Best Japanese Restaurants in Kyoto and Osaka Area

Dinner: 11,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,500 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm / Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm [Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Irregular. Closed from December 29th to January 4th.

English menu available.

A one minute walk from Nishi Umeda Station Exit 9.

10,000 JPY

[Weekdays] 11:30 am - 9:00 pm (Last entry 7:00 pm, L.O. 8:00 pm) [Weekend, National Holidays] 11:00 am - 9:00 pm (Last entry 7:00 pm, L.O. 8:00 pm)

Every 4th Tuesday of the month, and in some months the 2nd Tuesday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

428 meters from Matsusaka Station of JR Kisei Main Line and Meisho Line, and Kintetsu Yamada Line.

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,500 JPY

Lunch 11:30 AM-2:30 PM (last order 2 PM)/Dinner 5:30 PM-10:30 PM (last order 10:30 PM)

Mondays

Unknown.

Disembark at JR Sannomiya Station. Go north on Flower Road. Go past the intersection at Kano-cho, then head west on the first street after that.

5,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday] Normal hours 17:00 - 03:00 [National holidays] Normal hours 17:00 - 23:00

Thursdays

Unknown.

Five minute walk from exit #5 of Shinsaibashi Station on the Subway Midosuji Line. Head straight east, turn right at the corner of Minami Elementary School, located just beyond.

Dinner: 3,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,500 JPY

Lunch 11:30 - 15:00 / Dinner 15:00 -22:00 (last order 21:00)

None

Unknown.

Turn west at the Tsuzuyama south intersection on highway 170, and travel 100m.

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

[Weekdays/Saturdays/Day Before Holidays/Holidays] Lunch 11:30 AM-2 PM (last order 1:50 PM) *Warning* [Lunch is not available for reservations]/Dinner 5 PM-11 PM (last order 10 PM)

Thursdays

Unknown.

A five minute walk from Yodoyabashi Station's Midousuji Line. A ten minute walk from Osaka Station. A ten minute walk from Umeda Station. A three minute walk from Kitashinchi Station.

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

[Monday-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm / Dinner: 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Thursday, Irregular on Wednesday

Unknown.

From Keihan Gojo station head north on Miyakawasuji. Located on the left hand side just before Matsubaradori.

Dinner: 2,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

11:00 - (last order 19:15)

Irregular

Unknown.

700 meters north of Shima-Isobe Station of the Kintetsu Shima Line (take the East Exit).

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 8,000 JPY

Lunch 11:30 P.M.-2:00 P.M. Dinner 5:00 P.M.-9:30 P.M. (Tuesday-Sunday, holidays, the days before holidays)

Mondays

English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from Namba Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line

Dinner: 2,500 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

[Weekends, National Holidays] 10:30 - (last order 19:00) [Monday, Wednesday - Friday] Lunch 11:00 - (last order 15:00) / Dinner 16:30 - (last order 19:00)

Tuesday

English menu available.

8 minutes on foot from Toba Station of Kintetsu Toba and Shima lines and JR Sangu Line.

18,000 JPY

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm) Generally must book by 3 days in advance / Closed during summer as Fugu is not available

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

7 minutes by bus from Kitaoji Station on Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line / Get off the bus at Senbonkitaoji Bus Stop

15,000 JPY

[Weekday/Saturday] Dinner from 18:00-00:00 (last order at 22:00) [Sunday/national holiday] Dinner from 18:00-22:00 (last order at 20:30) [Sunday] Lunch from 12:00-14:00 (last order at 13:30)

Mondays

English-speaking staff available.

From the station, walk up Shijou-dori towards Yasaka shrine (Gion), turn right on Hanami-koujidori towards Kenniji temple, turn right at the first corner, then make the first left.

Dinner: 19,000 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, Holidays, Days before holidays] Lunch 11:30-13:00 Customers can enter until 13:00/Dinner 17:00-20:00 To enter after 20:00, please call beforehand.

Sundays, Last Monday of every month

English menu available.

Keihan Main Line, 5 minutes walk from Gion-Shijo Station.

Dinner: 13,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,400 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday, Holidays, Days before holidays] Lunch 11:30-14:30 Customers can enter until 13:00/Open until 14:30/Dinner 17:30-21:00 Customers can enter until 19:30/Open until 21:00

Wednesdays

Unknown.

5 minutes walk from Karasuma Station.

Dinner: 20,000 JPY / Lunch: 9,000 JPY

Lunch (Monday, Thursday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays) 12:00 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)

None

Unknown.

5 minutes walk from Gionshijo Station on Keihan Main Line

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 800 JPY

[Monday-Saturday] 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Sunday, National Holidays

Unknown.

5-minute walk from Exit #1 of Nakatsu Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway - Midosuji Line

15,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)

Sunday

Unknown.

384 meters from Gionshijo Station

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 15,000 JPY

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Irregular

Unknown.

Keihan Main Line, 10 minutes from Gion-Shijo Station (if you're coming by car, it's very close to the Higashiyama-Yasui traffic light)

23,000 JPY

Asagayu (July 1 - August 31) 8:00 am - 10:00 am / Uzuragayu (quail rice gruel) (December 1 - March 15) 11:00 am - 2:00 pm / 11:00 am - (L.O. 7:30 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

516 meters from Keage Station / Immediately after passing through the main gate of Nanzenji Temple

Dinner: 33,000 JPY / Lunch: 12,650 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Lunch: 12:00 - 15:00 *Please come at 12:00 / Dinner: 18:00 - 20:00 (Last order: 20:00) *Food served at customers' pace.

Irregular

Unknown.

A seven minute walk from Kyoto City Bus Higashiyama-Yasui bus stop/ From Higashioji-dori, take Kodaiji-minamimon-dori, turn left on Shimogawara-dori and keep going for 50 meters. It is located on a back alley.