Where to eat, district by district
Each neighbourhood page lists every restaurant, bar, market and bakery we cover there.
- Karasuma and Kawaramachi 78 places Downtown Kyoto, the modern shopping spine.
- Kyoto Station Area 23 places
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Gion
17 places
The geisha district east of the Kamogawa, where Hanamikoji's wooden ochaya hide kaiseki rooms and the postcard alleys cluster around Yasaka Shrine.
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Pontocho
12 places
- Demachiyanagi and Shimogamo 11 places Where the Kamo and Takano rivers meet, anchored by Shimogamo Shrine.
- Northern Higashiyama 11 places The Philosopher's Path stretch from Ginkaku-ji down to Eikando, threaded by Lake Biwa Canal.
Book food experiences in Kyoto
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Higashiyama
9 places
The temple-and-pottery quarter rising toward Kiyomizu-dera.
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Fushimi
8 places
Sake country, 20 minutes south of the centre by Keihan train.
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Arashiyama
5 places
Bamboo grove and the Hozugawa river bend on Kyoto's western edge.
- Daitokuji and Kita 5 places A walled Zen temple complex with 22 sub-temples north of the centre, two of which open gates for shojin-ryori lunches.
- Kamigyo and Nishijin 5 places The old textile quarter north of the Imperial Palace.
- Kiyamachi 5 places
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Nishiki Market
5 places
The four-block covered arcade on Nishikikoji-dori between Teramachi and Takakura, known as the kitchen of Kyoto.
- Kiyamachi Sanjo 1 place
- Kiyomizu 1 place
- Okazaki 1 place