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Best Chinese fine dining in Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi

3 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

The highest-rated Chinese fine dining in Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi on Tabelog are Hirosawa, Velrosier, and Old Hong Kong Restaurant Kyoto.

Ranked list

In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 2 of these 3 take bookings online.

  1. 1

    Hirosawa廣澤

    Chinese, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 8 min walk from Karasuma Station

    Michelin Guide20262026Silver百名店2026
    • UnionPay
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays

    ¥30,000–39,999

    dinner per person, about $200–270

    Lunch ¥30,000–39,999

    Tabelog 4.36

  2. 2

    Velrosier

    Chinese, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 3 min walk from Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star百名店2026
    • Online booking
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Wednesdays
    • ¥24,200 Dinner course
    • ¥35,200 Dinner course
    • ¥12,100 Lunch course
    • +2 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.86

  3. 3

    Old Hong Kong Restaurant Kyoto老香港酒家京都

    Chinese, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 2 min walk from Shijō Station

    百名店2024
    • UnionPay
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • ¥11,000 Course No. 10
    • ¥22,000 Course No. 20
    • ¥33,000 Course No. 30
    • +6 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥2,000–2,999

    Tabelog 3.51

About chinese fine dining in Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi

There are 3 Chinese restaurants in Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 1 at ¥15,000–19,999, 1 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999. 3 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list.

2 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 Chinese fine dining cost in Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi?

Dinner at the 3 Chinese restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person: 1 at ¥15,000–19,999, 1 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets.

Which Chinese restaurants in Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi have won awards?

Hirosawa, Velrosier, and Old Hong Kong Restaurant Kyoto have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Are children allowed at high-end Chinese fine dining restaurants in Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi?

It depends on the restaurant: 1 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.