Kyoto: Wagyu Kaiseki Dinner in a Historic Villa Reservation
Welcome to Kyoyakiniku Hiro Yasaka-tei!! Enjoy a blissful moment in a traditional historic building in Kyoto’s Yasaka area
What to order at Nanzenji Junsei
CuisineJapanese Tofu
Price¥¥¥
Neighborhoodnorthern-higashiyama
HoursDaily 11:00-15:30 17:00-21:30
Phone+81 75-761-2311
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Signature dishes: Yudofu, Yuba, Tofu kaiseki
Must order: Yudofu Gozen course with simmered Kyoto vegetables and tempura
Tip: Book the garden-side tatami pavilion; walk-ins are turned away in foliage season.
Taste Yudofu with a local in Kyoto
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...
Kyoto: Geisha Dinner & Gion Cultural Walk
Immerse yourself in Kyoto’s vibrant geisha culture with a captivating tour featuring dinner and fascinating history.
Location
Address: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8437, Japan
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Omen Ginkakuji ★ 4.3
A hand-cut udon counter beside Ginkaku-ji, opened in Kyoto in 1967. The Omen bowl pairs wheat noodles with sesame, vegetables and a dipping dashi.
Signature: Omen udon, Sesame udon
Order: Cold sesame Omen with seasonal vegetable plate
Tip: Cash and card both accepted. Closes 21:00; arrive before the 19:00 dinner rush.
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Nanzenji Sando Kikusui ★ 4.4
Nanzenji Sando Kikusui in Sakyo in Kyoto is a sukiya inn near Nanzenji with a Jihei Ogawa garden, yudofu kaiseki featuring Hattori tofu, seasonal courses.
Signature: Yudofu, Dengaku
Order: Yudofu set with dengaku miso-glazed tofu skewers
Tip: Closes Thursdays. Aim for the 12:30 sitting before the temple-touring crowd lands.
Toseian ★ 4.2
A Nishijin yudofu room set in a former silk-warehouse machiya, opened in the 1970s. Quiet, courtyard-view tatami; locals know the Matsu Gozen set.
Signature: Yudofu, Yuba, Matsu Gozen set
Order: Matsu Gozen set: yudofu, yuba-sashimi and seasonal Kyo-yasai
Tip: Closed Mondays and Thursdays. Two-minute walk from the Omiya Nakauri bus stop.
Omen Ginkakuji ★ 4.3
A hand-cut udon counter beside Ginkaku-ji, opened in Kyoto in 1967. The Omen bowl pairs wheat noodles with sesame, vegetables and a dipping dashi.
Signature: Omen udon, Sesame udon
Order: Cold sesame Omen with seasonal vegetable plate
Tip: Cash and card both accepted. Closes 21:00; arrive before the 19:00 dinner rush.
Kane-yo ★ 4.3
Charcoal-grilled freshwater eel on Kyogoku Shotengai since the Taisho era. Lacquered chests, tatami rooms upstairs, the smoke spilling onto Sanjo.
Signature: Unaju, Kabayaki, Hitsumabushi
Order: Unaju lacquer-box rice and grilled eel with sansho
Tip: Hour-long queues at peak. Walk in 30 minutes before doors open to land a counter seat.
Unagi Hirokawa ★ 4.4
A Michelin-listed unagi specialist on the main Arashiyama lane since 1967, rebuilt 2009. Steamed-then-grilled Kanto-style, with a generations-deep tare.
Signature: Unaju, Shirayaki, Hitsumabushi
Order: Hitsumabushi served three ways with dashi tea-pour finish
Tip: Lunch goes by ticket from 11:00; arrive by 10:45 in foliage season.
Pontocho Izumoya ★ 4.3
A Pontocho unagi room above the Kamogawa in Kyoto, founded 1916. Edomae-style grill-then-steam, with a kawayuka deck May to September. Priced at ¥¥¥.
Signature: Unaju, Shirayaki, Hamo in season
Order: Unaju with white-grilled shirayaki appetiser
Tip: Riverside deck seats need booking; mid-week 17:30 is the easiest landing slot.