Yes. KINMATA is a kaiseki restaurant in Kyoto Kawaramachi with a history dating back to 1801. We are often chosen for business dinners, anniversaries, family celebrations, and other special evening meals in our quiet private rooms inside a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.

At the private-room restaurant “KINMATA,” we offer seasonal evening kaiseki courses. Standard dinner courses include 22,000 yen, 33,000 yen with hassun, and the chef’s omakase course at 55,000 yen. These courses are suitable for business dinners, anniversaries, family celebrations, and meals with overseas guests in a calm private-room setting. Please see our course and price page for details.

Seasonal special courses are also available, including hamo pike conger courses in summer, and Matsuba crab or fugu courses in winter. Throughout the year, we also offer special kaiseki courses featuring Japanese wagyu beef, spiny lobster, and abalone. Please let us know your preferred ingredients or budget when making a reservation.

At the counter restaurant “KINMATA,” we offer courses for small groups, including a tempura course and the chef’s special course featuring dishes such as teppanyaki. The atmosphere and course content differ from the private rooms, so please choose the style that best suits your occasion. Prices include tax, and a service charge is added separately.

Yes. KINMATA operates inside a Kyoto machiya townhouse designated as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property. Guests can enjoy kaiseki cuisine in a calm Kyoto atmosphere, surrounded by historic features such as the red bengara entrance wall and traditional machiya details.

Yes. The private rooms at “KINMATA” are equipped with chairs. Although the rooms are tatami rooms, guests dine at chair seating rather than low tables, making them comfortable for overseas guests and elderly guests.

Yes. The private rooms at “KINMATA” can accommodate up to 23 guests. Please contact us for business dinners, corporate meals, family celebrations, or gatherings with overseas guests.

Evening private-room kaiseki courses start from 22,000 yen. We also offer 33,000 yen and 55,000 yen courses for special occasions such as business dinners and anniversaries. Beverages and service charge are charged separately.

Yes. Lunch kaiseki courses in the private rooms are available at 10,000 yen, 15,000 yen, and 20,000 yen. Compared with dinner, lunch is a more approachable way to enjoy seasonal kaiseki in a Registered Tangible Cultural Property. Please see our course and price page for details.

Yes. Lunch is available at KINMATA. In addition to lunch kaiseki, we also serve a lunch-only tendon rice bowl made with high-quality ingredients used in our kaiseki cuisine. However, the restaurant’s main style is a relaxed seasonal dining experience in a historic Kyoto machiya.

For business dinners, anniversaries, family celebrations, or other relaxed meals, we recommend a private-room kaiseki course.

KINMATA’s tendon is a lunch-only dish. It is prepared with the same approach to ingredients and seasonality that we use in kaiseki cuisine, serving freshly fried tempura over rice.

We use high-quality oil suitable for tempura, and our sauce is carefully maintained and deepened over time. It is a lunch dish that reflects KINMATA’s approach to dashi, heat control, and ingredient handling developed through kaiseki cuisine.

For business dinners, anniversaries, family celebrations, or meals where you would like to dine slowly, we recommend a private-room kaiseki course.

The private-room “KINMATA” offers kaiseki cuisine in chair-seated private rooms inside a Registered Tangible Cultural Property. It is suitable for business dinners, anniversaries, family celebrations, and meals with overseas guests in a calm setting.

The counter “KINMATA” offers seasonal dishes at counter seats close to the chefs, mainly for small groups. The atmosphere and course content differ from the private rooms. For dinner at the counter, the tempura course must be reserved by the previous day, and the chef’s special course must be reserved at least three days in advance.

For business dinners, anniversaries, family celebrations, or meals with overseas guests where you would like a calm private room, we recommend the private-room “KINMATA.” Guests can enjoy seasonal kaiseki in chair-seated private rooms inside a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.

For small groups who would like to enjoy the atmosphere close to the chefs, the counter “KINMATA” is recommended. Please note that children aged 12 and under are not accepted at the counter seats.

For business dinners, anniversaries, family celebrations, or meals with overseas guests where a calm private room is preferred, we recommend the private-room “KINMATA.” Guests can enjoy seasonal kaiseki at chair seating in a private room.

For small groups who would like to dine close to the chefs, the counter “KINMATA” is recommended. The best choice depends on your occasion and number of guests, so please ask us when making a reservation if you are unsure.

Children are welcome in the private rooms. We offer children’s meals according to age for guests aged 12 and under. Please see our course and price page for details. Please note that children aged 12 and under are not accepted at the counter seats.

Yes. All private rooms at “KINMATA” are arranged with chair seating. Guests can enjoy the atmosphere of a tatami room while dining comfortably on chairs.

Yes. The combination of a Registered Tangible Cultural Property, chair-seated private rooms, and seasonal kaiseki cuisine makes KINMATA suitable for meals with overseas guests. We will do our best to assist in English when needed. Menus in other languages may also be available if requested in advance.

There is no strict dress code. However, KINMATA is a calm restaurant where guests enjoy kaiseki cuisine in a Registered Tangible Cultural Property. For business dinners or anniversaries, smart-casual attire is recommended.

The meal duration depends on the course and number of guests, but kaiseki courses usually take about two hours. If you have a preferred departure time for a business dinner or anniversary meal, please let us know when making your reservation.

KINMATA Iwakura Garden is a reservation-only private dining venue in the Rakuhoku area of Kyoto, generally available for groups of six or more. It is mainly intended for private gatherings in Japanese, and the detailed website is currently available in Japanese only.

For most overseas guests looking for kaiseki dining in central Kyoto, we recommend the main KINMATA private rooms or KINMATA Counter.

If you inform us in advance, we will do our best to accommodate allergies where possible. Kaiseki cuisine uses dashi, seasonings, and many prepared ingredients, so some requests may be difficult to accommodate. Please tell us the specific ingredient and severity when making your reservation.

We may be able to accommodate vegetarian guests if eggs, dairy products, and bonito dashi are acceptable. Because dashi is essential to kaiseki cuisine, we may not be able to prepare a course if Japanese dashi including bonito is not acceptable, or if a completely vegan meal is required.

If you have dietary restrictions, please let us know as specifically as possible before or when making a reservation, including ingredients and seasonings you cannot eat.

Please consult us in advance. Kaiseki cuisine may include wheat in soy sauce, miso, dashi, fried items, and other preparations, and wheat-containing ingredients are also handled in our kitchen. For this reason, a completely gluten-free meal may be difficult to provide.

We will do our best where possible, but if you have a severe allergy or need to avoid even trace cross-contamination, we may not be able to accommodate the request for safety reasons. Please tell us the ingredients and seasonings you cannot eat before making a reservation.

Reservations are recommended for kaiseki courses. In particular, evening private rooms and counter courses require preparation of ingredients, so please make your reservation as early as possible.

Reservations can be made through our website or by phone. If you have requests such as business use, anniversaries, allergies, children’s meals, or overseas guests, please let us know when making your reservation.

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For TableCheck online reservations, we ask guests to register credit card information for reservation guarantee and card availability confirmation. A temporary hold of 200 yen may be placed, but this is not an advance payment.

This 200-yen hold is not charged as the actual meal payment. In many cases, the card information is deleted from our reservation system within one week after your visit. However, depending on your card company and statement timing, it may take longer for the display to disappear from your card statement.

On the day of your visit, you may pay with the registered card via TableCheck Pay, or use cash, another credit card, or QR-code payment such as PayPay.

Cancellation fees are 30% two days before, 50% one day before, and 100% on the day of your reservation. Because ingredients are prepared in advance, please contact us as early as possible if you need to cancel or change the number of guests.

Yes. Please contact us for family celebrations, birthdays, wedding anniversaries, longevity celebrations, and other occasions. If you would like special dishes or presentation, please let us know when making your reservation.

For special celebrations, we recommend the “celebration setting” option. For an additional 1,000 yen per person, we prepare a vermilion tray, noshi and crane decorations, a celebratory cup, an appetizer, sekihan rice, and red-and-white namasu.

We may also be able to prepare cakes with message plates, celebratory sea bream, or okuizome meals for a baby’s first ceremonial meal. Please feel free to ask us.

KINMATA is located in central Kyoto, close to Kawaramachi and Nishiki Market, with convenient access from Hankyu Kyoto-kawaramachi Station, Keihan Gion-shijo Station, and Kyoto Municipal Subway Shijo Station. It is convenient for sightseeing meals, business dinners, and anniversary dinners in Kyoto.

We do not have a private parking lot. If you come by car, please use nearby coin-operated parking lots. On busy days, we also recommend using public transportation or taxis.