This family-run establishment usually features on the best sushi lists, but it offers great ...

You only get two noodles in a bowl of Tawaraya udon. Luckily, they’re probably the world’s ...

Due to fire safety and size restrictions, baths were never a part of traditional machiya ...

As Japan’s most traditional city, Kyoto suffers a reputation for being haughty and aloof. ...

In Kamishichiken, a maiko district that flies below most radars, you’ll find this former ...

Pickles play a supporting role in most Japanese meals, but at Kintame they are the headline ...

The name refers to the super-sized portions of okonomiyaki (around 30cm in diameter) and ...

Turtle hotpot isn’t everyone’s idea of a dream dinner, especially at these prices, but this ...

Menzo is famous for three things: enormous lunchtime queues, divine noodles and a handsome ...

Sleepy Northern Higashiyama is the last place you’d expect to find a trendy cafe hosting ...

It’s yakitori, but not as you know it. Forget about eating smoky shops with grizzled men ...

With great udon, low prices, a cheerful atmosphere and one of the city’s biggest attractions, ...

The Philosopher’s Path is lined with countless cafes, but this is the pick of the bunch. A ...

For some, Hyotei is the best restaurant in Kyoto. For others, it’s overhyped, overpriced and ...

If you’ve visited Kyoto’s major temples and palaces, you’ll have seen the art of Kansetsu ...

The unusual cafe hours reflect this spot’s role as an unofficial chill-out space for nightclub ...

Like so many Kyoto restaurants, Yorozuya has built its business on the reputation of one ...

Tsujiri Honten used to be as famous for its queue as for its green tea and desserts. At peak ...

Everything about this beautiful restaurant is utterly Japanese, from the cushion seats to the ...