The most expensive kaiseki in Kyoto

332 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

These are the most expensive kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto by the dinner price each restaurant publishes. At the top are Tominokoji Yamagishi (¥80,000–99,999), Shunseki Suzue (¥80,000–99,999), and Niku no Takumi Miyoshi (¥60,000–79,999).

Our analysis of these 332

¥19,800median cheapest dinner course (173 of 332)
40%book online in English (132)
¥9,680median lunch course (137)

At the 173 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥19,800, 15% above the ¥17,200 median of all 2,736 kaiseki restaurants 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

Most expensive first. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 132 of these 332 take bookings online.

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1Inside
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
2Inside
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
3Inside
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 · 203% above the list median
Tabelog 4.46
4Inside
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
5Inside
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. · 294% above the list median
Tabelog 4.27
6Inside
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. · 300% above the list median
Lunch ¥60,000–79,999
Tabelog 4.01
7Inside
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
8Inside
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
9Inside
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. · 178% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.96
10Inside
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
11Inside
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
12Inside
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
13Inside
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
14Inside
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
15Inside
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
16Inside
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. · 102% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.73
17Inside
Hamasaku Shin Honten浜作新本店
Kaiseki, Imperial Palace Area, 8 min walk from Karasuma Station
- Cards accepted
- Closed Wednesdays and Sundays
¥40,000 and up
dinner per person, about $270+
Tabelog 3.77
18Inside
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
19Inside
Taka An鷹庵
Kaiseki, Takaragaike & Kitayama, near Kitano Hakubaicho Station
- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥50,000 Dinner course
- ¥50,000 Dinner course
- ¥17,000 Lunch course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.53
20Inside
SoNoMa by SingleThread想乃間 by SingleThread
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 8 min walk from Kiyomizu-Gojō Station
Michelin Guide2026
- Cards accepted
- Ages 13+
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 3.03
21Inside
Ungetsu雲月
Kaiseki, Takaragaike & Kitayama, near Kitaoji Station
- Cash only
- Private rooms
¥40,000 and up
dinner per person, about $270+
Tabelog 3.00
22Inside
Kani Jenu Gionかにじぇんぬ祇園
Crab, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
- ¥35,000 Live Snow Crab Course (Until…
- ¥55,000 Live King Crab Course (Availa…
- ¥60,000 Special Kyoto Matsuba Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
23Inside
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
24Inside
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. · 53% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.44
25Inside
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
26Inside
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. · 22% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.29
27Inside
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
28Inside
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
29Inside
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. · 33% above the list median
Tabelog 4.23
30Inside
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. · 53% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.23
31Inside
Nomi Restaurant
Kaiseki, Ayabe & Fukuchiyama
2026Silver
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.33
32Inside
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. · 52% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.20
33Inside
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
34Inside
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. · 52% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.18
35Inside
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
36Inside
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. · 31% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.06
37Inside
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 · 67% above the list median
Tabelog 3.89
38Inside
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
39Inside
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. · 82% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.88
40Inside
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

Showing the top 40 of 332 in full. See all 332 and filter by price, children or online booking.

Numbers 41 to 332 in this list

How to book these 332, and what they charge

173 of these 332 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 137 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥9,680 (51% below the dinner median). 132 can be booked online in English, 121 online in Japanese only, 73 by phone only and 6 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (229, in Japanese), TableCheck (75), OMAKASE (43), Pocket Concierge (42).

Booking	Language	Restaurants	Least expensive dinner course	First in our order
TableCheck	English	75	¥9,680 · Kuro Kyoto	Tokuha Motonari
OMAKASE	English	43	¥15,000 · Kappo Umetsu	Niku no Takumi Miyoshi
Pocket Concierge	English	42	¥8,470 · Hari Se	Niku no Takumi Miyoshi
Tableall	English	4	¥36,000 · Gion Matayoshi	Niku no Takumi Miyoshi
AutoReserve	English	3	¥17,600 · Nakazen	Nakazen
Ikyu Restaurant	Japanese only	229	¥7,500 · Kyoto Senryo	Niku no Takumi Miyoshi
the restaurant's booking form	Japanese only	4	¥22,000 · Muromachi Wakuden	Muromachi Wakuden
Gurunavi	Japanese only	2	¥17,000 · Kappou Yoshizen	SEN
Hot Pepper Gourmet	Japanese only	2	¥13,000 · Kyoryori Ueno	Kani Man
Hitosara	Japanese only	1	—	Higashiyama Yoshihisa
By phone only	—	73	—	—
No phone or online booking published	—	6	—	—

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 the most expensive kaiseki in Kyoto

Across all 332 kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto, by dinner price, 140 at ¥15,000–19,999, 129 at ¥20,000–29,999, 41 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 22 at ¥40,000 or more.

132 of the 332 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 303 accept credit cards. 44 do not admit young children, while 117 say children are welcome. 214 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 332 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥10,000 to ¥99,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥25,000: 140 at ¥15,000–19,999, 129 at ¥20,000–29,999, 41 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 22 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 173 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥19,800.

Which kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto have won awards?

Dojin, Sottaku Tsukamoto, Iida, Niku no Takumi Miyoshi, Tominokoji Yamagishi, and Kiyama, among 78 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Can I book kaiseki in Kyoto online?

Yes for 132 of the 332: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (75), OMAKASE (43), and Pocket Concierge (42). 121 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 73 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: 117 say children are welcome and 44 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.

The most expensive kaiseki in Kyoto

Our analysis of these 332

Ranked list

Tominokoji Yamagishi富小路 やま岸

Shunseki Suzue旬席 鈴江

Niku no Takumi Miyoshiにくの匠 三芳

Takeyamachi Mita竹屋町 三多

Mizai未在

Kyoto Kiccho Arashiyama Honten京都 吉兆 嵐山本店

Dojin道人

Iida飯田

Kodaiji Wakuden高台寺 和久傳

Gion Sasaki祇園 さゝ木

Gion Owatari祇園 大渡

Ankyu安久

Maeda前田

Kyo Kaiseki Kichisen京懐石 吉泉

Kokyu弧玖

Isshisoden Nakamuraなかむら

Hamasaku Shin Honten浜作 新本店

Ryō-shō凌霄

Taka An鷹庵

SoNoMa by SingleThread想乃間 by SingleThread

Ungetsu雲月

Kani Jenu Gionかにじぇんぬ 祇園

Sottaku Tsukamoto啐啄 つか本

Kiyama木山

Tokuha Motonari徳ㇵ本也

Sojiki Nakahigashi草喰 なかひがし

Higashiyama Yoshihisa東山 吉寿

Ryori Kawaguchi料理 川口

Goko Machi Tagawa御幸町 田がわ

Higashiyama Tsukasaひがしやま 司

Nomi Restaurant

Shorenin Monzeki Mae Tsukioka青蓮院門跡前 月おか

Higashiyama Ogata東山 緒方

Kenya研野

Hyotei瓢亭 本店

Daiichi大市

Sumibi Kappo Ifuki炭火割烹 いふき

Otagiおたぎ

Gion Matayoshi祇園 又吉

Oryori Mitsuyasu御料理 光安

Numbers 41 to 332 in this list

How to book these 332, and what they charge

About the most expensive kaiseki in Kyoto

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Kyoto?

Which kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto have won awards?

Can I book kaiseki in Kyoto online?

Are children allowed at high-end kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto?

Tominokoji Yamagishi富小路やま岸

Shunseki Suzue旬席鈴江

Niku no Takumi Miyoshiにくの匠三芳

Takeyamachi Mita竹屋町三多

Kyoto Kiccho Arashiyama Honten京都吉兆嵐山本店

Kodaiji Wakuden高台寺和久傳

Gion Sasaki祇園さゝ木

Gion Owatari祇園大渡

Kyo Kaiseki Kichisen京懐石吉泉

Hamasaku Shin Honten浜作新本店

Kani Jenu Gionかにじぇんぬ祇園

Sottaku Tsukamoto啐啄つか本

Sojiki Nakahigashi草喰なかひがし

Higashiyama Yoshihisa東山吉寿

Ryori Kawaguchi料理川口

Goko Machi Tagawa御幸町田がわ

Higashiyama Tsukasaひがしやま司

Shorenin Monzeki Mae Tsukioka青蓮院門跡前月おか

Higashiyama Ogata東山緒方

Hyotei瓢亭本店

Sumibi Kappo Ifuki炭火割烹いふき

Gion Matayoshi祇園又吉

Oryori Mitsuyasu御料理光安