Best Italian fine dining in Kyoto
41 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated Italian fine dining in Kyoto on Tabelog are Yamaguchi, shiro, and Radice, and a typical dinner costs about ¥24,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 41
- ¥15,400median cheapest dinner course (24 of 41)
- 44%book online in English (18)
- ¥7,500median lunch course (21)
1Yamaguchi¥50,000–59,999
2shiro¥20,000–29,999 ★
3Radice¥20,000–29,999
4cenci¥20,000–29,999 ★
5ristorante nakamoto¥20,000–29,999
At the 24 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥15,400, about the same as the ¥14,520 median of all 541 Italian restaurants in Japan; 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. 18 of these 41 take bookings online.
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Yamaguchiやまぐち
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Silver百名店2025- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 4.47
- 2
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
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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
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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. · 57% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.11
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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
- 6
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. · 29% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.99
- 7
Takayamaタカヤマ
Innovative, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 3 min walk from Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Mondays
- ¥30,000 TAKAYAMA Creative Experience
- ¥35,000 Winter Special Course
- per person, tax incl. · 95% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.95
- 8
Gibier MIYAMA
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Sundays
- ¥32,340 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 110% above the list median
Tabelog 3.96
- 9
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. · 56% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.75
- 10
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. · 29% above the list median
Tabelog 3.78
- 11
Kii熙怡
Italian, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 3 min walk from Shijō Station
百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- ¥25,700 Course of the month
- ¥17,300 Entry Course (Lunch Only, Ava…
- ¥25,700 Course of the month
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.73
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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
- 13
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. · 43% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.74
- 14
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
- 15
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
- 16
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
- 17
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
- 18
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. · 22% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.67
- 19
mane
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
Michelin Guide2026- English-speaking staff
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥11,000 Short Course Dinner Plan ◆ En…
- ¥13,200 Dinner Short Course ◆ A luxur…
- ¥14,960 Dinner Chef's Special Course…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 29% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.63
- 20
Da YUGE
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
Michelin Guide2026- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Sundays
- ¥22,000 Menu Degustazione◆Enjoy appro…
- per person, tax incl. · 43% above the list median
Tabelog 3.66
- 21
Freestyle Italian Restaurant DA CIRO
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Mondays
- ¥15,730 Omakase Dinner Course with Se…
- ¥24,200 Omakase Dinner Course with Se…
- ¥7,500 Omakase Lunch Course with Sea…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.65
- 22
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
- 23
monk
Italian, Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji, near Keage Station
百名店2025- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Tabelog 3.57
- 24
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. · 14% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.53
- 25
Rokusouろくそう
Italian, Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji, 10 min walk from Demachiyanagi Station
- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥12,650 Dinner course
- ¥17,050 Dinner course
- ¥22,550 Dinner course
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 18% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.51
- 26
Ristorante dei CACCIATORIリストランテ デイ カッチャトーリ
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 2 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.51
- 27
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
- 28
Gion Danbata祇をん 段ばた
Innovative, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Limits bookings from overseas
- ¥16,000 Dinner course
- ¥18,000 Dinner course
- ¥20,000 Dinner course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.54
- 29
GermoglioGermoglio ジェルモーリオ
Italian, Kyoto Station Area, 6 min walk from Kyōto Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥19,800 Course
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.33
- 30
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
- 31
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
- 32
Ristorante La Luceリストランテ ラ・ルーチェ
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Karasuma Station
- Online booking
- Wheelchair access
- ¥24,200 Dinner course
- ¥5,800 Lunch course
- ¥8,220 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · 57% above the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.13
- 33
Gion Asakura祇園 あさくら
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Sanjō Keihan Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- ¥15,000 Omakase Dinner Course ◆ Enjoy…
- ¥23,000 Dinner Omakase Course + Pairi…
- ¥6,000 Lunch Omakase Course ◆ Enjoy…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.15
- 34
Olio Stagno
Italian, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 6 min walk from Nijōjō-mae Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.10
- 35
Italian Ryori Shiki ricetta8.7イタリア料理式 ricetta8.7
Italian, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- ¥16,500 Chef's Special Course to Savo…
- per person, tax incl. · 21% below the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 36
Chef's Table by Katsuhito Inoueシェフズ・テーブル by Katsuhito Inoue
Innovative, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- Cards accepted
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 3.11
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Lee °
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥12,000 Includes 1 Drink, A5 Wagyu Be…
- ¥15,400 Dinner Course: Fish Dishes, 2…
- ¥16,500 10 Dishes including A5 Wagyu…
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · 10% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.10
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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. · 14% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.06
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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. · 17% above the list median
Lunch ¥1,000–1,999
Tabelog 3.04
- 40
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
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Numbers 41 to 41 in this list
How to book these 41, and what they charge
24 of these 41 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 21 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥7,500 (51% below the dinner median). 18 can be booked online in English, 16 online in Japanese only and 6 by phone only; 1 limits bookings from overseas. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (30, in Japanese), TableCheck (13), OMAKASE (4), Pocket Concierge (4).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 13 | ¥12,100 · Italian Ryori Shiki ricetta8.7 |
| OMAKASE | English | 4 | ¥19,800 · Dodici |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 4 | ¥24,000 · Vena |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 30 | ¥8,800 · Ludens |
| Hitosara | Japanese only | 2 | ¥19,800 · Dodici |
| Hot Pepper Gourmet | Japanese only | 1 | — |
| the restaurant's booking form | Japanese only | 1 | ¥14,520 · IL GHIOTTONE Kyoto Honten |
| By phone only | — | 6 | — |
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 in Kyoto
There are 41 Italian restaurants in Kyoto in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 19 at ¥15,000–19,999, 15 at ¥20,000–29,999, 6 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 1 at ¥40,000 or more. 18 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list, including 1 Gold winner. The neighborhoods with the most are Imperial Palace Area (17), Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama (13), Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji (3), and Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi (3).
18 of the 41 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. 8 do not admit young children, while 12 say children are welcome. 32 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 41 Italian restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥59,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥24,000: 19 at ¥15,000–19,999, 15 at ¥20,000–29,999, 6 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 1 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 24 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥15,400.
Which Italian restaurants in Kyoto have won awards?
Yamaguchi, shiro, Radice, cenci, ristorante nakamoto, and Il Garage, among 18 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 18 of the 41: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (13), OMAKASE (4), and Pocket Concierge (4). 16 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 6 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: 12 say children are welcome and 8 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.