4 japanese spots in Arashiyama, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Arashiyama's food · All japanese in Kyoto.
Kitcho Arashiyama Honten ★ 4.9
Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8385, Japan
Three-Michelin-star kaiseki on the Hozugawa river bend in Arashiyama, Kyoto, run by chef Kunio Tokuoka in a sukiya-style garden tatami room.
Shigetsu ★ 4.5
Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8385, Japan
Bib Gourmand-listed shojin-ryori inside Tenryu-ji's precinct in Arashiyama. Three-course set lunches eaten facing the temple's Sogen garden.
Tip: Reservation required for parties of two or more, at least three days ahead. The ¥500 garden entry is separate.
Inoue Arashiyama ★ 4.5
Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8384, Japan
A small obanzai room near the Arashiyama tram in Kyoto, dinner-only and locals-favoured. Yuba simmer, Kyo-yasai plates, the chef-owner runs the room solo.
Tip: Reservation strongly recommended; doors open 17:00 and the counter eats six.
Unagi Hirokawa ★ 4.4
Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8385, Japan
A Michelin-listed unagi specialist on the main Arashiyama lane since 1967, rebuilt 2009. Steamed-then-grilled Kanto-style, with a generations-deep tare.
Tip: Lunch goes by ticket from 11:00; arrive by 10:45 in foliage season.