Best innovative fine dining near Kiyomizu-dera Temple
5 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
5 innovative restaurants with dinner from ¥15,000 are within 1,000 m of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, about a 16-minute walk. The closest are Restaurant Hiramatsu Kodaiji (520 m), Yasaka (600 m), and IL GHIOTTONE Kyoto Honten (690 m).
Ranked list
Closest first. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 2 of these 5 take bookings online.
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Restaurant Hiramatsu Kodaijiレストランひらまつ 高台寺
French, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 17 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
520 m, about 9 min walk
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Ages 6+
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥24,200 Saison
- ¥36,300 Kodaiji
- ¥9,680 Mon Coeur
- +3 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.63
- 2
Yasaka八坂
Teppanyaki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 16 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
600 m, about 10 min walk
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Ages 10+
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- ¥33,000 Yasaka Autumn Dinner Course
- ¥33,000 Yasaka Winter Dinner Course
- ¥44,000 Limited Festive Dinner from D…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl.
Tabelog 3.23
- 3
IL GHIOTTONE Kyoto Hontenイル ギオットーネ 京都本店
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 14 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
690 m, about 11 min walk
百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥14,520 Cena A
- ¥19,360 B" Course
- ¥21,780 MENU SP 18000 Special Chef Sa…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.71
- 4
Gion Roka祇園ろか
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
970 m, about 16 min walk
- Online booking
- ¥5,000 Table Reservation Only
- ¥24,000 Evening Kaiseki Course: Enjoy…
- ¥5,000 Lunch Kaiseki "En" Enjoy a Lu…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.25
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Kaiga no Ryori絵画の料理
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
990 m, about 16 min walk
- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.05
About innovative fine dining near Kiyomizu-dera Temple
The highest rated on Tabelog within that distance are IL GHIOTTONE Kyoto Honten, Restaurant Hiramatsu Kodaiji, and Gion Roka. By dinner price, 1 at ¥15,000–19,999, 3 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999.
2 of the 5 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. 2 do not admit young children, while 1 say children are welcome. 4 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end innovative fine dining cost in Kiyomizu-dera Temple?
Dinner at the 5 innovative restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥26,000: 1 at ¥15,000–19,999, 3 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets.
Which innovative restaurants in Kiyomizu-dera Temple have won awards?
IL GHIOTTONE Kyoto Honten has won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book innovative fine dining in Kiyomizu-dera Temple online?
Yes for 2 of the 5: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (2), OMAKASE (1), and Pocket Concierge (1). 3 more take online bookings in Japanese only.
Are children allowed at high-end innovative fine dining restaurants in Kiyomizu-dera Temple?
It depends on the restaurant: 1 say children are welcome and 2 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.