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Best innovative fine dining in Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji

3 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

The highest-rated innovative fine dining in Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji on Tabelog are cenci, Reine des prés, and Grill Kinsei.

Ranked list

In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 2 of these 3 take bookings online.

  1. 1

    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.

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 4.11

  2. 2

    Reine des présレーヌ デ プレ

    French, Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji, 4 min walk from Jingū-Marutamachi Station

    Michelin Guide2026百名店2025
    • UnionPay
    • English menu
    • Online booking
    • No children
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Wednesdays

    Easy to book from abroad

    • ¥24,200 Omakase Dinner Course
    • ¥12,100 Lunch Omakase Course
    • ¥24,200 Lunch Omakase Course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.71

  3. 3

    Grill Kinseiぐりる 金星

    Innovative, Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji, 8 min walk from Higashiyama Station

    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Vegetarian options
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Wednesdays
    • ¥15,300 Recommended for Dining: Omaka…
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥6,000–7,999

    Tabelog 3.06

About innovative fine dining in Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji

There are 3 innovative restaurants in Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 1 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 2 at ¥20,000–29,999. 2 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list.

2 of the 3 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. 2 do not admit young children, while 1 say children are welcome. 3 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end innovative fine dining cost in Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji?

Dinner at the 3 innovative restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person: 1 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 2 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets.

Which innovative restaurants in Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji have won awards?

cenci and Reine des prés have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Are children allowed at high-end innovative fine dining restaurants in Shimogamo, Kita-Shirakawa & Ginkaku-ji?

It depends on the restaurant: 1 say children are welcome and 2 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.