Gourmet Flavours

2026

Japan

Kyoto

The city's best tables, markets and bars, chosen by the writers who live there.

Tables

  1. A Winter Kaiseki Trail Through Kyoto's Ponto-chō LanternsWinter kaiseki trail with Michelin and group options
  2. The Wooden Bones of Kyoto: Inside the Machiya That Refuse to VanishGuide includes eating inside traditional machiya townhouses
  3. The Best Hands-On Cultural Workshops in KyotoIncludes cooking classes and food-related cultural workshops

Bars

  1. The Geisha District After Dark: A Local's Guide to Gion's Evening RitualsDetails on geisha dinners and hidden bars in Gion
  2. Walking Kyoto's Fushimi Inari Gates Before the October CrowdsMentions Fushimi sake district near shrine walk in Kyoto

Where to sleep in Kyoto: the Kyoto hotel directory

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