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High-end restaurants near Nanzen-ji Temple

23 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

23 restaurants with dinner from ¥15,000 are within 1,500 m of Nanzen-ji Temple, about a 24-minute walk. The closest are YUGYOAN Kyoto Ten (420 m), Dominique Bouchet Kyoto 「Le Teppanyaki」 (630 m), and Hyotei (680 m).

Ranked list

Closest first. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 13 of these 23 take bookings online.

  1. 1

    YUGYOAN Kyoto Ten京料理 熊魚菴 京都店

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 11 min walk from Keage Station

    420 m, about 7 min walk

    • English menu
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Mondays
    • ¥3,500 Kid's Meal Bento
    • ¥12,000 Limited Quantity Afternoon Te…
    • ¥12,000 Kyoto Gourmet Tour 2026 Summe…
    • +7 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.16

  2. 2

    Dominique Bouchet Kyoto 「Le Teppanyaki」ドミニク・ブシェ・キョート・ル・テッパンヤキ

    Teppanyaki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 4 min walk from Keage Station

    630 m, about 10 min walk

    百名店2025
    • UnionPay
    • English-speaking staff
    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Wednesdays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥20,000 Dinner Bruine
    • ¥25,000 Dinner Crépuscue
    • ¥30,000 Dinner Éclat
    • +3 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥8,000–9,999

    Tabelog 3.65

  3. 3

    Hyotei瓢亭 本店

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 8 min walk from Keage Station

    680 m, about 11 min walk

    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

  4. 4

    Dominique Bouchet Kyoto Le RESTAURANTドミニク・ブシェ・キョート・ル・レストラン

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

    680 m, about 11 min walk

    • UnionPay
    • English-speaking staff
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Ages 6+
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Wednesdays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥20,000 Dinner Generations
    • ¥25,000 Harmonie Dinner
    • ¥30,000 Heritage Dinner
    • +3 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.52

  5. 5

    estilo h

    Spanish, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 12 min walk from Higashiyama Station

    820 m, about 13 min walk

    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms
    • Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Tabelog 3.73

  6. 6

    comme ci comme caコムシコムサ

    French, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 12 min walk from Higashiyama Station

    830 m, about 13 min walk

    • Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
    • ¥15,500 Course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 3.60

  7. 7

    Minokichi Honten Takeshigerou美濃吉本店 竹茂楼

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 8 min walk from Higashiyama Station

    830 m, about 13 min walk

    • UnionPay
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • ¥22,000 Evening Kaiseki: Ran, Septemb…
    • ¥27,500 Evening Kaiseki: Akane, Septe…
    • ¥33,000 Evening Kaiseki: Kiri, Septem…
    • +3 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.63

  8. 8

    Muta Chimera

    Italian, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 8 min walk from Higashiyama Station

    840 m, about 14 min walk

    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Mondays
    • ¥14,520 Lunch Course ◆ 4 Appetizers,…
    • ¥24,200 Special Course ◆ A luxurious…
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 3.06

  9. 9

    Nouvelle Époque, Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Betteiヌーヴェル・エポック ホテルオークラ京都岡崎別邸

    French, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 17 min walk from Keage Station

    850 m, about 14 min walk

    • UnionPay
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Wednesdays
    • ¥17,000 Dinner Menu Dîner C
    • ¥19,000 Dinner Menu Dîner AKI
    • ¥24,000 Dinner Menu Dîner B
    • +6 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥8,000–9,999

    Tabelog 3.41

  10. 10

    Higashiyama Ogata東山 緒方

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 8 min walk from Higashiyama Station

    860 m, about 14 min walk

    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

  11. 11

    Jingu Michi Jin神宮道 じん

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

    1.1 km, about 17 min walk

    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Closed Wednesdays
    • ¥15,000 Omakase Course
    • ¥20,000 Omakase Course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Tabelog 3.59

  12. 12

    ristorante DONO

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

    1.1 km, about 17 min walk

    Michelin Guide2026
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Vegetarian options
    • Closed Mondays and Sundays
    • ¥12,000 Hakuro (Bassa)
    • ¥14,500 Shiratsuyu (ALTA)
    • ¥25,000 Hakuro Autumn Beginning Cool…
    • +2 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥8,000–9,999

    Tabelog 3.57

  13. 13

    Shunseki Suzue旬席 鈴江

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

    1.1 km, about 18 min walk

    2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats

    ¥80,000–99,999

    dinner per person, about $530–670

    Tabelog 4.37

  14. 14

    Shorenin Monzeki Mae Tsukioka青蓮院門跡前 月おか

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

    1.1 km, about 18 min walk

    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.

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 4.20

  15. 15

    Higashiyama Tsukasaひがしやま 司

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 3 min walk from Higashiyama Station

    1.1 km, about 18 min walk

    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.

    Lunch ¥30,000–39,999

    Tabelog 4.23

  16. 16

    Kobe Gyu Shabu Kyoto Hanare神戸牛しゃぶ 京都はなれ

    Sukiyaki & shabu-shabu, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 2 min walk from Higashiyama Station

    1.2 km, about 20 min walk

    • English menu
    • Private rooms
    • Closed Mondays and Thursdays
    • ¥22,000 Course
    • ¥22,000 Course
    • ¥33,000 Course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥15,000–19,999

    Tabelog 3.04

  17. 17

    Kyo Seika京 静華

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

    1.2 km, about 20 min walk

    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

  18. 18

    Lurra°

    Innovative, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 2 min walk from Higashiyama Station

    1.2 km, about 20 min walk

    MichelinMichelin Guide 2026: one star2025Bronze百名店2025
    • English-speaking staff
    • Online booking
    • Counter seats
    • Ages 13+
    • Vegetarian options
    • Closed Mondays and Sundays

    Easy to book from abroad

    ¥30,000–39,999

    dinner per person, about $200–270

    Tabelog 3.90

  19. 19

    Saami左阿彌

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 11 min walk from Higashiyama Station

    1.3 km, about 21 min walk

    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • Wheelchair access
    • ¥13,915 Course
    • ¥9,487 Lunch course
    • ¥11,385 Lunch course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.27

  20. 20

    monk

    Italian, Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji, near Keage Station

    1.3 km, about 22 min walk

    百名店2025
    • Counter seats
    • Closed Mondays and Sundays

    ¥15,000–19,999

    dinner per person, about $100–130

    Tabelog 3.57

  21. 21

    Kyoto Tempura Endo Okazaki tei京都 天ぷら圓堂 岡ざき邸

    Tempura, Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji, 12 min walk from Higashiyama Station

    1.4 km, about 22 min walk

    • UnionPay
    • Online booking
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Vegetarian options
    • ¥6,600 Limited Lunch Service Course…
    • ¥8,800 Tempura Feast "Katsuragawa
    • ¥9,900 Limited Lunch Service Course…
    • +3 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥6,000–7,999

    Tabelog 3.40

  22. 22

    Mizai未在

    Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 12 min walk from Higashiyama Station

    1.4 km, about 22 min walk

    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.

    Tabelog 4.27

  23. 23

    cenci

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

    1.4 km, about 23 min walk

    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.

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 4.11

About high-end restaurants near Nanzen-ji Temple

The highest rated on Tabelog within that distance are Shunseki Suzue, Mizai, and Higashiyama Tsukasa. By dinner price, 7 at ¥15,000–19,999, 8 at ¥20,000–29,999, 6 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 2 at ¥40,000 or more.

13 of the 23 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. All of them accept credit cards. 4 do not admit young children, while 9 say children are welcome. 16 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end fine dining cost in Nanzen-ji Temple?

Dinner at the 23 restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥99,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥30,000: 7 at ¥15,000–19,999, 8 at ¥20,000–29,999, 6 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 2 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 13 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥20,000.

Which restaurants in Nanzen-ji Temple have won awards?

Shunseki Suzue, Mizai, Higashiyama Tsukasa, Shorenin Monzeki Mae Tsukioka, Higashiyama Ogata, and Kyo Seika, among 11 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Can I book fine dining in Nanzen-ji Temple online?

Yes for 13 of the 23: they can be booked online in English, most through OMAKASE (6), TableCheck (6), and Pocket Concierge (5). 7 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 3 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.

Are children allowed at high-end fine dining restaurants in Nanzen-ji Temple?

It depends on the restaurant: 9 say children are welcome and 4 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.