5 of the best restaurants & hotels in Kyoto listed by the Michelin Guide

16.November.2017 | FEATURES / FOOD / SPOT

The Michelin Guide is an internationally known reference guide that lists the best hotels and restaurants by rating everything from the ingredients to the service and even cost performance. In this article, we take a look at several hotels and restaurants in Kyoto that are listed by Michelin.

 

Hotel Grand Bach Kyoto Select

This hotel has featured in the Michelin Guide four years in a row since its opening including this year’s “Michelin Guide Kyoto & Osaka 2018.” The name of the hotel comes from German composer Johann Sebastian Bach as they aim to create the same comfortable and soothing music that Bach was known for, offering a “Bach” (“brook” in German) hospitality that promises a soothing atmosphere. The hotel is conveniently located near Shijō Station along Shijō Street where the Gion Festival is held, as well as Kawaramachi Station via the Hankyu Kyoto Line. The hotel also has concierge service in addition to a super healthy and delicious breakfast menu created by expert nutritionists, free nighttime chazuke, large public baths and more. It is renowned for its attentive service and is the perfect location for travelers.

 

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“Hotel Grand Bach Kyoto Select”

Address: 363 Naramono-cho, Shijo Teramachi Nishiiri, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto 600-8004 (京都府京都市下京区四条通寺町西入奈良物町363)

TEL: 075-221-2211

Website: http://www.grandbach.com/kyoto/

 

 

 

HOSHINOYA Kyoto

Hoshinoya Kyoto won the highest rank “5 Red Pavilion” (“the most gorgeous and high-quality accommodation”) in the accommodation branch of Michelin Guide Kyoto & Osaka 2018, making it the 6th time the hotel has made the rankings. The accommodation facility is located in Oku-Arashiyama which your arrive at by riding a small boat from “Togetsukyo,” a popular tourist location, for ten minutes and tracing back up the river. You can view the river from the 100-year-old rooms created as a “personal waterside residence” while enjoying the seasonal views of Kyoto’s beautiful nature. Hoshinoya Kyoto also holds different events for each season.

 

Full Details: http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/75673

 

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“Hoshinoya Kyoto”

Address: 11-2 Ganrokuzancho, Arashiyama, Nishikyoku, Kyotoshi, Kyoto,  616-0007 (〒616-0007 京都府京都市西京区嵐山元録山町11-2)

Access: 10 minutes on foot from Hankyu Arashiyama Station / 30 minutes by car from Kyoto South IC

TEL: 0570-073-066 (Hoshinoya reservation)

Number of rooms: 25 (check in from 15:00 / check out by 12:00)

Fee: ￥81,000 (one night per room, fees for meals are not included, tax and service fee are included)

 

Homepage:  http://hoshinoyakyoto.jp/

Hoshino Resort: http://www.hoshinoresort.com/

 

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Kyo-ryori Nakamura

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“Nakamura” makes a graceful entry this year. The institution follows the precept of Sen no Rikyū who embraced the notion of the Japanese phrase “Ichigo Ichie” (一期一会) which, as elegantly defined on their website, means “Every occasion of extending hospitality to another person is a particular occasion never to recur in one’s lifetime, so we should do the best to make this occasion perfect.” Nakamura serves traditional food seasoned in a new way. It is a family business with growing popularity that boasts an art of cooking that has been passed down through family predecessors and cannot be learnt by word of mouth.

 

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“Nakamura”

Address: Miike Sagaru, Tominokoji, Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto (京都市中京区富小路御池下ル)

Open: 12:00-14:00 / 17:00-19:30

Closed: Sundays

TEL: 075-221-5511

Homepage: http://www.kyoryori-nakamura.com/index.html

 

 

 

Mizai

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“Mizai” is a famous restaurant that holds an elusive three Michelin stars. It is also nearly impossible to get a reservation. The restaurant sits quietly down a narrow road in the mountains. The shop owner Hitoshi Ishihara is a masterful chef who was the head chef (and later Executive Chef) at the luxurious Kyoto Kitcho Arashiyama at the young age of 24. Mizai serves “cha kaiseki” – food served before tea at formal tea occasions.

 

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“Mizai”

Address: 613 Maruyamakoen nai, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto (京都府京都市東山区八坂鳥居前東入ル丸山町613円山公園内)

TEL: 075-551-3310

Homepage: http://mizai.jp

 

 

 

Iida

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“Iida” upgraded from two stars to three stars in the 2018 edition of Michelin. The building was originally used as a tea utensil shop at the start of the Showa Period. Breeze and light enters and reflects on the wickerwork from the courtyard. The cornerstone of Iida’s cuisine is “cha kaiseki” which is served on antiques meaning you can enjoy not only the taste of your food but the presentation too.

 

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“Iida”

Address: Aneyakoji Tominokoji-nishi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (京都府京都市中京区姉小路富小路西入ル南側)

Open: 18:00-20:00

No fixed holidays.

TEL: 075-231-6355

Link: https://tabelog.com/kyoto/A2601/A260202/26016833/

 

 

Did you enjoy this list? All of these restaurants and hotels are immensely popular – to the point that it’s difficult to even get a reservation! The Michelin Guide is a great reference for finding unique, one-of-a-kind experiences when it comes to food and accommodation, so be sure to treat yourself while in Japan.

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