Kyoto Fine Dining · 1-Star Index

73 Michelin-recognized restaurants — independent ratings, booking links, and decision signals in one place.

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Kiyama

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki of water and dashi
80
Score

cenci

Sakyo-ku·Italian★
Kyoto Italian with depth
75
Score

Muromachi Wakuden

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Rustic yet refined kaiseki
74
Score

shiro

Nakagyo-ku·Innovative★
Shimane in pure white
74
Score

Gokomachi Tagawa

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki by charcoal
74
Score

MASHIRO

Nakagyo-ku·Innovative★
A theatrical Kyoto tasting
73
Score

SEN

Shimogyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Seasonal Kyoto kaiseki
72
Score

VELROSIER

Shimogyo-ku·Chinese★
Inventive modern Chinese
72
Score

TAKAYAMA

Shimogyo-ku·Italian★
Playful modern Italian
71
Score

Wagokoro Izumi

Shimogyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki, quietly refined
71
Score

Shimmonzen Yonemura

Higashiyama·Innovative★
Kyoto's playful innovation
71
Score

Gion Owatari

Gion·Kaiseki★
Gion kaiseki with flair
71
Score

Torisaki

Nakagyo-ku·Yakitori★
Kyoto yakitori over fierce fire
71
Score

Kyo Seika

Okazaki·Chinese★
Kyoto’s refined Chinese gem
71
Score

Ayanokoji Karatsu

Shimogyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Seasonal Kyoto kaiseki
70
Score

KOKE

Nakagyo-ku·Innovative★
Kyoto's Okinawan star
69
Score

DODICI

Nakagyo-ku·Italian★
Kyoto-inflected Italian
69
Score

Higashiyama Tsukasa

Higashiyama·Kaiseki★
Playful Kyoto kaiseki
69
Score

Gion Kida

Gion·Kaiseki★
Gion kaiseki at peak season
68
Score

Vena

Nakagyo-ku·Italian★
Seasonal Italian in Kyoto
68
Score

Godan Miyazawa

Shimogyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Kyoto calm in kaiseki
68
Score

Kokyu

Kamigyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Seasonal Kyoto kaiseki
68
Score

Higashiyama Ogata

Okazaki·Kaiseki★
Refined kaiseki by a lit garden
67
Score

YOKOI

Shimogyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Tea-scented machiya kaiseki
67
Score

Mirei

Muromachi·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki, your way
67
Score

Kyoboshi

Gion·Tempura★
Kyoto tempura, feather-light
67
Score

Kako Okamoto

Higashiyama·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki for sake lovers
67
Score

Restaurant Hiramatsu Kodaiji

Higashiyama·French★
Elegant French with tower views
66
Score

Ogawa

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Memorable Kyoto kaiseki
66
Score

Gion Fukushi

Gion·Kaiseki★
Refined kaiseki in hidden Gion
66
Score

Ryoriya Maekawa

Shimogyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki with flair
66
Score

Uozuya

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Master of hanasansho hotpot
65
Score

Germoglio

Shimogyo-ku·Italian★
Kyoto-touched Northern Italian
64
Score

La Biographie···

Kamigyo-ku·French★
Kyoto French for the senses
64
Score

la bûche

Sakyo-ku·French★
Ohara terroir by fire
64
Score

MOKO

Nakagyo-ku·French★
Starred French in a Kyoto machiya
63
Score

Miyagawacho Hotta

Higashiyama·Kaiseki★
Creative kaiseki in Miyagawa
63
Score

Nijojo Furuta

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Generous Kyoto kaiseki
63
Score

Bini

Nakagyo-ku·Italian★
Kyoto's hidden star Italian
63
Score

Kentan Horibe

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki by lacquer glow
62
Score

Kinobu

Shimogyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki with flair
62
Score

Sushi Matsumoto

Gion·Sushi★
Authentic Edomae in Gion
62
Score

KOGA

Kamigyo-ku·French★
Aromatic French in Kyoto
62
Score

Jean-Georges at The Shinmonzen

Higashiyama·French★
Riverside French with a star
61
Score

Mizuno

Higashiyama·Kaiseki★
Seasonal Kyoto clarity
61
Score

Tenjaku

Kamigyo-ku·Tempura★
Kyoto tempura kaiseki
61
Score

Gosho Iwasaki

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Refined Kyoto kaiseki
61
Score

Okina

Ukyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Warm kappo in Saga
60
Score

anpeiji

Fushimi·French★
Light, elegant star French
60
Score

Sushi Kappo Nakaichi

Gion·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki meets sushi
60
Score

Gion Okada

Gion·Kaiseki★
Gion kaiseki, your way
60
Score

Kyoryori Fujimoto

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Refined Kyoto cuisine
60
Score

Oryori Mashita

Gion·Kaiseki★
Refined Gion kaiseki
59
Score

Noguchi Tsunagu

Higashiyama·Kaiseki★
Flexible Gion kaiseki
59
Score

Kappo Hassun

Higashiyama·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kappo with heritage
59
Score

MUBE

Kita-ku·Kaiseki★
Fermentation-led Kyoto kaiseki
58
Score

Tsujifusa

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki with pure dashi
58
Score

Sushi Rakumi

Higashiyama·Sushi★
Refined sushi in Gion
57
Score

HANA-Kitcho

Higashiyama·Kaiseki★
Refined kaiseki in Gion
57
Score

Nakamitsu

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Classic kaiseki, quietly refined
56
Score

Kanamean Nishitomiya

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Starred Kyoto ryokan kaiseki
54
Score

ima

Nakagyo-ku·French★
Wood-Fired French in a Machiya
51
Score

Manjuji Hakuran

Shimogyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki with Goto soul
49
Score

Tozentei

Kita-ku·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki with sake charm
49
Score

Kenya

Sakyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki with a soundtrack
49
Score

Kikunoi Sushi Ao

Kawaramachi·Sushi★
Kyoto kaiseki meets sushi
48
Score

Miyawaki

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki for all senses
48
Score

Sokkon Fujimoto

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki with quiet rigor
48
Score

Nijo Minami

Nakagyo-ku·Kaiseki★
Kyoto kaiseki at a lacquer counter
48
Score

Enyuan Kobayashi

Higashiyama·Tempura★
Kyoto tempura with grace
47
Score

Korean Restaurant Byeoleeya

Nakagyo-ku·Other★
A new frontier of royal Korean
45
Score

Droit

Sakyo-ku·French★
Kyoto French, classically refined
44
Score

LURRA˚

Higashiyama·Innovative★
Kyoto's fire-led innovation
41
Score

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Reference

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