Where to eat in Kyoto: Recommended restaurants

Although we know that making a list of recommended restaurants where to eat in Kyoto and surroundings would be more than impossible and really unfeasible, after our first trip to Japan on our own in 18 days, in which we visited some of the most touristic places in the country and our second visit to Japan, after which we have written this guide to Kyoto, we want to leave you a list of restaurants where to eat in Kyoto, as this was one of the cities where we spent more time, after which we have written this guide to Kyoto, we want to leave you a list of restaurants where to eat in Kyoto, as this was one of the cities where we spent more time, as well as some that despite their good recommendations, we did not think they were so good and we think we should also comment.

Basic tips for eating out in restaurants in Japan

Japan is a typical destination where everything seems much more difficult than it really is. This also happens with restaurants or the way we have to act when we go to one of them.
Knowing this, we want to give you some basic tips for enjoying food in Japan, which although they are very general, we think they can help you when you go to eat at one of the recommended restaurants where to eat in Kyoto and the rest of Japan.
- Tipping is not allowed in Japan. This is something to keep in mind, as some restaurants may even feel offended if you do.
For them, doing their job well is something they must do and for which they should not be paid extra. A good way to approach the job, don't you think?
- It's worth bearing in mind that restaurants in Japan usually open around 11am and finish service between 2pm and 2.30pm, and there are many that are only open in the evening.
It is therefore a good idea to check the opening hours beforehand, either on their website or on an app such as TripAdvisor, to avoid any surprises.
- Nowadays, in most of them (we're always talking about tourist areas), you can pay by card, and in those that don't, you'll be warned when you enter or you'll see a sign on the door.
- In the more touristy cities like Kyoto and Tokyo, the most recommended restaurants tend to have long queues. Once you arrive, the first thing to do is to check if there is a waiting list system, as many of them have a notebook at the door, in which you must sign in and wait your turn.
- As mentioned above, most of the recommended restaurants in Kyoto always have a queue, although at lunchtime the queue is usually much shorter, so if you can, it is advisable to go for lunch instead of dinner to save extra time.
- Although it's not generalised, the queues tend to last a long time, as the service is slow and the restaurants are small, so it's best to go early in the day to avoid queuing for a long time.
- In many of Japan's restaurants you will share a table or eat directly at the counter. Although this may be intimidating at first, you'll get used to it quickly - give it a try!
- Another thing to keep in mind is that in many of the restaurants in Japan, the menus are not very extensive, with each restaurant specialising in one dish. That's why you can find many ramen, tempura, udon, tonkatsu...etc restaurants
- Some of them, especially those with okonomiyaki or yakisoba or some meat restaurants, have a griddle in the middle of the table, where they place the ingredients to be cooked or even some, so you can cook them yourself. Don't worry, it's a very simple process and even if they don't speak English, you will know by signs what process you have to follow.
- Most restaurants in Japan will serve you tea and/or water for free and many of them even have pitchers or taps so that you can serve yourself directly, free of charge. This is one way to keep the prices in Japan more affordable and your travel budget lower.
- Note that in many restaurants, most of them, as soon as you sit down you are offered a hot towel, with which you should wipe your hands and optionally your face. After doing so, they are rolled up again and left on the table.
- In many restaurants you will see a bell in one of the corners of the table. It is used to alert the waiter to take your order when you know you are going to eat and also to order anything you need.
- Another question many travellers ask is how to understand restaurant menus in Japan. Most of them, remember that we are talking about tourist areas, have menus in English and if this is not the case, the menus have drawings or in the restaurant there are resin plates that show the dish practically as it really is, so the selection process is much easier than it seems.
- In addition, many of them have an iPad, on which you can see the menu and order directly, without having to do it with the waiter.
This is a very convenient option, especially when you want to try a lot of things and don't want to order everything at once. You can even order the bill from your iPad.
- It should be noted that payment, in most of the restaurants where to eat in Kyoto and Japan, is made at the cashier's desk, so you should ask for the bill and once you have it, get up and pay at the cashier's desk.

Where to eat in and around Kyoto

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Recommended restaurants where to eat in Kyoto

We could safely say that you could stay in Kyoto for dozens of months and you would have, every day, several options to eat in different places.
But knowing that most travellers make a short stay in the city and tend to focus on the most touristy areas, we want to leave you with a selection of what we think are the recommended restaurants in Kyoto, which we believe are good options to get to know the incredible Japanese gastronomy, one of the best in the world.

Sushi Tetsu
Sushi Tetsu restaurant, located at 133-1 Ishiyacho, Pontocho Sanjodori Sagaru, a street parallel to Pontocho, is undoubtedly one of the best options to enjoy good sushi in Kyoto.
This restaurant where to eat in Kyoto has a menu with a variety of nigiri, some of which, already marked, can be flambéed. All the options are also named in English so you won't have any trouble identifying the type of fish they contain.
Although there are several tables at which you can sit, we recommend you sit at the bar, where you can watch the chefs prepare the dishes.
Once seated, you can look at the menu and order what you want to eat directly from the cooks, who will write it down and prepare it to serve it at the bar.
The price per nigiri is 108 yen and you must order at least two of each kind, so the minimum price per plate is 216 yen, in addition to the 310 yen per person charged for the appetizer, which is compulsory.
In short, Sushi Tetsu, in addition to the spectacular cooking of the rice, the quality of the fish and the portions are excellent.
It is worth bearing in mind that it is usually full, so it is worth going early in the morning. If there is a queue, leave your name on a list at the door and wait for your turn to enter the restaurant.

Sushi Tetsu. Where to eat in Kyoto

Agatatei
Agatatei Restaurant is a small traditional Kyoto eatery next to Ninna-ji Temple, located at 25-20 Omurotatemachi, Ukyo-ku, which is a perfect choice for lunch or dinner if you are in the area.
They have different dishes, two of them are udon or soup, with tempura or rice bowl, with different styles of tempura, plus many more traditional Japanese dishes, with most of them priced between 750 and 1000 yen.
Besides the fact that it is a restaurant frequented by locals, the quality is very good.
We ordered a plate of udon with tempura plus rice bowl with vegetable tempura, beer and soft drink for 2300 yen.

Agatatei. Where to eat in Kyoto

Mushashi
Mushashi Restaurant, located very close to Gion, at 440 Ebisucho, Nakagyo-ku, is a typical revolving sushi restaurant, where the sushi plates rotate on a conveyor belt and you can pick them up directly.

Although we have to say that the quality was not exceptional, like others we have tried, it is an experience that we believe should be lived on a trip to Japan, so this, since it is a fairly adjusted price, can be a good option, besides being one of the things to see and do in Kyoto that you can not miss.

The place has two floors and is usually quite crowded, so at peak hours, there is usually quite a long queue, although this passes quickly, as they do quick lifts and there are a couple of conveyor belts.
The price of the dishes, usually two pieces, is around 146 yen, and the most expensive ones are 346 yen.
The process of eating at this type of rotating sushi restaurant is very easy. Once you are seated you will see different plates with different options passing in front of you, each of them marked with a price, although you have to take into account that each plate is also different and each model or colour indicates the price of the plate.
Once you see the one you want, all you have to do is pick it up and leave the plate in your area of the bar, piling one on top of the other. Once you have finished, all you have to do is say so and a waiter will count the number of dishes you have eaten and give you the bill, which you will have to pay on your way out.

Musashi

Mushashi. Restaurant in Kyoto

Gion Tanto
Gion Tanto restaurant is located at 372 Kiyomotocho, Higashiyama-ku, a beautiful area of Kyoto, which we recommend you not to miss.
It specialises in okomomiyaki and yakisoba, so we recommend you order a dish of each and try them both.
It is usually full, like other recommended restaurants in Kyoto, so it is advisable to come early in the morning.
The prices of the main dishes are between 1000-1500 yen. We ordered shrimp yakisoba and a shrimp and squid okomomiyaki, plus beer and soft drink for 3500 yen.

Yakisoba and okonomiyaki. Gion Tanto

Teppanyaki Manryu
Teppanyaki Manryu restaurant is another restaurant to eat at in Kyoto and is located at 382-2 Hashimotocho, Higashi-iru 2-chome, Yamato-oji Shinbashidori.
Our experience was not entirely pleasant, quite the opposite. We arrived and were told that everything was full, but that if we sent an email, they would reply so that we could come back when they had a free table, which would be in 30 minutes or so. So far, so good.
When we made the reservation, they never let us know that the menu they have, both in the restaurant and on their website, is not available.
But when we return and are seated, we don't know why, they tell us that today they only have two menus available: one for 4000 yen and another for 6000 yen, for two people.
Although not very convinced, we opt for the first one, with 4 courses plus dessert, and after the experience, we have to say straight away that this restaurant is a tourist trap. That's all.
The quality of the food is rather dubious. Although they have a sign at the door with the menu, they tell you later that they don't have it available and that you have to choose a menu. They also have a list of available cards, but when you go to pay, they tell you that "today we cannot accept it" and to top it all off, when you ask for your ticket, they give you a white paper, handwritten with the total amount you have paid.
For us, this is the worst restaurant we have ever eaten at in Kyoto. We think we should leave our opinion here as it is one of the most recommended restaurants to eat at in Kyoto.

Teppanyaki Manryu

Donguri
A chain of places to eat in Kyoto. The Donguri restaurant is a perfect option to eat in Kyoto, as well as having many dishes of different varieties on their menu, as they are large restaurants, they don't usually have a long queue.
In addition to a menu in English, they have an Ipad at every table where you can place your order and also the famous plancha at the table, where you can finish your dishes.
Although we have been there several days and have tried many typical Japanese dishes, we would highlight the edamame, lotus roots, gyozas, yakisoba and okonomiyakis.
The prices are very reasonable, for example all the above dishes plus beer are priced at 2700 yen.

Donguri. Where to eat in Kyoto

Sushi Naritaya
Sushi Naritaya restaurant, located in Arashiyama, at 3-25 Saga Tenryuji Susukinobabacho, Ukyo-ku | West Park, Arashiyama Square, is one of the most recommended sushi restaurants in Kyoto.
Keep in mind that it is a fairly small place, with only six tables, so we highly recommend you come early, even a little before 12, which is when they open at noon, as there is usually quite a long queue to eat and the service is very slow, as they serve table by table and do everything on the spot.
The service is extraordinary and the sushi is some of the best we have tasted in Japan. Without a doubt, highly recommended!

Sushi Naritaya. Where to eat in Kyoto

Selection of nigiris at Sushi Naritaya.

Chao Chao Gyozas
Chao Chao Gyozas restaurant has quickly become one of the most recommended restaurants in Kyoto.
It should be noted that they have two restaurants, one in Pontocho, which is the busiest, and another on Inaricho Street, perpendicular to Zara, where there are not so many people and it is also a bit bigger.
In addition to the traditional gyozas, they have many more varieties, some of which are as curious as cheese, ginger and kimchi gyozas.
The price for a plate of 3-4 gyozas, depending on the variety, is around 400 yen, and for a plate of 8, between 600 and 700 yen.
Some of the best gyozas in town, without a doubt, and one of the best restaurants to eat in Kyoto.

Chao Chao Gyozas

Ramen Sen No Kaze
The small restaurant Ramen Sen No Kaze, located at 580 Nakanomachi, Sinkyogoku Shijo-dori Agaru, Nakagyo-ku, just off the covered Teramachi Dori Street, is one of the best places in Kyoto to enjoy amazing ramen.
It tends to be crowded, so as with other busy restaurants, we recommend you come early. The reservation process is a bit strange: at the door you will see a machine where you have to take a ticket and validate it with an IQ code. On that same ticket you will see that you have an approximate time when your table will be ready, so you have to be at the door again at that time, to be able to enter when you are called.
Keep in mind that the restaurant is very small and they take their service slowly, so the queues are usually long, although the wait is worth it: the best ramen in Japan will be waiting for you!
The menu is quite extensive, but the number one, which is the traditional ramen, or number three, which is the traditional ramen combined with gyozas, are the most popular, along with the miso ramen, which is also spectacular.
Number one is priced at 830 yen and number three at 1080 yen.
Undoubtedly one of the most recommended restaurants in Japan.

Ramen Sen No Kaze

Miso Ramen

Kaiten Sushi CHOJIRO Shijyokiyamachi
Kaiten Sushi CHOJIRO Shijyokiyamachi, located at 103-2 Hashimotocho, Shimogyo-ku, very close to the famous Pontocho Street, is undoubtedly one of the best sushi restaurants in Kyoto.
They have two seating areas, one at the bar and the other at tables. If you sit at the bar, you can watch the sushi being prepared, as well as see the different sushi plates pass in front of you on the famous sushi belts.
As in all restaurants of this type, you can take the dishes you want, which you can accumulate on the side, or you can place an order directly on the Ipad that each diner has. This way, in addition to the entire menu, you can order the dishes with or without wasabi, desserts and drinks.
Prices vary according to the type of dish or fish, with tuna sashimi, for example, costing 1500 yen and nigiris, each plate of two pieces, between 260 yen and 810 yen, the best quality tuna.
We paid 5400 yen for tuna sashimi plus 10 varieties of nigiris (20 pieces), about 44 euros at the exchange rate.
Keep in mind that there is usually a long queue, especially in the afternoon and evening, so we recommend you come early to be able to get in at the first sitting.

Chojiro Restaurant. Where to eat in Kyoto

Sashimi

Katsukura, Sanjo Honten
Katsukura Restaurant, Sanjo Honten, located at 16 Ishibashicho Sanjodori Teramachi Higashiiru, is one of the best restaurants in Kyoto to eat tonkatsu.
Note that it is a bit hidden, so it is best to look at some of the photos on TripAdvisor to find out where the entrance is and avoid wandering around.
Although highly recommended, as it is large, there is usually not much of a queue, so it is a perfect option if you are in the area, either for lunch or dinner.
The most popular dish is the menu consisting of rice, miso soup, tonkatsu and a giant battered shrimp, which costs 1180 yen.
As a curiosity, they give you a mortar and pestle with sesame seeds, which you have to crush and then mix with one of the sauces on the table, which will serve as a sauce for the tonkatsu.
If you want to try this typical Japanese dish, this is definitely the place to be!
After going to this one, we saw that they have several other restaurants in the city, one in Kyoto Station, and even one more in Tokyo.

Katsukura. Where to eat in Kyoto

Rigoletto Smoke Grill & Bar
Rigoletto Smoke Grill & Bar is the most recommended Italian restaurant in Kyoto. Located in the heart of the Gion district, at 570-192 Gioncho Minamigawa, we opted for it as a last alternative on a rainy day of our trip to Japan and it is one of the few places where there is a free table.
We ordered a plate of pasta for 1100 yen, which is not bad at all, and a small pizza for 1200 yen, which is really not worth anything at all, being, we can even say, the worst we have ever eaten.
For us it is certainly an alternative only if you have nowhere else to go or if you are looking for something similar to an Italian restaurant.

Rigoletto

Ramen Muraji Kyoto Gion
Ramen Muraji Kyoto Gion is another of the most recommended ramen restaurants in Kyoto. Located at 373-3 Kiyomotocho, Higashiyama-kue, very close to Gion and Pontocho, it's a good alternative if you're in the area and fancy a slightly different kind of ramen.
There is usually quite a long queue, so we recommend you come as soon as they open so you don't have to wait too long, as there are only two tables in the dining room for eight people each, which are shared with different diners.
There are three varieties of ramen on the menu: white, black and lemon ramen, with which you can make combos that include rice, fried chicken and matcha tea ice cream, for 1500 yen. If you order ramen on its own, the price is 850 yen.
Note that the base of the broth is chicken, so the taste is completely different from traditional ramen.

Ramen Muraji Kyoto Gion

Smile Burger
Smile Burger restaurant, located at 4-188-1 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, very close to Kiyomizudera is one of the most recommended restaurants in town if you want to eat something different.
Although the restaurant is very small, if you go early in the evening, there is usually no queue.
The menu includes several varieties of hamburgers, the basic one for 1050 yen, accompanied with chips, and from there, they have different prices between 1050 and 1250 yen up to 2850 yen for a four-storey hamburger.
If you want to try something different, the truth is that it is highly recommended, as the burgers are really delicious and are made on the spot.

Smile Burger. Where to eat in Kyoto

Arash's Kitchen
Arash's Kitchen is another of the most recommended restaurants in the city.
Located at 16-4 Shogoin Sannocho, Sakyo-ku | 2F Sun Plaza, it is a recommended option if you are near the Okazaki Canal and you feel like eating something different from Japanese food, as they specialise in Turkish cuisine.
The place is very small, with no more than 10 tables, and has a fairly extensive menu, with first choices of menus that include different assortment of kebabs with soup as a starter, plus nan or rice and a drink for about 1000-1350 yen, depending on the option.

Arash's Kitchen

Teppan Tavern Tenamonya
Teppan Tavern Tenamonya, located at 537-2 Giommachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama-ku, is another restaurant you will find in most recommendations.
It is a small tavern with 16 seats, which is usually fully booked and you need to book a couple of days in advance. One of the star dishes is Waygu A5 beef for 1800 yen per 100 grams.
We ordered 100 grams of meat, edamame, lotus roots, crab tempura, scallops, gozas and beer for 5400 yen.
The truth is that we were not really convinced, so we can only say that it is not worth the wait of a couple of days to eat, as we did not find it to be of the quality advertised, especially as far as the meat is concerned.

Teppan Tavern Tenamonya

Okonomiyaki Katsu
If you are looking for good, if not the best okonomiyaki in Kyoto, Okonomiyaki Katsu is without a doubt the best.
This small restaurant located at 1-4 Ryoanji Saigucho, Ukyo-ku, very close to the Ginkakuji and Kinkakuji temples, two of the must-visit places in Kyoto, is a perfect option to eat in Kyoto if you are in this area of the city.
Note that it only seats six at the bar and inside, in a very small room, they have two tables for 5-6 people, who can sit on a tatami mat.
Their speciality is okonomiyaki and yakisoba and the price is unbelievably cheap, the basic okonomiyaki is 600 yen and as you add ingredients, the higher price is 800 yen.
The yakisoba option, which is pork only, is priced at 450 yen.
Undoubtedly the best okonomiyaki in Kyoto!

Katsu Okonomiyaki

Pontocho Kappa Zushi
The Pontocho Kappa Zushi restaurant, located on Pontocho Street, is one of the best options for sushi in Kyoto.
It should be noted that besides the fact that it is usually quite crowded, so it is worth booking, especially if you come in the evening, the prices on the menu are per unit of nigiri, unlike most restaurants where the price is for two units.
This makes the prices a little more expensive than the other sushi restaurants we have recommended, although we can assure you that it is well worth it.
We ordered about 24 pieces, including the most expensive ones on the menu, and paid 8300 yen. If you really do the maths, this would be unfeasible in Spain, as you would have to pay at least three times as much, especially considering the incredible quality.
It should also be taken into account that you have to pay the service charge, which is 400 yen per person and includes a small snack.

Pontocho Kappa Zushi

Kikyo Sushi
The Kikyo Sushi restaurant, located at 160 Matsumotocho, Nakagyo-ku, very close to Nijo Castle, one of the things to see and do in Kyoto, is another of the most recommended places to eat in Kyoto, being among the top 10 restaurants in the city.
Sushi prices are a little more expensive than the usual sushi we recommend, although the menu includes several items for a fixed price, including tempura and miso for around 1500 yen.
Given the quality and recommendations, we opted to order directly from the menu, focusing on tuna, salmon and premium tuna nigiris, plus edamame and several other varieties of nigiris plus a beer and water for 8500 yen.
Really spectacular, highly recommended!

Kikyo Sushi. Where to eat in Kyoto

Curry House CoCo Ichibanya Yamashina Ono
If you want to try Japanese curry, there is no better place to do it than the Curry House CoCo Ichibanya Yamashina Ono restaurant located at 65 Onokagase, Yamashina-ku.
The menu is quite extensive, with many options in which all dishes are based on curry, which you can order with more or less spiciness or with more or less amount of rice.
The most expensive is the curry with tonkatsu, which costs 900 yen. It should be noted that it is a chain, so there are several places to eat in Kyoto.

Curry House CoCo

Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Ninenzaka
Whether you like this brand or not, you can't miss this place on Ninenzaka Street, next to Kiyomizadera, one of the must-visit places in Japan.
We don't want to tell you more, as we are sure that if you haven't heard or read anything about it, you will be surprised!

Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Ninenzaka

Restaurants to eat in Nara

Parco
Parco restaurant, located at 1-1 Tsurufukuinch, is a perfect choice for a meal, as it is very close to the most touristic area of Nara.
The restaurant is very small, with only 5/6 tables, and serves spectacular okomomiyaki and yakisoba.
We ordered shrimp okomiyaki and yakisoba with squid and vegetables plus beer and coffee for 3060 yen. Undoubtedly, a highly recommended option in the city.

Parco

Restaurants to eat in Himeji

Menme
Menme restaurant, located very close to Himeji Castle, is said to be the place where you can eat the best udon in Japan.
Something very special is that from the bar, where you sit, you can see how they make them directly, starting with the dough and then cooking them.
The most recommended are the curry and dried tuna udon, which cost 700 yen each.
After our experience we can only say that they are delicious! and totally recommendable.

Menme. Himeji

Udon. Menme Restaurant

Restaurants where to eat in Osaka

Okonomiyaki Chitose
The Okonomiyaki Chitose restaurant, located at 1-11-10 Taishi, Nishinari-ku, just 400 metres from the well-known Shinsekai district, is the perfect place to eat okonomiyaki in Osaka, as it is considered one of the best in the city, being at the top of all recommendations.
It is a small place, with only two tables and six seats at the bar, so we recommend you come early as there is usually a long queue.
The price of the basic okonomiyaki is 700 yen, and the ones with more ingredients go up to 1050 yen. The menu also offers yakisoba for 800 yen for the basic and modan yaki, which are yakisoba noodles in an okonomiyaki, from 700 yen to 1050 yen.
We ordered a squid and prawn okonomiyaki and a beef modan yaki and we have to say they were both spectacular!

Okonomiyaki Chitose

Restaurants to eat in Miyajima

Fujitaya
Fujitaya restaurant, located at 125-2 Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi, Miyajima, is one of the most recommended restaurants to eat unagi donburi, one of the most recommended dishes in this part of the country, which is eel with rice.
It is very close to the Daishō-in, so it is a perfect option for lunch or dinner, although it is usually very crowded, so it is advisable to come early. There is a small waiting area right next to the restaurant.
We ordered two full menus for 2500 yen each, which is the only dish on the menu.
It should be noted that, as they themselves say, the fish is fresh, bought every day in the port and cooked on the spot, so the service is somewhat slow.

Fujitaya unagi menu

Okonomiyaki Kishibe
This small restaurant, located at 483-2 Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi and called Okonomiyaki Kishibe, is the most famous restaurant in Miyajima for okonomiyaki.
It is a small family-run place, which we were lucky enough to know the first time we were in Japan, when they did not yet have English menus and served only the locals.
Now, a few years later, they have English menus and many of their customers are travellers, although the okonomiyaki are still as good or better than before.
The price is between 700 and 1000 yen, depending on the ingredients.

Okonomiyaki Kishibe

Restaurants where to eat in Kobe

Kobe Beef Steak Ishida Kitanozaka
Kobe Beef Steak Ishida Kitanozaka, considered the best restaurant in town, is without a doubt the perfect place to eat Kobe beef.
It is located at 4-7-11 Kanocho Chuo-Ku | Palais Kitanozaka 1F and has several lunch menus, much more affordable than those served in the evening, so whenever you can, it is advisable to come for lunch.
We ordered the most expensive menu and it cost us 9500 yen per person including taxes.
Spectacular!
There is usually a long queue, so it is best to book in advance.

Kobe Beef Steak Ishida Kitanozaka

Kobe Beef Steak Ishida Kitanozaka

Restaurants where to eat in Takayama

Maruaki
Maruaki Restaurant, located at 6-8 Tenmanmachi, Takayama, is considered by many to be the best restaurant in Takayama for Hida beef, due to its unbeatable value for money.
On weekdays they have a very reasonable lunch menu, but on weekends they do not serve it and replace it with a menu for 9500 yen, which only includes 400 grams of the best Hida beef, without vegetables, rice or miso. They also have an extensive menu with different vegetable dishes and Hida meat options.
The funny thing is that at each table you have your own griddle on which you cook both the vegetables and the meat yourself.
We ordered this one and although it was good, it didn't live up to our expectations, even though it was the best meat on the menu.

Hida meat. Maruaki in Takayama

Hida beef. Maruaki in Takayama

Ebihachi
If you like tempura, Ebihachi restaurant, located at ,41 Aoiimachi, Takayama 506-0014 is definitely one of the must-visit restaurants in Japan.
The place is small and usually full, so we recommend you to make a reservation, as it is only open in the evening.
There are several menus available, although our advice is to order the tempura directly from the menu, so you can try many varieties.
The average price per piece is around 200 yen. By the way, although it's not on the menu, don't leave without trying the tempura ice cream - it's spectacular!

Tempura ice cream

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