Top 5 Recommended Restaurants for Dinner After Enjoying Autumn Leaves at Kiyomizu Temple | Kyoto

Update-date: Oct 23 2024
Author: SAVOR JAPAN
Top 5 Recommended Restaurants for Dinner After Enjoying Autumn Leaves at Kiyomizu Temple | Kyoto

The autumn leaves at Kiyomizu Temple represent one of the iconic landscapes of Kyoto in fall. It is an essential spot for any travel plan. This time, we have selected restaurants where you can enjoy a leisurely dinner around popular walking routes from Kiyomizu Temple to Kodaiji Temple and Yasaka Shrine. Why not conclude your journey by savoring Kyoto-style cuisine and local ingredients accompanied by Japanese sake?

Miyagawacho Tensho

Enjoy freshly fried tempura with a glass of wine at a stylish counter

Enjoy freshly fried tempura with a glass of wine at a stylish counter
Located just a 6-minute walk from Gion-Shijo Station, Miyagawacho Tensho is a restaurant nestled in one of Kyoto's famous geisha districts, Miyagawacho. This establishment offers a kaiseki course featuring tempura as its main dish. Guests can enjoy the cooking scene from the counter seats made of a single hinoki wood plank, savoring the pleasant sounds and aromas of the tempura being fried, and relishing the tempura at its most delicious moment right after it's cooked.
Top 5 Recommended Restaurants for Dinner After Enjoying Autumn Leaves at Kiyomizu Temple | Kyoto
Miyagawacho, lined with tea houses and traditional restaurants, is a place where geiko and maiko can be seen coming and going. After enjoying the autumn leaves at famous temples like Kiyomizu-dera and Kodai-ji, the idea of having a light drink followed by dinner here is a dream for adult fans of Kyoto. Why not relish hot, seasonal tempura at a casual counter while sipping on wine, champagne, or Japanese whiskey?

Miyagawacho Tensho

Open: [Monday-Saturday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Closed: Sunday
Average price: [Dinner] 24,200 JPY
Access: 6-minute walk from Gion-Shijo Station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line. It is located on the corner straight ahead from the back gate of Ebisu Shrine.
Address: 4-300-5, Miyagawa-suji, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
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Sake and Japanese Cuisine Cozy Kyoto Kiyamachi Main Restaurant

In a soothing Japanese ambiance, they can enjoy delicious Japanese cuisine and savor sake.

Saketo Washoku Hokkori Kyoto Kiyamachi Main Branch is conveniently located just a 2-minute walk from Kawaramachi Station and a 4-minute walk from Gion-Shijo Station, making it an ideal stop after a stroll through the autumn leaves in the Higashiyama area. True to its name, this restaurant offers delicious Japanese cuisine and sake, providing a comforting retreat. The specialty is "Tai Meshi," rice cooked in a clay pot. The "Charcoal-grilled Red Meat of Kuroge Wagyu" also pairs excellently with rice and sake.
Recommended Restaurant for Dinner After Enjoying Autumn Leaves at Kiyomizu Temple | Kyoto
The interior of the restaurant is designed with a Japanese motif, featuring the warmth of wood and a calming atmosphere. It has a capacity of 72 seats, including counter seats, table seats, tatami mat seating, and semi-private rooms with sunken kotatsu. The restaurant offers a selection of Japanese sake that pairs well with Japanese cuisine, including pure rice sake from Kyoto, carefully selected by a sake sommelier from all over the country.

Sake and Japanese cuisine Hokkori Kyoto Kiyamachi Main Store

Open: [Monday-Thursday, Sunday, National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (Food L.O. 10:00 pm, Drink L.O. 10:30 pm) / [Friday, Saturday, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 12:00 am (Food L.O. 11:00 pm, Drink L.O. 11:00 pm)
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 4,500 JPY
Access: Go north from Exit 1-A of Kyoto Kawaramachi Station. It is located near the Jukkenchobashi Bridge. 4-minute walk from Exit 2 of Gion-shijo Station.
Address: 674-19, Kamiya-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
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Kensui Nishiki: A Kyoto Bar Specializing in Sake and Obanzai

Enjoy unpretentious Japanese cuisine and sake at a hidden gem in Kyoto's kitchen, Nishiki Market

Enjoy unpretentious Japanese cuisine and sake at a hidden gem in Kyoto's kitchen, Nishiki Market
Just a 3-minute walk from either Karasuma Station or Shijo Station, nestled in the Nishiki Market, is the Kyoto sake pub Kensui Nishiki. This restaurant offers a variety of dishes including Kyoto's everyday side dishes known as 'obanzai', sashimi, tempura, and steak. When one wants to sample a variety of the restaurant's proud offerings, the value course is highly recommended.
Recommended Restaurant for Dinner After Enjoying Autumn Leaves at Kiyomizu Temple | Kyoto
Located in the bustling Nishiki Market, this restaurant on the second floor offers a calming atmosphere unique to its location. It welcomes solo drinkers at its counter seats and also provides casual table seating, as well as semi-private and private rooms. The restaurant boasts a selection of fine Japanese sake from Kyoto and other carefully selected brands from across the country, making it a delightful spot for sake enthusiasts. For those unsure of what to choose, there is also a menu option to taste three different types of sake.

Nihonshu to Obanzai no Kyosakaba Kensui Nishiki

Open: Dinner 3:00 pm - 12:00 am (Food L.O. 11:00 pm, Drink L.O. 11:30 pm)
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 4,000 JPY
Access: Go north on Sakaimachi-dori Street from Exit 14 of Karasuma Station. Turn left on Nishikikoji Dori, and the building is on the left.
Address: 2F, 499, Nakauoya-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
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node

Enjoy Kyoto ingredients on genre-less dishes, themed around "farm to table"

node is located within the node hotel, just a six-minute walk from Shijo Station. The restaurant embraces a 'farm to table' concept, featuring a genre-less menu that highlights seasonal, local ingredients. Dishes crafted with Kyoto vegetables, rich eggs from Kyotanba, and Kyoto pork are sure to make your visit a memorable part of your journey.
Recommended Restaurant for Dinner After Enjoying Autumn Leaves at Kiyomizu Temple | Kyoto
The concept of the hotel is 'Art within Reach'. Rather than an extraordinary experience, it seeks art that coexists with everyday life, creating a sophisticated yet relaxing space. The diverse art pieces displayed inside, including paintings, are also highlights. With English-speaking staff on board, guests from abroad can feel at ease using the facilities.

node

Open: Morning 7:30 am - 10:00 am / Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm / Cafe Time 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 4,500 JPY / [Lunch] 2,000 JPY
Access: 6-minute walk from Shijo Station on Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line, 6-minute walk from Karasuma Station on Hankyu Kyoto Line
Address: 461, Touroyama-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

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Uoshisho

Brand buri is aged at ice temperature. A course that allows one to savor the entire fish without any waste.

Located just a 10-minute walk from both Shijo Station and Kyoto Kawaramachi Station, Uomasa is a restaurant where you can enjoy a course meal that makes full use of an entire brand bream, directly shipped from Kagoshima. By aging the bream at icy temperatures, its flavor is enhanced, allowing guests to savor it in various dishes such as sashimi, grilled, tempura, and shabu-shabu, each prepared in a way that best suits the different parts of the fish.
Recommended Restaurant for Dinner After Enjoying Autumn Leaves at Kiyomizu Temple | Kyoto
The interior of the restaurant is styled in a modern Japanese aesthetic, featuring a long counter with 14 seats that provides ample space between each seat, allowing one to enjoy a drink alone without any hesitation. For those who wish to relax with family or friends, private rooms with table seating are also recommended. The restaurant offers a variety of drinks to complement their specialty yellowtail dishes, ranging from sake and shochu to wine, champagne, and cocktails.

Burisho

Open: Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm *Closed on Tuesdays from July
Closed: -
Average price: [Dinner] 8,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,100 JPY
Access: 10-minute walk from the nearest stations
Address: Matsubara Kurata Bldg., 283, Sugiya-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
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This article was written by AI Translation.
Disclaimer: All information is accurate at time of publication.

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Update-date: Oct 23 2024
Author: SAVOR JAPAN

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