Luxury kaiseki in Kyoto: ¥30,000 and up
63 restaurants, dinner from ¥30,000
63 kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto put dinner at ¥30,000 or more per person, the top end of kaiseki in this guide.
Our analysis of these 63
- ¥31,625median cheapest dinner course (25 of 63)
- 52%book online in English (33)
- ¥16,800median lunch course (20)
1Dojin¥50,000–59,999
2Sottaku Tsukamoto¥30,000–39,999
3Iida¥50,000–59,999
4Niku no Takumi Miyoshi¥60,000–79,999
5Tominokoji Yamagishi¥80,000–99,999
At the 25 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥31,625, 60% above the ¥19,800 median of all 332 kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto; the lowest is ¥16,500 at Tempura Matsu.
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. 33 of these 63 take bookings online.
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- 1
Dojin道人
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Sanjō Keihan Station
2026Gold百名店2025- Counter seats
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 4.65
- 2
Sottaku Tsukamoto啐啄 つか本
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Gold百名店2025- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 4.52
- 3
Iida飯田
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
2026Gold百名店2025- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 4.58
- 4
Niku no Takumi Miyoshiにくの匠 三芳
Wagyu, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Silver- Online booking
- Counter seats
- No children
- Closed Sundays
- ¥60,000 Special Tajima Beef Course (f…
- ¥75,000 Special Tajima Beef and Sukiy…
- per person · 90% above the list median
Tabelog 4.46
- 5
Tominokoji Yamagishi富小路 やま岸
Kaiseki, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 9 min walk from Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station
2026Silver百名店2025- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays
¥80,000–99,999
dinner per person, about $530–670
Tabelog 4.52
- 6
Kiyama木山
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Marutamachi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Silver百名店2025- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥30,250 Dinner course *market price s…
- ¥54,450 Omakase Course with Grilled C…
- ¥78,650 Omakase Course Featuring Gril…
- +4 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.44
- 7
Shunseki Suzue旬席 鈴江
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Higashiyama Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
¥80,000–99,999
dinner per person, about $530–670
Tabelog 4.37
- 8
Tokuha Motonari徳ㇵ本也
Kaiseki, Takaragaike & Kitayama, 6 min walk from Kuramaguchi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Gold百名店2025- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.55
- 9
Takeyamachi Mita竹屋町 三多
Kaiseki, Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji, 8 min walk from Jingū-Marutamachi Station
2026Silver百名店2025¥60,000–79,999
dinner per person, about $400–530
Tabelog 4.50
- 10
Sojiki Nakahigashi草喰 なかひがし
Kaiseki, Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji, 22 min walk from Mototanaka Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥24,200 Dinner
- ¥31,460 Dinner full course
- ¥12,100 Lunch
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 23% below the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.29
- 11
Mizai未在
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 12 min walk from Higashiyama Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥78,000 Mizai-style Tea Kaiseki
- per person, tax incl. · 147% above the list median
Tabelog 4.27
- 12
Gion Sasaki祇園 さゝ木
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Counter seats
- Ages 10+
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.36
- 13
Higashiyama Yoshihisa東山 吉寿
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Shichijō Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.36
- 14
Ryori Kawaguchi料理 川口
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama
2026Silver百名店2025- Cash only
- Counter seats
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 4.31
- 15
Goko Machi Tagawa御幸町 田がわ
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 8 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- ¥29,040 Omakase Course
- ¥36,000 Domestic Matsutake Special Co…
- ¥36,000 Special Course with Domestic…
- per person, tax incl. · 17% below the list median
Tabelog 4.23
- 16
Higashiyama Tsukasaひがしやま 司
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 3 min walk from Higashiyama Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥30,250 Seasonal Omakase Course (Dinn…
- ¥30,250 Seasonal Omakase Course (Lunc…
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.23
- 17
Nomi Restaurant
Kaiseki, Ayabe & Fukuchiyama
2026Silver¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.33
- 18
Shorenin Monzeki Mae Tsukioka青蓮院門跡前 月おか
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Higashiyama Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 12+
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥30,000 Omakase Course (Evening)
- ¥15,000 Omakase Course (Lunch)
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.20
- 19
Higashiyama Ogata東山 緒方
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 8 min walk from Higashiyama Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Tuesdays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 4.17
- 20
Gion Owatari祇園 大渡
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 9 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Counter seats
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 4.00
- 21
Kenya研野
Kaiseki, Ichijō-ji & Shugakuin, 3 min walk from Takaragaike Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
- ¥33,000 Dinner Course
- ¥22,000 Lunch Course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.18
- 22
Kodaiji Wakuden高台寺 和久傳
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 12 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥55,000 Dinner course of 55,000 JPY
- ¥66,000 Dinner course of 66,000 JPY
- ¥88,000 Kanikaiseki *Market price sys…
- +7 more · per person, tax incl. · 74% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.96
- 23
Hyotei瓢亭 本店
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 8 min walk from Keage Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2024Bronze百名店2023- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥46,805 Special Omakase Kaiseki with…
- ¥53,130 Special Omakase Kaiseki with…
- ¥46,805 Special Omakase Kaiseki with…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.92
- 24
Kyoto Kiccho Arashiyama Honten京都 吉兆 嵐山本店
Kaiseki, Arashiyama, Saga & Hozukyo, 6 min walk from Arashiyama Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥79,200 Course
- ¥100,000 Dinner course
- ¥100,000 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · 150% above the list median
Lunch ¥60,000–79,999
Tabelog 4.01
- 25
Daiichi大市
Hot pot, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 18 min walk from Kitano-Hakubaichō Station
2026Bronze- Private rooms
- No children
- Closed Tuesdays
- ¥26,000 Course
- per person, tax incl. · 18% below the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.06
- 26
Sumibi Kappo Ifuki炭火割烹 いふき
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 13+
- Closed Tuesdays
- ¥33,000 Omakase course
- per person · about the list median
Tabelog 3.89
- 27
Ankyu安久
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2025Bronze百名店2025- Cash only
- Closed Sundays
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 3.84
- 28
Maeda前田
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 3.88
- 29
Otagiおたぎ
Kaiseki, Takaragaike & Kitayama, near Kitaoji Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- ¥33,000 Omakase course
- per person, tax incl.
Tabelog 3.93
- 30
Kyo Kaiseki Kichisen京懐石 吉泉
Kaiseki, Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji, 10 min walk from Demachiyanagi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2023- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥33,000 Standard Kaiseki
- ¥38,500 Standard Kaiseki
- ¥44,000 Standard Kaiseki
- +8 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.88
- 31
Gion Matayoshi祇園 又吉
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 4 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays
- ¥36,000 Night Counter Course
- ¥20,000 Lunch Counter Course
- per person, tax incl. · 14% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.88
- 32
Oryori Mitsuyasu御料理 光安
Kaiseki, Kinkaku-ji & Kitano-Tenmangu Area, 14 min walk from Nijō Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 3.89
- 33
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. · 48% below the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.79
- 34
Gion Endoぎをん 遠藤
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 3.87
- 35
Gion Kida祇園 きだ
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star百名店2023- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- ¥42,350 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl.
Tabelog 3.87
- 36
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. · 15% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.76
- 37
Uozuya魚津屋
Kaiseki, Saiin & Katsura, 8 min walk from Sai Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2023- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 3.85
- 38
Kokyu弧玖
Kaiseki, Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji, 6 min walk from Demachiyanagi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star百名店2021- Online booking
- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Ages 10+
- ¥16,500 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.81
- 39
Isshisoden Nakamuraなかむら
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2023Bronze百名店2021- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥40,000 Dinner Course
- ¥53,000 Dinner Course
- ¥32,000 Lunch Course
- per person, tax incl. · 26% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.73
- 40
Mankame Rou萬亀樓
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 17 min walk from Marutamachi Station
MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥37,950 [Chair seat]Kyoto Kaiseki
- ¥44,275 [Chair seat]Kyoto Kaiseki
- ¥69,575 [Chair seat] Yusoku cuisine
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.78
Showing the top 40 of 63 in full. See all 63 and filter by price, children or online booking.
Numbers 41 to 63 in this list
- Gion Maruyama
- Gion Ichido
- Sokkon Fujimoto
- Hamasaku Shin Honten
- Tempura Mizuki
- Ryō-shō
- Ebi Shu
- Kodaiji Jugyuan
- Taka An
- Tsutaya
- Sanso Kyoyamato
- Kiyamachi Ran
- Japanese Cuisine Yano
- Okeya Kyujiro
- East End Gion
- Sushi Dokoro Man
- Fukiage
- Doppo
- Gion Yamaoka
- SoNoMa by SingleThread
- Ungetsu
- Kani Jenu Gion
- Miyagawacho Hamatoku Hanare
How to book these 63, and what they charge
25 of these 63 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 20 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥16,800 (47% below the dinner median). 33 can be booked online in English, 10 online in Japanese only, 17 by phone only and 3 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (37, in Japanese), TableCheck (17), OMAKASE (16), Pocket Concierge (13).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 17 | ¥18,150 · Japanese Cuisine Yano |
| OMAKASE | English | 16 | ¥26,400 · Goko Machi Tagawa |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 13 | ¥24,200 · Sojiki Nakahigashi |
| Tableall | English | 3 | ¥36,000 · Gion Matayoshi |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 37 | ¥16,500 · Tempura Matsu |
| Hitosara | Japanese only | 1 | — |
| By phone only | — | 17 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 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 luxury kaiseki in Kyoto: ¥30,000 and up
By dinner price, 41 at ¥30,000–39,999 and 22 at ¥40,000 or more. 40 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list, including 9 Gold winners. The highest rated on Tabelog are Dojin, Iida, and Tokuha Motonari.
33 of the 63 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 53 accept credit cards. 8 do not admit young children, while 17 say children are welcome. 32 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.
Questions visitors ask
How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Kyoto?
Dinner at the 63 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥30,000 to ¥99,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥42,000: 41 at ¥30,000–39,999 and 22 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 25 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥31,625.
Which kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto have won awards?
Dojin, Sottaku Tsukamoto, Iida, Niku no Takumi Miyoshi, Tominokoji Yamagishi, and Kiyama, among 40 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book kaiseki in Kyoto online?
Yes for 33 of the 63: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (17), OMAKASE (16), and Pocket Concierge (13). 10 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 17 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto?
It depends on the restaurant: 17 say children are welcome and 8 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.