The most expensive restaurants in Kyoto

554 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

These are the most expensive 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 Kasai (¥80,000–99,999).

Our analysis of these 554

¥18,000median cheapest dinner course (296 of 554)
38%book online in English (211)
¥9,680median lunch course (221)

At the 296 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥18,000, about the same as the ¥16,500 median of all 6,995 restaurants in this guide; 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. 211 of these 554 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
Kasaiかさい
Bars, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama
- Private rooms
¥80,000–99,999
dinner per person, about $530–670
Tabelog 3.01
4Inside
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 · 233% above the list median
Tabelog 4.46
5Inside
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
6Inside
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. · 333% above the list median
Tabelog 4.27
7Inside
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. · 340% above the list median
Lunch ¥60,000–79,999
Tabelog 4.01
8Inside
Cainoya
Innovative, Uzumasa, Myoshin-ji & Ninna-ji, 4 min walk from Myōshinji Station
百名店2025
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥30,250 Dinner course
- ¥60,500 Dinner course
- ¥60,500 Dinner course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 68% above the list median
Tabelog 3.73
9Inside
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
10Inside
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
11Inside
Yamaguchiやまぐち
Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Silver百名店2025
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 4.47
12Inside
Kiuきう
Sushi, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 4 min walk from Karasuma Station
2026Silver百名店2025
¥50,000–59,999
dinner per person, about $330–400
Tabelog 4.40
13Inside
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. · 206% above the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 3.96
14Inside
Ninshu Rou仁修樓
Chinese, Takaragaike & Kitayama, near Kitaoji Station
2026Gold百名店2026
- Counter seats
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 4.62
15Inside
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
16Inside
Saika齋華
Chinese, Tofukuji Area, 11 min walk from Tōfukuji Station
2026Silver百名店2026
- Counter seats
- ¥33,275 Dinner course
- ¥38,500 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 85% above the list median
Tabelog 4.34
17Inside
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
18Inside
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
19Inside
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
20Inside
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
21Inside
Sushi Kondo鮨こんどう
Sushi, Takaragaike & Kitayama, 8 min walk from Kuramaguchi Station
- Cards accepted
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 3.96
22Inside
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
23Inside
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. · 122% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.73
24Inside
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
25Inside
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
26Inside
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
27Inside
Sushi Ooga Higashiyama鮨おおが東山
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Shichijō Station
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥44,275 Course
- per person, tax incl. · 146% above the list median
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 3.57
28Inside
Sushi Ginza Onodera, Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto鮨銀座おのでらフォーシーズンズホテル京都店
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 12 min walk from Shichijō Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥37,500 Chef's Premium Omakase Course
- ¥42,500 Autumn Omakase Course
- ¥42,500 Winter Omakase Course (Starti…
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 108% above the list median
Tabelog 3.15
29Inside
Sushi Gion Matsudaya寿し祇園松田屋
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 3 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Counter seats
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥41,800 【5:00 PM Exclusive Course】Oma…
- ¥41,800 【5:00 PM Exclusive Course / K…
- ¥44,000 【7:30 PM Exclusive Course】Oma…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 83% above the list median
Tabelog 3.14
30Inside
Restaurant MUNI
French, Arashiyama, Saga & Hozukyo, 4 min walk from Arashiyama Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Ages 6+
- Wheelchair access
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥30,250 La Nature
- per person, tax incl. · 68% above the list median
Tabelog 3.03
31Inside
Tomikyu富久
Fugu, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 4 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
- ¥15,813 Dinner course
- ¥17,710 Dinner course
- ¥21,505 Dinner course
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · 19% above the list median
Tabelog 3.08
32Inside
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
33Inside
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
34Inside
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
35Inside
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
36Inside
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. · 68% above the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.44
37Inside
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
38Inside
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. · 34% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.29
39Inside
Hirosawa廣澤
Chinese, Pontocho, Kiyamachi & Kawaramachi, 8 min walk from Karasuma Station
Michelin Guide20262026Silver百名店2026
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.36
40Inside
Nishibuchi Hantenにしぶち飯店
Chinese, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 10 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
2026Silver百名店2026
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 4.34

Showing the top 40 of 554 in full. See all 554 and filter by price, children or online booking.

Numbers 41 to 460 in this list of 554

How to book these 554, and what they charge

296 of these 554 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 221 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥9,680 (46% below the dinner median). 211 can be booked online in English, 197 online in Japanese only, 126 by phone only and 19 publish neither a phone number nor online booking; 1 limits bookings from overseas. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (369, in Japanese), TableCheck (129), OMAKASE (67), Pocket Concierge (57).

Booking	Language	Restaurants	Least expensive dinner course	First in our order
TableCheck	English	129	¥9,680 · Kuro Kyoto	Tokuha Motonari
OMAKASE	English	67	¥10,000 · Yamaji Yosuke	Niku no Takumi Miyoshi
Pocket Concierge	English	57	¥8,470 · Hari Se	Niku no Takumi Miyoshi
AutoReserve	English	9	¥11,500 · Hibanaya Fugu Ryori Ten	middle
Tableall	English	4	¥36,000 · Gion Matayoshi	Niku no Takumi Miyoshi
Ikyu Restaurant	Japanese only	369	¥7,500 · Kyoto Senryo	Ninshu Rou
the restaurant's booking form	Japanese only	5	¥14,520 · IL GHIOTTONE Kyoto Honten	Muromachi Wakuden
Hitosara	Japanese only	3	¥19,800 · Dodici	Higashiyama Yoshihisa
Hot Pepper Gourmet	Japanese only	3	¥13,000 · Kyoryori Ueno	Ristorante dei CACCIATORI
Gurunavi	Japanese only	2	¥17,000 · Kappou Yoshizen	SEN
By phone only	—	126	—	—
No phone or online booking published	—	19	—	—

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 restaurants in Kyoto

Across all 554 restaurants in Kyoto, by dinner price, 252 at ¥15,000–19,999, 204 at ¥20,000–29,999, 64 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 34 at ¥40,000 or more.

211 of the 554 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 509 accept credit cards. 75 do not admit young children, while 178 say children are welcome. 341 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end fine dining cost in Kyoto?

Dinner at the 554 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥10,000 to ¥99,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥25,000: 252 at ¥15,000–19,999, 204 at ¥20,000–29,999, 64 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 34 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 296 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥18,000.

Which restaurants in Kyoto have won awards?

Ninshu Rou, Dojin, Sottaku Tsukamoto, Iida, Niku no Takumi Miyoshi, and Tominokoji Yamagishi, among 139 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Can I book fine dining in Kyoto online?

Yes for 211 of the 554: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (129), OMAKASE (67), and Pocket Concierge (57). 197 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 126 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.

Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Kyoto?

It depends on the restaurant: 178 say children are welcome and 75 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.

At a glance

Restaurants: 554 with dinner from ¥15,000
Typical dinner: about ¥25,000 per person (Kyoto overall: about ¥25,000)
Dinner ¥30,000+: 98 (18%)
Most common: Kaiseki (332), Wagyu (67), Sushi (64)
Book online in English: 211 (38%)
Counter seating: 67%
Open on Sundays: 68%
Open after 11pm: 14%
Serve lunch: 62%

How we count

The most expensive restaurants in Kyoto

Our analysis of these 554

Ranked list

Tominokoji Yamagishi富小路 やま岸

Shunseki Suzue旬席 鈴江

Kasaiかさい

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

Cainoya

Dojin道人

Iida飯田

Yamaguchiやまぐち

Kiuきう

Kodaiji Wakuden高台寺 和久傳

Ninshu Rou仁修樓

Gion Sasaki祇園 さゝ木

Saika齋華

Gion Owatari祇園 大渡

Ankyu安久

Maeda前田

Kyo Kaiseki Kichisen京懐石 吉泉

Sushi Kondo鮨 こんどう

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

Sushi Ooga Higashiyama鮨おおが東山

Sushi Ginza Onodera, Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto鮨 銀座おのでら フォーシーズンズホテル京都店

Sushi Gion Matsudaya寿し 祇園 松田屋

Restaurant MUNI

Tomikyu富久

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

Hirosawa廣澤

Nishibuchi Hantenにしぶち飯店

Numbers 41 to 460 in this list of 554

How to book these 554, and what they charge

About the most expensive restaurants in Kyoto

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end fine dining cost in Kyoto?

Which restaurants in Kyoto have won awards?

Can I book fine dining in Kyoto online?

Are children allowed at high-end fine dining 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

Sushi Kondo鮨こんどう

Hamasaku Shin Honten浜作新本店

Sushi Ginza Onodera, Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto鮨銀座おのでらフォーシーズンズホテル京都店

Sushi Gion Matsudaya寿し祇園松田屋

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