Tempura lunch in Kyoto
14 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
14 tempura counters in Kyoto that charge ¥15,000 or more at dinner also serve lunch. Lunch is usually easier to book and costs less, the classic way to try a top kitchen.
Our analysis of these 14
- ¥17,100median cheapest dinner course (10 of 14)
- 43%book online in English (6)
- ¥8,900median lunch course (10)
1Tempura Matsu¥30,000–39,999
2Tempura Mizuki¥30,000–39,999
3Gion Fuji¥20,000–29,999
4Kyo Tominokoji Tempura Yoshikawa¥20,000–29,999
5Gion Yamagishi¥20,000–29,999
At the 10 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥17,100, about the same as the ¥17,325 median of all 19 tempura counters in Kyoto; the lowest is ¥9,944 at Kyoto Tempura Endo Okazaki tei.
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. 6 of these 14 take bookings online.
Narrow the list
- 1
Tempura Matsu天ぷら 松
Tempura, Arashiyama, Saga & Hozukyo, 7 min walk from Matsuo-taisha Station
2022Bronze百名店2025- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥16,500 Course
- ¥27,500 Course
- ¥38,500 Course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.79
- 2
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. · 40% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.69
- 3
Gion Fujiぎをん 藤
Tempura, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
百名店2025- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
- ¥17,600 Dinner Wakamurasaki
- ¥23,100 Dinner: Benikikyo
- ¥17,600 Lunch Wakakusa
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.66
- 4
Kyo Tominokoji Tempura Yoshikawa京・富小路 天ぷら吉川
Tempura, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
百名店2025- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥11,000 <First Half Seating> Frying S…
- ¥11,000 <Late Seating> Frying Seasona…
- ¥16,500 Tempura Counter <First Half S…
- +9 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.62
- 5
Gion Yamagishi祇園 やま岸
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥27,500 Evening Seasonal Kaiseki
- ¥16,500 Lunch Seasonal Kaiseki
- per person, tax incl. · 61% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.66
- 6
Kyoto Gion Tempura Yasaka Endo京都祇園 天ぷら八坂圓堂
Tempura, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
百名店2023- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Vegetarian options
- ¥18,080 Course
- ¥24,860 Course
- ¥37,290 Course
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.61
- 7
Ten-you点邑
Tempura, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 6 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
Michelin Guide2026- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Tuesdays
- ¥3,500 Tempura Donburi
- ¥7,000 Dim Sum Tempura
- ¥13,000 Tempura Course
- +3 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.51
- 8
Kyoto Tempura Endo Okazaki tei京都 天ぷら圓堂 岡ざき邸
Tempura, Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji, 12 min walk from Higashiyama Station
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- ¥6,600 Limited Lunch Service Course…
- ¥8,800 Tempura Feast "Katsuragawa
- ¥9,900 Limited Lunch Service Course…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 42% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.40
- 9
Seiwa So清和荘
Kaiseki, Fushimi-Inari & Fushimi-Momoyama, 6 min walk from Fushimi Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥22,000 Kaiseki Cuisine
- ¥38,500 Kaiseki Cuisine
- ¥5,500 Matsukado Bento - Crane (Lunc…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.41
- 10
Gion Tempura Koromo祇園天ぷら ころも
Tempura, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- UnionPay
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Tuesdays
- ¥15,730 Dinner "Koromo Gimmick Course…
- ¥18,150 Dinner [Koromo Aimi Course] 8…
- ¥21,780 Dinner "Koromo Extreme Flavor…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.25
- 11
Yasaka Endo THE CELESTINE KYOTO GION八坂圓堂 THE CELESTINE KYOTO GION店
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Kiyomizu-Gojō Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.17
- 12
Kodaiji Tantra高台寺 丹虎
Tempura, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 12 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- English menu
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥15,400 Gion | Omakase Tempura Course…
- ¥24,200 Yasaka | Omakase Tempura Kais…
- ¥36,300 Tempura Kaiseki | Gion A Spec…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 13
Rakuhoku Nakayama洛北 なかやま
Kaiseki, Takaragaike & Kitayama, 5 min walk from Kitayama Station
Michelin Guide2026- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 6+
- Closed Wednesdays and Sundays
- ¥11,000 Dinner course
- ¥15,400 Dinner course
- ¥19,800 Dinner course
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 36% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.01
- 14
Tempura Kokyu天ぷら 幸久
Tempura, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Wednesdays and Sundays
- ¥18,000 Dinner courses are Shakuyaku
- ¥22,000 Dinner courses are Shakuyaku
- ¥25,000 Dinner courses are Shakuyaku
- per person · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
How to book these 14, and what they charge
10 of these 14 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 10 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥8,900 (48% below the dinner median). 6 can be booked online in English, 6 online in Japanese only and 2 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (11, in Japanese), TableCheck (6).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 6 | ¥9,944 · Kyoto Tempura Endo Okazaki tei |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 11 | ¥9,944 · Kyoto Tempura Endo Okazaki tei |
| By phone only | — | 2 | — |
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 tempura lunch in Kyoto
By dinner price, 5 at ¥15,000–19,999, 7 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 2 at ¥30,000–39,999. 4 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The highest rated on Tabelog are Tempura Matsu, Tempura Mizuki, and Gion Fuji.
6 of the 14 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 13 accept credit cards. 2 do not admit young children, while 8 say children are welcome.
Questions visitors ask
How much is a high-end tempura lunch in Kyoto?
Lunch at the 14 tempura counters listed here ranges from ¥3,000 to ¥29,999 per person, as each restaurant publishes it. Dinner at the same restaurants starts at ¥15,000.
How much does high-end tempura cost in Kyoto?
Dinner at the 14 tempura restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥24,000: 5 at ¥15,000–19,999, 7 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 2 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 10 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥17,100.
Which tempura restaurants in Kyoto have won awards?
Tempura Matsu, Gion Fuji, Kyo Tominokoji Tempura Yoshikawa, and Kyoto Gion Tempura Yasaka Endo have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book tempura in Kyoto online?
Yes for 6 of the 14: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (6). 6 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 2 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end tempura restaurants in Kyoto?
It depends on the restaurant: 8 say children are welcome and 2 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.