Kyoto Gion Cultural Walk & Geisha Show with Dining Options
Discover the culture and life of being a geisha hidden behind the sliding doors of Gion on a walking tour. Watch a live geisha show and enjoy dinner, lunch or tea with...
Gono Go Kawaramachi Sanjo is a japanese izakaya restaurant in Karasuma Kawaramachi, Kyoto.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Toroton slow-cooked trotters, Late-night oden
Must order: Toroton pork trotter with house oden
Tip: Cash and card accepted. Walk-in seats easiest 03:00-05:00; closed lunch.
Discover the culture and life of being a geisha hidden behind the sliding doors of Gion on a walking tour. Watch a live geisha show and enjoy dinner, lunch or tea with...
Immerse yourself in Kyoto’s vibrant geisha culture with a captivating tour featuring dinner and fascinating history.
Discover how to make homemade rich and flavorful soy sauce and miso ramen, acquire the perfect gyoza filling, and master the technique of wrapping gyoza for the ideal ...
Address: Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8004, Japan
A vegetable-focused kappo counter on a Kawaramachi second floor in Kyoto. Daily-changing simmered Kyo-yasai across a 10-dish course with drink pairings.
Signature: Simmered vegetable course, 10-dish vegetable plate
Order: 10-dish simmered vegetable course with sake flight
Tip: Course-only after 19:00. Lighter set-menu lunches under 1,500 yen.
The walk-in counter of the Yoshikawa tempura ryokan in Kyoto, an alternative to the full kaiseki room. Eight seats, garden window, lighter price tag.
Signature: Tempura counter lunch, Sea bream tempura
Order: Lunch tempura course with sea bream and prawn
Tip: Lunch counter under 7,000 yen, dinner course 14,000-22,000. Counter seats eight.
A vegetable-focused kappo counter on a Kawaramachi second floor in Kyoto. Daily-changing simmered Kyo-yasai across a 10-dish course with drink pairings.
Signature: Simmered vegetable course, 10-dish vegetable plate
Order: 10-dish simmered vegetable course with sake flight
Tip: Course-only after 19:00. Lighter set-menu lunches under 1,500 yen.
The walk-in counter of the Yoshikawa tempura ryokan in Kyoto, an alternative to the full kaiseki room. Eight seats, garden window, lighter price tag.
Signature: Tempura counter lunch, Sea bream tempura
Order: Lunch tempura course with sea bream and prawn
Tip: Lunch counter under 7,000 yen, dinner course 14,000-22,000. Counter seats eight.
A mid-range Edomae sushi counter in Higashiyama, Kyoto. The chef trained in Tsukiji; lunch sets sit around 3,500 yen, and the saba-zushi is exemplary.
Signature: Edomae sushi set, Saba-zushi
Order: Tokujo nigiri lunch with side of saba bo-zushi
Tip: Lunch is best value; book a counter seat to watch the rice-vinegar pressing.
Tokyo's Mensho with a Kyoto Ramen Koji counter on the station building's 10th floor. Chicken-seafood tsukemen and a daily-rotating Japanese ramen tour.
Signature: Chicken-seafood tsukemen
Order: Chicken-and-seafood tsukemen with thick dipping noodles
Tip: Located on the station building's 10th-floor ramen alley. Lines move quickly.
A shellfish-broth ramen counter near Kyoto Station, founded 2020. Rich uni-and-bivalve umami broth, a precise eight-seat counter and a slow-pour service.
Signature: Shellfish ramen, Kaidashimen
Order: Kaidashimen shellfish ramen with extra noodles
Tip: Open 07:00-22:00 with a lunch break. Cash counter, walk-in only.
A single-bowl ramen counter five minutes from Kyoto Station's Hachijo exit. One menu item, dense pork-bone shoyu ramen, eight-seat counter eaten in silence.
Signature: Tonkotsu shoyu ramen
Order: House ramen with extra char siu and ajitama
Tip: Sundays lunch-only. Cash counter, no reservations and no laptops.