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Kikunoi Honten

Name: Kikunoi Honten
Address: 524 Washiocho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, 605-0072, Japan, Kyoto, Kyoto, 605-0072, JP
Telephone: +81 75-561-0015

Kikunoi Honten in Kyoto, a three-star Michelin Japanese kaiseki restaurant in Higashiyama-ku with seasonal menus and quietly attentive service.

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Kikunoi Honten Kyoto: Three-Star Japanese Kaiseki in Higashiyama

Kikunoi Honten, at 524 Washiocho in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, holds three Michelin stars in the Michelin Guide Kyoto Osaka 2026. It is a traditional Japanese kaiseki house, and the main branch is where the kitchen's core menus are served.

Seasonal kaiseki

The menu follows the seasons, and the monthly kaiseki menu changes with them. Owner Yoshihiro Murata's kitchen works with carefully chosen ingredients, and the house aims for "kirei sabi," a balance of beauty and flavor rather than austerity. Gault&Millau awarded the restaurant 18 points for 2026.

Service and setting

Guests are received in a traditional Japanese room, and the house emphasizes a composed, unobtrusive service style. The main branch also hosts wedding receptions in a setting that the restaurant describes as traditional Japanese, with kaiseki prepared for those celebrations.

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