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Best kaiseki in Mibu & Nijo Castle Area

13 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

The highest-rated kaiseki in Mibu & Nijo Castle Area on Tabelog are Daiichi, Nijojo Furuta, and Miyawaki, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000 per person.

Our analysis of these 13

  • ¥14,300median cheapest dinner course (7 of 13)
  • 31%book online in English (4)
  • ¥8,100median lunch course (6)

At the 7 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥14,300, 28% below the ¥19,800 median of all 332 kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto; the lowest is ¥13,000 at Kyoryori Irifune.

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. 4 of these 13 take bookings online.

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  1. 1

    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. · 82% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 4.06

  2. 2

    Nijojo Furuta二条城ふる田

    Kaiseki, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 5 min walk from Nijōjō-mae Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2023Bronze百名店2023
    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • ¥24,200 Omakase Course
    • ¥30,250 Omakase Course
    • ¥42,350 Omakase Course
    • per person, tax incl. · 69% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 3.72

  3. 3

    Miyawaki宮脇

    Kaiseki, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 6 min walk from Nijōjō-mae Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • ¥32,670 Dinner course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Tabelog 3.53

  4. 4

    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

  5. 5

    Kyoryori Irifune京料理 入舟

    Kaiseki, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 2 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station

    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms
    • Closed Mondays
    • ¥13,000 Course
    • ¥15,000 Course
    • ¥15,000 Dinner course
    • +9 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Lunch ¥8,000–9,999

    Tabelog 3.50

  6. 6

    Japanese cuisine to Nihonshu Satoshi日本料理と日本酒 惠史

    Kaiseki, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 8 min walk from Nijōjō-mae Station

    • English-speaking staff
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • ¥15,015 Dinner Kaiseki Course ≪ (Serv…
    • ¥15,730 8:00 PM ~ [Dinner] Kaiseki Co…
    • ¥18,480 Dinner Kaiseki Course ≪ (Serv…
    • +5 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.41

  7. 7

    Nishijin Uoshin西陣魚新

    Kaiseki, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 21 min walk from Kitano-Hakubaichō Station

    • UnionPay
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • ¥15,180 Kyoto Cuisine / Kaiseki: Hass…
    • ¥18,975 Kyoto Cuisine / Kaiseki: Hass…
    • ¥22,770 Kyoto Cuisine / Kaiseki ◆ Enj…
    • +2 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥6,000–7,999

    Tabelog 3.39

  8. 8

    Suppon Ryori Madoka Teiすっぽん料理 円亭

    Hot pot, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 6 min walk from Tambaguchi Station

    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Wednesdays
    • ¥13,200 Dinner course
    • ¥16,500 Dinner course
    • per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Tabelog 3.36

  9. 9

    Ryoriya Enりょうりや○

    Kaiseki, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 8 min walk from Ōmiya Station

    Michelin Guide2026
    • English menu
    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Vegetarian options
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Wednesdays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥65,000 October Limited Domestic Mats…
    • per person, tax incl. · 61% above the list median

    Tabelog 3.19

  10. 10

    Shiki Nakamura四季 なか村

    Kaiseki, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 12 min walk from Nijō Station

    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • ¥6,800 夜のコース
    • per person

    Lunch ¥6,000–7,999

    Tabelog 3.11

  11. 11

    Kyoryori Hachisei京料理 八清

    Kaiseki, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 8 min walk from Tambaguchi Station

    Michelin Guide2026
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • ¥17,600 Seasonal Authentic Kaiseki Co…
    • ¥22,000 9 Dishes Seasonal Luxury Kais…
    • ¥13,200 Seasonal Authentic Kaiseki Lu…
    • per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.09

  12. 12

    Hosun Nagashima方寸長島

    Kaiseki, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 3 min walk from Emmachi Station

    Michelin Guide2026
    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Tabelog 3.08

  13. 13

    Nishinana Jo Nakao西七条なかお

    Kaiseki, Mibu & Nijo Castle Area, 11 min walk from Umekōji-Kyōtonishi Station

    • Cash only
    • Children welcome
    • ¥6,600 Course
    • ¥11,000 Course
    • ¥16,500 Course
    • +1 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥6,000–7,999

    Tabelog 3.00

How to book these 13, and what they charge

7 of these 13 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 6 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥8,100 (43% below the dinner median). 4 can be booked online in English, 5 online in Japanese only and 4 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (8, in Japanese), OMAKASE (2), TableCheck (2).

BookingLanguageRestaurantsLeast expensive dinner course
OMAKASEEnglish2¥23,000 · Ryoriya En
TableCheckEnglish2¥24,200 · Nijojo Furuta
Ikyu RestaurantJapanese only8¥13,000 · Kyoryori Irifune
By phone only—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 kaiseki in Mibu & Nijo Castle Area

There are 13 kaiseki restaurants in Mibu & Nijo Castle Area in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 8 at ¥15,000–19,999, 4 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999. 2 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. That is less than the Kyoto average of about ¥25,000 for kaiseki. Most are closest to Nijōjō-mae (3), Tambaguchi (2), and Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (2) stations.

4 of the 13 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 12 accept credit cards. 1 do not admit young children, while 7 say children are welcome. 9 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Mibu & Nijo Castle Area?

Dinner at the 13 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000: 8 at ¥15,000–19,999, 4 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 7 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥14,300.

Which kaiseki restaurants in Mibu & Nijo Castle Area have won awards?

Daiichi and Nijojo Furuta have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Can I book kaiseki in Mibu & Nijo Castle Area online?

Yes for 4 of the 13: they can be booked online in English, most through OMAKASE (2) and TableCheck (2). 5 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 4 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.

Are children allowed at high-end kaiseki restaurants in Mibu & Nijo Castle Area?

It depends on the restaurant: 7 say children are welcome and 1 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.