Gion Sasaki 3 ★ ★ 4.8
Hiroshi Sasaki runs a teacher-and-apprentice kitchen on Komatsu-cho. Counter seats deliver a 12-course kaiseki with a freer hand than the old ryotei.
Signature: Kaiseki, Crab, Charcoal-grilled wagyu
What to order at Kichisen
- Signature dishes
- Kaiseki, Sesame tofu, Hassun
CuisineKaiseki
Price¥¥¥¥
Tasting menuLunch from ¥18,000; dinner from ¥38,500
Neighborhooddemachiyanagi
HoursLunch 12:00-14:30 last seating 12:30; dinner 18:00-22:00 last seating 19:30
ChefYoshimi Tanigawa
Book ahead1 to 2 months
Signature dishes: Kaiseki, Sesame tofu, Hassun
Location
Address: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0805, Japan
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