Kaiseki/Kappo Traditional Japanese Cuisine Spots in Japan

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Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Japanese Food

Kaiseki/Kappo Traditional Japanese Cuisine

Nanzenji Junsei

4.0

292 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Nanzenji Front of the gate

The Nanzen-ji Zen Temple is the head temple of Rinzai Buddhism. This restaurant located in front of the temple serves traditional Kyoto kaiseki course cuisine such as its famed boiled tofu. Diners can enjoy seasonal kaiseki dishes and boiled tofu while enjoying the view of the restaurant’s garden. After your meal, why not take a stroll in the garden of the Junsei Shoin, a registered Tangible Cultural Property originally built as a space for the study of medicine in the Edo period.

I really dont like writing this, but this restaurant was such a disappointment. Just not the care and quality you come to expect in Japan. The tofu was nice, but Bream was very overcooked and...
Hirobun

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Kuramakibunechou 87

A restaurant and traditional inn just a minute's walk away from a sub shrine belonging to the Kifune-jinja Shrine famed as a power spot which brings luck with love. The inn has a total of eight rooms available to parties of two or larger. The inn takes particular pride in its highly seasonal cuisine, and diners can enjoy “riverbed cuisine” while listening to the murmurs of a stream fed by the Kifune River in summer. In winter, the inn serves wild boar hot pot rich in collagen and nutrients said to give beauty and good health. No matter what season you visit, you are sure to find unique seasonal charms.
Hanaikada

4.0

91 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nishikyou-ku Arashiyamanakaoshitachou 57

Hanaikada is a traditional Kyoto-style restaurant located in the inn of the same name at Arashiyama Hot Spring. The chef goes to the Central Wholesale Market every day to select seasonal ingredients according to strict criteria. The food at Hanaikada brings out the true flavors of the ingredients. The yudofu, steamed tofu, made with soy milk is especially noteworthy. The restaurant has package deals for all sorts of day trips, including celebrations and business entertainment.

We didn’t speak almost any Japanese and I’m a vegetarian but we didn’t have any problems staying at this Ryoken. They catered to us extremely well and we felt like honored guests the entire time. We...
Kagurazaka Oishinbo

3.5

24 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Shinjuku-ku Kagurazaka 4-8

A Japanese restaurant that feels like a secret hideaway located in Iidabashi, Kagurazaka. Oishinbo offers elegant yet hearty meals like charcoal-grilled seasonal fish, soy milk yuba cream croquettes made with a rich cream mixed with Kyoto-style miso, and shabu-shabu with cherry anthias and turnip with wakame seaweed. For lunch, Oishinbo serves soba noodles, rice bowls, and kaiseki course meal-style dishes; at night, the restaurant has course meals which start with appetizers, end with dessert, and include all-you-can-drink. Oishinbo is perfect for a wide variety of dining purposes and provides a selection of unique private dining rooms, such as the two-person Kakushi attic loft.

A retreat-like, Japanese izakaya pub, surrounded by a black wooden fence, stands quietly in a back alley in Kagurazaka. First timer here ever go back and forth to Japan since 2012. Staff were really...
Kiyomizu Junsei Okabeya

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Kiyomizu Temple Mae Shimizu 2

This Kaiseki restaurant which uses tofu as a main ingredient in their cuisine is located near Kiyomizu Temple. The refurbished traditional townhouse restaurant can be found a little off the road approaching Kiyomizu Temple. There is a tofu factory on the premises, and freshly made tofu and yuba are included in the menu. The main dish on the course menu is boiled tofu, but there are a la carte dishes such as tofu-don (rice bowl topped with tofu) and nama-fu tempura (wheat-gluten tempura baked and coated with miso) as well. In addition, occasionally there are limited menus related to festivals, so many customers visit according to the season.
Asakusa Mugitoro Main Shop

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Taitou-ku Kaminarimon 2-2-4

Established in 1929, this traditional kaiseki course cuisine restaurant is renowned for its signature mugitoro grated yam over barley and rice. Here you can enjoy all manner of tororo grated yam dishes and delicious cuisine made with seasonal ingredients. Patrons can choose the dining space best suited to their needs, from quiet private booths perfect for just a few people all the way up to a hall able to accommodate a large group. Asakusa Mugitoro also serves an all-you-can-eat buffet on weekdays from 11:00 to 13:30.
Yudofu Okutan Kiyomizu

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Kiyomizu 3-340

A venerable Buddhist vegetarian cuisine restaurant located in the Kiyomizu neighborhood of Higashiyama Ward founded in 1635 in the early Edo period. The tofu used in the restaurant’s famed boiled tofu is made with organic soybeans and natural brine extracted in a special room below ground. The tofu is made fresh each morning in a workshop situated under the 2000 square meter garden visible from the dining areas.
Kawatarou Nakasu Main Restaurant

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Nakasu 1-6-8

A long standing Japanese seafood restaurant located in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City. One of the restaurant's most popular selections is the ikizukuri made with fresh, seasonal squid. The establishment also has a large fish tank and diners can enjoy their meal while watching the squid flit around. The restaurant is frequented by locals as well as many tourists.
Chikae Fukuoka Restaurant

4.5

822 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashichuouku Daimyou 2-2-17

A long standing traditional ryotei restaurant located in Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City where customers can enjoy kaiseki course cuisine made with fresh seafood from across Kyushu. Also outfitted with a large fish preserve and replete with table seating, tatami mat seating, and private dining areas, the establishment is frequented by locals and is a perfect place for parties, business entertainment, banquets, and all manner of dining engagements.

I really enjoyed this place. The restaurant is in a very expansive and beautifully designed space and you are seated around a large central bank of fishtanks (which contain your dinner). Fish is the...
Kagetsu

4.5

25 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kouchi Pref. Murotoshi Murotsu 2586

This Japanese restaurant is located in Murotsu, Muroto City. Seasonal fish and shellfish landed in Muroto is kept alive in the restaurant until it is served fresh in a variety of seafood dishes. The restaurant is also famous for its whale cuisine, including whale sashimi and nitsuke (whale boiled in soy sauce), as well as harihari-nabe (whale hot pot) in the winter. The restaurant is one of several local eateries in Muroto, one of Japan’s biggest producers of splendid alfonsino, that serves the local delicacy Muroto Kinmedon. This dish features a splendid alfonsino boiled in soy sauce and served on a bowl of rice.

以前から気になっていたお店ですが、機会ができたため伺いました。 11時40分頃に到着しましたが、駐車場が…って思いきや2台の車両が出庫したので、数分で入庫できました。駐車場は4台か5台並列駐車ができます。入店して私たちの前に数組待っていましたが、店員の説明では「呼ばれていない場合は順番を繰り上げます」との事で、5分ほどで呼ばれて呆気なく入店着座です。メニューを見ると、私たちは室戸キンメ丼...
Ganko Takasegawa Nijoen

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Kiyachou Toichuzu town descending two ordinances 484 - 6

This Japanese restaurant is in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City. Takasegawa Nijoen is a historic Japanese garden constructed by the merchant Suminokura Ryoi in 1611. The restaurant is used for celebrations and receptions, and focuses on elegant kaiseki course dining, as well as dishes like shabu shabu made with Omi beef. Lots of tourists come to dine while taking in the seasonal view.
Fisherman Cuisine Asamaru Main Branch

4.0

63 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kanagawa Pref. Chigasakishi Yanagishimakaigan 18-31

This is a fisherman’s cuisine restaurant where one can taste fresh fish including transparent “raw shirasu (young sardines).” They are fresh because they come from the first morning catch of their own boat “Asamaru,” which sails the Shonan sea at daybreak. The interior is styled in a way that evokes the atmosphere of the inside of a ship. There is also a children’s menu available and bringing young ones is recommended.

たまたま行った茅ヶ崎で、何か美味しいお店ないかなと、簡単に検索したなかで、たまたま行ったお店(^。^;) 駐車場もあるみたいだしと(^。^;) 入店時間は14時半！閉店時間と同時刻にも関わらず、快く迎え入れてくださりました！入ってビックリ、２階席もある、大きな店内。活気あるメニューとホール係の方々イロイロありすぎて、選べないため、日替わり定食と、しらす定食と、ノンアルコールをオーダ...
Kyoto Ichinoden Main Store

4.5

53 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Yanagi Baba street Nishiki Uruifango 435

A Saikyo-zuke (fish pickled in Kyoto sweet miso) shop located along Yanaginobanba-dori Avenue traveling north from Nishiki Market. The shop’s kuramiso-zuke is made with a secret Saikyo-zuke recipe handed down since the shop’s founding in 1927. Beloved by many for years, it has a delicately sweet, melt-in-your-mouth flavor. The first floor of the shop sells Saikyo-zuke and other products, while the second floor is a restaurant serving a monthly changing menu of traditional Kyoto kaiseki course cuisine with a focus on Saikyo-zuke dishes.

西京焼きの、老舗オススメします！前日の予約で14時半が予約できてとても楽しみにしてました。コース料理なのでどれを食べても美味しいです
Kyo-Kaiseki Minokichi Main Restaurant: Takeshigero

4.5

55 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Awataguchitorichou 65

Takeshigero has specialized in traditional Kyoto cuisine featuring fresh water fish since its founding over 300 years ago. It is also renowned for having river fish dishes accompany its kaiseki (traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses). Elegant and inviting, the restaurant consists of a sukiya-zukuri style main building and gassho-zukuri annex.

We went to Kyoto in mid October to celebrate my birthday and we picked this restaurant to have our first ever Kaiseki cuisine. The restaurant looks very traditional Japanese style, decorated with...
Gion Mametora

4.0

25 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 570-235

A traditional Japanese ryotei restaurant located in front of the Kaburenjo Theater on Hanamikoji Street in Gion. Diners here can enjoy traditional kaiseki course cuisine made with seasonal ingredients such as mamezara ryori designed to be enjoyed a little at a time and bite-sized sushi made to be eaten even by maiko without disrupting their makeup. At lunch, the restaurant serves bite sized sushi and sushi/mamezara sets meals.

Gion Mametora is everything you wished for and a little bit more. I had the most mesmerizing dining experience with them earlier in May 2023. I had found the Restaurant on this platform itself and...
Daruma Restaurant -Kaiseki Ryori-

3.5

148 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kanagawa Pref. Odawarashi Honchou 2-1-30

A seven-minute walk from Odawara Station, this longstanding Japanese restaurant was founded in 1893, and you can feel the history in the grand castle-like architecture, which is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property. The first-floor dining hall mainly offers set meals and rice bowl dishes, with the “tendon” (tempura bowl) and its rich sesame oil scent being especially popular. The local catch sashimi set is popular as well. Upstairs is tatami seating, where they serve banquet-style “kaiseki ryori” featuring select vegetables and fresh fish caught in Sagami Bay, among other dishes.

It was a pleasure to dine at this 100+ year old restaurant which specializes in sea food dishes. The food was delicious, service prompt & friendly & the ambiance pleasant. Highly recommended.,
Pontocho Fujita

4.5

43 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Pontochousanjou Downright Pontocho cho at the singing dance front

This Japanese restaurant is in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City. They offer elegant kaiseki cuisine with differing day and evening courses featuring seasonal ingredients meticulously selected by the head chef. Their private rooms are popular and let guests dine while viewing the Pontocho cityscape. It's a popular venue for celebrations and receptions too.

Fujita is a kaiseki restaurant, doing around 8 delicious dishes using seasonal ingredients. What made it even better were the staff who were very happy to explain the dishes, often reaching for a...
Toutouan

4.5

29 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Akirunoshi Ogawa 633

A restaurant and gallery inside a remodeled storehouse on the grounds of an old mansion dating back to the Edo period. Here you can get acquainted with an historic Japanese building and the country’s beautiful culture while enjoying a delicious meal. The differently decorated first and second dining areas are spectacular, but so are the new private dining rooms, halls, and tea room surrounded by bamboo and moss.

I come here about 3-4 times every year because I absolutely love this restaurant. Not only the food, but the building itself is spectacular, using a very old used-to-be rice granary. Itll transport...
Ukai Chikutei

4.5

92 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Hachioujishi Minamiasakawamachi 2850

A traditional kaiseki course cuisine restaurant renowned for its spaces which tell stories, all of Ukai Chikutei's rooms gaze out over gorgeous, seasonal scenery for you to enjoy along with your meal. The restaurant's lunch special, only served on weekdays, is perfect for a girls' get-together. Ukai Chikutei can also accommodate wedding plans.

We were taken here by a Japanese friend. The restaurant consists of several little huts with a little gift shop, reception in the front. Surroundings were tranquil and beautiful Service top notch...
Kodaiji Temple Kyoto Cuisine Manjiro

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Higashiyama-ku Kodaiji temple Kitamon-dori Shimogawara east entrance Washio-machi 518

This is a Japanese-style restaurant located near Kyoto Kodai-ji Temple. It offers traditional Japanese course dishes called Kaiseki which change according to the season, and visitors can enjoy hamo dishes using special hamo (sea eel) from April to October. In the back there is a luscious garden and the cuisine can be enjoyed in a calm space. In the tatami room you can call for Maiko and Geiko (traditional entertainers) and enjoy a unique evening that can only be experienced in Kyoto. There is also a casual lunch menu available. Visitors can enjoy eating a mini-Kaiseki course in the tatami room seated on the floor.