Italian fine dining with private rooms in Kyoto
19 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
19 Italian restaurants in Kyoto have private rooms, for families, business dinners and anyone who would rather not sit at the counter.
Our analysis of these 19
- ¥15,000median cheapest dinner course (12 of 19)
- 37%book online in English (7)
- ¥7,500median lunch course (11)
1cenci¥20,000–29,999 ★
2ristorante nakamoto¥20,000–29,999
3Vena¥20,000–29,999 ★
4Dodici¥20,000–29,999 ★
5IL GHIOTTONE Kyoto Honten¥15,000–19,999
At the 12 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥15,000, about the same as the ¥15,400 median of all 41 Italian restaurants in Kyoto; the lowest is ¥8,800 at Ludens.
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. 7 of these 19 take bookings online.
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- 1
cenci
Italian, Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji, 12 min walk from Jingū-Marutamachi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
- ¥24,200 Dinner Course
- ¥12,100 Lunch Course
- ¥16,940 Lunch Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 61% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.11
- 2
ristorante nakamotoリストランテ ナカモト
Italian, Kizugawa, Wazuka, Kasagi & Minami-Yamashiro, 6 min walk from Kizu Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥22,000 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.97
- 3
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. · 60% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.75
- 4
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. · 32% above the list median
Tabelog 3.78
- 5
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
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. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.71
- 6
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. · 41% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.74
- 7
Ristorante t.v.bリストランテ ティー ブイ ビー
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
- ¥10,230 Course
- ¥16,500 Dinner course
- ¥7,480 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.65
- 8
Gion 245祗園245
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Sanjō Keihan Station
百名店2025- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥15,000 Set menu
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Tabelog 3.64
- 9
La Locanda The Ritz-Carlton Kyotoラ・ロカンダ ザ・リッツ・カールトン京都
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Mondays
- ¥6,500 Menu Bronzo (Weekday Only)
- ¥8,500 Oro Menu
- ¥12,500 Platinum Menu
- +5 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.60
- 10
Forni
Italian, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 4 min walk from Nijōjō-mae Station
百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥12,000 Dinner 【Moderare】 Pasta, Oven…
- ¥15,000 Dinner【Content】Double Main of…
- ¥19,000 Dinner 【Divertito】 Chef's Rec…
- +6 more · per person, tax incl. · 20% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.67
- 11
ristorante DONO
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Higashiyama Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥12,000 Hakuro (Bassa)
- ¥14,500 Shiratsuyu (ALTA)
- ¥25,000 Hakuro Autumn Beginning Cool…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.57
- 12
Etto
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 13 min walk from Marutamachi Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥13,200 Dinner Course
- ¥13,200 Lunch Course
- per person, tax incl. · 12% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.53
- 13
arancino KYOTOアランチーノ KYOTO
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 2 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥13,000 ARANCINO HAWAII COURSE
- ¥16,000 ARANCINO Chef's Original Cour…
- ¥18,000 10/14 Event "Brunello Giants"…
- +4 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.47
- 14
Soka艸花
Italian, Kyotango, near Amino Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 3.35
- 15
Miyagawacho Saka宮川町 さか
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Kiyomizu-Gojō Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
- ¥15,000 Dinner Seasonal Omakase Cours…
- ¥18,000 Dinner Seasonal Omakase Cours…
- ¥23,000 Dinner Seasonal Omakase Cours…
- +3 more · per person · about the list median
Tabelog 3.32
- 16
Muta Chimera
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 8 min walk from Higashiyama Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥14,520 Lunch Course ◆ 4 Appetizers,…
- ¥24,200 Special Course ◆ A luxurious…
- per person, tax incl. · 17% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.06
- 17
Anne
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥18,000 Omakase course
- per person, tax incl. · 20% above the list median
Lunch ¥1,000–1,999
Tabelog 3.04
- 18
Tori Nabe Chin鶏鍋珍
Hot pot, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 7 min walk from Kiyomizu-Gojō Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- ¥9,900 Seasonal Omakase Italian Cour…
- ¥10,000 Hinai Chicken & Mizutaki Chic…
- ¥18,000 Hinai Chicken and Mizutaki Ch…
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥2,000–2,999
Tabelog 3.03
- 19
Il Vicoletto
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Marutamachi Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Mondays
- ¥12,100 Menù Degustazione Dinner Full…
- ¥19,800 Menù Degustazione Dinner Full…
- ¥8,800 Short Tasting Menu Lunch Cour…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 19% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.01
How to book these 19, and what they charge
12 of these 19 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 11 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥7,500 (50% below the dinner median). 7 can be booked online in English, 9 online in Japanese only and 3 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (14, in Japanese), OMAKASE (3), TableCheck (3), Pocket Concierge (2).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMAKASE | English | 3 | ¥19,800 · Dodici |
| TableCheck | English | 3 | ¥13,200 · Etto |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 2 | ¥24,000 · Vena |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 14 | ¥8,800 · Ludens |
| Hitosara | Japanese only | 1 | ¥19,800 · Dodici |
| the restaurant's booking form | Japanese only | 1 | ¥14,520 · IL GHIOTTONE Kyoto Honten |
| By phone only | — | 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 italian fine dining with private rooms in Kyoto
By dinner price, 8 at ¥15,000–19,999, 10 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999. 10 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The highest rated on Tabelog are cenci, ristorante nakamoto, and Dodici.
7 of the 19 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 7 say children are welcome. 15 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end Italian fine dining cost in Kyoto?
Dinner at the 19 Italian restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥22,000: 8 at ¥15,000–19,999, 10 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 12 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥15,000.
Which Italian restaurants in Kyoto have won awards?
cenci, ristorante nakamoto, Vena, Dodici, IL GHIOTTONE Kyoto Honten, and Ludens, among 10 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book Italian fine dining in Kyoto online?
Yes for 7 of the 19: they can be booked online in English, most through OMAKASE (3), TableCheck (3), and Pocket Concierge (2). 9 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 3 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end Italian fine dining restaurants in Kyoto?
It depends on the restaurant: 7 say children are welcome and 2 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.