Ranking
An editorial ranking: grades from A+ to F, price range, and the Tabelog score where one exists.
Places ranked: 320
Kyoto · Café
A cozy European-style café in Kyoto serving expertly crafted buckwheat galettes and sweet crêpes. Known for its perfect textures and quality ingredients, it's a popular spot for a high-quality casual lunch or dessert.
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Kyoto · Wine Bar
A sophisticated wine bar in Kyoto's Kiyacho district, known for pouring rare champagnes like Krug by the glass. Visitors come for its expert pairings, extensive cheese selection, and signature custard-filled hot-cake.
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Kyoto · Casual Dining
A popular yoshoku restaurant in central Kyoto, famous for its signature hamburg steak served sizzling on an iron plate, topped with slow-cooked beef tongue stew and a rich demiglace sauce. Expect queues for its excellent value and hearty portions.
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Kyoto · Food Stall / Food Stand
A popular takeaway stand in Arashiyama, Kyoto, known for its unique round taiyaki. The signature is the 'an-butter' version, served fresh with a slab of cold butter that melts into the hot red bean filling as you hold it.
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Kyoto · Ice Cream Parlor
At a roadside station in the village of Minamiyamashiro, Kyoto, Mura Chaya is a popular stand serving what many reviewers call the area's most intensely flavoured matcha soft-serve, made from local spring-picked tea.
Kyoto · Casual Dining
In Kyoto's Fushimi ward, this celebrated shop serves handmade udon known for its soft, springy texture. It's a top choice for udon lovers seeking high-quality noodles and an impressive seasonal tempura selection, but be prepared for long queues.
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Kyoto · Fine Dining
A renowned unagi specialist in Kyoto's Arashiyama district, serving Kanto-style steamed-and-grilled eel. Known for its exceptionally fluffy texture, it's a popular splurge for a classic unagi meal, but reservations are essential.
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Kyoto · Izakaya
A long-running izakaya in Kyoto's Sakyo ward, loved by locals for its vintage Showa-era atmosphere. Visitors come for the counter theatre around a large oden pot and signature dishes like tender duck roast and marinated mackerel.
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Kyoto · Izakaya
In Kyoto's Shimogyo ward, Sake Dokoro Terayama is an izakaya that elevates pub fare to near-kappo levels of precision. It's sought out for its charcoal-grilled wagyu sandwich and creative dishes at a fair price.
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Kyoto · Casual Dining
A lively, local-favourite yakiniku spot in Kyoto's Shimogyo ward, famous for its exceptionally fresh offal and signature grilled intestine with a dashi dip. It's a top choice for adventurous eaters seeking great value.
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Kyoto · Dessert Shop
A tea-first shop in Kyoto's Higashiyama district, near Kiyomizu Temple. It's known for intensely pure Uji matcha desserts like kakigori shaved ice and soft-serve, served alongside a simple menu of handmade udon.
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Kyoto · Dessert Shop
A dessert specialist in Kyoto's Shimogyo ward, set in a renovated townhouse overlooking the Kamo River. Visitors come for the theatrical experience of seeing ultra-fine chestnut Mont-Blanc piped to order.
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