Best Korean in Kyoto
3 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated Korean in Kyoto on Tabelog are Gion Karoku, Jojoen Yugen Tei Kyoto, and Korean Restaurant Byeoleeya.
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
Gion Karoku祇園 鹿六
Yakiniku, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
百名店2026- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥2,500 Charcoal Grilled Course
- ¥3,500 Special Charcoal Grilled Cour…
- ¥12,000 鹿六コース
- +9 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.66
- 2
Jojoen Yugen Tei Kyoto叙々苑 游玄亭 京都
Yakiniku, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 4 min walk from Karasuma Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥8,800 Wagyu Sirloin course 150g
- ¥12,000 Hana Kaiseki course
- ¥12,300 Wagyu Fillet course 150g
- +5 more · per person
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.42
- 3
Korean Restaurant Byeoleeya韓式料理ピョリヤ
Korean, Saiin & Katsura, 7 min walk from Tambaguchi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.10
About korean in Kyoto
There are 3 Korean restaurants in Kyoto in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 2 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 1 at ¥20,000–29,999. 1 has won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The neighborhoods with the most are Saiin & Katsura (1), Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi (1), and Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama (1).
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. 2 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end Korean cost in Kyoto?
Dinner at the 3 Korean restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person: 2 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 1 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets.
Which Korean restaurants in Kyoto have won awards?
Gion Karoku has won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Are children allowed at high-end Korean restaurants in Kyoto?
It depends on the restaurant: 2 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.