Best sushi and omakase in Kyoto
64 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
The highest-rated sushi in Kyoto on Tabelog are Kiu, Chisaki, and Sushi Kondo, and a typical dinner costs about ¥26,000 per person.
Our analysis of these 64
- ¥19,800median cheapest dinner course (39 of 64)
- 31%book online in English (20)
- ¥11,000median lunch course (25)
1Kiu¥50,000–59,999
2Chisaki¥30,000–39,999
3Sushi Kondo¥40,000–49,999
4Gion Suetomo¥30,000–39,999
5Gion Sushi Takamitsu¥30,000–39,999
At the 39 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥19,800, about the same as the ¥18,700 median of all 1,858 omakase counters in Japan; the lowest is ¥7,500 at Kyoto Senryo.
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. 20 of these 64 take bookings online.
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- 1
Kiuきう
Sushi, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 4 min walk from Karasuma Station
2026Silver百名店2025¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 4.40
- 2
Chisakiちさき
Sushi, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 4.04
- 3
Sushi Kondo鮨 こんどう
Sushi, Takaragaike & Kitayama, 8 min walk from Kuramaguchi Station
- Cards accepted
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 3.96
- 4
Gion Suetomo祇園 末友
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 9 min walk from Kiyomizu-Gojō Station
2022Bronze百名店2021- UnionPay
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥36,300 Evening Cuisine" Seasonal Tas…
- ¥72,600 Mountain and Sea Delicacies C…
- ¥12,100 Lunch Course
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 83% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.76
- 5
Gion Sushi Takamitsuぎをん鮨尚充
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Closed Sundays
- ¥38,500 Course
- per person, tax incl. · 94% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.91
- 6
Gion Sushi Tadayasu祇園 鮨 忠保
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 4 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2019Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- ¥38,500 Omakase ※An additional charge…
- ¥17,600 Omakase Nigiri ※An additional…
- per person · 94% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.73
- 7
Sushi Matsumoto鮨まつもと
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 4 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays
- ¥25,300 Dinner Omakase Nigiri "Around…
- ¥28,600 Omakase Dinner Course ◆ A Lux…
- ¥16,500 Lunch Omakase Nigiri "Around…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 28% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.73
- 8
Tempura Mizuki水暉 ザ・リッツ・カールトン京都
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
Michelin Guide2026- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥9,000 Shisen
- ¥24,000 Kaiseki Kyomiyabi
- ¥30,000 Kaiseki Hoju
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 21% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.69
- 9
Sushi Obino鮨 おび乃
Sushi, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥14,000 Omakase Sushi course
- per person · 29% below the list median
Tabelog 3.70
- 10
Kyoto Sushi no Kura京都 鮨ノ蔵
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 8 min walk from Higashiyama Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
- ¥24,000 Omakase Course■8 Assorted App…
- ¥35,000 Omakase + Crab + Eel + Hon Ma…
- per person, tax incl. · 21% above the list median
Tabelog 3.73
- 11
Azuma Zushi東寿し
Sushi, Tofukuji Area, 5 min walk from Shichijō Station
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.72
- 12
Sushi Rakumi鮨 楽味
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Sanjō Keihan Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Ages 12+
- ¥35,000 Dinner course
- ¥45,000 Dinner course
- ¥20,000 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.65
- 13
Saekiさえき
Sushi, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 7 min walk from Marutamachi Station
- No children
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.68
- 14
Hide Zushi日出鮨
Sushi, Takaragaike & Kitayama, 8 min walk from Matsugasaki Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.68
- 15
Sushi Mori Gaku鮨 森学
Sushi, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥20,000 Omakase Dinner Course: Featur…
- ¥13,000 Lunch Nigiri Course: Showcasi…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.63
- 16
Sushi Kappo Nakaichi鮨割烹 なか一
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star百名店2022- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥23,760 Course
- ¥29,700 Course
- per person, tax incl. · 20% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.56
- 17
Sushi Yoshida鮨 よし田
Sushi, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- ¥35,000 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 77% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.60
- 18
Sushi Fukagawa寿斗 ふかがわ
Sushi, Imperial Palace Area, 8 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- ¥12,000 Omakase Course for Dinner
- ¥17,500 Night Omakase Course
- ¥23,000 Night Omakase Course
- +9 more · per person, tax incl. · 39% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.58
- 19
Sushi Kawano鮨 かわの
Sushi, Takaragaike & Kitayama, 12 min walk from Kitaōji Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
- ¥26,620 Omakase Course from
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.53
- 20
Sushi Ooga Higashiyama鮨おおが東山
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Shichijō Station
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥44,275 Course
- per person, tax incl. · 124% above the list median
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 3.57
- 21
Sushi imagine鮨 今尽
Sushi, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 7 min walk from Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station
Michelin Guide2026- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- ¥28,000 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 41% above the list median
Tabelog 3.51
- 22
Gion Daiki祇園 大季
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥22,000 Sushi x Kappo Omakase Course,…
- per person, tax incl. · 11% above the list median
Tabelog 3.54
- 23
Gion Sushi Taku祇園鮨 琢
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- ¥12,000 Sushi Tempura Course (5:30 PM…
- ¥12,000 Sushi Tempura Course (8 PM Se…
- ¥14,000 Anniversary Course (5:30 PM S…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 39% below the list median
Tabelog 3.51
- 24
Pontocho Fujiwara先斗町 藤わら
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 4 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- ¥15,000 Limited Lunch Special Sushi C…
- ¥22,000 Special Omakase Seasonal Sush…
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.45
- 25
Roji to no Moto路地との本
Sushi, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 7 min walk from Kiyomizu-Gojō Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
- ¥19,800 Evening Omakase Course
- ¥25,800 Evening Omakase Course Bamboo
- ¥4,980 Only Lunch Seafood Hitsumabus…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.44
- 26
Sushi Senta鮨 仙太
Sushi, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 6 min walk from Shijō Station
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.42
- 27
Sushi Iwaすし岩
Sushi, Kyoto Station Area, 7 min walk from Kyōto Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥24,310 Omakase Course with toro
- ¥30,030 Omakase Course with Camatro
- ¥38,170 Omakase Special Course with C…
- +6 more · per person, tax incl. · 23% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.35
- 28
Sushi Kappou Miyuki鮨割烹 味幸
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 2 min walk from Kiyomizu-Gojō Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥14,000 Miyuki's Signature Dinner Cou…
- ¥16,000 Special Night Dinner Course w…
- ¥6,500 Casual Enjoyment Lunch Course…
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.33
- 29
Ebisugawa Sushi Suzuka夷川 鮨 すずか
Sushi, Imperial Palace Area, 8 min walk from Marutamachi Station
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- ¥17,820 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 10% below the list median
Tabelog 3.33
- 30
Sushi Taizo鮨 泰蔵
Sushi, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 7 min walk from Kiyomizu-Gojō Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥17,000 Dinner Course
- per person, tax incl. · 14% below the list median
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.31
- 31
Sushi Hayashi鮓はやし
Sushi, Imperial Palace Area, 8 min walk from Demachiyanagi Station
Michelin Guide2026- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- No children
- Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays
- ¥36,300 Night Omakase Course
- ¥22,000 Lunch Nigiri Course
- ¥36,300 Lunch Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 83% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.23
- 32
Kyoto Senryo京都千両
Sushi, Kyoto Station Area, 2 min walk from Kyōto Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥4,000 Omakase Sushi Set Miyabi 8 Pi…
- ¥7,500 Omakase Sushi Set Miyabi 16 P…
- ¥9,000 Omakase Sushi Set "Goku" - Su…
- +6 more · per person, tax incl. · 62% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.25
- 33
Sushi Ginza Onodera, Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto鮨 銀座おのでら フォーシーズンズホテル京都店
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 12 min walk from Shichijō Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥37,500 Chef's Premium Omakase Course
- ¥42,500 Autumn Omakase Course
- ¥42,500 Winter Omakase Course (Starti…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 89% above the list median
Tabelog 3.15
- 34
Sushi Gion Matsudaya寿し 祇園 松田屋
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 3 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥41,800 【5:00 PM Exclusive Course】Oma…
- ¥41,800 【5:00 PM Exclusive Course / K…
- ¥44,000 【7:30 PM Exclusive Course】Oma…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 67% above the list median
Tabelog 3.14
- 35
Fuku Yoshiふく吉
Sushi, Imperial Palace Area, 17 min walk from Imadegawa Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥16,500 Dinner course
- ¥27,500 Dinner course
- ¥11,000 Lunch course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 17% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.19
- 36
Kiyamachi Ran木屋町 蘭
Sushi, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 3 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 12+
- Closed Sundays
- ¥30,000 Omakase course
- per person · 52% above the list median
Tabelog 3.13
- 37
N Gion 35°N祇園35°
Innovative, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥9,900 Autumn Limited! Spanish Course
- ¥16,500 Anniversary Dinner Course
- ¥18,700 A Dinner Course Featuring Mai…
- per person, tax incl. · 50% below the list median
Tabelog 3.15
- 38
Sakana to Yakitori to Kappo to Totototo肴と焼鳥と割烹と ととと
Izakaya, Saiin & Katsura, 2 min walk from Saiin Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- No children
- ¥1,650 Table Reservation Only - No F…
- ¥12,100 Totototo Sushi Regular Course…
- ¥16,500 Sushi and Kyoto Cuisine Cours…
- +6 more · per person, tax incl. · 39% below the list median
Tabelog 3.14
- 39
Ariyoshi有吉
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Tabelog 3.13
- 40
Sushi Nakamura鮨 なかむら
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥21,000 Night Omakase Course
- ¥25,000 Dinner Omakase Course
- ¥13,000 Lunch Omakase Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.09
Showing the top 40 of 64 in full. See all 64 and filter by price, children or online booking.
Numbers 41 to 64 in this list
- Sushi Ryuka
- Sushi Iimura
- Sushi Yamazaki
- Gion Sushi Roku
- Shikibu
- Sushi Sanjusou
- Sushi Dokoro Kita no Sachi
- Gion Sushi Yoshi
- Kyoryori Sushi Chikurin Honten
- Okeya Kyujiro
- Shimogamo Ichima
- East End Gion
- Sushi Dokoro Man
- sushi yuuwa
- Daitokuji Sushi Cho
- Sushi Yabuuchi
- Kyoto Sushi Ichi
- Nora Sushi
- Nao
- Chinnen
- Kyoto Yohei
- Tokiwa Sushi
- Gosho Minami Sushi Hiro
- Sushi Kumagaya AIC akitsushima kyoto
How to book these 64, and what they charge
39 of these 64 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 25 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥11,000 (44% below the dinner median). 20 can be booked online in English, 20 online in Japanese only, 20 by phone only and 4 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (34, in Japanese), TableCheck (9), Pocket Concierge (6), AutoReserve (4).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 9 | ¥14,000 · Sushi Obino |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 6 | ¥21,000 · Sushi Nakamura |
| AutoReserve | English | 4 | ¥13,200 · Sushi Iimura |
| OMAKASE | English | 4 | ¥23,760 · Sushi Kappo Nakaichi |
| Tableall | English | 1 | ¥36,300 · Gion Suetomo |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 34 | ¥7,500 · Kyoto Senryo |
| By phone only | — | 20 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 4 | — |
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 sushi and omakase in Kyoto
There are 64 sushi restaurants in Kyoto in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 22 at ¥15,000–19,999, 27 at ¥20,000–29,999, 10 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 5 at ¥40,000 or more. 5 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The neighborhoods with the most are Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama (23), Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi (14), Imperial Palace Area (13), and Takaragaike & Kitayama (6).
20 of the 64 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 58 accept credit cards. 7 do not admit young children, while 18 say children are welcome. 35 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does omakase cost in Kyoto?
Dinner at the 64 sushi restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥59,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥26,000: 22 at ¥15,000–19,999, 27 at ¥20,000–29,999, 10 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 5 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 39 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥19,800.
Is omakase better in Tokyo, Kyoto or Osaka?
It depends on what you want, but the choice differs a lot. This guide lists 866 high-end sushi restaurants in Tokyo (a typical dinner about ¥27,000), 64 in Kyoto (about ¥26,000), and 202 in Osaka (about ¥23,000). Tokyo also has most of the Michelin-starred counters: 22 of the 31 in these three cities.
Which sushi restaurants in Kyoto have won awards?
Kiu, Gion Suetomo, Gion Sushi Tadayasu, Sushi Matsumoto, and Sushi Kappo Nakaichi have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book sushi in Kyoto online?
Yes for 20 of the 64: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (9), Pocket Concierge (6), and AutoReserve (4). 20 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 20 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end sushi restaurants in Kyoto?
It depends on the restaurant: 18 say children are welcome and 7 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.