2 places I recommend•1 in the Michelin guide
These are the two restaurants and tearooms in Kyoto I have eaten at myself and would recommend.
Where a section has more than one place, they are numbered from my favourite downwards.
marks the ones not to be missed.
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A three-Michelin-star kaiseki restaurant near Nanzen-ji that traces its roots back some 400 years, to a teahouse for temple pilgrims. The seasonal courses are built around the Hyotei soft-boiled egg, which is what it is known for.
Address: 35 Nanzenji Kusakawachō, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8437, Japan
A revered Kyoto tea house dating to 1717, on historic Teramachi Street near the Imperial Palace. Browse fine matcha, gyokuro and sencha, then settle into the adjoining Kaboku tearoom for a freshly prepared bowl with a seasonal sweet.
Address: 52 Tokiwagichō, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, 604-0915, Japan