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Michelin-starred restaurants in Kyoto

92 starred restaurants listed in full, dinner from ¥15,000

The Michelin Guide 2026 gives stars to 97 restaurants in Kyoto: 6 with three stars, 19 with two, and 72 with one. The three-star restaurants are Mizai, Gion Sasaki, Miyamaso, Kikunoi Honten, Hyotei, and Isshisoden Nakamura. The least expensive starred dinner here is at Tori Saki (¥15,000–19,999), and lunch starts at ¥4,000 at Okina.

Our analysis of these 92

  • ¥26,500median cheapest dinner course (55 of 92)
  • 86%book online in English (79)
  • ¥15,000median lunch course (45)

At the 55 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥26,500, 47% above the ¥18,000 median of all 554 restaurants in Kyoto; the lowest is ¥16,335 at Godan Miyazawa.

Counted 5 November 2026 from Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge and restaurant websites. Booking services ↓ · How we count

Ranked list

Three stars first, then two and one; within each, in our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026; Michelin Guide 2026 as published, read October 2026. 79 of these 92 take bookings online.

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  1. 1

    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. · 194% above the list median

    Tabelog 4.27

  2. 2

    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

  3. 3

    Miyamaso美山荘

    Kaiseki, Northern Part of Kyoto

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2026Bronze百名店2025
    • English menu
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥31,625 Tsumikusa Ryori Dinner
    • ¥18,975 Tsumikusa Ryori Lunch
    • ¥25,300 Tsumikusa Ryori Lunch
    • +1 more · per person · 19% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 4.19

  4. 4

    Kikunoi Honten菊乃井 本店

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 15 min walk from Higashiyama Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: three stars2026Bronze百名店2025
    • English menu
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥37,950 Seasonal Kaiseki Cuisine A
    • ¥63,250 Seasonal Kaiseki Cuisine B
    • ¥88,550 Seasonal Kaiseki Cuisine C
    • +3 more · per person · 43% above the list median

    Lunch ¥30,000–39,999

    Tabelog 4.11

  5. 5

    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

  6. 6

    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. · 51% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 3.73

  7. 7

    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

  8. 8

    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. · about the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 4.29

  9. 9

    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

  10. 10

    Gion Nishikawa祇園 にしかわ

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 13 min walk from Gion-shijo Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Mondays and Sundays
    • ¥33,000 Dinner course
    • ¥15,730 Lunch course
    • per person, tax incl. · 25% above the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 4.04

  11. 11

    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. · 108% above the list median

    Lunch ¥30,000–39,999

    Tabelog 3.96

  12. 12

    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 · 25% above the list median

    Tabelog 3.89

  13. 13

    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

  14. 14

    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

  15. 15

    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. · 36% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 3.88

  16. 16

    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. · 19% above the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.78

  17. 17

    Gion Maruyama祇園 丸山

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars2021Bronze百名店2021
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Wednesdays
    • ¥37,950 【Apr-Oct】Seasonal cuisine cou…
    • ¥37,950 【Apr-Oct】Seasonal cuisine cou…
    • ¥50,600 Seasonal cuisine course -40,0…
    • +9 more · per person, tax incl. · 43% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 3.72

  18. 18

    Muromachi Yui室町 唯

    Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars
    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • ¥30,000 Dinner course
    • per person, tax incl. · 13% above the list median

    Tabelog 3.77

  19. 19

    Ryō-shō凌霄

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars
    • English-speaking staff
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Mondays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥48,400 Omakase Course
    • ¥48,400 Omakase Course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥40,000–49,999

    Tabelog 3.68

  20. 20

    Kikunoi Roan露庵 菊乃井 木屋町店

    Kaiseki, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 3 min walk from Gion-shijo Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars
    • English menu
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Wednesdays
    • ¥22,000 Kaiseki course
    • ¥13,200 Kaiseki course
    • per person

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.59

  21. 21

    Kenninji Gion Maruyama建仁寺 祇園 丸山

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Gion-shijo Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Tuesdays
    • ¥37,950 【Apr-Oct】Seasonal cuisine cou…
    • ¥37,950 【Apr-Oct】Seasonal cuisine cou…
    • ¥50,600 Seasonal cuisine course -40,0…
    • +9 more · per person, tax incl. · 43% above the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.55

  22. 22

    Kodaiji Jugyuan高台寺 十牛庵

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 17 min walk from Gion-shijo Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars
    • English-speaking staff
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Mondays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥37,950 Seasonal Omakase 30,000 Yen C…
    • ¥63,250 Seasonal Omakase 50,000 Yen C…
    • ¥25,300 Seasonal Omakase 20,000 Yen C…
    • +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 43% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 3.52

  23. 23

    Sanso Kyoyamato京大和

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 16 min walk from Gion-shijo Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • ¥44,275 Dinner course
    • ¥25,300 Lunch course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 3.20

  24. 24

    Doppo獨歩

    Kaiseki, Takaragaike & Kitayama, 6 min walk from Kitaōji Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: two stars
    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • ¥36,300 Dinner course
    • per person, tax incl. · 37% above the list median

    Tabelog 3.03

  25. 25

    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. · 14% above the list median

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 4.44

  26. 26

    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. · about the list median

    Tabelog 4.23

  27. 27

    shiroしろ

    Innovative, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
    • ¥18,000 Omakase Course
    • ¥21,000 Omakase Course
    • ¥26,000 Omakase Course with Tea Pairi…
    • +5 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 4.30

  28. 28

    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. · 14% above the list median

    Lunch ¥30,000–39,999

    Tabelog 4.23

  29. 29

    Muromachi Wakuden室町 和久傳

    Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 5 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025
    • English menu
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Vegetarian options
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Wednesdays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥22,000 Dinner course of 22,000 JPY
    • ¥27,500 Dinner course of 27,500 JPY
    • ¥33,000 Dinner course of 33,000JPY
    • +4 more · per person, tax incl. · 17% below the list median

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 4.15

  30. 30

    Kappo Hassun八寸

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 4 min walk from Gion-shijo Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025
    • English-speaking staff
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Sundays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥27,500 Omakase Kaiseki (Dinner)
    • ¥13,200 Omakase Kaiseki (Lunch)
    • per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 4.10

  31. 31

    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

  32. 32

    Kyo Seika京 静華

    Chinese, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 5 min walk from Higashiyama Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2026
    • Online booking
    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Lunch ¥30,000–39,999

    Tabelog 4.14

  33. 33

    cenci

    Italian, Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji, 12 min walk from Jingū-Marutamachi Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Ages 6+
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
    • ¥24,200 Dinner Course
    • ¥12,100 Lunch Course
    • ¥16,940 Lunch Course
    • +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 4.11

  34. 34

    SEN杦

    Kaiseki, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 7 min walk from Gojō Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • ¥24,200 Omakase
    • ¥12,100 Omakase
    • ¥24,200 Omakase
    • per person

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 4.11

  35. 35

    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

  36. 36

    Mashiro真白

    Innovative, Imperial Palace Area, 6 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Online booking
    • Cards accepted
    • Counter seats
    • Ages 10+
    • Wheelchair access
    • ¥24,000 Dinner Course
    • ¥13,000 Lunch Course
    • per person · about the list median

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 4.16

  37. 37

    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. · 13% above the list median

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 4.18

  38. 38

    Tori Saki鳥さき

    Yakitori, Imperial Palace Area, 4 min walk from Karasuma Oike Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Sundays

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Tabelog 4.03

  39. 39

    Shimmonzen Yonemura新門前 米村

    Innovative, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Sanjō Keihan Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025
    • UnionPay
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
    • ¥25,000 Dinner course
    • ¥15,000 Lunch course
    • ¥24,000 Lunch course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 3.98

  40. 40

    Takayamaタカヤマ

    Innovative, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 3 min walk from Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2026Bronze百名店2025
    • UnionPay
    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • Vegetarian options
    • Closed Mondays
    • ¥30,000 TAKAYAMA Creative Experience
    • ¥35,000 Winter Special Course
    • per person, tax incl. · 13% above the list median

    Lunch ¥30,000–39,999

    Tabelog 3.95

Showing the top 40 of 92 in full. See all 92 and filter by price, children or online booking.

Numbers 41 to 92 in this list

  1. Mizuno
  2. Lurra°
  3. Yokoi
  4. Velrosier
  5. Kyoboshi
  6. Ayanokoji Karatsu
  7. Wagokoro Izumi
  8. Gion Kida
  9. Uozuya
  10. Godan Miyazawa
  11. Koke
  12. Mirei
  13. Gion Fukushi
  14. Kokyu
  15. Nijojo Furuta
  16. Vena
  17. Dodici
  18. Miyagawacho Hotta
  19. Sushi Matsumoto
  20. Restaurant Koga
  21. Tsuji Fusa
  22. Ryoriya Maekawa
  23. Nakamitsu
  24. Sokkon Fujimoto
  25. La Biographie...
  26. Kentan Horibe
  27. la buche
  28. Noguchi Tsunagu
  29. Kako Okamoto
  30. Moko
  31. Gosho Iwasaki
  32. Tenjaku
  33. Restaurant Hiramatsu Kodaiji
  34. Gion Okada
  35. Sushi Rakumi
  36. Kinobu
  37. HANA-Kitcho
  38. Oryori Mashita
  39. Sushi Kappo Nakaichi
  40. Jean-Georges at The Shinmonzen
  41. Miyawaki
  42. Manjuji Hakuran
  43. Ogawa
  44. Okina
  45. Germoglio
  46. anpeiji
  47. ima
  48. Korean Restaurant Byeoleeya
  49. Tozen Tei
  50. Droit
  51. Enyuan Kobayashi
  52. Nijo Minami

Michelin-starred restaurants in Kyoto by stars

One Michelin star: 72

All of them are in the list above, after the two-star restaurants.

Bib Gourmand, in our list: 2
In the guide without a star, in our list: 64

5 more restaurants with Michelin stars

These hold stars in the Michelin Guide 2026 too but are not in our list, so we have no prices or booking details for them. Names and stars as the guide gives them; the link opens the restaurant's page in the guide.

StarsRestaurantCuisineMichelin Guide
2Ogata緒方KaisekiMichelin Guide
1Kanamean Nishitomiya要庵 西富家KaisekiMichelin Guide
1Kikunoi Sushi Ao菊乃井 鮨 青SushiMichelin Guide
1Kyoryori Fujimoto京料理 藤本KaisekiMichelin Guide
1MUBEムベKaisekiMichelin Guide

How to book these 92, and what they charge

55 of these 92 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 45 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥15,000 (43% below the dinner median). 79 can be booked online in English, 12 online in Japanese only and 1 by phone only. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (76, in Japanese), OMAKASE (43), TableCheck (43), Pocket Concierge (25).

BookingLanguageRestaurantsLeast expensive dinner course
OMAKASEEnglish43¥18,150 · Restaurant Hiramatsu Kodaiji
TableCheckEnglish43¥17,325 · Tenjaku
Pocket ConciergeEnglish25¥16,335 · Godan Miyazawa
TableallEnglish2¥36,000 · Gion Matayoshi
Ikyu RestaurantJapanese only76¥16,335 · Godan Miyazawa
HitosaraJapanese only2¥19,800 · Dodici
GurunaviJapanese only1—
the restaurant's booking formJapanese only1¥22,000 · Muromachi Wakuden
By phone only—1—

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 Michelin-starred restaurants in Kyoto

In the guide's own words, one star means high-quality cooking, two stars excellent cooking and three stars exceptional cuisine; the stars are for the food alone. 92 of them are listed here in full, with prices, how to book and whether they take bookings in English; the other 5, not in our list, are named at the end with a link to the guide. By dinner price, 12 at ¥15,000–19,999, 47 at ¥20,000–29,999, 25 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 8 at ¥40,000 or more.

79 of the 92 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 89 accept credit cards. 15 do not admit young children, while 22 say children are welcome. 64 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.

Questions visitors ask

How many Michelin-starred restaurants are there in Kyoto?

97 in the Michelin Guide 2026: 6 with three stars, 19 with two, and 72 with one.

Which restaurants in Kyoto have three Michelin stars?

Mizai, Gion Sasaki, Miyamaso, Kikunoi Honten, Hyotei, and Isshisoden Nakamura hold three stars in the Michelin Guide 2026.

What is the cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant in Kyoto?

Of the 92 starred restaurants listed here, dinner costs least at Tori Saki (¥15,000–19,999), Kyoboshi (¥15,000–19,999), and Moko (¥15,000–19,999), by the prices each restaurant publishes. Lunch costs less: 64 of them serve it, from ¥4,000 at Okina. The guide also stars 5 restaurants we do not list; their prices are on the guide's pages.

How much does dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Kyoto cost?

Dinner at the 92 starred restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥79,999 per person, as each restaurant publishes it. Drinks, the 10% consumption tax and any service charge can add to the bill.

Can I book Michelin-starred restaurants in Kyoto online?

79 of the 92 listed here take bookings online, many in English (OMAKASE, TableCheck, Pocket Concierge or Tabelog). The rest take reservations by phone, often only in Japanese; your hotel concierge can call for you.