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Reine des prés is a French kitchen at 537-1 Komanocho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, holding one Michelin star for 2026. The restaurant serves a single omakase menu built on the day's best ingredients, cooked beyond classical French conventions.
The kitchen follows a simple approach: ingredients, heat, and restraint. Growers' vegetables and other produce arrive directly from producers, and each one is cooked to the chef's own sense of heat and season. Wine pairings and bottles are selected by a chef who holds a sommelier qualification. Gault&Millau scored the restaurant 15.5 for 2026.
Only six seats are set, so each party is served at its own pace. The restaurant also hosts private bookings for up to eight guests, arranged in advance. Plates are made for the restaurant by ceramic artists who work from direct conversations about each piece.
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