 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 96 accept credit cards. 22 do not admit young children, while 28 say children are welcome. 64 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
About dining in Around the Kyoto Imperial Palace
The streets around the Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyoto Gosho) are quieter than Gion, with restaurants among old shops selling tea, sweets and crafts. Teramachi-dori, running south from the palace, is known for its tea and antique shops.
Good to know
- Marutamachi and Imadegawa stations on the Karasuma subway line are on the palace's west side.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end fine dining cost in Imperial Palace Area?
Dinner at the 103 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥59,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥24,000: 41 at ¥15,000–19,999, 48 at ¥20,000–29,999, 11 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 3 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 61 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥19,800.
What is the highest-rated restaurant in Imperial Palace Area?
On Tabelog, Japan's main restaurant guide, the highest-rated restaurants in Imperial Palace Area in this guide are Iida (4.58), Kiyama (4.44), and Chinese Sai guu (4.41). Scores change over time; each listing shows the score when it was last checked.
Which restaurants in Imperial Palace Area have won awards?
Iida, Kiyama, Chinese Sai guu, Goko Machi Tagawa, shiro, and Muromachi Wakuden, among 28 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book fine dining in Imperial Palace Area online?
Yes for 50 of the 103: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (35), OMAKASE (18), and Pocket Concierge (8). 32 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 18 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Imperial Palace Area?
It depends on the restaurant: 28 say children are welcome and 22 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.























































































































